Hi Eric, thank you for this update! I'm glad to see that TWC development doesn't stop at all. I will test and report as soon as possible.
Regards, Albert Am 25.08.2014 03:59 schrieb "Eric Shulman" <elsdes...@gmail.com>: > Greetings all! > > I'm very pleased to announce that TiddlyWiki Classic version 2.9.0 BETA1 > is now available for download and testing, here: > > http://classic.tiddlywiki.com/beta > > This long-delayed update to TiddlyWiki Classic includes fixes or > improvements for open issues and pull requests related to some common > problems encountered by TiddlyWiki users, authors and developers. Here's a > quick list of items that have been resolved: > > 112: Allow international characters and leading/trailing whitespace in > slice names > 132: URLs containing square brackets not recognized > 147: Transclusion problem on startup > 154: Parametric transclusion doesn't work properly with refreshing > 156: Fix javaDebugInformation function > 157: Improve the String.prototype.escapeRegExp utility > 159: Cookies are not working in Opera > 160: Remove the syncing item from the default ToolbarCommands > 161: Make new tiddlers open below below the one containing newTiddler macro > 162: Substitute missing arguments of parametric transclusions with an > empty line > 166: Use default editmode text for themes with non-standard template names > > Please download this BETA release at your earliest opportunity and test > using content from your existing TiddlyWiki Classic documents to verify > that these changes correct any problems you were experiencing while not > introducing any new problems for documents that was previously working as > desired. > > The plan is to make a full release of TW290 as soon as it can be confirmed > that the update does not break AMBIT (http://ambit.tiddlyspace.com), a > TiddlySpace-based application that is being used daily by a large, active > user base of over 1000 mental health care providers throughout the UK. > Hopefully, the AMBIT testing and verification process can be completed > quickly, so TW290 can be promoted to full release within the next few weeks > (or even sooner). > > Moving forward beyond TW2.9.0.... > > While the existing "ecosystem" of TiddlyWiki Classic offers a rich > environment of mature plugins and document "applications" that will > continue to provide a great deal of value and utility for some time to > come, there is currently no intention to add significant new code or > features to the TiddlyWiki Classic core codebase, as the future of > TiddlyWiki clearly lies with the power of TiddlyWiki5. > > Nevertheless, there are still some currently open issues and pull requests > for TiddlyWiki Classic, and any new problems with TiddlyWiki Classic should > continue to be reported. The plan is to make a few, more frequent, > incremental updates (e.g., TW291, 292, etc.) while TiddlyWiki5 continues > its progress towards a stable mainstream release. Once that occurs, a > "final" update to TiddlyWiki Classic... version 3.0.0... will be built and > released. > > Of course, I will continue to provide online help and support for existing > TiddlyWiki Classic documents and plugins for the foreseeable future, as > long as there a need for that help. However, once TW5 is out of beta, my > primary focus will shift to creating and publishing a TW5 version of > TiddlyTools and developing new plugins for TiddlyWiki5, as well as writing > TiddlyWiki5 documentation (perhaps an actual book?!?) and providing user > support for the "migration path" from TiddlyWiki Classic to TiddlyWiki5 > (i.e., guidelines and scripts for converting existing documents). > > enjoy, > -e > Eric Shulman > TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios > > YOUR DONATIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT! > HELP ME TO HELP YOU - MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO MY "TIP JAR"... > http://TiddlyTools.github.com/fundraising.html#MakeADonation > > Professional TiddlyWiki Consulting Services... > Analysis, Design, and Custom Solutions: > http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#Contact > > -- > 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 tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
