Ciao Jeremy I get your points. I come out in a slightly different place.
On FILE SAVING my point is that the save is not re-entrant under normal conditions. That is my understanding. You can save but you then have to open the thing in a new instance? Have I understood correctly? Part of what I am getting at, I think, is naive users when coming across TW can get befuddled when its not re-entrant. I myself have frequently got confused using it in Opera. Save. Open. Which tab is which? You get the idea? PouchDB we discussed, yes. I just think its a neat example that works pretty damn well. I agree its not really a universal portable solution. I think my broad question is still valid. Of course I'm very much focused on people like me who like TiddlyWiki but find the saving aspect of it odd. I'm sure I'm not alone. Really I want it as always re-entrant software behaves. Best wishes Josiah On Tuesday, 15 November 2016 18:21:48 UTC+1, Jeremy Ruston wrote: > > Hi Josiah > > There is already a near-universal solution to saving changes within the > browser: the built-in HTML5-compatible “download saver”. It works on > practically all desktop browsers, and many mobile browsers. However, the > user experience is poor, and there is scope for human error. > > Apart from the universal, fallback saver, we’ve got more specialised > savers that work in specific environments. For example, the saver for > TiddlySpot, or TiddlyFox, or the one that works with Windows HTA files. > > So, I’m not sure what you’re asking. I don’t think that the HTML5 standard > contains any overlooked mechanisms that can allow TiddlyWiki saves changes. > I am not aware of any non-standardised browser features that help us, > either. > > Finally, you mention PouchDB. Again, as we’ve discussed before, there’s > nothing magical going on there. Data is saved to one of several HTML5 local > storage mechanisms. TiddlyWiki5 could use those mechanisms to save changes, > but it’s scarcely a replacement for the standard saving mechanism because > ones data remains locked up within the browser, and can’t easily be > transported elsewhere. > > Best wishes > > Jeremy > > > On 15 Nov 2016, at 16:45, Josiah <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > Ciao > > TiddlyWiki can be opened in any browser on any device running any platform > that supports JavaScript. > > However it can't currently be saved in a consistent way across them. > > And on mobile devices its look is often messy. > > *I'm wondering if there is a UNIVERSAL solution to this?* > > Like combining Riz's mobile theme (that looks excellent on all devices > I've looked at it---AND for normal screens too ... Looks good as the > default) .... > > ... with Daniello's saving mechanism (using pouchDB) that functions > well over several platforms? > > In any case I guess I'm making a point that for the broader user-base the > more Universal and consistent the behaviour of the starting TiddlyWiki you > download is the better. > > Best wishes > Josiah > > > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > 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/7c1f1786-bda7-4fd3-af70-d1361994448f%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/7c1f1786-bda7-4fd3-af70-d1361994448f%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/3a7d3f4c-c8a1-428a-b969-b458257b66e5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
