It had been a while and was wondering if any one had any thoughts...
thanks.

On Feb 1, 6:58 pm, "Linck Atlanta, Ga" <[email protected]> wrote:
> yikes! sorry for the miss-communication... lets see If I can bring
> this all together...
> I have many TW files, which have many tiddlers which are particular
> topics, all of these topics have 5 fields which are consistent in all
> tiddlers.
>
> I capture the comments field like this.:
>
>  <html><TEXTAREA name=Comments rows=3 cols=30 ></TEXTAREA></html>
>
> Then, in a separate file, I include each of the other tw files, (I use
> this as a reporting mechanism for all of the TW files), using a For
> Each Tiddler like this:
> <<forEachTiddler
>  where
>  'tiddler.tags.contains("$1") && tiddler.tags.contains("$2")'
> sortBy 'tiddler.data("Field C")' descending
>  write
>  '"|"+tiddler.title+"|+++^10em^[More Information][hide] [X
> ("+tiddler.data("Field A")+")===|"+tiddler.data("Field B")+"|+++^10em^
> [Comments][hide] [("+tiddler.data("Comments")+")===|"+tiddler.data
> ("Field D")+"|\n"'>>
>
> So, It works nicely in that it produces a nice neat little table, but
> when one wants to read the comments about this particular thing (and
> the comments could be paragraphs), they can click on the nested button
> of "Comments".  The problem, is that the comment field now is just a
> text box, it can be easily overwritten and it does not capture the
> users name or the time or date, so i am trying to find an alternative
> way to capture these comments (like comment plugin), but having it in
> something that can be referenced by the forEachTiddler above.  I hope
> this helps and is clearer.  Thank you so much for taking the time to
> help.
>
> On Feb 1, 5:39 pm, cmari <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > rats, that's the second time I thought you were talking about tiddler
> > fields when you're actually talking about "form fields".  Never mind
> > ListboxPlugin, then.
>
> > I think it would be pretty hard to do what you're describing as part
> > of a form.  But it would be easy enough to have your tiddlers contain
> > both a form and a comments section.  Then, if the comments were
> > preceded by, e.g.,
> > !comments
> > you could display all the comments from a given tiddler using
> > <<tiddler [[mytiddler##comments]]>>
>
> > It would be easier to make suggestions for how to make this work if
> > you could post an example.  It sounds as though what you're looking
> > for is something very like a blog and that's something I'm pretty sure
> > other people have done.
> > cmari
>
> > On Feb 1, 3:32 pm, "LinckAtlanta, Ga" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Ok, I am going on another route... but cant quite get it...
>
> > > there is a line:
>
> > > fmt: "__''%subject%''__\n^^posted by %who% on %when%^^\n<<<\n%message%
> > > \n<<<\n",
>
> > > which make the comment write into the tiddler thusly:
>
> > > __comment subject__linck12:55pm Monday, 2010 <<<this is my
> > > message>>>
>
> > > So, I figure maybe I can rewrite it so it spits out:
>
> > > <data>{"testfield":"comment subject and comment message"}</data>
>
> > > Something like this:
>
> > > fmt: "<data>{"testfield":"+"''%subject%''}"+ "posted by %who% on %when
> > > %^^\n<<<\n%message%\n<<<\n"+"</data>
>
> > > but I am not having much luck....
>
> > > On Feb 1, 3:48 pm, "LinckAtlanta, Ga" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > I don't know if this helps, but the field I am referring to will
> > > > always bee the same.  So the comment added should just be come field
> > > > "X" in whichever tiddler  the comment originated.
>
> > > > On Jan 31, 6:43 pm,LinckSchlich <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Cmari,
>
> > > > > I appreciate the thought, but I dont think it will accomplish what I 
> > > > > want.
> > > > >  Part of the issue is that I really did not explain well what I was 
> > > > > trying
> > > > > to accomplish:
>
> > > > > I want users of my TW to be able to make a comment on a tiddler, much 
> > > > > like
> > > > > DiscussionPlugin allows, however, in another TW which includes the 
> > > > > first, I
> > > > > want to reference those comments by referencing a field.  I have a 
> > > > > large
> > > > > amount of TW flies that are referenced.
>
> > > > > I reference them with ForEachTiddler and list time in a table with
> > > > > tiddler.title, and several fields, then I have a field that I 
> > > > > currently
> > > > > define with a simple text box and which is nested so as to allow the 
> > > > > list to
> > > > > be neat but allow the user to click for more information, which 
> > > > > reveals the
> > > > > sometimes large text associated with with my "comments" field.  It 
> > > > > works.
> > > > >  However, I would like there to be a track of comments made and to
> > > > > automatically indicate the time and ID of the person that made them.  
> > > > > And
> > > > > also to prevent users from accidentally overwriting the previous 
> > > > > comment.
> > > > >  Basically the Comment/ or Discussion plugin's defined... save the 
> > > > > saving
> > > > > them as data fields, rather than as separate tiddlers, or text with 
> > > > > in a
> > > > > tiddler that is not a defined field.
>
> > > > > Does this explain?  Thank you for your time.
>
> > > > > On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 5:29 PM, cmari <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > Do you absolutely have to use the CommentPlugin?  It seems as though
> > > > > > it would be a lot easier to use a plugin that is specifically 
> > > > > > intended
> > > > > > for fields (e.g., ListboxPlugin).
> > > > > > cmari
>
> > > > > > On Jan 31, 4:17 pm, "LinckAtlanta, Ga" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > I seem to have isoloted that is it
>
> > > > > > > var target=
>
> > > > > > > in the comment plugin which tells it where to go...
> > > > > > > i have tried this:
> > > > > > > var target=tiddler.data("test");
>
> > > > > > > but it just creates a tiddler with the return of whatever happens 
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > be defined in the field.
>
> > > > > > > What I want is to insert the comment into a field within the same
> > > > > > > tiddler in which it was created, and when someone adds another
> > > > > > > comment, it adds to the field, rather than replacing what was 
> > > > > > > there...
> > > > > > > thoughts?
>
> > > > > > > On Jan 31, 1:48 pm, "LinckAtlanta, Ga" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Hiya,
>
> > > > > > > > I would like comments to render into a set field value.  Is 
> > > > > > > > there
> > > > > > > > something I can modify in the Comments Plugin to accomplish 
> > > > > > > > this?
>
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