BJ, big thanks. 'throttle.refresh' does improve things. In another version I'm using a RangeWidget to set the width and your trick works even better for that.
As for "modify the core", do you think there is a real reasonable solution for this or is it one of those known issues that are stuck? Shoud I raise an Issue? Again, thank you! <:-) On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 11:17:08 PM UTC+1 BJ wrote: > Hi Mat, > changes to a tiddler trigger the refresh mechanism - and if the tiddler is > displayed then it will be re-rendered, which destroy the underlying text > box in you case and then recreates it - and thus loses focus. If you add a > field called 'throttle.refresh' to your tiddler it will make things a bit > better, but there is no solution (outside of modify the core). > > all the best BJ > On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 10:16:36 PM UTC+1 Mat wrote: > >> So this presents the problem: >> >> https://edittextcurrent.tiddlyhost.com/ >> >> I'd appreciate it if anyone can take a look and tell me what I'm doing >> wrong. And I'm curious why the EditTextWidget is not tricked to believe it >> is elsewhere by the tiddler=dummy ...I thought that was kind of the point >> with the TiddlerWidget. >> >> <:-) >> >> On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 6:57:33 PM UTC+1 Mat wrote: >> >>> That is *very* kind of you Mohammad. >>> I am just about to go out so will look closer after but it seems the >>> modified field is not in Pelican, where I wish it should be. Will >>> investigate later. >>> Thanks!!! >>> <:-) >>> >>> On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 6:38:12 PM UTC+1 Mohammad wrote: >>> >>>> Mat >>>> Could you give a try on https://tiddlywiki.com/ >>>> A sample template and example is attached! >>>> >>>> >>>> Best wishes >>>> Mohammad >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 8:22 PM Mat <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanx Mohammad. >>>>> It is in a template for modifying the <<currentWidget>>, so if I put >>>>> it in a separate tiddler I don't know what to type here: >>>>> >>>>> <$edit-text tiddler=??????? field=f/> >>>>> >>>>> To be more specific: >>>>> >>>>> All tiddlers that are tagged Image, have a htm <img> element to show >>>>> an image. The <img> tag has a width attribute. But this width of the >>>>> image should be possible to control - so I want a template to show a an >>>>> EditTextWidget above the image. This widget should show the width field >>>>> of the current tiddler. >>>>> >>>>> ...but this doesn't seem to work; it loses focus as soon as I type a >>>>> letter into the edittextwidget. >>>>> >>>>> <:-) >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 3:04:59 PM UTC+1 Mohammad wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Mat, I think by every input in the text box, TW refresh the tiddler! >>>>>> So, why no to use a temp tiddler then? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Best wishes >>>>>> Mohammad >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 5:24 PM Mat <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It is a known issue that an EditTextWidget loses focus if it edits >>>>>>> the current tiddler (see doc tiddler >>>>>>> <https://tiddlywiki.com/prerelease/#EditTextWidget>, under "Notes") >>>>>>> I was expecting the TiddlerWidget to be able to prevent this by >>>>>>> changing >>>>>>> the context for the editor, but it doesn't work. Why doesn't this work >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> what should I do if I don't want to involve other (real) tiddlers? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <$vars curr=<<currentTiddler>>> >>>>>>> <$tiddler tiddler=dummy> >>>>>>> <$edit-text tiddler=<<curr>> field=f/> >>>>>>> </$tiddler> >>>>>>> </$vars> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <:-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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/df1785e9-a506-4099-8090-f3d59727a1e2n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/df1785e9-a506-4099-8090-f3d59727a1e2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> 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/7ee00a05-7b21-4122-86c5-d91cfcef43dfn%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/7ee00a05-7b21-4122-86c5-d91cfcef43dfn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- 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/a49b4d9f-c25c-4c3c-bf51-17d918c6e22fn%40googlegroups.com.
