Mark,
I am yet to test this but could it be extended as follows
<<editnsave myfield "stringvalue">>
But idealy
<<editnsave myfield "{{!!myfield}}">>
to prepopulate it?
It is often helpful to utilise the edit of a value to display it as well so
that you can save screen realestate.
Regards
Tony
On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 1:12:47 AM UTC+10, Mark S. wrote:
>
> Re request #2, use the following macro. Put it in a tiddler tagged
> $:/tags/Macro.
>
> Then put <<editnsave myfield>> anywhere in the tiddler that you want to
> edit the field. This will create an edit field and a reset button. Use the
> * button the first time you use the field to synch it with the current
> values. Edit in the field. Press Save when you're done.
>
> HTH
> Mark
>
> \define editnsave(field)
> <$vars tid="$:/temp/$(currentTiddler)$" fld=
> "$:/temp/$(currentTiddler)$!!$field$" fldx=
> "{{$:/temp/$(currentTiddler)$!!$field$}}" >
>
> $field$: <$edit tiddler=<<tid>> field="$field$"/>
> <$button>*<$wikify name=val text="{{!!$field$}}"><$action-setfield
> $tiddler=<<tid>> $field="$field$" $value=<<val>> /></$wikify>
> </$button>
> <$button>Save<$wikify name=val text="<<fldx>>"><$action-setfield
> $field="$field$" $value=<<val>> /></$wikify>
> </$button>
>
> </$vars>
> \end
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 6:55:03 PM UTC-7, TonyM wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> Please forgive my being so brash to propose some TW5 core additions but I
>> am in the middle of a learing curve that may inform some improvements to
>> the core that will help others on this learning curve. I would liove your
>> feedback and if you are a GitHub proficiant person for you to submitt them.
>> First I will explain what I want with a small explination and hope the
>> reasons prove self evident, however I will put a longer argument if
>> requested. I acknowledge there may be a gap in my knowledge and are happy
>> to be set straight. I am no Genius but I am not stupid and a clear way to
>> do the following would have made adopting TW5 much easier. I hope I am
>> using the correct terminology.
>>
>> Psudo-Constants
>> Provide tools to create "constants" within a given tiddler and any
>> sub-tiddlers (transcluded, called, macros etc...)
>> I have finaly learned I can do this using the below
>>
>> \define currentobjectsrc()
>> {{!!title}}
>> \end
>> <$wikify name="currentobject" text=<<currentobjectsrc>>>
>>
>> Such that <<currentobject>> has the same value in all sub-tiddlers
>>
>> *This is still not sufficent as <<currentobject>> can only be used in
>> some places*.
>>
>> Why cant we have an established syntax that allows this as a built in
>> feature?
>>
>> The current methods are way to convoluted and I fear act as a barier to
>> someone using tiddlywiki as their knowledge must be much deeper than it
>> need be before they can do something most people will think of while they
>> are learing about tiddlywiki. In this case much can be done without
>> learning to navigate a lot of complexity by providing values that are not
>> so context sencitive.
>>
>> Edit fields in Current Tiddler
>> Provide the tools to edit fields in the Current Tiddler
>>
>> The complexity of editing fields in the current tiddler, whilst it has
>> its technical reasons, runs counter to the intuitive value of tiddlywiki.
>> The most practical way is to use the tiddler edit function in which case
>> the user has to see all possible fields and values. I would like to provide
>> access to edit fields in the current tiddler through the View Template,
>> without needing to use two additional tiddlers to achive this.
>>
>> I understand the issue is the rendering of each key stroke and the loss
>> of focus, but why can we not have a method where you nominate a field and
>> its value is placedn in an external tiddler, you then edit the field value
>> and on pressing a (field) save button, it is written back to the calling
>> tiddler in one shot?
>>
>> Once again the current methods are way to convoluted and I fear act as a
>> barier to someone using tiddlywiki as their knowledge must be much deeper
>> than it need be before they can do something most people will think of
>> while they are learing about tiddlywiki.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Tony
>>
>
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