Hi Elizabeth, Have a look at [1]. See Customization > Advanced customization > Adding parts by tagging where you can find information about the system tags. The information is not totally up to date (up to TW5.0.13-beta); I am in the process of upgrading my guides.
Cheers, Ton [1] http://tw5custom.tiddlyspot.com/ On Saturday, August 23, 2014 4:15:49 PM UTC+2, Elizabeth Blythe wrote: > > Okay, after a break, I'm back at it. > > The experience is much better this time - no problems saving or anything. > > Can I get a sentence or two about what each of these tags do? > > $:/tags/ControlPanel <http://giffmex.org/TiddlyQuickly.html#ControlPanel> > $:/tags/EditTemplate <http://giffmex.org/TiddlyQuickly.html#EditTemplate> > $:/tags/EditToolbar <http://giffmex.org/TiddlyQuickly.html#EditToolbar> > $:/tags/MoreSideBar <http://giffmex.org/TiddlyQuickly.html#MoreSideBar> > $:/tags/PageControls <http://giffmex.org/TiddlyQuickly.html#PageControls> > $:/tags/PageTemplate <http://giffmex.org/TiddlyQuickly.html#PageTemplate> > $:/tags/SideBar <http://giffmex.org/TiddlyQuickly.html#SideBar> > $:/tags/TiddlerInfo <http://giffmex.org/TiddlyQuickly.html#TiddlerInfo> > $:/tags/ViewTemplate <http://giffmex.org/TiddlyQuickly.html#ViewTemplate> > $:/tags/ViewToolbar <http://giffmex.org/TiddlyQuickly.html#ViewToolbar> > > > I ask because they're in the TiddlyQuickly link (awesome, thank you for > sharing it with me!) as part of the tutorial under the label "Adjusting the > appearance and layout of TiddlyWiki (slide 12 of 13)". I'm not really sure > I understand this section, but I think I'm getting closer. > > Thanks again for the patience and help! > > Warm regards, > Elizabeth > > On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 6:40:28 PM UTC+10, Richard Smith wrote: >> >> Hi Elizabeth, >> >> Your project sounds very interesting. I have thought before that TW would >> be excellent for a "choose your own adventure" type book - I used to be >> obsessed with a series of books called "Fighting Fantasy" when I was a kid. >> >> If you decide to stick with TW classic, you should probably download the >> latest version, check it works and then try importing the tiddlers from >> your old wiki into the new one. >> >> If you decide to try TW5, I'm sure everyone here would be happy to help. >> Personally I have decided to commit to using it and trust that it will >> eventually have all the features that I "need" for my project (I am writing >> a textbook) >> >> I think it would be great for somebody who is completely new to TW5 to >> write a plain English guide to doing the basics without going "under the >> hood". Once you've learned how it all works it's easy to forget what it >> looks like to people who haven't. >> >> I hope you get it to work. >> >> Regards, >> Richard >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 5:45:41 PM UTC+10, Elizabeth Blythe wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Daniel & Richard, >>> >>> I haven't seen the TiddlyQuickly site, so I'll have a read. If I can >>> figure this out before I get too frustrated, I may even write my own >>> tutorial (unless it's reinventing the wheel, since it looks like there's a >>> few people collaborating on this). >>> >>> Amongst my many past times, I'm an online game designer, and I'm using >>> the wiki to design a story-based non-linear game. An example is something >>> like this: http://cinders.wikia.com/wiki/Cinders_Wiki <-- mind, that's >>> the underlying structure, not the front end. >>> >>> What I need to do is change up the navigation, then add dialogue and >>> plot archs that link to one another, etc. It shouldn't be that hard with >>> base TiddlyWiki functionality. I have an older version of TW (not sure >>> which it is) that I keep getting errors on upon opening. >>> >>> Thanks again for the help; I'll check out those sites. >>> >>> Warm regards, >>> Elizabeth >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 2:35:32 PM UTC+10, Daniel Baird wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> In addition to Richard Smith's comments, I think it's worth noting that >>>> (in my estimation) TW5 is being build from the inside out -- technical >>>> architecture first, then getting the fiddly inside bits right, then the >>>> nice friendly bits will come on after. So I think it's okay for it to be >>>> "unfriendly" now, where it expects you to twist some metaphorical wires >>>> together to switch things on and off. >>>> >>>> My expectation is that in the near future, the (equally metaphorical) >>>> nice carbon fibre panels and the dashboard with switches and dials gets >>>> added, and there will be a much more pleasant "Initial Experience". >>>> >>>> If anything, the thing that's trickiest is that tiddlywiki.com goes to >>>> tw5 and not the prior tw version. >>>> >>>> ;Daniel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 6 August 2014 11:33, Elizabeth Blythe <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just want to say thank you for all of the help. >>>>> >>>>> I also want to express that, while I honor the work that went into >>>>> this - gosh, thank you for creating a project flexible, for free, >>>>> for anyone walking along with an