Thank you for this explanation, it helped me arrange my own SkyDrive-synched Tiddly notebook with files.
On Sunday, 20 September 2009 08:42:23 UTC+2, Eric Shulman wrote: > > Is it possible to create link to file that is in the same folder as > > the tiddlywiki.html using relative path? > > > > This tag works [[file://path/to/wiki/filename.pdf]]. But [[file:// > > filename.pdf]] doesn't work. > > By design, [[anytext]] is always assumed to be a link to a tiddler, > even if that tiddler doesn't exist yet. Fortunately, the "PrettyLink" > syntax, [[text|link]], applies the inverse rule: the link is assumed > to be external, *unless* the tiddler already exists. While this > distinction is subtle, it does allow you to achieve the result you > want: > > [[filename.pdf]] is a link to a tiddler, but > [[filename.pdf|filename.pdf]] is a link to an external file > > And, because the link doesn't start with an /absolute/path/to/ > folder/..., it is automatically handled by the browser as *relative to > the current directory* (i.e, the one containing the TW document). > Thus, you can also write something like: > [[old version|archives/filename.jpg]] > to link to a file in a *relative sub-directory*. > > Also note that the link doesn't specify either http:// or file:// > protocol. In fact, in most browsers, relative references only work > when you omit the protocol from the URL. In this case, it's an > advantage: it means that the same external PrettyLink can be applied > locally (as a filesystem reference), or remotely (as a server-side > URL), without needing any special TW code... the browser's normal > handling does it automatically. > > enjoy, > -e > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tiddlywiki/-/d-54O2rvzh4J. 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.
