On Friday, September 19, 2014 8:04:55 AM UTC+2, aamaadmi wrote:
>
> i want to use list as
>
> 1 test
> 1.1 test
> 1.1.1 test
> 1.1.1.1 test
>
IMO with a wiki you don't want to use this type of numbering. ... It
doesn't make sense.
Let me explain why.
Numbering like this makes sense in a printed document, if you want to
reference a chapter, section or heading in a different portion of the text.
eg: in Chapter 3 you need to reference some text from chapter 2. So you
write: "As discussed in 2.1 Number 42 in the context of the universe". So
it's easy for the reader to find the mentioned text. .. Todays word
processors are quite good at handling cross referencing like this (I you
know how to use it.)
TW is no text formatting program like Word or the like. It's a hypertext
Wiki. Use [[Number 42 in the context of the universe]] to create a link.
Imo it doesn't make sense in a hypertext linked environment like TW.
- One very big advantage of TW is, that refactoring is easy and useful. ..
- Second great tool is tagging and dynamically created lists
an example: automatically created TableOfContent like at tiddlywiki.com
1. HelloThere
1.1 Discover TiddlyWiki
1.2 Some of the things you can do with TiddlyWiki
1.3 Something really important
2. Working with TiddlyWiki
2.1 The First Rule of Using TiddlyWiki
2.2 GettingStarted
You may notice "1.3 Something really important" ... is the 3rd entry. But
what happens if I decide to move it up
so it becomes: 1.1 Something really important .... Now all your references
in every tiddler where you used "1.3 Something really important" is broken
now ... and 1.1 and 1.2 are broken too.
So with TW just use [[Something really important]] to link it. If the
reader want's to read it she can click it. It's that easy.
an other example:
TW is very powerful in managing tags. Every tiddler can have several tags.
eg: http://tiddlywiki.com/#Macros is tagged: Reference and Concepts
With your numbering it would be "8.4 Macros" and "8.1.7 Macros" because it
is part of 2 different lists.
So which number is the right one? None of them, they are dynamic.
see:
<<list-links "[tag[Reference]]">> ... http://tiddlywiki.com/#Reference
<<list-links "[tag[Concepts]]">> ... http://tiddlywiki.com/#Concepts
Also my numbering here in this text may be right today.
But tomorrow the document at tiddlywiki.com may be different. So imo it's
not useful.
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If you need to print your texts. Let the text formatting program do the
cross referencing for you. They are good at it.
just my 2 €ents
mario
PS: If you don't believe me, let's talk again in several month ;)
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