Folks, You need to look into the Two Panel TOC implementation to see the selected tiddler and the way the navigation works as it can be using an alternate story and history. I can see how it works in TWOutlier but in other outlines?
Regards Tony On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 10:44:12 AM UTC+10, Mark S. wrote: > > If new tiddlers are being generated, you might be calling with the wrong > parameters. This might be a good time to suggest that you be sure to have a > backup. > > For safety, you could call the toclink macro with names. Like > > <<toclink linkname:"1/2" title:"(1/2) m/wa" selectedTiddler:"$:/mySelection" > toc_home:"Noun">> > > Good luck > -- Mark > > On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 4:28:30 PM UTC-7, Clayton Northrup wrote: >> >> Thanks so much for this!! It seems to be navigating to "Nouns" but then >> also creating new tiddlers with a name equal to the title parameter and not >> actually selecting the child tiddler in the TOC. I am probably missing >> something stupid but unfortunately I don't have much time to dig into it >> tonight. I think I'm going to create a new test case from scratch to see >> if I have something funky in my current config. I'll keep you posted. >> Thanks again. >> >> On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 5:43:11 PM UTC-4, Mark S. wrote: >>> >>> Ok, haven't tested this in every possible configuration. In your table >>> tiddler: >>> >>> \define selectTiddler() >>> <$action-setfield $tiddler="""$(selectedTiddler)$""" $value= >>> """$(title)$"""/> >>> <$action-navigate $to="$(toc_home)$"/> >>> \end >>> \define toclink(linkname,title,selectedTiddler:"$:/mySelection",toc_home >>> :"Noun") >>> <$vars title="""$title$""" toc_home="""$toc_home$""" selectedTiddler= >>> """$selectedTiddler$""" > >>> <$button actions=<<selectTiddler>> class="tc-btn-invisible >>> tc-tiddlylink">$linkname$ >>> </$button> >>> </$vars> >>> \end >>> >>> >>> >>> Then for your link, use something like: >>> >>> <<toclink "1/2" ""(1/2) m/wa"" "$:/mySelection" "Noun">> >>> >>> The first parameter is the text you want to appear for the link. >>> >>> The 2nd parameter is the name of the tiddler you want to open in the TOC. >>> The 3rd parameter is the name of the tiddler that holds the selected >>> Tiddler name. Te default is $:/mySelection, but it must be the same as >>> selectedTiddler in your toc macro. >>> The 4th parameter is the name of the tiddler that has the TOC. The >>> default for the last parameter is "Noun". I made it flexible in case there >>> were more than 1 TOC's you would be making. Just remember that for each >>> parent/link set the parameter for "selectedTiddler" must be the same. >>> >>> If you use these macros in more than one tiddler, then you might want to >>> put them in a global macro tiddler. >>> >>> HTH >>> -- Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 2:18:51 PM UTC-7, Clayton Northrup wrote: >>>> >>>> You want to click on the "class #" link (e.g. 1/2) and have the Nouns >>>> tiddler open, already displaying the "(1/2) m/wa" tiddler in the TOC, >>>> right? >>>> >>>> Yes exactly!! The appearance isn't important at all. I will start >>>> looking into creating a button and if you have any tips/suggestions please >>>> pass them along. Thanks!! >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 3:38:28 PM UTC-4, Mark S. wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Ok, before I get off on the wrong track. >>>>> >>>>> You want to click on the "class #" link (e.g. 1/2) and have the Nouns >>>>> tiddler open, already displaying the "(1/2) m/wa" tiddler in the TOC, >>>>> right? >>>>> >>>>> If so, the trick to this, I think, is to use a button (instead of a >>>>> link) to set the value of the tiddler referenced by selectedTiddler and >>>>> then navigate to Noun. The button can be changed with CSS I think to look >>>>> like a link if the appearance is really important to you. >>>>> >>>>> So, does that seem about right? >>>>> >>>>> -- Mark >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 12:18:44 PM UTC-7, Clayton Northrup wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Sorry for all the confusion I'm probably not using the correct >>>>>> words/phrases or I'm trying to do something that can't be done :) The >>>>>> notebook is a reference for learning Swahili so there are a lot of cross >>>>>> references to relate various rules and parts of speech. In the example >>>>>> I'm >>>>>> talking about, I have a tiddler for Demonstratives.... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-86MGv1kfQ3I/Wxbfi9CKSfI/AAAAAAABMa0/2wbr-gxpQQMpEWPfI8xofwuuqz5r5F4EgCLcBGAs/s1600/TW_TOCselectionExample_Demonstratives.jpg> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> as you can see there are links under the "Class #" column. These are >>>>>> in reference to noun classes for which I have created individual >>>>>> tiddlers... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sTmxPW5VKxg/WxbgAkVxthI/AAAAAAABMa8/90-Re0E6YHAseQBE9Gsn15iO6MRFKl7mwCLcBGAs/s1600/TW_TOCselectionExample_M-MI_class.jpg> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> These 'Noun Class' tiddlers are children to a "Classes" tiddler which >>>>>> is a child to "Nouns". I can create a link to the individual 'noun >>>>>> class. >>>>>> tiddlers or to the grandparent "Nouns" tiddler with no problem. however >>>>>> what I want is to create a link to the "Nouns" tiddler so that a >>>>>> specific >>>>>> 'Noun Class' tiddler is selected from the table of contents. So in the >>>>>> picture below I have the "Nouns" tiddler open and the "Classes" tiddler >>>>>> expanded and the "(3/4) m/mi" 'Noun Class' tiddler selected. In effect, >>>>>> I >>>>>> am looking for a way to create a link from a different tiddler and open >>>>>> the >>>>>> "Nouns" tiddler, expand "Classes" in the TOC and select a specific 'Noun >>>>>> Class' tiddler. So for example, from the "Demonstratives" tiddler shown >>>>>> above, click on the "(1/2)..." link and open the "Nouns" tiddler with >>>>>> the >>>>>> "(1/2) m/wa" content displayed on the right side of the pane without >>>>>> having >>>>>> to actually click on the "(1/2) m/wa" link from within the TOC for >>>>>> "Nouns" >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iQ7bJS4PxDQ/WxbglYS1UUI/AAAAAAABMbE/HhcPSfVBGLAGsbFZFC_oFit_V4r82hskwCLcBGAs/s1600/TW_TOCselectionExample.jpg> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hopefully I didn't make it more confusing :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 2:49:05 PM UTC-4, Mark S. wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm still confused. Maybe you could draw on the screenshot, to show >>>>>>> what you would like to see. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- Mark >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 10:46:14 AM UTC-7, Clayton Northrup >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks to Mark and Tony for the quick replies and examples! I'm >>>>>>>> just getting a chance to look them over. I apologize but I don't >>>>>>>> think I >>>>>>>> explained myself very well :/ I should have just included a >>>>>>>> screenshot in >>>>>>>> the first place to show what I was talking about instead of speaking >>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>> generalities. I would like to be able to link to the 'Nouns' tiddler >>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>> "(3/4) m/mi" ...or any of the other children already selected so their >>>>>>>> info >>>>>>>> is showing in the right-hand pane...is that possible? I'm super new >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> this so still trying to figure out the capabilities/limitations. >>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>> again! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZeE5Dig2g_U/WxbLX3CpIeI/AAAAAAABMaY/8_tqkm2uoCg8CV0imANhnF8W5FiNzF_AACLcBGAs/s1600/TW_TOCselectionExample.jpg> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- 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 tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com. 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/8abbc418-96d0-4136-b07b-c1a989a614db%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
