Thanks so much for the quick work - yes, that seems to work perfectly! In case it helps others:
1. the only way I was able to successfully upgrade to 2.7.1 was by using the built-in, backstage import (not Eric's ImportTiddlersPlugin). 2. To get around the error message: TypeError: netscape.security.PrivilegeManager is undefined disable any plugins that contain the text netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege cmari On Sunday, March 3, 2013 11:44:17 AM UTC-8, Jeremy Ruston wrote: > > I've uploaded a new 1.0alpha11 that seems to fix things for me, at least > with 2.7.1: > > https://github.com/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyFox/raw/master/tiddlyfox.xpi > > I'd be very grateful if you could try it out, > > Many thanks, > > Jeremy > > > On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 7:09 PM, Jeremy Ruston > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Hi cmari, Arc, >> >> Thanks for your help. I can confirm that I'm seeing the same problem, and >> am investigating further, >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Jeremy >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 6:17 PM, cmari <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: >> >>> Hi Jeremy, >>> I'm having problems with the combination of 2.7.1 and the new >>> (1.0alpha10) Tiddlyfox . I've spent several hours trying to figure out why >>> my TW 2.7.0 beta file that worked perfectly well when I went to bed >>> yesterday will no longer save, and the backups all load with plugin errors >>> and the kind of strange characters that Arc reported. I've had absolutely >>> no success with my own file, but in case it's useful, here's what happened >>> when I started from scratch: >>> >>> On Windows 7 >>> - Uninstalled Firefox and downloaded a new, clean version (19.0). >>> - Added TiddlyFox 1.0alpha10. >>> - The only other extension I installed was LastPass. >>> - Downloaded empty 2.7.1 (beta 1) and put it into a folder also >>> containing TiddlySaver.jar >>> - Cleared all cookies and history, closed and reopened Firefox and the >>> empty TW file. >>> - Added a new tiddler with text containing the character "»" >>> After saving and reloading, the tiddler contains "»" >>> Rather amusingly, each new save and reload adds an additional  (or >>> other odd character) to the tiddler text >>> >>> cmari >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, March 3, 2013 1:55:53 AM UTC-8, Jeremy Ruston wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Arc >>>> >>>> Thanks. What version of TiddlyWiki are you using? It may be worth >>>> trying the new beta of 2.7.1 at tiddlywiki.com/beta. >>>> >>>> Best wishes >>>> >>>> Jeremy >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jeremy Ruston >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3 Mar 2013, at 08:46, Arc Acorn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> It looks like I spoke to soon.... >>>> Now it seems to do something strange to the main file. >>>> I didn't notice earlier since you only notice on a re-fresh/re-load. >>>> The backups keep the unicode but now the main file dose not, however it >>>> doesn't seem to be converting the file to a new encoding type. >>>> Example with the old tiddly fox ▼ becomes � with the new >>>> one ▼ becomes â–¼. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, March 2, 2013 11:26:39 AM UTC-8, Arc Acorn wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Just grabbed the update and tested on FF20/19 looks like everything is >>>>> saving correctly now. Unicode is saved and files report as UTF-8 Without >>>>> BOM. >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, March 2, 2013 2:30:03 AM UTC-8, Jeremy Ruston wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Arc >>>>>> >>>>>> Many thanks for the report. I've just posted an update to TiddlyFox >>>>>> that should fix this problem, let me know how you get on, >>>>>> >>>>>> Best wishes >>>>>> >>>>>> Jeremy >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Arc Acorn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I did a quick search and didn't find anything here so I figured i'd >>>>>>> make a post. >>>>>>> I've noticed that the backups being made by TiddlyWiki don't save >>>>>>> unicode, at least not on Firefox 19/20+TiddlyFox. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I noticed this when I was editing things with Notpad++ and noticed a >>>>>>> "◄" that for some-reason I copy/pasted rather than typing #&x25C4; >>>>>>> And after a bit of looking around I noticed that all the backups are >>>>>>> being saved in ACSII and not Unicode like the tiddlywiki it's self. >>>>>>> Anyway digressing anytime TiddlyWiki saves a backup the backups are >>>>>>> converted ACSII, and losses all the non-escaped Unicode ** >>>>>>> characters. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's not something I'm super worried about since I normally always >>>>>>> escape my stuff, and I rarely use Tw backups in favor of my own >>>>>>> backup habits, however I figured I'd bring it up since this could be >>>>>>> considerable bad for a none English writer using TiddlyWiki >>>>>>> and expecting backups to actually be useful. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> P/s >>>>>>> Testing with an empty 2.7.0 >>>>>>> ◄♦ becomes �f in the backups and Notepad++ reports the backups are >>>>>>> encoded in ACSII when inspected well main empty.html is UTF-8 Without >>>>>>> BOM. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to tiddlywiki+...@googlegroups.**com. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>>>>>> group/tiddlywiki?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> For more options, visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Jeremy Ruston >>>>>> mailto:[email protected] >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >>> . >>> >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jeremy Ruston >> mailto:[email protected] <javascript:> >> > > > > -- > Jeremy Ruston > mailto:[email protected] <javascript:> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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