Hi Jeremy, I did that and it worked. So I'm up and running again with the latest release.
Many thanks, Jon On Tuesday, 22 April 2014 08:10:54 UTC+1, Jeremy Ruston wrote: > > Hi Jon > > > I think I'm stuck then as I've no idea what's causing the problem. >> >> Any idea how long it will be before there will be a facility for bulk >> export? Then I could transfer my tiddlers to the latest release and leave >> the broken stuff behind. >> > > What's really needed is a selective import process, and a proper upgrade > process. > > In the meantime you can gain precisely the same end result by selectively > deleting tiddlers in the 5.0.8 wiki before you upgrade it. > > Either way, you'll need to figure out which customisations are preventing > things from working. > > First thing to check is whether you've overridden any shadow tiddlers. > Look at the more->shadows list and open any tiddlers whose title is not in > bold - those are the tiddlers that have been overridden. Just flick them to > edit mode and delete them in order to restore the underlying shadow > tiddler. Then save changes and attempt your import again. > > Best wishes > > Jeremy. > > > > >> >> Thanks >> Jon >> >> >> On Sunday, 20 April 2014 11:50:44 UTC+1, Jeremy Ruston wrote: >> >>> Hi Jon >>> >>> when I dragged the 5.0.8 file onto the new version, the save button >>>> disappears >>>> >>> >>> OK, we need to figure out which bit of customisation is removing the >>> save button, and remove that customisation while in 5.0.8. >>> >>> >>>> so I used Ctrl-S and saved as Web page html only. However the resulting >>>> file size is 893kb rather than the 4.7mb of my wiki. (as an experiment, >>>> when I tried saving the 5.0.8 file in the same way, it worked). >>>> >>> >>> That method of saving is not reliable. Most browsers save the original >>> file, but Firefox saves a snapshot of the DOM. >>> >>> >>>> Is there anything else I could try? >>>> >>> >>> The basic problem is that you've got customisations in 5.0.8 that break >>> in 5.0.9. We need to remove those customisations, save in 5.0.8, and then >>> import into 5.0.10. >>> >>> Best wishes >>> >>> Jeremy. >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, Jon. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, 19 April 2014 14:46:12 UTC+1, Jeremy Ruston wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Jon >>>>> >>>>> 5.0.10 is now released with a simple "safe mode". Try these steps to >>>>> upgrade your 5.0.8 file to 5.0.10: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Open the 5.0.10 tiddlywiki.com/empty.html >>>>> 2) Drag in your 5.0.8 file >>>>> 3) Save changes to a new local file >>>>> 4) Open the local file with "#:safe" added to the end of the URL >>>>> 5) You should see the wiki open in safe mode, with a report of the >>>>> customisation tiddlers that were renamed to avoid overriding the >>>>> corresponding shadow. >>>>> 6) Save changes >>>>> 7) Reopen the new wiki without the "#:safe" bit on the URL >>>>> 8) Assuming all is well at this point you could look at selectively >>>>> adding the tiddlers that were reported renamed at step 5 >>>>> >>>>> Let me know how you get on, >>>>> >>>>> Best wishes >>>>> >>>>> Jeremy >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 9:42 PM, Jon <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Jeremy, >>>>>> >>>>>> I've got too many tiddlers to import individually and I tried the >>>>>> other option. >>>>>> >>>>>> If there might be a fix in the next release, I'm happy to wait for >>>>>> that. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> Jon >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, 18 April 2014 20:01:57 UTC+1, Jeremy Ruston wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Jon >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There will be some customisation present in your old 5.0.8 wiki that >>>>>>> isn't compatible with one of the changes introduced with 5.0.9. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There are two options to sort things out: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> * Import your tiddlers from 5.0.8 to an empty 5.0.9 one by one, >>>>>>> avoiding any customisation tiddlers (which will typically be overrides >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> shadow tiddlers) >>>>>>> * Open the old wiki in 5.0.8 and delete the customisation tiddlers, >>>>>>> re-save it, and then use it for the upgrade >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There'll be a fix of some sort for this in 5.0.10; either a "safe" >>>>>>> mode that disables customisations, or a way of selectively importing. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best wishes >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jeremy >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Jon <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyone know what the problem might be? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As you can see, everything has shifted to the extreme left and all >>>>>>>> the buttons are missing >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, Jon. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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/d/optout. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Jeremy Ruston >>>>>>> mailto:[email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jeremy Ruston >>>>> mailto:[email protected] >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jeremy Ruston >>> mailto:[email protected] >>> >> > > > -- > Jeremy Ruston > mailto:[email protected] <javascript:> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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