Thank you, Tony. Your explanation helped me get this sorted out. I'm
doing better now and have a couple of custom templates working, even
using the TaggedTemplateTweak. I think I know just enough html and css
to be dangerous to myself and others.

Thanks, Keith Silva

On Nov 19, 12:12 am, Anthony Muscio <[email protected]> wrote:
> The Tagged templatetweek is for the view and edit templates. See the Shadow
> tiddlers ViewTemplate and EditTemplate which use a different formatting to
> inside tiddlers.
>
> This command
> <<newTiddler
>        label:"New Person"
>        tag:"person"
>
>
>
> Tagged Template Tweek Would thus tagged "person",
> apply the template in personViewTemplate when viewing a tiddler tagged
> person
> apply the template in personEditTemplate when editing a tiddler tagged
> person
>
> - These templates determine the layout of the viewing and editing process
> not the content you are thinking about. You may not need the tagged template
> tweek at all.
>
> As you want to pre-populate the new tiddler with your above content put it
> in a tiddler called personContent and use the following to create the new
> tiddler.
>
> <<newTiddler
>        label:"New Person"
>        tag:"person"
>        text:{{store.getTiddlerText("personContent")}}
>
>
>
> personContent will contain your "Template" above.
>
> I have not tested this again to ensure that the newtiddler command populates
> the new tiddler with the content of personContent without first evaluating
> it but you will see fairly quickly.
>
> Regards Tony
>
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> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 17:47, Keith Silva <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi:
>
> > I have a tiddlywiki with only the EditFieldPlugin and
> > TaggedTemplateTweakPlugin installed. I have a tiddler titled
> > personViewTemplate as follows:
>
> > |Prefix, First Name & Middle Name<br><<edit fname>>|Last Name &
> > Suffix<br><<edit lname>>|
> > |Title<br><<edit persontitle>>|
> > |Organization<br><<edit org>>|
> > |Desk Phone<br><<edit phone>>|Extension<br><<edit ext>>|
> > |Cell Phone<br><<edit cellphone>>|
> > |Email<br><<edit email>>|
> > |Notes<br><<edit notes 6>>|
>
> > This tiddler correctly displays a simple input form in view mode and
> > the EditFieldPlugin correctly asks for confirmation as text is entered
> > in the input boxes.
>
> > What is the proper syntax in a macro button to open this form as a
> > template in view mode ready to accept user data entry? This macro
> > opens a new tiddler in edit mode rather than view mode:
>
> > <<newTiddler
> >        label:"New Person"
> >        text:{{store.getTiddlerText("personViewTemplate")}}
>
> > I thought this version would trigger the TaggedTemplateTweakPlugin:
>
> > <<newTiddler
> >        label:"New Person"
> >        tag:"person"
>
> > Instead, it produces an empty new tiddler in edit mode which when
> > closed produces this raw text in view mode:
>
> > |Prefix, First Name & Middle Name
> > <>|Last Name & Suffix
> > <>| |Title
> > <>| |Organization
> > <>| |Desk Phone
> > <>|Extension
> > <>| |Cell Phone
> > <>| |Email
> > <>| |Notes
> > <>|
>
> > The above text in view mode seems to indicate that the
> > TaggedTemplateTweakPlugin is being called, however the text is not
> > accompanied by a tiddler command menu.
>
> > I hope this is an adequate explanation of my problem. I'm just trying
> > to open an input form ready for user input. However, I will have 3 or
> > 4 different input forms and I'd like to use the
> > TaggedTemplateTweakPlugin to open the appropriate form base on a
> > tiddler's tag (tags such as: person, project, issue). I have looked at
> > UdoBorkowski's form and data plugins, but I would like to have this
> > work with custom fields rather than JSON data because I think the
> > custom fields will be easier to work with as my tiddlywiki grows.
>
> > Thanks, Keith Silva
>
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