I have created multiple TW5 files -
- one for personal,
- one for an AirBnb I run,
- one for work,
- one for a work-related course,
- one for the 5.1.14 pre-release,
- one for learning how to use TW5 without destroying functionality
(test.html)...
Often, I find myself searching within these TW5's for a tiddler - and it is
frustrating to figure out where it is. If I copy the tiddler and modify it
in the new TW5, I get into "version control" issues.
I started a search into "merging" all my TW5 files, and developing a strict
naming convention, and worried that the file would get out of control by
sheer size or huge search results.
Then I found JSON (on TW5 Tribal Knowledge and 5.1.14 pre-release) - and I
am curious.
- I understand I can create separate tiddler files and store them in a
"/tiddlers" subdirectory
- I can also call up entire TW5 files (like mine above) so that I don't
have to MERGE them?
- I must create a tiddlywiki.info file as a JSON type of file in the
root of the directory
This sounds like the answer to my problems (not having to merge disparate
TW5's), except:
- I managed to load JSON onto my Mac - but I can't find the "APP" in my
applications folder to place it onto my toolbar for easy access
- I have managed to create a separate JSON directory in my Dropbox, and
when I double click the "tiddlywiki.html" file my default browser pops up
with a file I can modify like I was in "any of my established TW5 files"
- I have also managed to add a link into my regular TEST.HTML which when
I click brings up the default browser and loads - my link is "
file:///Users/jwh/Dropbox/JSON/tiddlywiki.html"
Now is where it all falls down: I can't figure out how to create the
tiddlywiki.info file that contains a JSON object comprising the following
fields:
- *plugins* - an array of plugin names to be included in the wiki
- *themes* - an array of theme names to be included in the wiki
- *languages* - an array of language names to be included in the wiki
- *includeWikis* - an array of references to external wiki folders to be
included in the wiki
- *build* - a hashmap of named build targets, each defined by an array
of command tokens
- *config* - an optional hashmap of configuration options (see below)
Using Sublime Text I created this (trimming the example from the 5.1.14
pre-release) and saved it as "tiddlywiki.info" in my JSON directory:
{
"includeWikis": [
"../Users/jwh/Dropbox/TW5/JWH_Personal.html"
],
"build": {
"index": [
"--rendertiddler","$:/core/save/all","index.html","text/plain"],
"favicon": [
"--savetiddler","$:/favicon.ico","favicon.ico"]
},
"config": {
"retain-original-tiddler-path": true
}
}
Mind you I am winging it - I still don't know what a JSON is, but...
- I should be able to get to tiddlywiki.html using "Terminal" (as I did
at one point during setup instructions) - but now I can't figure out what
is the "path" or command - I need a simple stupid explanation of what
constitutes a valid path (ie. is my root "Dropbox" or "Users" and do I use
a period or two periods and how many forward slashes...) vs a relative path
(for simplicity's sake I am willing to use only absolute paths)
- By double clicking the tiddlywiki.html file in Dropbox, it does not
load the .tid file in "file:///Users/jwh/Dropbox/JSON/tiddlers
<file:///Users/jwh/Dropbox/JSON/tiddlywiki.html>"
- By double clicking the tiddlywiki.html file in Dropbox, it does not
load "file:///Users/jwh/Dropbox/TW5/JWH_Personal.html
<file:///Users/jwh/Dropbox/JSON/tiddlywiki.html>" (I renamed all my
TW5's with a "_" instead of spaces in case this was the problem)
I installed JSON using "sudo npm install -g tiddlywiki (Mac/Linux)", but do
not know how the -g flag is used when loading the tiddlywiki from the
command line - I tried "tiddlywiki -g --build index"
- TypeError: Cannot read property 'build' of null
- Do I need to build an index?
- When I get this right, is my command window supposed to morph into an
open instance of my browser showing me tiddlywiki.html?
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