Hi Walter
I'm sorry you've been having problems with TiddlyWiki.
I am new to tiddlywiki.
>
> I am running debian, I usually use Google Chrome Version 41.0.2272.76
> (64-bit).
>
What does happens under Chrome when you click the circled check mark? The
browser should automatically download the modified version of the file, so
that the new copy ends up in your downloads folder. You'll need to locate
the file and drag it back into the browser to verify that your changes are
saved. Can you let me know what is happening when you try it?
The only thing that I can think of that would prevent Chrome from saving
changes in this way is if you have a browser extension that is interfering
with TiddlyWiki. It may be worth disabling your extensions before trying it.
> I have also tried Midori, and Iceweasel 31.5 (Iceweasel is Firefox).
>
The most convenient way to work with TiddlyWiki is to use Firefox with the
TiddlyFox add-on. Does that work for you?
I have been googling, and looking through these forums. Apparently this is
> long-time problem with tiddlywiki.
>
Getting people to understand how to use TiddlyWiki is sometimes tricky
because it's so different than most web applications, but I don't think
there's any long-time problems with it.
> I have tried saving in many different ways. No matter what, when I reload
> the file, my changes are gone. I have right-clicking and save as, I have
> tried "save page" from the browser. I have tried the circled check mark. No
> matter what, the wiki will not save.
>
The other things that you tried ("right-clicking and save as" and ""save
page" from the browser") will not work; they just save a copy of the
original file.
So far, I am extremely disappointed with tiddlywiki.
>
> Seems to me, being able to reliably save is very *very *big deal. I don't
> want to spend all day doing some kind of work, and then find it did not
> save.
>
Clearly that is true, but let me reassure you that TiddlyWiki works very
well; I think there must be something pretty basic going wrong here,
possibly due to lack of clarity with the instructions, or with an errant
extension as discussed above.
> Being able to save with only one particular browser (and I cannot even do
> that now) is not good enough. I do not always have my choice of browser.
> Also, I like being able to use the browser I want to use.
>
There are many options for different ways to use TiddlyWiki. Using it in
the single file configuration does indeed put some specific requirements on
the browser, but the Node.js configuration allows you to use any browser.
> Saving is crucial. Saving should be easy, and reliable, and work with any
> browser.
>
I'd love it if we could make saving easier. The problem is that browsers
were not designed for this usage.
Because I am new, I am trying to keep an open mind, but this may be a show
> stopper.
>
Don't give up! It's either a documentation issue, or interference from a
browser extension. TiddlyWiki works fine when used correctly.
Best wishes
Jeremy.
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