Identifying problems/needs/requirements/solutions is always a thing in motion, incremental/iterative ball-park "that's it" steps towards that perfect target.
Like flinging spaghetti at a wall. Fiddle with it, and keep coming back here every time something becomes clear, or muddy, and some technical adjustments need to happen. Always keep in mind, anything anybody throws out you is a "is-this-what-you-mean" step which may be totally not what you mean, which either way means we are all (you too) getting closer to what you mean. Which is fun stuff for this kid. On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 1:46:32 PM UTC-3 David Gifford wrote: > 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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