> Using a text editor is part of the problem, but really it's because I am > not creating a separate tiddler for my items, thereby having them > overwritten.
The TWCore contains a set of default tiddlers, called "shadows", to define the standard layout and appearance of a fresh, new "empty" TiddlyWiki document. These shadows are stored statically within the source code of the TWCore. They are used by default when you open a new "empty" TiddlyWiki document. To customize your document, simply modify the appropriate shadow definitions. As soon as you edit a shadow tiddler (and press done), the TWCore creates a "real" tiddler with the edited contents, and the shadow definition is no longer applied. You can continue to edit the "real" tiddler, adding/removing content to customize your document further. As long as that tiddler continues to exist, it will supercede the corresponding default shadow definition. To revert the tiddler to it's default contents... simply *delete* the "real" tiddler, which will allow the default definition to "emerge from the shadows". > Thanks for the suggestion for the StyleSheet tiddler, I will > put everything in there. I assume that doesn't get overwritten by the > update? The update process basically takes a fresh copy of the TWCore (from an online distro source), and merges it with your current document's tiddler definitions and then saves the document. Thus, ALL "real" tiddlers are preserved in the process and, while shadow tiddler definitions may be modified, they will *not* have any effect on your document as long as your customized "real" tiddlers still exist to supercede them, as described above. Note: there *is* a default shadow definition for [[StyleSheet]], but it's basically an empty placeholder, and is expected to be overridden by a "real" tiddler as soon as you've made any CSS customizations. -e -- 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
