I can only add a small amount to this discussion. 1) Tiddlywiki is in my mind the best software I've ever used. Thanks Eric and Jeremy! 2) Tiddlywiki and google groups is great for the geeky amongst us... but there are a whole lot of non-geeky people out there.
Aye, there's the rub. There's a whole lot of non-geeky people who won't use a tiddlywiki because it doesn't seem user friendly. Wait, wait... //I// know it is pretty friendly, but //they// don't know that. They see code and get nervous... they hear you need a "jar" file and get a little more worried... they don't know if they are ready to commit to "importing plugins"... and so they look for OneNote or an iphone app that does whatever they need done for them, and they are quite willing to plunk down a dollar or two for it. I know there's a lot underlying these issues that is beyond our control and just has to be dealt with.... I think Wolfgang is right that we'll never have a thoroughly comprehensive and complete manual of all things possible with tiddlywiki... //but// 1) We could have a centralized tiddlywiki website - maybe it links out to these other places that already exist, but noobs would know where to start at least... and let me just say as a one-time-clear-geek who is starting to realize the days are numbered regarding how long I can claim membership in the geek club, I have more sympathy for the poor, unwashed, uneducated masses of non-geeks... 2) We could have a "Getting Started" manual for new users that answers questions... what are tiddlers, what are tags, can I save this online, can I access this on my iphone, where do plugins come from (in the age- restricted section :) 3) The site could be oriented around what you can //do// with a tiddlywiki... tracking tasks and bits of information for projects, personal website and blogging, teaching and training, writing... the list doesn't have to be comprehensive, but rather a good starting point. There could even be pre-configured tiddlywikis for some of these, or walkthroughs of how to customize a tiddlywiki to do one thing or another better, or user guides for productively using some of the existing customized tiddlywikis... If your thought is "Wait, that already exists! It's being done over at..." then you've proven my point. Some of the existing work just needs to be framed and explained to draw and keep new users and tiddlywiki fans. Framed and explained... to draw and keep new users... Rich -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en.
