HI David > I know that this was available in TW classic, such as the inlcude plugin > <http://tiddlywiki.abego-software.de/#IncludePlugin>, there is a whole thread > here in the TW group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/tiddlywiki/sharing$20$2F$20importing$20external$20tiddlers$20/tiddlywiki/rQz8aDt76vQ/JNY4LX-_fAcJ> > discssing it, and it's various offshoots. > > The question is how is TW5 so different that these TW classic plugins don't > work for TW5 ? Are they relatively easy to make them TW5 compatible ?
It’s the browsers that have changed; since TiddlyWiki Classic days all of the major browsers have implemented substantial restrictions on the actions that can be performed from a file:// URI. TWC’s includeplugin doesn’t work like it did in contemporary browsers. Best wishes Jeremy. > > Hegart, > > I hear what you are saying, if there was a way to create a 'permanent' import > external TW file with a bunch of pre set fields that would work for me, add > in the required settings a single time in that system tiddler, then just use > a 'refresh' button when required would be a workable solution as far as I am > concerned. Much like the current import tiddler, but with the location of the > external tiddler already available > > D > > > > > On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 7:17:19 PM UTC+2, Mark S. wrote: > There's supposed to be the ability to link to external tid files using > _canonical_uri. However, it doesn't work on my very latest FF, so not sure > where it does work. I notice that the link to > http://tiddlywiki.com/#ExternalText <http://tiddlywiki.com/#ExternalText> > doesn't exist, so maybe the idea was dropped.. > > You might look at Tobias Beer's <<external>> plugin and see if it's want you > want: http://tobibeer.github.io/tw5-plugins/#external > <http://tobibeer.github.io/tw5-plugins/#external> > > > > On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 3:16:36 AM UTC-7, David Myers wrote: > Hello All. > > First of all I would like to thank all those who have worked on TiddlyWiki ~ > suffice to say I love it lots and lots. > > Recently I've started a number of TiddlyWiki files and I often want to > include them into one another. > > I know that I can 'import' and external TiddlyWiki from the Tools > Import > menu in the side bar. > > However would like to be able to 'transclude' an external wiki into my > current one. > > My use case: > > I am writing my thesis, and use TW to take notes. > I use zotero and BibTex for storing my references. Whic I then import (one at > a time) using inmysocks Citations Plugin > <http://inmysocks.tiddlyspot.com/#Citations%20Plugin> > However I keep all my citations in a single tiddlywiki file, and then simply > import this file into each of my other TiddlyWiki notebooks. > > This works fine, but I would really appreciate a way for the TW with the > references / citations in to auto update into the currently open TW file > (much like how transcluding a tiddler mean I only need a single copy of it > and any updates I make are seen wherever it is transcluded. > This functionality exists in TW classic using the SharedTiddlerPlugin or > ExternalTiddlersPlugin etc, but currently doesn't seem to be availabe in TW5 > (or have I missed something ?) > > Another option would be to add in an 'import' button to do this automatically > with this specified file. > > I found the loadTiddlersFromFile function, but I'm not sure how to call it > directly from within the a tiddler. I could place a 'button' within the local > references tiddler that could point to the external file. > > If anyone can give me any pointers that would be great, I'm fairly new to > working on TW. > > > to this end I attemtped to find the JS code in the empty tiddlywiki file, but > I can't seem to find it, as it doesn't seem to be called 'load' or 'import' > > -- > 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 > <mailto:tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com > <mailto:tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki > <https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/23e3548a-cbf3-42c2-b1af-f3445eb07c5a%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/23e3548a-cbf3-42c2-b1af-f3445eb07c5a%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <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 https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/7A143778-B35A-4A60-9349-6FC893E599AE%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
