I think my solution would be to add a button after each of the totals that would allow you to save the number into a field in the current tiddler. I know this may mean hitting four buttons on each tiddler, but the exercise is good for you!
On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 10:37:07 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > @Mark, > > Is there any way to add the values of the total amount of calories and > other nutrients consumed in a particular day into the fields of that > particular day tiddlers tagged with DayLog. Currently it’s shown via view > template in that day’s tiddlers. > > My use case - I need a table for showing consumption of nutrients for > each day tagged with DayLog and also in a tiddlers for each month. I was > able to make such a dynamic table using Shiraz plug in. But I had to fill > in the values calculated using formula plug in and currently shown via view > template of the tiddlers tagged with DayLog into its fields manually. > > My question is there any way to get those values added into the fields of > tiddlers with DayLog tag automatically (instead of me adding it manually) > > Thanks > Arun > > > > On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 1:48 AM 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Wow. It's been almost 3 years without any interest. 2021 must be the year >> of Salt and Rice. >> >> >>> In terms that a 3-year-old might understand, how do I download, assemble >>> and use the Carbo Commander and its accompanying data, in a local file on >>> my computer? >> >> >> Wah! Wha! Goo-goo bah wah! >> >> >> I can't figure out what to drag/drop to an empty TW to recreate what you >>> have at TiddlySpot. >>> >>> >> Be sure to have a backup of your TW file. You need to drag over Evan >> Balster's spreadsheet plugin from the plugins. And you need to drag over: >> >> DayLog ViewTemplate >> <http://carbocommander.tiddlyspot.com/#DayLog%20ViewTemplate> >> FoodItem ViewTemplate >> <http://carbocommander.tiddlyspot.com/#FoodItem%20ViewTemplate> >> CarboConfig >> >> If you want my pre-configured set of foods, you need to find something >> tagged with "FoodItem" and drag the tag to your file. >> >> Also, while I have your ear, Mark, would I be correct in assuming that >>> this 'application' would afford me the opportunity to add in my own items >>> (thinking brand-name foods that I purchase), and enter in the nutritional >>> information for each, and be able to sort, track, etc. on that data? >>> >>> >> You can certainly set up your own foods. Whether you can do the things >> you want depends exactly on what you're thinking of. At the moment it just >> does what is presented -- allows you to keep a log of (theoretically) 20 >> nutrients. It tallies up the totals for your chosen nutrients on any given >> day. It presents the first nutrient in detail. You can copy an existing >> item, modify it (especially the "field" value). Then add that field name to >> your daily log fields at the bottom of your daily log tiddler. Inside the >> CarboConfig tiddler you can set how many nutrients to calculate, and which >> ones. >> >> To facilitate the process of adding new foods, there is an existing >> database of 8000 items modified for CarboCommander over at: >> >> https://nutrition-database.tiddlyhost.com// >> >> It will take several seconds to load. Type into the search box some key >> term (e.g. "kellog", "banana", ) and you'll find dozens (hundreds?) of >> hits. Navigate to one that's close to what you want. Then drag and drop >> into your working TW file. Edit to suit your needs. >> >> >>> Really I'm most interested in 1) Carbohydrates, 2) Sodium, 3) Fat and 4) >>> Protein in each item. >>> >> >> Carbs, Sodium, and Protein are fields that are already represented in the >> food database. For Fat, you'll either have to create your own field, or >> use the more specific FA Mono, FA Saturated, FA Poly which was how the >> USDA database represented the nutrients. >> >> This was all built using Evan Balster's math formulae. Now there are >> enough math tools inside TW to do it without them. I guess if I was doing >> it now I'd use those instead, because I recall having to do a lot of tricky >> wikifying to get Evan's tools to work with this data. >> >> Don't get old, folks... >>> >> >> Too late. >> >> -- >> 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/d5d62596-df90-433c-8de0-4d481bb1da6dn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/d5d62596-df90-433c-8de0-4d481bb1da6dn%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/810ee10b-3034-4ca8-9882-05e52f90c77fn%40googlegroups.com.
