Hi Charlie, thanks for the solution! It is different from what I imagined but is an acceptable workaround for me. I juggled a few things (the "Tiddler A" content is now an entire line of text, of which the link to the current chapter is only the middle part), and I changed an edit-text input to a textarea to accommodate the longer text. So this will work for me. Thanks!
On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 10:39:57 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > Okay, here's a very rough prototype. > > You'll find in the attached zip two tiddlers: > > > - Add Tiddler A Content > - This is the meat of it all > - This specifies the actions for the button > - TiddlyWiki automagically takes care of creating the button for > the actions (the spark for the magic is the "$:/tags/EditorToolbar") > - Add Tiddler A Content Image > - Meant to be the icon in the Edit toolbar > - Just text at the moment, which creates an obnoxiously big button > - Good enough for testing purposes > - We can work on a shorter word, or setting up an actual icon, later > > > You supply your own "Tiddler A" for testing purposes, putting whatever > text in it. > > Then create some new test tiddlers, trying out that button to see what > happens. > > > > > On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 12:00:01 PM UTC-3 Charlie Veniot wrote: > >> Ah, then. I have a solution (I think) festering, percolating possibly >> burning if you are smelling any burnt toast ... >> >> On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 11:54:03 AM UTC-3 David Gifford wrote: >> >>> Hi Charlie, >>> >>> Yes, you have described well what I am trying to do. >>> >>> No, I don't need an "Internet archive" style list of what the content >>> used to be. The button will stamp a reference to the chapter I am currently >>> reading (eg, [[Guns, Germs and Steel (Diamond) ch 4]]) into a note tiddler, >>> along with other text immediately preceding and following. When I start >>> reading a new chapter I will update the "Current chapter" tiddler. So the >>> content is not important enough to warrant a log of previous content. >>> >>> Blessings. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 9:45 AM Charlie Veniot <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> G'day David, >>>> >>>> RE: #3: I'm going to throw a curve-ball at you and hope I don't bean >>>> you in the process ... >>>> >>>> By the time I hit the submit button, I'm thinking there will already be >>>> a few replies. >>>> >>>> Please let me know if I've got this right: for any tiddler you might >>>> be editing, you'd like a button that copies and pastes the actual content >>>> of that moment of the tiddler "Current chapter" into the tiddler you are >>>> editing. i.e. a historical snapshot of "Current chapter" at that very >>>> moment in time. (adorning that content with prefix, suffix, and however >>>> else, that's secondary problem/solution to this primary problem/solution >>>> need.) >>>> >>>> When we first talked about this stuff, you wanted the content of >>>> "Current chapter" in a field for new tiddlers. Do I understand correctly >>>> that you now want it instead in the text body of the new tiddler, wherever >>>> your cursor is sitting? >>>> >>>> Now the curve-ball. Would it be of any value to have dated/historical >>>> snapshots of "Current chapter" as distinct tiddlers which can be >>>> individually transcluded in any number of new tiddlers? >>>> >>>> That would only be of value if you would ever like to see all of the >>>> "Current chapter" versions over a span of time and/or if any one version >>>> would actually ever be embedded/included/transcluded in more than one >>>> tiddler. Otherwise, better to have each snapshot existing where you need >>>> it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 9:38:54 AM UTC-3 David Gifford wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi everyone >>>>> >>>>> Yesterday I worked on a project, and Saq, Soren, Charlie and Mohammad >>>>> helped me. Thank you! >>>>> >>>>> Now I only have three remaining problems, and I was hoping you all >>>>> might help me. >>>>> >>>>> 1. The comptext plugin does not autocomplete links in custom fields, >>>>> only in the text field. Is there a way to configure it to autocomplete in >>>>> a >>>>> specific custom field? I only need it to autocomplete in one... >>>>> >>>>> 2. Adding a link to a missing tiddler in a custom field does not add >>>>> the missing link to the missing tab. Is there a way to see all the >>>>> missing >>>>> links in custom field x from all tiddlers? >>>>> >>>>> 3. Yesterday Charlie showed me how to grab the text of a specific >>>>> tiddler and insert it into the new tiddler button so it would get added >>>>> to >>>>> a custom field of the new tiddler. The key component was >>>>> customfieldname={{{ [[Current chapter]get[text]] }}}. I tried to use that >>>>> in an editortoolbar button with no success. How could I grab the text of >>>>> [[Current chapter]] and have the prefix of the following snippet paste it >>>>> into tiddlers? (as text, not as {{Current chapter}}, because I don't want >>>>> what is pasted to change when I change the text of Current chapter later >>>>> on) >>>>> >>>>> <$action-sendmessage >>>>> $message="tm-edit-text-operation" >>>>> $param="wrap-selection" >>>>> prefix="""""" >>>>> suffix="""""" >>>>> /> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks to any help on any of these. World domination is imminent. >>>>> Blessings, Dave >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tiddlywiki/ddfe4VzgOr8/unsubscribe. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/62f11571-430e-460b-83b4-397572f8f46fn%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/62f11571-430e-460b-83b4-397572f8f46fn%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]. 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