https://tiddlywiki.com/#Modals
On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 7:22:32 AM UTC-6 Sapphireslinger wrote: > Charlie Veniot, > > What are modals and modal windows? > > On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 8:55:42 PM UTC+8 Sapphireslinger wrote: > >> Charlie Veniot, >> >> Thank you for pointing out the Detail Widget. After visiting your >> website, I began using it and it is making a big difference in my >> note-taking Tiddlywiki, so it will probably be good for my blog Tiddlywiki >> as well. >> >> Your suggestion to show content only on the "Home" tiddler as the window >> to everything "so that user never needs to use the browser back button" >> felt like it would run counter to a desire to de-clutter my home page but >> it is an extremely intriguing idea that I keep thinking about and will try >> out. >> >> On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 10:19:45 PM UTC+8 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> G'day, >>> >>> If I were to create a blog with TiddlyWiki, I think I would be adopting >>> the "architecture" of my personal website à la TiddlyWiki >>> <https://cjveniot.neocities.org/CjVeniot.html>. >>> >>> >>> - auto-hide the TiddlyWiki sidebar because it is, to me, strictly >>> for TiddlyWiki users (i.e. overkill for blog readers) >>> - setup nice side bar on the left for static stuff >>> - maybe some things that open modal windows >>> - never anything that changes anything in the story river >>> - never show anything other than the "Home" tiddler in the story >>> river >>> - show content only in the "Home" tiddler (i.e. it is the window to >>> everything) >>> - to keep the amount of content manageable >>> - use Details and/or reveal widgets >>> - make heavy use of modals >>> - so everything designed so that the user never needs to use the >>> browser "back" button >>> >>> Just throwing all of that out there in case it helps you dream up some >>> interesting ideas. >>> >>> Cheers ! >>> >>> On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 4:13:31 AM UTC-4 Sapphireslinger wrote: >>> >>>> Donald Coates, >>>> >>>> Thank you! Guess I should stick with a pure Tiddlywiki blog then. Don't >>>> want to spend months learning to code before I can blog. Don't want to get >>>> into static site generators if Tiddlywiki can do just as well and is what >>>> I >>>> am already using to organize my thoughts. Like you say writing should not >>>> be unduly eclipsed by setting stuff up. I suspect it is going to get >>>> eclipsed anyway with just Tiddlywiki. >>>> >>>> What attracted me to using Tiddlywiki both as a note-taker and to blog, >>>> is its self-containment, transparency and mobility. I don't feel like I'm >>>> juggling and dropping a bunch of pieces everywhere. >>>> >>>> As a note-taker, Tiddlywiki can stay completely in my phone, hopefully >>>> no exposure to the cloud. As a note-taker, I can go completely behind its >>>> curtain to change whatever I need. >>>> >>>> As a blog, Tiddlywiki can be tweaked and molded on my phone or desktop >>>> all I want before I ever connect to the web to update it. Very reassuring >>>> to any perfectionist tendencies. (By contrast, my present blog on Blogger >>>> has me coding and creating pretty much all on the net within their >>>> blogging >>>> environment. It is such a daunting threshold to me to log in and create >>>> there in a hard to tweak format that I hardly do it as much as 2 or 3 >>>> times >>>> a year any more. ) >>>> >>>> As a blog, presumably Tiddlywiki will be only a single file with an >>>> ancillary images folder that I can push with a click to anywhere on the >>>> net. It feels safely mobile. No wondering how in the world I would ever >>>> recreate my blog from Blogger. If I lose a home on one platform, it is a >>>> simple matter of uploading my one tiddlywiki file and image folder to a >>>> new >>>> address. The same uploading process I will have memorized from having done >>>> it every time I post to my blog, which will hopefully have become every >>>> day >>>> from Tiddlywiki's ease of use and creation. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 11:36 AM Donald Coates <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello. I did this with my blog <https://blog.digitalap3.com> at >>>>> https://blog.digitalap3.com . I am a respiratory therapist by trade >>>>> and with covid the blog is one of many projects I have let go of for now. >>>>> >>>>> I have no coding skills. I can copy and paste into terminal. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Unless you are doing this as a learning experience, I would suggest a >>>>> more production ready static site generator. There are hundreds of them >>>>> like Jekyll and Ghost. If this is a learning project without the need >>>>> for >>>>> something quick then by all means go for it. I learned a lot so far but >>>>> I >>>>> did start with a medium level understanding of shell scripting, HTML and >>>>> CSS. Honestly it would benefit you to start with thoroughly learning the >>>>> basics of HTML and CSS first. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Are these still the two best tutorials on setting up a blog with >>>>>> Tiddlywiki? Are there any other tutorials? >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.didaxy.com/exporting-static-sites-from-tiddlywiki >>>>>> >>>>>> https://nesslabs.com/digital-garden-tiddlywiki >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I'm not familiar with nesslabs but the didaxy tutorial pointed me in >>>>> the right directions as far as how to get started finding and >>>>> manipulating >>>>> the templates. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Also I need tabs in a blog. Didaxy said: >>>>>> >>>>>> "Only some of Tiddlywiki's functionality translates well into static >>>>>> content at the moment. Basic transclusion works great, but the "tabs" >>>>>> macro >>>>>> doesn't work at all, for example. If these features turn out to be >>>>>> important, they should be fairly straightforward (though not necessarily >>>>>> easy) to implement." >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> A feature such as tabs relies on javascript, which TiddlyWiki is built >>>>> on. Since you are basically transferring from the *dynamic* language of >>>>> javascript to the *static* language of HTML and CSS you lose that >>>>> functionality. And it can be very challenging to put javascript in your >>>>> templates because of the security features Tiddlywiki has in place. It >>>>> is >>>>> possible as you can see from the picture galleries in my blog, but >>>>> without >>>>> some knowledge of the DOM, HTML, and CSS you are going to be hitting some >>>>> real walls. >>>>> >>>>> I would suggest starting with an easier solution made specifically for >>>>> generating static sites then taking your time doing it with TW. The >>>>> problem I always have run into in situations like this is that I get so >>>>> caught up in the process of setting it up that when it is working I have >>>>> no >>>>> energy left for actually writing something! >>>>> >>>>> Best of luck!! >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/3a1187d5-74d6-4717-bcc9-b4d3519517fen%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/3a1187d5-74d6-4717-bcc9-b4d3519517fen%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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