On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 12:54 AM, Dylan Kinnett <[email protected]>wrote:
> *working with "skeleton" tiddlers* > > >> 2. I was able to create a table that both displays and edits values from >>> existing entries' fields. Very exciting! Add New Item" button would be >>> great here (to add a new tiddler to the set that is listed), but is it >>> possible? >>> >> >> Try this: >> >> <$button message="tw-new-tiddler" param="Title of skeleton >> tiddler">Create a new skeleton tiddler</$button> >> > > I've created three "skeleton" tiddlers: skeleton-venue, skeleton-work and > skeleton-submission . > > Each of those has all the fields I would like for subsequent tiddlers to > have, for each of those 3 types. > > To distinguish "skeletons" from ordinary tiddlers, I tagged each of these > with a "skeleton" tag. This allows me, for example, to exclude the skeleton > tiddlers from appearing in the tables that allow me to view/edit each type > of tiddler. > > ... but is a tag the right way to do this? Now, whenever the skeleton is > cloned, I have to remove that tag. Might I use a System Tiddler or Shadow > Tiddler instead? Or, is there a way to tell the tw-new-tiddler command not > to use the "skeleton" tag? > The existing mechanism is definitely not sufficient, but for the moment the recommendation is to make your skeleton be a system tiddler (i.e. start it's title with "$:/"), and then when you use the button manually ensure that the newly titled tiddler isn't a system tiddler. That way the skeletons will be excluded from most lists by virtue of being system tiddlers. Best wishes Jeremy -- 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
