Tones, I look forward to checking out the focus tiddler tool. Does it already exist in some public form? (If so, sorry I missed it.)
I agree that there are lots of different workflows that might call for variations / different priorities. -Springer On Monday, July 19, 2021 at 8:04:21 PM UTC-4 TW Tones wrote: > Springer, > > Thanks for that insight. I built a separate tool called focus tiddler ie > the tiddler with user focus, it included something like Erics History tab, > but also as I mentioned in the original post allow us "navigate to the last > opened or edited tiddler". In my (as yet unpublished) focus tiddler > solution (not that I was proposing here) I had a viewToolbar button (could > be in edit as well) to override the last opened or edited tiddler, that is > make any tiddler in the story the focused tiddler. Your feed back makes me > ask if perhaps allow selecting secondary tiddler as say the "focused work > tiddler" and that what ever the navigation activity "the last opened or > edited tiddler", that it would be easy to return to the "focused work > tiddler". ie the one where one is taking notes or reading to manage your > work flow (eg syllabus or class notes). > > I too use the classic story view as a rule, finding the others > frustrating, as a result I know little about their use. > > My learnings from your reply include > > - Your desire to go back - I will look at incorporating that. > - the history tab helps here. > - I wonder the best way to select the tiddler to go back to (not > just the last) > - Getting keyboard shortcuts for any navigational component )inc top > and bottom story and sidebar) > - I would like to add a keyboard short cut to wikitext buttons I > define - not sure how yet. > - Would it be important to reopen a "focused work tiddler" if closed? > - Then you could close all, display something then return. > - Perhaps use a modifier to a shortcut to open/reopen a "focused work > tiddler" for edit, > > In closing, my focused tiddler method will go some way to meeting your > requirement, using the history tab will help even further, but you need > that tab displayed on the sidebar. The history tab is refreshed each Wiki > session (reload), this is something to do before a "class or presentation" > because you can easily return to a tiddler you opened during the session, > the list is limited to those you have opened or edited which is helpful. > > Regards > Tones > > On Tuesday, 20 July 2021 at 06:03:12 UTC+10 springer wrote: > >> Tones, >> >> For "top to bottom": The most useful navigational add-ins, for my >> use-cases, are keyboard-driven. When desired tiddlers are scrolled out of >> view *and* this feels like an especially distracting obstacle (say, because >> I'm teaching, and wish to resume the prior discussion after jumping to a >> tangent), having to coordinate with the cursor is half the battle. >> >> For various reasons, the "classic" story view (rather than pop or zoomin) >> is what I usually choose... but I wonder whether it would be possible to >> get the best of both worlds: allow multiple tiddlers in the story view, but >> "go back" to most recently active place in the story-river (other open >> tiddler in which most recent click happened if possible, or most recently >> opened from sidebar if not) when I close something? That's probably beyond >> what you're developing, but just one related hankering. >> >> -Springer >> >> On Monday, July 19, 2021 at 9:44:22 AM UTC-4 TW Tones wrote: >> >>> >>> Folks, >>> >>> I just wanted to share that as I happen to be under a "stay at home" >>> order in Sydney because of a covid-19 D strain outbreak, I have being >>> focusing on some tiddlywiki tools development. I have one large project, >>> but while working on that it spawns a lot of little tools, born from the >>> innovation and my experience using tiddlywiki a lot, that tiddlywiki always >>> inspires in me. >>> >>> I thought I would issue an RFC or "request for comment" on my little >>> project called "top to bottom" >>> >>> I am designing a set of tools so you can easily navigate from the top to >>> bottom, also bottom to top, of the story with a single click, also to the >>> top of the side bar if you have a long one. It also uses a little trick to >>> ensure the last tiddler (especially if little) appears at the top of the >>> page if you navigate to it (rather than appearing at the bottom with >>> previous tiddler above it. >>> >>> These seem trivial but they can improve your work flow and navigation >>> speed if you have a number of tiddlers open. >>> >>> However this is where the request for comment comes in, can you suggest >>> any related features I could include so the macros are even more useful and >>> fit into the title top-to-bottom. >>> >>> Please let me know if you have a desire for other related features >>> >>> Finally shall I include the ability to navigate to the last opened or >>> edited tiddler no matter where is is in the story. >>> >>> Post script, I would love some help generating a library in which to >>> publish my tools, I have perhaps hundreds, I have not yet published. >>> >>> Regards >>> Tones/Tony >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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