Oh I see the logic behind it. Ok thanks a lot!

On Dec 5, 12:21 am, Eric Shulman <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I am using TaggedTemplateTweak plugin, I created a tiddler named Trial
> > and created a related template named TrialViewTemplate. The tiddler
> > picks up the template very well. Next I create a tiddler named Trial2
> > and tagged it as 'Trial'. Now the tiddler Trial2 picks up the template
> > too (which is fine for now) BUT tiddler Trial reverts back to default
> > template (once it is closed and then opened again). Why is tiddler
> > Trial not picking up the template 'TrialViewTemplate' ?
>
> This is by *design*.  Because Trial is used as a *tag*, its automatic
> use as a *title* prefix is typically what is expected.
>
> For example, on TiddlyTools, I have a custom template for showing a
> 'bookmark' tiddler.  Instead of showing the usual tiddler text
> content, it uses slice values from the tiddler to show an embedded
> IFRAME to a specific URL.  All I have to do is to enter simple slice-
> formatted content into a tiddler, and tag it with 'bookmark', and
> BookmarkViewTemplate is used to show the IFRAME.
>
> However... *automatically* applying this custom template to the
> 'bookmark' tag tiddler itself doesn't really make sense, inasmuch as
> the tiddler isn't actually a bookmark, and doesn't have any slice-
> based URL value to display in a IFRAME.
>
> In addition, in order to view and/or edit the tag tiddler text
> content, it needs to be displayed with the standard ViewTemplate and
> EditTemplate, despite the fact that it's title prefix matches the
> BookmarkViewTemplate.
>
> Of course, you can always force the tiddler to use the custom
> template: simply **tag it with it's own title**, so that the tag-based
> template logic will be applied to that tiddler, even though the title-
> based template logic has been bypassed.
>
> enjoy,
> -e
> Eric Shulman
> TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios

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