If you want to skip loading a TW into memory, and just work on TID files, I would actually suggest VSCode and my TW5 Syntax plugin:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=joshua-fontany.tw5-syntax This has hot-key shortcuts that allow you to create the block of metadata (created/creator, etc), or update a modified timestamp with a hotkey. The workflow is literally: New file -> .tid, hotkey for meta-data -> tab between titlke, creator, etc, tab to go to Text field. Best, Joshua Fontany On Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 11:36:17 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Nah, Chromebook. Half-a-dozen TiddlyWikis. All on Google Drive and > accessed with TiddlyDrive. I don't really want to have all of them open > all day for whenever I might have a thought. > > I much prefer throw notes in quickly loaded small/distraction-free apps, > so it is just a quick trip to the computer while I put chores/whatever on > hold for just a second. Later when I can sit down, I can do the TiddlyWiki > work. > > Skrifa > <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/skrifa-chrome/pfdkhjakblfafmapniifbpkjblgolipd?hl=en> > seems > like the right tool for the job for quick-note taking, when I want a little > formatting to quickly organize more complicated notes. Otherwise Google > Keep or Gmail or Google Calendar for short/simple text notes. > > The Skrifa notes, the HTML for them can be copied into TiddlyWiki as-is. > Not as convenient as having a "TidEdit" app, but it is quick and TW handles > the HTML natively (i.e. don't need a plugin like I would if I was pasting > markdown text into my tiddlers.) > > > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2021 at 3:16 AM maki aea <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> hi i'm guessing you're on android? i'm on an old iphone and i basically >> have tiddlywiki open all day using quine2. been using saq's streams lately >> with a tweaked shortcut to save tiddler+stream, shift+z. works really well >> for quick notetaking on ios. have customised the layout quite a bit ( >> http://makiaea.org ) for mobile but the heavy lifting is from streams >> and shift+z. hope you can find something that works for you >> On Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 6:47:34 PM UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> I just found a better reference (i.e. in-browser simple text editor): >>> https://browserpad.org/ >>> >>> That one knows filename when opening a file, and remembers that filename >>> on "save" ("save/export", in my mind.) >>> >>> If that thing had TW formatting buttons and a preview pane, it would be >>> exactly what I'm looking for. (Well, I wouldn't want the spell-checking >>> check box, nor that github button in the bottom-right.) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 1:41:35 PM UTC-3 Charlie Veniot wrote: >>> >>>> In regards to open and save *(just for >>>> reference: https://www.outpan.com/app/e7d5b37405/mytextarea >>>> <https://www.outpan.com/app/e7d5b37405/mytextarea>)* ... >>>> >>>> I'm thinking an open button like the one in that editor, and an >>>> export/save button that works exactly like the tiddler export button in >>>> TiddlyWiki, with just the TID option or with more/all options. >>>> >>>> So no save mechanisms. Just enter WikiText-à-la-TiddlyWiki, preview, >>>> and click export as TID. >>>> >>>> >>>> Whenever I just want to take down a quick note, TiddlyWiki is rarely my >>>> first choice. Using my Chromebook, I typically go to Gmail or Google >>>> Keep, >>>> or even Google Calendar, first. >>>> >>>> Having a small HTML page, i.e. TidEdit app, available to me, I could >>>> see myself going there first when I want to take down a note that is >>>> slightly more substantial organization-wise, but not so substantial that I >>>> want to open a TiddlyWiki (which I keep on Google Drive, using the >>>> TiddlyDrive add-on app.) So a bit like a simple text editor, but a little >>>> bit StackEdit-like, with a way to get the content into a TID. >>>> >>>> With something like that, I might actually use my small+old smartphone >>>> for more than just phone and text-messaging... >>>> >>>> On Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 1:01:22 PM UTC-3 Charlie Veniot wrote: >>>> >>>>> Define backward. >>>>> >>>>> To me, it is like the difference between a small text editor and a >>>>> word processor. Using a text editor for certain things, instead of a >>>>> full >>>>> Word Processor isn't going backwards. It is just using the simplest tool >>>>> that makes sense for an immediate need. >>>>> >>>>> Same thing for "TidEdit". It is just about reaching for the simplest >>>>> and quickest tool for an immediate need (just jot down a note) , yet >>>>> having >>>>> that WikiText available (and preview) for quick visual organization of >>>>> that >>>>> one note, however short/long, for later serious processing. >>>>> >>>>> In a way, it boils down to that difference (in my mind, anyway) >>>>> between note-taking and note-making. >>>>> >>>>> I imagine TidEdit as something complimentary to TiddlyWiki, a really >>>>> nice addition to a TiddlyWiki ecosystem of >>>>> tools/components/workflow-enablers. >>>>> >>>>> A simple HTML page with a text area on the left, preview pane on the >>>>> right, and