atulg, There is no need to go to a html form, TiddlyWiki has all the tools to build forms natively however you can use HTML for layout and css anyway. Its just when you define fields or address the text field in a tiddler you need to use tiddlywiki edit-text widget etc... This is because tiddlywiki keeps trackh as changes are made and immediately reflects the new values where ever they are referenced.
In the new version 5.2.0 there will be improvements which will support more sophisticated forms and editing the current tiddler. At the moment a little gymnastics is required to edit the current tiddler. This a is why when you edit a tiddler a draft tiddler is created. The changes coming remove some of the complexity. To edit tiddlers via a designed or created form, rather than the default edit mode you display this form via the view template. I suggest just as the standard wiki manages tiddlers in view or edit modes, that should you build edit forms in the view template you should introduce another mode eg "view, update, edit" where update is the mode in which your form allows a form based edit (in underlying view mode). Such a mode should have a global and local setting so the current tiddler can differ from the global setting. Regards Tones On Tuesday, 22 June 2021 at 12:24:39 UTC+10 [email protected] wrote: > PS: > > 1. A separate html-form edition would be great. > 2. I wanted to use a simple $:/plugins/tgrosinger/tw5-checklist > <https://tgrosinger.github.io/tw5-checklist/#%24%3A%2Fplugins%2Ftgrosinger%2Ftw5-checklist> > except > the functionality would vanish in case all items from the list are deleted. > 3. I am presently using a combination of > https://kookma.github.io/TW-Todolist/ and ERIC's text-area (tiddler > field) to help users store/save data. > > > On Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 7:29:10 AM UTC+5:30 Atul Grover wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> In my case I want to allow the users to input and store data (in a >> predefined structured way) without giving them the tiddler edit >> functionality, >> So an HTML form which saves data either in the tiddler fields or in a >> data tiddler (whichever is easier) was desired. >> >> I tried using JSON EDITOR, except (as a lay person) I found it difficult >> to use. More ready to use schema for basic form types or Links to online >> schema creation tool could have helped. >> >> I would love to see a separate section in TW5 dedicated to HTML FORM >> functionality, with 2/3 ready to use/copy forms. >> I my case even something as simple as a textarea tag (thanks Eric) has >> sufficed (for now). >> This is a basic functionality could be at par with the basic >> "Note-Taking" or " Task-Management" and would propel faster adoption of TW5 >> by masses. >> >> Regards >> AG >> On Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 5:09:03 AM UTC+5:30 TW Tones wrote: >> >>> TT, >>> >>> At least with the data dictionary format key:value you can parse the >>> data tiddler and extract each row using >>> [[datatiddler]get[text]spitregexp[\n]] and retain the order. There is a >>> similar method for JSON to parse and extract titles only which I used to >>> list the contents of the history tiddler - >>> >>> Here is a partial snipit of listing the contents of the history tiddler, >>> a json of tiddler titles, pasted in a tiddler tagged for the sidebar tabs >>> you could call this a session history tab. >>> >>> \define title-string() "title": " >>> \define end-title() " >>> \define hasdrafts() {{{ [list[$:/StoryList]get[draft.of]] }}} >>> >>> <$list >>> filter="[{$:/HistoryList}split<title-string>splitbefore<end-title>removesuffix<end-title>reverse[]is[tiddler]limit[20]]"> >>> <$wikify name=hasdrafts text="""<<hasdrafts>>"""> >>> <$list filter="[all[current]] -[subfilter<hasdrafts>]"> >>> <<currentTiddler-buttons>> <!--<save-if-draft>--> <$link/> >>> <!--<close-if-open-button>--> <<close-if-open-button>><br> >>> </$list> >>> </$wikify> >>> </$list> >>> >>> The buttons are not defined. >>> >>> Regards >>> Tones >>> On Monday, 21 June 2021 at 20:37:53 UTC+10 TiddlyTweeter wrote: >>> >>>> Small query; since this thread has *experts* involved :-) >>>> >>>> HOW do I NOT SORT a data dictionary? >>>> >>>> I use dictionaries a lot for some tasks. I'd like to render the >>>> following exactly in the order of the dictionary records. >>>> But it all goes alpha on default. >>>> >>>> Bank - Fideuram : >>>> https://www.fideuramonline.it/script/ServiceLogin/ib/login >>>> Bank - Deutsche : https://lamiabanca.db.com/apigw/wb/login >>>> Bank - NatWest : https://DUMMY.html >>>> Bank - PayPal : https://www.paypal.com/it >>>> Amazon - IT : https://www.amazon.it >>>> Amazon - UK : https://www.amazon.co.uk >>>> Amazon - USA : https://www.amazon.com >>>> Amazon - DE : https://www.amazon.de >>>> Amazon - FR : https://www.amazon.fr >>>> >>>> In render Amazon goes top, Bank after. That is NOT what I need! >>>> >>>> * Q: Is there any way to present dictionary entries ordered >>>> exactly as entered?* >>>> >>>> Just asking! Trying to understand this ... >>>> TT >>>> On Monday, 21 June 2021 at 12:13:18 UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>>> *Thanks Eric, * >>>>> Worked like a charm. >>>>> What other tags (tag="textarea") can we use? >>>>> I will try using textbox/checkbox/date etc. >>>>> *AG* >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 2:36:54 PM UTC+5:30 Eric Shulman wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 1:19:40 AM UTC-7 [email protected] >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> How can I make an html form in a tiddler, and save the values >>>>>>>> entered in the form, into a data tiddler? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> My first reply was assuming that you wanted to save the input into a >>>>>> field in the *current* tiddler. >>>>>> However, upon re-reading your question, I see that you want to save >>>>>> the values "into a data tiddler" >>>>>> >>>>>> This is actually quite simple: >>>>>> <$edit-text tiddler="sometiddler" index="someindex" tag="textarea" >>>>>> class="tc-edit-texteditor"/> >>>>>> >>>>>> Notes: >>>>>> * The target tiddler "sometiddler" will be saved with >>>>>> type="application/json" and will contain >>>>>> * any newlines you enter will be automatically encoded as \n >>>>>> * any quotes you enter will be automatically encoded as \" >>>>>> >>>>>> enjoy, >>>>>> -e >>>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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