On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 6:43 PM ludwa6 <[email protected]> wrote: > It's for this data-based app <https://plantmed.tiddlyhost.com/> i'm > building at TiddlyHost -using this amazing Google Sheets plugin > <https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/discussions/5482> that's coming > together nicely (kudos to @twMat and @MarkS)- that Field Search is so > needed, because the product of gSheet import is a set of tiddlers named > after the value in ID column of the gSheet (all tidders being tagged with > name of tab in the gSheet), with 2nd (text) column of gSheet populating the > tiddler's text field, and all other columns creating additional fields > named after the column that creates them.
Wow, Lovely database!!! Just a minor note: In https://plantmed.tiddlyhost.com/#Family%3ALily you can use ''Total: ''<$count filter="[field:fam[LI]]"/> use the same for other tiddler! Now the output is not a missing link! Best wishes Mohammad > > So: it's just that 2nd column that populates the "body" (i.e. text field) > of the tiddler, which i'd like to set up as a template that pulls in and > presents content -including image(s)- from all those additional fields. > Nice to see that TW5 is smart enough to identify the type of data in these > columns (e.g. "Image:" or "imagedirectlink:"). Problem is, i'm not smart > enough to figure out how to get data from these fields to appear in the > text field of tiddler! > > I've searched TW docs and content of this gGroup every which way to > Sunday, and am still without a clue... But this seems to me like a > common-enough use case (i.e. an image-centric database-access app) that > there must be some prior art i can copy. Any pointers along such lines > would be most appreciated! > > On Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 9:50:39 PM UTC PMario wrote: > >> On Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 3:01:27 PM UTC+1 ludwa6 wrote: >> >>> Thanks @PMario, for the detailed explainer; this gives me a lot to chew >>> on, as i am now working my way up the steep part of the learning curve >>> about search tools, custom fields and filters. Fun stuff indeed! >>> >> >> Yea, TW has a steep learning curve, but it's worth it. >> >> As I did the video for field-search, I saw that there may be some >> problems, if you want to have your own fields. You are right, it needs >> quite some internal knowledge to replicate a "custom" field search tab. ... >> >> At the moment I'm creating a new version, which will have a configuration >> option, that should make it much easier to use your own fields and create >> your own new tabs. >> >> I'll let you know, when it's published. >> >> Have fun! >> mario >> >> -- > 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/1aa3220d-e982-422b-a2b8-ac3106bd1a82n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/1aa3220d-e982-422b-a2b8-ac3106bd1a82n%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/CAAV1gMC3fo%3Dr-ZH9XZ4%3DQuJRyebd-aJD0tFP%2BOEQhU%2BQ2UrJWA%40mail.gmail.com.
