Manish, for dropbox, the general pattern is that dropbox gives you a url string that ends in dl=0 You need to change that ending to raw=1 to make it render properly inside any other webpage.
These days I am working exclusively with github for my active tw projects. I do use dropbox for image hosting and other backups (and google drive for some work stuff), but I don't like the barriers for public sharing of TW files from dropbox or google drive, nor the extra clicks to get a session started. -Springer On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 4:15:49 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > 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/5ba14e38-b1ee-4091-bc96-57b9167a719fn%40googlegroups.com.
