Wow. "NoteSelf - The Missing Manual"
On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 8:05:27 AM UTC-5, Lost Admin wrote: > > I might regret this, but I'm going to attempt to help you JWHoneycutt. > > NoteSelf does not work like TiddlyWiki even though it is built on top of > TiddlyWiki. > > NoteSelf stores all of your content online on a server. The server in > question uses the Apache CouchDB server software. There is a service > provider called Cloudant that hosts that software and offers use of it for > free provided you stay below some limits they have defined. Because of the > nature of NoteSelf, it is almost impossible for a single person using a > single NoteSelf to actually go over those limits. > > The NoteSelf html file that Danielo says to download is a collection of > HTML, CSS, and Javascript that implements a front-end to the CouchDB server > and provides the same functionality as TiddlyWiki. But, unlike TiddlyWiki, > it doesn't save your changes locally. Instead it saves them to the server. > To speed things up for you NoteSelf also stores a copy in the browser's > local data (more on this later). This also means that if you use your > NoteSelf when you are unable to connect to the CouchDB server, your changes > get stored in the browser and sync to the server the next time that browser > on that computer is used and connected to the server. > > In order for the browser to be connected to the server, you need to log-in > to the server. That is where the cloud/offline button comes in. If it shows > offline, then you need to log-in. If it shows the cloud, then you are > logged in and it will try to sync. > > > Here is a picture of a sample NoteSelf that is successfully connected to > the CouchDB server, note the cloud icon: > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-enVx4XJqkpc/WW9XWslIOFI/AAAAAAAAAGE/uyjZzHXPomAzB3QTfmDEUR8WCSUdf1EVQCLcBGAs/s1600/noteself-example.PNG> > Here is a chopped up screenshot of the browser locally stored data that > Noteself created and uses: You can see yours (on Chrome) : > 1 in the Chrome Menu (3 vertical dots) -> More Tools -> Developer Tools > 2 open Noteself > 3 in the developer tools window (mine is on the right side of the browser > window) choose Application (menu near the top of the developer tools area) > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7fEmyWpddM4/WW9YTdq4OJI/AAAAAAAAAGI/JNRESwfVf4w2CD89ihk8D59xdsPyX_wJgCLcBGAs/s1600/noteself-local-storage.PNG> > > And, the same information also exists on the CouchDB server. Here is a cut > of a screenshot of the couchdb management interface showing the database > that stores the data for the above NoteSelf:' > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M6A_YgPZ9ig/WW9Ypy9r7jI/AAAAAAAAAGM/drY1ohA8vkMU3SqntAnU8KpTZNLodWazACLcBGAs/s1600/noteself-couchdb.PNG> > finally, the actual contents of the Start Tiddler in CouchDB: > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h7huZ5spJnM/WW9Y6HtJw7I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/smKWcda4z7QCzP-5r7LrOfX4TVYbldv7QCLcBGAs/s1600/Noteself-couchdb-tiddler.PNG> > > Did that help or make things even more confusing? > > > On Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 6:40:13 PM UTC-4, Danielo Rodríguez wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> New weekend and new version of NoteSelf. I'm proud to announce that we >> have fixed several bugs and also added a couple of modest features. >> >> Bug Fixes >> >> - There was a bug preventing any kind of tiddler exportation, instead >> a JSON representation of the database was exported. This bug has been >> fixed >> and now you can export any tiddler in any format as usual >> - Now it is possible to properly save the wiki in html. >> - Previously, because the synchronous nature of the saving >> mechanism (and the async one of the syncer module) you may end with >> incomplete files (not containing all your tiddlers). >> - Now when you save the wiki we make sure that all the tiddlers >> are loaded >> - Please note that for some reason this only works on the offline >> version. *IT WILL NOT WORK ON THE ONLINE ONE* >> - Palettes and palette tiddler have been added to the list of startup >> tiddlers. No more colors suddenly appearing after startup!! >> >> New features >> >> >> - Better login flow. Now if the browser has a cookie it will be >> picked automatically. This will save you unnecessary login typing!! >> - This is also way more secure than the basic authentication used >> before. >> - Synchronization changes are (almost) reflected instantly. Check it >> out this small GIFbetween two browsers simulating this situation >> - This feature is somewhat experimental, and may benefit from >> performance improvements in the future >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s3zrSRf2AD8/WU7oAso0tPI/AAAAAAAAXh4/AHa5h0P4p3ItQAEQNrFgpftW8P4_QCJvACLcBGAs/s1600/instant_sync.gif> >> >> >> >> - From the previous GIF you may have noticed that different tiddlers >> were open, that's because StoryList is not synced anymore between >> devices!! >> - This should allow a better multi user experience. >> - However editing conflicts between the same tiddlers are not >> guaranteed to be satisfactory >> - The Save config button from the control panel has been renamed to Save >> empty, which IMO is more correct >> - This button now works and does something: it downloads the wiki >> empty, with all the plugins and configurations, but without ANY TIDDLER >> - For some reason, *THIS DOES NOT WORK NEITHER ON THE ONLINE >> VERSION*, only on the offline one. So if you want to bake some >> plugins in your own copy, go for the offline version >> >> >> Hope you enjoy this new features and bugfixes, and enjoy even more using >> NoteSelf. >> >> Suggestions, questions, pull requests... everything is welcome! >> >> Regards >> > -- 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/4916101f-ed92-434d-9c7b-a6245a08a76a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
