@Maitland Gill It is important to note that there are significant differences between TiddlyWiki, TiddlyWikiClassic and TiddlySpace.
TiddlyWikiClassic (TWC) used to be "the only TiddlyWiki" and therefore simply known as TiddlyWiki at that time(!). Now when people say TiddlyWiki, they typically refer to the major reworked version TiddlyWiki5 (TW5). In other words: When people say TW they nowadays mean TW5. More on TW(...5) below. A few years back came an exciting service known as TiddlySpace (TS) where you could easily set up on-line tiddlywikis for collaboration. The tiddlywikis here were build with a very different architecture from TWC, focussing more on individual tiddlers than the whole wiki. For instance, where TWC has a kind of top down approach, i.e "a wiki with tiddlers", TS tiddlywikis are more centered around individual tiddlers - "tiddlers combined into a wiki". One major difference is that in a TS tiddlywiki you can *include* other peoples tiddlers into your own wiki, "live", so that changes they make also affect yours. As you note, you can also "communicate" with others in TS. I would say you shouldn't bother with this though, at this stage. It won't be worth the effort, at this stage. Unfortunately the architectural differences between a TS wiki and TWC means that a lot of what can be done in TS cannot be done with a TWC. (However, most of what you can do in TWC can also be done in TS.) A year or so ago, TW inventor and chief developer Jeremy Ruston presented brought out a new brain child from his crypt; TiddlyWiki5 (the "5" refers to that it is built on/for html5 if I understand correctly). This is a total rework of TWC. While it has obvious similiartities to the eye, it is constructed in a whole other (and superior) way so you can't use any of the plugins and things from TWC other than perhaps the actual text in a TWC tiddler. Again, this is where the original TiddlyWiki changed name into TiddlyWikiClassic and this new creation is gradually taking over the name TiddlyWiki. TW(5) is the architecture we will keep "for the coming 25 years"! Yes, it is that good ;-) Based on what you write here and in the TS-link you provide, I would suggest that you focus on TW5 and simply keep on playing around. You do mention collaboration as a goal with TW for you and while TS currently is the best solution for that I would say it is not a 100% satisfying one. A simple alternative could perhaps be to just store a TW(5) in a shared dropbox or google drive folder. Still not a 100% solution, but one major difference is that TW is being developed and there are steps towards more collaborative setups. As you play around more and hang around here you will find that some of your questions are a bit odd in that you're focussing on things that are not very important or that can be considered a bit obscure for someone at your stage. For instance, text formatting with html in TW is in deed possible, but you'd primarily use other ways both in TWC/TS and TW5. Ok, I probably don't answer your very questions but this gives you a background that IMO is of more value. All best <:-) On Saturday, December 6, 2014 6:48:11 PM UTC+1, Maitland Gill wrote: > > I've been working on a guide, so that newcomers like myself know how to > use TiddlyWiki. However, I've reached a point where I can't go any further > without some help. Everything I understand so far, can be seen here: > http://theinvertedtower.tiddlyspace.com/Detailed%20instructions%20on%20how%20to%20use%20and%20modify%20TiddlyWiki > > I don't really know how to use TiddlySpace, or Plugin's, or even how to > connect with other users. What do you think we need to work on? > > -- 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.
