I think there should be some system tiddler that are updated with these type of state changes - this would allow widget to listen for changes through the refresh mechanism.
On Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 9:34:50 AM UTC+1, PMario wrote: > > On Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 5:45:29 AM UTC+2, John Newell wrote: >> >> I may not have communicated this objective clearly - for which I >> apologise - but the solution provided by Mario works perfectly. >> > > That's cool. > > >> The issue is not whether TW needs to detect online connection - as the >> TWebook will have (on probably its FIRST SCREEN) the option of online / >> offline delivery.... >> THAT STATUS will be known by the user - >> > > I know. That's why I did include some "online/offline" messages. So you > can see, what's possible, to tell the users manual action is needed. > > >> as the target for these TWebooks is for USE on mobile devices. >> The user will know whether they are online or offline - >> and even if they aren't sure - the lack of imagery ( or the note that >> does appear where an image should be when offline ) >> will prompt them to click "the OFFLINE button" ) >> > > That's right. ... but if TW can detect the status, we *could* implement > some magic behind the scenes and let the <$image> widget decide, what to > show. For TW imo this is a very common use-case, because our initial focus > is "offline first". > > >> This has brought up a realisation for me >> >> *TW - in the way I will deliver THIS project - is far more like an APP >> than an ebook.* >> > > Yea, TiddlyWiki is a "chameleon" > > have fun! > mario > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/4fd5f3ae-ed2c-4eb0-9153-2e0e289661f2%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
