I may be way off here, I didn't really understand the queston, but here Is Jeds code for the help button which is what your link reminded me of.
\define HelpButton(label, ButtonText:?) ^^(<$button popup="""$:/temp/popup/$(currentTiddler)$/$label$""" class='tc-btn-invisible tc-tiddlylink'>$ButtonText$</$button>)<$reveal type='popup' state="""$:/temp/popup/$(currentTiddler)$/$label$"""><div class='tc-drop-down' style='width:150px;max-width:75vw;white-space:pre-wrap;padding:10px;text-align:left;font-size:1.3em;border-radus:0.5em;'><$transclude field="""$label$"""/></div></$reveal>^^ \end On Saturday, 7 November 2020 at 18:48:07 UTC Ste wrote: > Ah! Have looked! Very nice. Like a posher version of Jed's help > Button macro! (it's somewhere from inmysocks). > > On Saturday, 7 November 2020 at 15:25:29 UTC David Gifford wrote: > >> Here is what it looks like in practice. Click "Golden Rule, the" from the >> articles tab. https://giffmex.org/experiments/asterisk.modal.nt1.html >> >> On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 9:02:36 AM UTC-6 David Gifford wrote: >> >>> I have been playing around with Eric's "hack" today. And I created an >>> editortoolbar button to insert the macro. >>> >>> Used in conjunction with the Freelinks plugin, this appears to be a >>> really great way to create and read content: >>> >>> 1. Create an article with minimal content, and add subordinate content >>> that can be viewed in modals without leaving the originating tiddler. This >>> is helpful since closing a target tiddler in some situations/view modes in >>> TiddlyWiki does not take you back to the originating tiddler. >>> 2. By inserting the macro with a button, and inputting the title, you >>> create a 'link' that shows the tiddler in the modal if it exists, and you >>> have a button in the modal to create the tiddler in edit mode if it does >>> not. >>> 3. If you want links also without doing two separate steps, you can use >>> the Freelinks plugin. >>> >>> Now if only the comptext plugin gave you autocomplete suggestions for >>> this macro as it does for links...but even so, it is a great process for >>> writing articles uncluttered by all the details, but giving instant access >>> to those details without leaving the context of the article. >>> >>> Thanks again, Eric! >>> >>> On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 6:06:18 PM UTC-6 David Gifford wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all >>>> >>>> Any way to add a link to the tiddler after the title of the tiddler in >>>> a modal? Or render the title as a link? >>>> >>>> I would like to make more use of modals, but I know some users will >>>> want to click on a link in the modal to open up the actual tiddler, so >>>> they >>>> can print, drag, edit, etc. >>>> >>>> I know it's as simple as copying the title and putting it in the search >>>> window, but some people will not pick up on that... >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/3ee8b7d9-07d5-4ec4-a4ec-9b6e7cb50921n%40googlegroups.com.
