Hi All Azurikai....thanks......seems you like the look of the page........
I personally figure that if I am going to spend a lot of time looking at these things and working with them....they may as well be good to look at........so after experimenting a great deal I have come up with something I am happy with...for now!!!!! The background image is specified in StyleSheet....in the body class.......the same StyleSheet defines the tidders as having rounded corners, and each class from the PageTemplate (the areas of the page) are defined with a color and normal opacity of 0.7...then a class code says something like "#mainMenu:hover (opacity;0.9;} "......so that the tiddler becomes more readable when you hover over it.........and finally the left columns of icon buttons is set-up using Erics SetIconPlugin........and then just some playing around to get the color/look you want....... Each different application I create has a similar general layout.....but some have red swirly backgrounds with scarlet-colored tildders.......others are wavvy green backgrounds......some very mechanistic...others more flowing....... For me, TiddlyWiki is not only the most useful software I use...its also the most beautiful!!!! Thanks Skye On Dec 6, 5:13 pm, azurikai <austinwithe...@gmail.com> wrote: > how do you get your UI to look that cool? > > On Dec 3, 4:00 pm, skye riquelme <riquelme.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi All > > > Sorry for the delay...spent a few days on my back (a heredetory spine > > weekness) but am back in front of the computer screen again!!!! > > > I have pulled out some of the more local stuff....and written a very > > VERY brief into on how my notetaking system works....there is no > > sophisticated codings here.....its just the way I like to work....and > > maybe others can make use of it -http://bit.ly/hwmOcQ > > > Enjoy (as Eric says) > > Skye > > > On Dec 1, 7:07 pm, Alex Hough <r.a.ho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > hey Skye, > > > > It would be great to see your setup. > > > Is it public? > > > > Alex > > > > On 1 December 2010 16:06, skye riquelme <riquelme.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > HI azurikai > > > > > For linking to those pdfs....the simplest way would be to install > > > > Erics (http://www.tiddlytools.com/) FramedLinksPlugin......and then > > > > you such put the link to the pdf in a tiddler...with title, tags > > > > etc....when you click on that link.....Erics plugin opens it as an > > > > iframe inside your TiddlyWiki.....simple and works like a charm....... > > > > > I personally use a variation on this theme... effectively writing my > > > > own iframes. I often want to reference other types of documents > > > > (photos, videos, music - information comes in many forms today....not > > > > just written text...although many university professors havent got to > > > > realise that yet!!!).....so, with the help of great people from this > > > > list...I managed to create a script that opens a html form - that lets > > > > me input the details......document title, url (local or http), tags, > > > > description and then the document type (html, music, foto, video, > > > > text...)...on hitting the "add" button...the code generates a tiddler > > > > correctly coded for that type of file....so a html ( including pdfs) > > > > generates an iframe that opens the page.....video (here I insert the > > > > videio embed code)...wraps the code in <html> markers, som wraps the > > > > url into Erics PlayerPlugin format and foto generates the normal foto > > > > format (in this case with caption)............to get this working you > > > > need InlineJavascriptPlugin, HTMLFormattingPlugin, PlayerPlugin (all > > > > from Eric).......and maybe a few others....can't remember. > > > > > This maybe overkill in your case......but if you are > > > > interested...contact me directly and I can send you the script.... > > > > > For studying I also work with a TiddlyWiki formatted (stylesheet) into > > > > five columns.....the far left column shows a series of icons which > > > > control various parts of the system - includes a button that opens the > > > > above script ina popup) ....next from the left the main topics.....the > > > > next fo the left shows the subtopics of the main topic (when > > > > selected)...then comes the main display...where most of the action is > > > > seen!!! and over to the right a list of the references relevant to the > > > > item that is currently open in the main display......obviously the > > > > links creating brother and son tiddlers is in the tiddler > > > > toolbar.....which changes depending on what sort (tagged) tiddler you > > > > are viewing (that uses Erics TaggedTemplatePlugin)... > > > > > All this may be too much....but we can talk if you want more detailed > > > > information > > > > > Skye > > > > > On Dec 1, 5:31 am, Yakov <yakov.litvin.publi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> As for now, I write notes only in thematical TWs and use the following > > > >> simple system: > > > > >> * tiddler "notes buf" - for _writing_ notes which don't have their > > > >> place in main text yet > > > >> * it contains a slider, a links section and a body. Slider opens links > > > >> section which contains links to other bufs, for more specific note, > > > >> for example styling notes in the TW handbook document. And the body > > > >> contains just a list of notes. > > > > >> * I use tags for pinning larger notes to the buf (tag a big note with > > > >> "[[notes buf]]" and that's it). If such pinning happens frequently, > > > >> you can insert the <<tagging>> macro after the list of notes in the > > > >> tiddler "notes buf" and write CSS so that the "usual" tagging above > > > >> the tiddler is not showed. > > > > >> This approach is, however, rather simple and don't have any > > > >> aggregation mechanisms aside the thematical one (by using links). This > > > >> also needs somewhat conception "when to read".. > > > > >> On 1 дек, 02:21, azurikai <austinwithe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> > I'm a college student and am using TiddlyWiki for all of my note > > > >> > taking needs. > > > > >> > Any suggestions, tips, and/or tricks on how to make this the best > > > >> > experience possible? > > > > >> > P.S I'm running into annoying trouble on linking files and such (my > > > >> > professors give me lots of PDF's and such), whats the best way to > > > >> > link > > > >> > to these through a dropbox folder? > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to tiddlyw...@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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