So in this example (see attached), how would you have the macro set that initial default value if there is no existing value already there?
Would there have to be a javascript if then statement within the <$select></$select> tags? On Monday, February 27, 2017 at 12:36:56 PM UTC-7, Jeremy Ruston wrote: > > Hi Jeff > > Hi guys: thanks for the suggestions. However, it seems to be not quite > so simple. Simply setting the default selection in the widget doesn't seem > to actually activate that selection. I assume I have to actually update > the text of the state tiddler being used by the widget so it activates that > selection. > > > The description of the “default” attribute of the select widget is subtle: > > > Default value to be used if the tiddler, field or index specifies a > missing value > > So, what the attribute does is provide the value to be displayed by the > select widget if the tiddler/field/index is missing. > > > I would love to just say, whichever is the first entry in the list, > select that by default. > > Setting the select widget to a particular value is accomplished by > assigning that value to the tiddler field/index that is bound to the > widget. So, you’d need to explicitly assign the right value to that > field/index in order to select the default that you want. > > Best wishes > > Jeremy > > > > > > -- 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/5893ed43-5440-4610-badd-a6a30308f4ff%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
