jean-Pierre Field Names are quite limited
*TiddlerFields are name:value pairs that make up a [[tiddler|Tiddlers]]. Field names must be lowercase letters, digits or the characters `-` (dash), `_` (underscore) and `.` (period).* https://tiddlywiki.com/#TiddlerFields The .. considered as continuation actually works from my perspective eg url.. is continued elsewhere in url..name. In answer to your question, yes they should be regular fields you can use in every other way if possible. The question is what is the defacto standard and how do we best implement support for such fields. Can we provide a generic solution? Tones On Tuesday, 4 May 2021 at 20:26:30 UTC+10 [email protected] wrote: > ".." is commonly used in describing a continuation, for instance 3..7 is > for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. > > IMO the proposed use of .. is then counter-intuitive. > > I prefer a simple dot. > > We could use an arrow but -> is awkward in an html oriented language so > it's a no-starter. > > We could use ^ but it may interfer in regexp. it would probably be no big > deal though. > > We could have a mix. for instance: > > main field is "date." > sub-fields are "date.^value" or "date.^format" or "date.^units". > > the other way around: > > main field is "date^" > sub-fields are "date^.value" or "date^.format" or "date^.units". > > question: are sub-fields regular fields in the end, just being taken in > charge by a set of ad-hoc macros and filters and templates? there would be > a lot to tinker depending of the choces being made. or are sub-field a > brand new mechanism of 1st-class core components? > > just suggestions... > > -- > Jean-Pierre > Le mardi 4 mai 2021 à 11:32:04 UTC+2, PMario a écrit : > >> On Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 11:27:49 AM UTC+2 PMario wrote: >> >> I still want to have sec-expanded-years >>> <https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-expanded-years> as in >>> https://groups.google.com/g/tiddlywiki/c/YaFzHXfjnFc/m/jpQJrSi8BwAJ >>> and: SI prefix multipliers >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year#SI_prefix_multipliershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year%23SI_prefix_multipliers> >>> >>> as in: >>> https://groups.google.com/g/tiddlywiki/c/YaFzHXfjnFc/m/l5S9-TnaBwAJ >>> from the same thread. >>> >> >> And I want, that TW-fields can handle this. eg: long-ago..from, >> long-ago..to >> >> just an idea ;) >> -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/cd0cbc47-52cf-4875-a126-a90c02233b66n%40googlegroups.com.
