Hi Mark, Mario and Skye, Thank you for your replies. I am using the FileDropPlugin which basically just creates the tiddler with the link to pdf files. I am going to try the relative link way of adding the files (%3) so have actually deleted the linked tiddlers in preparation of starting again.
Unfortunately my company only allows IE to be used so can not use FileDropPlugin until I get home and Firefox ! Will update you with my success / failure. BTW I have tried the AttachFilePlugin and I get the relevant attachment form to appear but it never creates a tiddler so not sure what I am doing wrong. Am I right in thinking this would create a thumbnail graphic of the first pdf sheet as well as the link while not a necessity , it would look good ! Best regards Andy On Mar 5, 2:36 pm, "Mark S." <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm using FileDropPlugin, but with the custom handler and not the > AttachFilePlugin. This allows me to save bookmarks (information & > links) using VIRTUAL paths: > > //MYPHOTOS/cx5123/dog-at-play.jpg > > where //MYPHOTOS can be translated to conform to whatever site you're > on: > > file:///mnt/cdrom/cx5123/dog-at-play.jpg > file:///e:/cx5123/dog-at-play.jpg > file:///f:/cx5123/dog-at-play.jpg > > These Virtual paths are described in a configuration option, allowing > the physical path to be set per whatever system you happen to be on. > > The other key concept is that drag-drop actions are determined by > *where* you're dropping from as well as *what* you're dropping from. > This way you can embed two types of information at once. Primarily, > you can drag-drop thumbnails from a local directory, while > simultaneously embedding information about the related full size > images on a cdrom (the idea is that you can carry the thumbnails with > you on a stick, but not reasonably the full-sized images). > > An idea for later, after I've gotten everything working smoothly, is > to drag and drop say a thumbnail of a PDF, like: > > c:/data/thumbnails/personal/dog-at-play.pdf.png > > (notice the extension, indicating a PNG snapshot of a PDF file) and > have it simultaneously find and embed links to the corresponding PDF: > > d:/data/paperporthome/personal/dog-at-play.pdf > > AND import into TW the accompanying text notes and/or OCR'd version of > the PDF: > > d:/data/paperporthome/personal/dog-at-play.pdf.txt > > The thought here being that while embedding an entire PDF document is > not scaleable, it is plausible to import some or all of the text of > PDF documents for searching purposes. > > You can see in this case that the drag-drop needs to know about and > handle 3 separate paths at once. > > Mark > > On Mar 4, 9:17 pm, skye riquelme <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi All > > > Hope I can jump in on this discussion. I am not clear on exactly what > > is happening. Is Mark using FileDropPlugin (and maye AttachFilePlugin > > as well) to drop files into a TW and then organise the list of > > tiddlers? I am reading that the actually files aren´t being dropped > > into the TW ( which would quickly blow it out to unusable > > size)...rather just a bookmark is being "dragged and dropped"....how > > is that down...I think I am missing something very fundamental > > here...HELP!! > > > Thanks in Advance > > Skye > > > Thanks Mark for your "Life witoout FET" explanation, very > > clear.....almost inspires me to want to learn Javascript !!! > > ALMOST ...but thanks. > > > On 4 Mar, 15:51, PMario <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Andy > > > > Did you change the tiddlers, that where generated by FileDropPlugin, > > > by hand? If yes, my sugestion creates a lot of work and you should use > > > an other one. > > > > If no, go on reading. > > > > I think you used the default template: > > > /% > > > !link > > > [[%0|%1]] > > > !end > > > %/ > > > which generates a link like you described. > > > > if you use the following it should create a relative link to the pdf > > > files. > > > /% > > > !link > > > [[%0|%3]] > > > !end > > > %/ > > > > eg: > > > TiddlyWiki is on the stick (F:) > > > the pdfs are in a subdirectory eg: F:/doc > > > > It should produce something like: > > > [[DataFile 002 - General Note.pdf|./doc/DataFile 002 - General > > > Note.pdf]] > > > > regards mario > > > > On Mar 4, 6:51 pm, "Mark S." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I've been working on a personal content management system, which I've > > > > written up here: > > > > >http://marksbasement.tiddlyspot.com/index.html#[[Overview%20Of%20Document%20Management%20System]] > > > > > Basically what I do, is create my own bookmarks when files are dragged/ > > > > dropped. There is a set of options that can be set to match pathways > > > > on the current machine. When the bookmarks are created, they use > > > > virtual drive/paths like: > > > > > Thumb://CDS/20061204/fh000004.jpg > > > > > The applications that view these bookmarks then change the virtual > > > > path (//CDS in this case) into whatever drive is applicable per the > > > > configuration. This means that I can even view the same files on a > > > > linux system which uses very different pathing than does Windows. > > > > > Since you already have 250 paths set up, you might want something > > > > quick to set up now, and pound out the convenience factors later. > > > > Using some judicious regex style replacements in your favorite > > > > advanced editor, you could edit the source of your TW document and > > > > change your pathways to something like: > > > > > <<tiddler "drivepath::dp" with: "/20061204/fh000004.jpg">> > > > > > where tiddler drivepath is something like: > > > > > dp:[img[file:///d:/data/cds$1]] > > > > > (sorry, I'm using examples from my own code so I can verify they work > > > > as I write.) Then just by changing tiddler drivepath, you can change > > > > all the pathways instantaneously. > > > > > Mark > > > > > On Mar 4, 6:59 am, AndyF <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Background > > > > > I have set up a TiddlyWiki containing a series of help and knowledge > > > > > base files for our team for use when they are on Customers sites. The > > > > > TiddlyWiki has been distributed on a number of Memory Sticks and > > > > > contains the html and a directory of approximately 250 pdf files. I > > > > > have used the FileDropPlugin and this has been very successful for > > > > > creating the Tiddlers. In creating the tiddlers I did this from my > > > > > memory stick with all the files etc perfectly organised on the stick. > > > > > I then replicated the stick to the other sticks. > > > > > > Tiddlers > > > > > The Tiddlers containing the attachments are coded as follows : > > > > > > [[DataFile 002 - General Note.pdf|file:///F:/TiddlyData/DataFile 002 - > > > > > General Note.pdf]] > > > > > > The problem. > > > > > When the users are using the TiddlyWiki they are fine but in some > > > > > cases they cannot open the attachments. This is because their PC / > > > > > Laptop / Customers PC has assigned the memory stick a different Drive > > > > > letter so instead of Drive F: as it was for me they are now on drive > > > > > H:. > > > > > > Question(s) > > > > > 1. Does anyone know if there is a way to not include the Drive letter > > > > > into the path possibly replacing it with a wildcard so it searches > > > > > rather than errors. > > > > > 2. Is there a way to find and replace (quickly) all the data referring > > > > > to file:///F:/ with the user being able to manually replace > > > > > file:///F:/ > > > > > with (for example) file:///H:/. > > > > > 3. Could 2 above be automated so that there is a Tiddler on start up > > > > > saying "What is the Drive Letter ?" You enter H and file:///F:/ is > > > > > automatically changed to file:///H:/ > > > > > > Your help and advice would be appreciated. > > > > > > Andy F- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en.
