Hi Blake Sorry if I was unclear but I do not support the idea of importing files > directly into an html file such as TiddlyWiki since this will cause slow > down and a loss of file mobility. >
Well, I think the ability to embed images etc is useful, but I agree that it is an ability that has to be exercised with caution. I don't quite understand why you think that embedding a file into TW causes a loss of mobility? I think that one of the advantages of embedding is that it makes it easier to move the TW file around, without worrying about dependent files. > My request for a link import was based on linking to relative files and > folders. > > One point to note is that you'll get different behaviour if you drag the >> link into the text editor within a tiddler you are editing ... We could >> indeed tweak it to be a relative link if possible. > > > I think this would vastly improve the process of including files in TW. > OK > By the way, when I drag a file into the text region of a Tiddler during > editing I get redirected by my browser to the file (using most recent > Chrome on Win 8) so I do not get the absolute link you mentioned. > Yes, dragging a file behaves differently. It's dragging a link from the browser into a text editor that has the behaviour I described. Best wishes Jeremy. > > -Blake > > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 4:46 PM, Jeremy Ruston <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Blake >> >> One point to note is that you'll get different behaviour if you drag the >> link into the text editor within a tiddler you are editing. By default, >> you'll get the absolute link. We could indeed tweak it to be a relative >> link if possible. >> >> The behaviour I was thinking about in my answers above is when you drag >> the link into the rest of the TiddlyWiki window, which triggers the import >> mechanism. It's still unclear to me what we should do when we try to import >> a link. >> >> Best wishes >> >> Jeremy. >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Blake Blacksmith < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> We could indeed introduce special behaviour for dragging links; the >>>> browser identifies the text as a link when it is dropped. *The problem >>>> is that it's not clear what that behaviour should be; for image links*, >>>> ... >>>> >>>> >>> I do not think the job of a drag-and-drop file-link *inserter *should >>> include determining what type of data the file-link leads to. That should >>> be up to the user to decide with [img[...]] or other user-defined file >>> handling macros. >>> >>> The most general & simple solution would be that the drag-and-dropped >>> function should: >>> >>> 1. grab the absolute-file-link string file >>> >>> - such as: *file:///d:/data/Proj/* >>> *PhotoScrapbook/origs/%7B040%7DIM-3837.jpg* >>> >>> >>> 2. check that the file is within the TiddlyWiki's folder >>> >>> - for example: *d:/data/Proj/**PhotoScrapbook/ * >>> >>> >>> 3. paste the appropriate link into a text box >>> >>> - if it is in under same folder as the TiddlyWiki then paste the >>> *relative >>> *file link text : *file:.//**origs/%7B040%*7DIM-3837.jpg >>> - and if the file is not under that folder assume the user wants the >>> file to be imported into the TiddlyWiki are raw text. >>> >>> >>> - could also have the option to paste the *absolute *path link text >>> : f*ile:///d:/data/Proj/*PhotoScrapbook/origs/%7B040%*7DIM-3837.jpg >>> *(although >>> I am not sure under what scenario this would be useful). >>> >>> How does that sound? Is that doable or does that violate some browser >>> security limitations? >>> >>> Blake >>> >>> -- >>> 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 a topic in the >> Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tiddlywiki/k-cMEGkOV-8/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. >> > > -- > 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. 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