Hi Matthew Autosave is supported in TiddlyDesktop and with TiddlyFox; you just need to upgrade to the latest TW core version to get it.
Best wishes Jeremy On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 6:03 PM, Matabele <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > TiddlyDesktop (https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyDesktop) provides > autosave with a standalone TW5 file without the need to set up node.js -- I > have this running on my Linux os and on my wife's Windoze7 os. A copy of a > TW5 file in a Dropbox folder can, therefore, be used on multiple devices -- > but not at the same time! > > An alternative is to use a node.js version on your Linux os, then export > an offline version to Dropbox periodically. This offline file can be edited > on other devices with TiddlyDesktop, then re-imported back into node.js > when returning to your Linux os. > > One trick to minimise the sync problem with a shared TW file in a Dropbox > folder, is to edit tiddlers in another TW located in a normal folder. Drop > the tiddler to edit onto your normal TW file (or create a new one), edit > it, then drop the finished tiddler back onto the shared TW file in Dropbox > when done. > > regards > > > On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 6:41:09 PM UTC+2, Matthew Petty wrote: >> >> I wanted some advice on how to set up my Tiddlywiki to be the most >> efficient and safe. >> I want to access it from multiple machines via Dropbox. My work machine >> is a Windows laptop. My personal laptop runs Ubuntu Linux. It would be >> great if my wife could access it on he Macbook. >> I have TW5.07-beta in Dropbox at the moment, and I use Firefox with the >> TiddlyFox extension to edit and save it. I do this at home and at work. It >> works fine, and I love the flexibility of filters and tags. Very powerful. >> >> Is there a way I could set it up so that I could have real Autosave? >> There have been times I've forgotten to click save, and I've lost stuff as >> a result. I see that node.js could be a solution, but I don't know how to >> proceed. >> Could someone suggest a configuration that would work on the three types >> of machines, and give autosave capability, and whatever other cool tricks >> node.js can give? >> More critically, could someone write or point to a step-by-step tutorial >> to set all this up? >> >> Thanks for any suggestions and help, >> Matthew >> > -- > 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] -- 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.
