TonyM, footnote ... I very much doubt a beginner would currently easily understand the sheer flex in macro syntax in TW. I don't see any documentation that deals with this?
Best wishes Josiah On Wednesday, 3 April 2019 00:42:33 UTC+2, TonyM wrote: > > Josiah, > > In some ways as soon as an application claims to have custom macros > available it advertises flexibility. Just look at other applications in the > market, few have custom macros but many promise addins, sometimes these add > ins are not very helpful, but they are trying to compete with other > solutions that empower the users with custom macros. It is true us > TiddlyWiki enthusiasts come to learn this flexibility is enormous and other > may miss the value to custom macros. > > I suppose what I am saying is without getting into too much TiddlyWiki > details promoting the value of custom macros generally then pointing out > how well tiddlywiki can implement them may be a good strategy. > > *An application that includes the ability to build custom macros empowers > the users and designers of solutions in that application with almost > unlimited possibilities. Custom macros allow the encoding of additional > logic, manipulating what is displayed and allows you to build your own > algorithms into the application. Custom macros acknowledge your needs may > differ from the application designers perceived needs. Effective custom > macros can encode logic, manipulate sets, do maths and support interfaces > with users, to simplify everyday use. TiddlyWiki's custom macros Exceeds > the capabilities of many macro solutions. In addition there is a community > behind this and many macros are commonly shared with many also being moved > into plugins or add ons.* > > By promoting the concept of the flexibility of macros generally, then > demonstrating the power of TiddlyWiki macros specifically I think we could > persuade and compete with other solutions effectively. > > Why should we try and persuade people to use tiddlywiki, because every new > enthusiast brings new ideas and skills to the community as a whole. A > Community I have always treasured, but still in a position to grow and open > up further. > > Regards > Tony > > > On Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 3:57:52 AM UTC+11, @TiddlyTweeter wrote: >> >> The <<myThingie>> macro might be more flexible than you think. >> >> One of the things in macros is SYNTAX. In TW I think @Jermolene >> <https://twitter.com/Jermolene> fell over himself on flexibility in >> designing macro syntax. >> >> It took me 1.783 years to understand how flexy macro syntax is. >> >> It that FLEX documented? >> >> Best wishes >> Josiah >> > -- 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/2fab14cb-6f58-48dc-a211-568c0fecbb6a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
