Aidan, Thanks for sharing the final solution. This is easy to readapt to using a shortcut to trigger any action or set of actions.
Would it be better to write? $:/config/ShortcutInfo/*newShortcutname* Regards Tony On Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 7:09:41 AM UTC+10, Aidan Grey wrote: > > It was the story bit - just tested it, and that fixed it. I did have tagS > vs tag, that was just a typo here. > > > So here's my step by step to create a custom global shortcut, where you > don't need a button, or to be in a textarea, or anything. Just hit your > shortcut at anytime, and voila. Obviously, your action can be changed > easily to whatever you need. > > > 1. Create tiddler named $:/config/ShortcutInfo/<<newShortcut>> > 2. Give a description in textarea, if you want > 3. Go to Control Panel, then Keyboard Shortcuts > 4. Select your new shortcut name, and give it a unique shortcut (just type > the shortcut you want, for example alt+M) > 5. Create a new tiddler tagged $:/tags/Keyboard/Shortcut > <#CAJu7H0apAFb-+hJnFPhta0Ewp=WgyXc1jTf=jzDW8Kiei=5dZQ@mail.gmail.com_%24%3A%2Ftags%2FKeyboard%2FShortcut> > 6. Create a new field "key", which value = your shortcut (e.g. "alt+M") > 7. In the textarea, add your action: > <$navigator story="$:/StoryList" > <$action-sendmessage > $message="tm-new-tiddler" $param="meaningTemplate" title="This is newly > created tiddler" tags="OneTag [[Another Tag]]" text=<<now "Today is DDth, > MMM YYYY">> /> </$navigator> > > > On Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 1:53 PM 'Mark S.' via TiddlyWiki < > tiddl...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I think you do need to wrap it with a minimum of >> >> <$navigator story="$:/StoryList" > >> ... >> </$navigator> >> >> In your original post, you said $:/tag/KeyboardShortcut, but it should be >> $:/tags/KeyboardShortcut >> >> I'm thinking that the error you're getting suggests something wrong in >> your template. Perhaps you could share that? >> >> Good luck! >> >> On Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 11:05:04 AM UTC-7, Aidan Grey wrote: >>> >>> What Birthe said, and also because of the previously noted requirement >>> specified in how to create a keyboard shortcut, global section. >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 3, 2019, 12:02 PM Birthe C, <strikk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Mat, >>>> >>>> When you do not use a button, but want to create a new tiddler from >>>> keyboard shortcut, you are not creating the tiddler from inside the story >>>> river....at least that is what I am thinking. >>>> >>>> >>>> Birthe >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 tiddl...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/32e4aa8f-dbc8-4baf-8fa0-4f87189f1a54%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/32e4aa8f-dbc8-4baf-8fa0-4f87189f1a54%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> 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 tiddl...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/2117a9f5-9cbe-4f5e-aa7f-22450ee1129e%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/2117a9f5-9cbe-4f5e-aa7f-22450ee1129e%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/138dfb40-c4de-49ab-a759-58930054d761%40googlegroups.com.