internet connection - I'm disappointed >>>>> with some of the design choices in TW5. >>>>> >>>>> The thing I loved about TiddlyWiki to start off with was that it was >>>>> in plain English, you didn't need to know how the wiki worked to tailor >>>>> pretty much every aspect of it, you needed very little information about >>>>> its structure (there were enough crumbs within the wiki itself to figure >>>>> out or find anything you didn't know) within past TiddlyWikis that they >>>>> had >>>>> a lot of utility for non-tech people. I've been chipping away at TW5 for >>>>> about four days now and have barely figured out how tags work. The >>>>> documentation I'm reading doesn't really seem to help me figure out what >>>>> I >>>>> want to know, the TiddlyWiki itself reads like Greek, and I'm seriously >>>>> worried that I will be unable to use TW5 for the project I had in mind. >>>>> >>>>> TW5 seems to have moved away from being a layman's highly configurable >>>>> and transportable notebook - now, I need to find and use special >>>>> characters, figure out where those things are and how they work, and >>>>> actually get a help websites and group support to tell me how to do >>>>> things... on the past TiddlyWikis that I used, I was up and running with >>>>> really complex work in maybe thirty minutes at the outside, and I never >>>>> had >>>>> to join a community to get help. It let me focus on what I was using the >>>>> wiki for, not have to learn how to use the wiki. >>>>> >>>>> Maybe I'm too impatient or something, I don't know, but I think >>>>> TiddlyWiki5 went way right field of what made it appealing to the average >>>>> Joe in the first place. It's a shame that IE, Firefox and Chrome these >>>>> days >>>>> seem to hate my older version of TiddlyWiki, so I can't use that either. >>>>> >>>>> Please understand that I don't mean any of the above to be >>>>> intentionally nasty or over-critical; I just wanted to raise the point >>>>> constructively for consideration. Like I said, I deeply appreciate the >>>>> work >>>>> that's gone into this, and that I even had the option of using TiddlyWiki. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> - Elizabeth >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, August 3, 2014 11:14:12 PM UTC+10, Ton Gerner wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Elizabeth, >>>>>> >>>>>> Have a look at [1] >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Ton >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] http://tw5custom.tiddlyspot.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sunday, August 3, 2014 1:38:29 PM UTC+2, Jeremy Ruston wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Elizabeth >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's a list of system tags here: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://tiddlywiki.com/#SystemTags >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best wishes >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jeremy >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Elizabeth Blythe <[email protected] >>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you, Richard! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Is there a comprehensive list of system tags and what they do >>>>>>>> somewhere? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Once again, thank you! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sunday, August 3, 2014 4:47:58 PM UTC+10, Richard Smith wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You can add a tab to the sidebar by making a new Tiddler, eg; >>>>>>>>> "Table of Contents" and giving it the tag $:/tags/SideBar. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> Richard >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sunday, August 3, 2014 10:13:37 AM UTC+10, Elizabeth Blythe >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Greetings, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I used to use an older version of TiddlyWiki, so I'm used to >>>>>>>>>> being able to define what goes into the navigation links (which are >>>>>>>>>> now on >>>>>>>>>> the right). I can't imagine this functionality has been removed... >>>>>>>>>> but I >>>>>>>>>> can't seem to find any HowTos on the website that tell me how to do >>>>>>>>>> this in >>>>>>>>>> the newest version of TiddlyWiki (or even TiddlyWiki Classic). It is >>>>>>>>>> most >>>>>>>>>> likely a language barrier because there's a lot of jaron and content >>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>> search through... anyway. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I've spent last night and tonight trying to figure out how to >>>>>>>>>> modify the navigation topics to insert the header, then sub >>>>>>>>>> navigation >>>>>>>>>> points I want. How do I do that? Is it no longer contained in a >>>>>>>>>> special >>>>>>>>>> system tiddler? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the help! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> - Elizabeth >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Daniel Baird >>>> objoke: I had a problem and decided to solve it with threading. 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