Dear Springer Thanks a lot. This worked well. I'm assuming the process for Dropbox pdfs is relatively straightforward? Or are there further changes in the links to be made? May I ask which is your preferred cloud backup for TW?
Thanks in advance. Manish On Tuesday, 22 December, 2020 at 1:42:26 am UTC+5:30 springer wrote: > Manish, > > Indeed, Google Drive doesn't really want to "host" properly; it wants to > make people visit more directly. So when you generate a "public link" using > google drive, that link just allows people to visit (and then view or > download) a hosted file through google drive's own interface. > > HOWEVER, I found a workaround > <https://blog.usejournal.com/host-static-images-for-your-apps-or-website-on-google-drive-hotlink-to-gdrive-images-358d6fcf8ef7> > that > shows how to rework the public shareable link that google gives you. > I've copied the revelant lines from a helpful blogger named Pius Aboyi: > > *https://drive.google.com/file/d/**1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV* > */view?usp=sharing* > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV/view?usp=sharing> > > *1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV* > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV/view?usp=sharing>* > is > the **id** for your file. So, you can build the URL like so:* > > *https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV > <https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV>* > > In other words, you want to isolate the file's id string, and prefix it > with > > https://drive.google.com/uc?id= > > For me, I've just confirmed that if I've cleared the file at google drive > (setting it up for access by anyone with link), it works to paste that > resulting modified string in the _canonical_uri field, give the tiddler > "application/pdf" type. Now the tiddler window to displays my google-drive > hosted pdf file as expected. > > -Springer > > On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 12:28:31 PM UTC-5 [email protected] > wrote: > >> Dear Springer. >> Is your method also applicable for pdf's hosted in Google Drive. >> When I go to the "Get Link" section, I get a long link. However, TW >> doesnt recognize this as a pdf when I follow your steps. >> Is there a different steps for files hosted on Google Drive? >> Regards >> Manish >> On Tuesday, 14 January, 2020 at 12:16:37 am UTC+5:30 springer wrote: >> >>> Chuck, and Nic, >>> >>> I *can* see PDFs in my TW5, though I haven't tried to get any kind of >>> thumbnail function. >>> >>> I host my PDFs on dropbox, and use dropbox to "copy a public link" for >>> the PDF. >>> >>> Then I create a tiddler, titled however I like. At the bottom of editor >>> interface, add a new field called >>> _canonical_uri >>> >>> (Note that's an i, not an l). Paste your file's url link in the space to >>> the right and click the button to "add" the field. >>> >>> Then go select from the "Type" menu (right below edit box): >>> "application/pdf" >>> >>> When you return to view mode, the result is a little PDF viewer box, >>> much like you see on other websites that host PDFs. >>> >>> Cheers. >>> >>> -Springer >>> >>> >>> On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11:20:42 AM UTC-5, Chuck R. wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> 1. Download TW5 to your local hard drive here: >>>> https://tiddlywiki.com/#GettingStarted >>>> 2. Choose a method of saving the file locally or to Tiddlywiki or >>>> on some other server. Get that set up somehow. I use Tiddlyspot with >>>> Chrome, Tiddlyspot does not seem to work well with Firefox as FF always >>>> wants to save the file locally. >>>> 3. Start playing around with features of TW. >>>> 4. I am able to store a PDF on a TW5 but cannot read it inside TW5. >>>> I just see a blank tiddler. >>>> 5. For EPUB files I'm able to drag and drop an EPUB file on to TW5, >>>> but the tiddler that contains the EPUB now only says "Tiddler contains >>>> binary data". I cannot view it inside the TW5 and I'm unsure how to >>>> export >>>> an EPUB from TW5. >>>> 6. For PDFs you will probably have to take a screen shot of the >>>> page you want to view in TW5 and show that image. Just drag and drop >>>> the >>>> image to TW5. Images are well supported. Then you insert the image into >>>> another tiddler which contains a table. >>>> 7. TW5 has its own wiki language, it is not media wiki. TW5 >>>> supports Markdown but then you lose a lot of TW5 features by using >>>> markdown. That's why I converted about 20 tiddlers from markdown to TW5. >>>> 8. Info on TW5 tables is here: >>>> https://tiddlywiki.com/#Tables%20in%20WikiText >>>> 9. To download your CURRENT version of your TW5 from Tidddlyspot go >>>> to YOURWIKI.tiddlyspot.com/download. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- 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/89e774f8-c133-44a3-96fe-99ea764019ecn%40googlegroups.com.
