Yet another cool thing you can do with TW5. Great going Danielo. On Thursday, April 10, 2014 3:37:11 AM UTC-4, Danielo Rodríguez wrote: > > Ok this is not actually a plugin, but I think it is usable enough. You can > try it and see it at http://braintest.tiddlyspot.com/. Search for *Inline > editable tables. *Here is the main description: > > The ability to *edit tables in view mode* has been very demanded since > TW5 came out. Maybe This is not as easy as many people would like to but it > demonstrates how powerful and flexible TW5 can be. > > First of all, the list of *needed tiddlers*. Drag and drop all of them to > your TW window. > > - $:/plugins/skeeve/newtiddler.js <http://braintest.tiddlyspot.com/#> > > > - > <http://braintest.tiddlyspot.com/#>CSS-Table<http://braintest.tiddlyspot.com/#CSS-Table> > > > - > <http://braintest.tiddlyspot.com/#>Editable-Table<http://braintest.tiddlyspot.com/#Editable-Table> > > If you *already have the newTiddler widget* from > (tiddlystuff<http://braintest.tiddlyspot.com/#tiddlystuff.tiddlyspot.com> > ) *you have to update to this version*. This version has been modified by > me to add some features such clearing the temporary tiddlers and defining > tags without using a skeleton. This makes the process of creating new > tables easier. *This edition should be retro compatible but make a backup > first.* > How to use itCreating a new table > > Ok, this is the worst part of all the process. > > > 1. You have to clone the > Editable-Table<http://braintest.tiddlyspot.com/#Editable-Table> tiddler > and name it however you want. > 2. Fulfill the fields of your new table tiddler to fit your needs. > Here is what each field is for: > - *table-headers:* The name is self explanatory > - *table-fields:* this should be lower case and *different from the > table headers names*. Take the > Editable-Table<http://braintest.tiddlyspot.com/#Editable-Table> as > an example. You can use the same names to table-headers with the first > letter in uppercase. This fields are those you will be able to edit. > - *filter-tag:* Since each table row is going to be a single > tiddler you have to use a tag to group them all. Type here that tag name > - *sort-field:* Which table field you want to use as order index. > This will be easier when TW 5.0.9 comes out. Just *clicking in > table headers will order the table with that field*. > 3. Save the tiddler. > > *Using the table.* > > At this point to can start using the table as a standalone tiddler if you > want, as a contacts database or whatever. > > You can transclude it to other too tiddlers if you want, but *PLEASE read > the section below*. > *Adding rows* > > You can add a new entry filling the first's row cells and clicking the > plus button. The table will create a new entry with the provided data. *You > don't have to fulfill all the fields. Only the table title is mandatory.* > Editign rows > > Clicking will enable the edit mode of that row. Here you can edit all the > columns except the first one. This is because the first one is the tiddler > title and can't be edited this way. You can always open the tiddler which > tat row represents and edit the title. *In edit mode* clicking will > delete the row and the related tiddler. Clicking will exit the edit mode > for that row. This does not actually saves the row because it is saved as > you type. > Transcluding the table > > If you want to *transclude it* to other tiddlers always use the > {{!!tableName}} notation. This is mandatory because the table *depends on > its tiddler fields*. If you transclude the table using the transclude > widget the table will try to grab those fields from the tiddler it is > transcluded to. You can create the required fields in the destination > tiddler but that way you will have only ONE table. > Live example > > Here you have a live example of a contacts database. You can play around > with it, add records, edit them and erase them. This has been transcluded > using {{Editable-Table}}. *As I said before* clicking on the table > headers does nothing in 5.0.8 and older, but in TW 5.0.9 this will sort the > table by that column. There is no action needed by your side, it is > already ready for the update. >
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