buttons for WikiText markup, and buttons for "new", "open", >>>>> and >>>>> "save", always working with TID files for each drag and drop into a >>>>> TiddlyWiki. >>>>> >>>>> Why would any "save" plugins be required? "Save" would be like >>>>> "download", and open would be like "upload". Aren't those just basic >>>>> javascript functions? >>>>> >>>>> I suppose it isn't really about stripping down TiddlyWiki. It is >>>>> about creating a single HTML file that provides something that is >>>>> StackEdit-ish (no "notebook" and no multiple notes handling), with >>>>> buttons >>>>> that work like the tiddler edit buttons for WikiText formatting, and >>>>> those >>>>> "new" (clear text area and preview), "open" (pick a file and put the >>>>> content of that file in the text area), "save" (i.e. just download a file >>>>> that has the content from the textarea) buttons. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 12:41 PM PMario <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 4:19:52 PM UTC+2 [email protected] >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> i.e. just what is needed to create/edit/save WikiText (à la >>>>>>> TiddlyWiki) to a TID file. Nothing else. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> TLDR; >>>>>> >>>>>> You are right, we may be able to strip about half of the *UI* size, >>>>>> but this would mean we will go backwards. ... >>>>>> >>>>>> -------------- >>>>>> >>>>>> As you probably know, browsers will only let you save to the >>>>>> Downloads directory and subdirectories with default browser plugins. >>>>>> With Timimi you can choose the directory, but you will need 2 >>>>>> components. A browser AddOn and an executable. >>>>>> >>>>>> There is a new file-API for chromium based browsers, but they will >>>>>> also need a server somewhere in the background to use the functionality >>>>>> in >>>>>> a "secure" way. ... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> No refresh mechanism going on, no loading up a whole TiddlyWiki >>>>>>> (with all the tiddlers and plugins), blazingly fast open of a small >>>>>>> HTML >>>>>>> file to quickly enter some info/knowledge/content on the fly with >>>>>>> whatever >>>>>>> device, with ability to save that tiddler, parking its the TID file >>>>>>> somewhere for later processing in the full TiddlyWiki. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> In your first post you mentioned, that you don't need all toolbar >>>>>> buttons but some of them. ... So if you only want 1 of them, the >>>>>> software >>>>>> needed is the same as showing all of them. ... The mechanism to show 1 >>>>>> button is the same as to show many of them. It's only a different filter >>>>>> and a list. >>>>>> >>>>>> The same is true for the TW UI. It will be possible to create new >>>>>> ...Templates, that are different to the existing ones, but the >>>>>> functionality to handle Page-, Edit- and View templates is the same as >>>>>> with >>>>>> a default TW. So I'm sure you don't safe anything in the core. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Sure I can tweak a TiddlyWiki by adding custom Tiddlers, but I'm >>>>>>> talking about a major strip down to have a simple editor for simple >>>>>>> note-taking. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> As I wrote. There will be no major strip down in wiki size. The >>>>>> startup may be faster, because less DOM elements are created. ... >>>>>> Especially no sidebar. >>>>>> >>>>>> At the moment there are 8 tiddlers tagged: $:/tags/PageTemplate ... >>>>>> 11 tiddlers tagged: $:/tags/ViewTemplate ... 9 tiddlers tagged: >>>>>> $:/tags/EditTemplate ... 7 tiddlers tagged: $:/tags/SideBar ... and >>>>>> about >>>>>> 33 toolbar buttons. >>>>>> >>>>>> So you may safe some of them but that's basically it. TW consists of >>>>>> about 2100 shadow tiddlers in empty.html. Nobody knows, how they are >>>>>> exactly interconnected. It would be possible to find it out, but that >>>>>> would >>>>>> be a lot of work I wouldn't want to do. >>>>>> >>>>>> TiddlyWiki 5.1.0 had 991 shadow tiddlers and about 1.1MByte in size. >>>>>> About 460 shadows are $:/language tiddlers ... >>>>>> >>>>>> In 6 years users requested new UI functionality, which resulted in >>>>>> about 1000 shadow tiddlers more and about 1MByte more size of the file. >>>>>> The >>>>>> system did grow organically, with a lot of interconnections here and >>>>>> there. >>>>>> >>>>>> You are right, we may be able to strip about half of the *UI* size, >>>>>> but IMO this would mean we will go backwards. ... >>>>>> >>>>>> just some thoughts >>>>>> mario >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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/JuhpaVK_zts/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/35a5a231-04d0-4fd7-b6b4-9bbb97ac92cdn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/35a5a231-04d0-4fd7-b6b4-9bbb97ac92cdn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >> 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/JuhpaVK_zts/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/59eff18d-3906-4283-bb72-b6e539f20fb7n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/59eff18d-3906-4283-bb72-b6e539f20fb7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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