Still not there yet.
But closer. [image: Capture.PNG] This still not there. But closer .... On Monday, 11 February 2019 00:17:27 UTC+1, TonyM wrote: > > Agreed Josiah > > I think we could also find a method where double clicking a tid file > allowed it to be opened in a default tiddlywiki > > A .tw file extension used on single file tiddlywikis containing valid html > code to open in a browser, or TiddlyWiki aware application. > > But as posted elsewhere by me I would like to see .tw files also defined > and supported so that they may be separated from html files if desired. > > I have some additional arguments in favour of this that really belong in > the Quinoid discussion where this was raised. > > *In this case only the app that opens the file needs to know about tw > files. Quinoid can permit you to open any or all file types, it just needs > to know how to handle the contents* > > *Firefox already recognises an alternate ext because its mime type > text/html is specified inside it, timimi recognises tw files as tw5 and > provides the saving mechanism. So I chose to associate .tw files with > Firefox. I dont presently have any other app for tw files. Now I just click > a tw file anywhere, they have cat icons, and firefox opens them even if its > not the default browser.* > > *However if you install an app that handles the same file extension most > operating systems will choose one of two or more apps to be the default > (usualy the last installed) and provide the method to choose from more than > one app on the current desktop. This is "open with" on windows. This > contention for what extension opens what app only occurs localy if the user > installs 2 or more apps and they get to set the default.* > > *Most lists of file extensions and their associated apps come from what is > found in the wild, not by design. I remember how the old word perfect of > days gone by did not care what or if an extension was used in the days of > xxxxxxxx.ext short filenames. Users usually made a mess of files.* > > *Having an extension for your app is a courteously to users because they > can tell you apps files apart from others.* > > > > Regards > Tony > > On Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 4:52:21 AM UTC+11, @TiddlyTweeter wrote: >> >> Any additions to this ...? >> >> [image: Capture.PNG] >> >> >> -- 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/56d73ba2-f8b3-42cc-80a1-028b58824d32%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
