Thanks Mark. Works like a charm. Never saw the constructor stuff; I think I get it; but most importantly, I can write <$list> that fail to return results. I do this as kind of an if statement. //steve.
On Friday, January 19, 2018 at 4:14:03 PM UTC-5, Mark S. wrote: > > Per the docs: > > title is a constructor > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftiddlywiki.com%2F%23Selection%2520Constructors&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFQskhPm_KPi1BccUGyGFxbXDtbHQ> > > (except in the form !title) > > This means that when you put title[This tiddler does not exist] you > actually *create* a list item. > > Switch the filters around: > > [title[This tiddler does not exist]is[tiddler]] > > and (2nd filter) > > [title[This tiddler does not exist]is[missing]] > > Good luck, > > -- Mark > > On Friday, January 19, 2018 at 12:34:43 PM UTC-8, Steven Schneider wrote: >> >> I am trying to (not) list tiddlers that (don't) exist. >> >> If I paste this into a new tiddler at http://tiddlywiki.com (or any >> tiddlywiki most likely): >> >> <$list filter="[is[tiddler]title[This tiddler does not exist]]"> >> This tiddler exists: <$link to=<<currentTiddler>>> <<currentTiddler>> >> </$link><br> >> </$list> >> >> <$list filter="[is[missing]title[This tiddler does not exist]]"> >> This tiddler is missing: <$link to=<<currentTiddler>>> <<currentTiddler>> >> </$link><br> >> </$list> >> >> >> Given that the tiddlywiki does not have a tiddler with title = "This >> tiddler does not exist", I would expect to see nothing at all resulting >> from the first <$list> and a link to a missing tiddler in the second <$list> >> >> Yet, I don't. So I think I'm mis-understanding what [is[tiddler] does, or >> how <$list> works... >> >> Any help much appreciated, >> >> //steve. >> > -- 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/2156f9ee-5e16-46f2-a7dc-542db6ffea57%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

