Thanks Arlen! TiddlyTables is a great contribution! One question: Is it possible to simply add classes or override the default classes for Tables?
--Mohammad On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 8:22:35 AM UTC+4:30, Alan Aldrich wrote: > > All, > Thank you for your feedback. I couldn't agree more that the documentation > for TiddlyTables needs improvement. I will try my best to do so in future > releases. I have tried to integrate some of the documentation into the Edit > menu. Advanced Styles, Advanced Features, More Columns and Getting Started > all contain helpful information, but more is on the way. In the meantime, I > started writing down a few paragraphs to cover a couple of the more > advanced topics. I highly recommend reading through it and walking through > the example I give. It can be found here: > http://tiddlytables.tiddlyspot.com/#Digging%20deeper%20into%20TiddlyTables > > Another resource is the task manager example plugin (shown in the sidebar) > which illustrates most of TiddlyTable's use cases. It consists of three > separate tables, one nested inside the other: > > $:/plugins/aaldrich/task-manager/realm-table > $:/plugins/aaldrich/task-manager/project-table > $:/plugins/aaldrich/task-manager/task-table > > To enable the Edit menu for these tables, change the value of the field > "tbl-show-edit" to "true" for each. This will enable the "Edit" button, > making it easier to see how these tables were built and how they work > together. > > Let me know if this information was helpful and/or if there are any other > topics I should focus on in lieu of formal documentation. > > Thanks, > Alan > > > On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:49:01 PM UTC-5, Alan Aldrich wrote: >> >> Tony, >> I am putting together some info that may clarify some of your questions >> and will post that next, but I want to speak to a couple of your bullet >> points: >> >> >> - A Table of tables filter `[contains:text[<<table>>]]` I did not >> expect that to work give the special meaning of < and > >> >> I have not played much with the contains operator, but I am also >> pleasantly surprised to see that you can put virtually anything in as its >> parameter and it will search for it. not only will it do < and > but you >> can search on just about any symbol except square brackets. This of course >> has nothing to do with my plugin, but with the contains operator. The >> filter you mention here is searching all tiddlers "text" fields for >> <<table>> which is a fairly safe way to determine if the tiddler is a table >> or not. >> >> - I am not sure if I can change the template for the title column for >> a specific table? >> >> You absolutely can and this is what makes TiddlyTables so powerful. >> Basically, the elements of the table are all modular and are controlled by >> templates. I will go into detail about editing templates in my next post, >> but the template that controls the body of the title column >> is: $:/plugins/aaldrich/tables/template/body/title. >> >> >> I note you can place any table in the sidebar with $:/tags/SideBar >> but you need to set the tiddler >> eg >> <$tiddler tiddler="Has Changed"> >> <<table>> >> </$tiddler> >> >> Let me explain what is happening here. A TiddlyTable gets its parameters >> from the fields that are created when the table is created. Essentially, a >> table requires its own tiddler to store these fields. We can call them >> "table tiddlers". Notice when you click the table button a new tiddler is >> created and it contains the default table. If you edit this tiddler you >> will see its text is just <<table>> and it has 29 fields that serve as its >> parameters. When you set TiddlerA's text to use the tiddler widget like you >> show here, what you are really asking is for TiddlyTables to store these 29 >> parameters to a Tiddler called "Has Changed" but render in TiddlerA. The >> same effect can be achieved using transclusion, and in the case of using >> "$:/tags/SideBar" >> the table MUST be transcluded or it will not find the parameters its >> looking for. This is a limitation of the "non-standard" implementation of >> macros I am using, and I mention it in Known Issues/Limitations. My next >> post will have a link in it that describes this further. >> >> These are great questions, keep them coming! >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 1:44:19 AM UTC-5, TonyM wrote: >>> >>> For fun whilst learning more on TiddlyTables >>> >>> >>> - SImply put it is a new way of looking at any filter >>> - A Table of tables filter `[contains:text[<<table>>]]` I did not >>> expect that to work give the special meaning of < and > >>> - Are tables totally self contained? Looks like it, The advantage is >>> TiddlyTables plus a bunch of tables to access various system information >>> would be very helpful >>> - I am not sure if I can change the template for the title column >>> for a specific table? >>> >>> I note you can place any table in the sidebar with $:/tags/SideBar but >>> you need to set the tiddler >>> eg >>> <$tiddler tiddler="Has Changed"> >>> <<table>> >>> </$tiddler> >>> >>> I will keep exploring this. >>> >>> I would like to see a one button create table from filter. >>> >>> Tony >>> >>> On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 3:53:36 PM UTC+10, TonyM wrote: >>>> >>>> Alan, >>>> >>>> Thanks, I am just exploring the possibilities of tiddlytables. Since >>>> the minimum one needs is a filter it is a great way to simply list >>>> tiddlers >>>> of any type. But then a custom table with custom fields can expose other >>>> details. >>>> >>>> >>>> I also appreciate the drop down on the *Query Records* (tbl-filter) - >>>> filter syntax >>>> Quite a few people have being asking for help for writing filters and >>>> you have already done it. >>>> >>>> It would be great in an editor toolbar button as well. >>>> >>>> A simple example is >>>> [all[shadows]prefix[$:/info]!prefix[$:/info/browser]] [[$:/info/browser >>>> /name]] >>>> >>>> and show the text field. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Tony >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 2:58:04 PM UTC+10, Alan Aldrich wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have uploaded a new version of TiddlyTables that includes a >>>>> confirmation when deleting. Thank you for your excellent comments and >>>>> feedback. >>>>> >>>>> http://tiddlytables.tiddlyspot.com/ >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Alan >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 6:17:44 PM UTC-5, Diego Mesa wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hey Alan, >>>>>> >>>>>> I see that your plugin uses the ActionDeleteTiddlerWidget: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://tiddlywiki.com/#ActionDeleteTiddlerWidget >>>>>> >>>>>> According to the docs: >>>>>> >>>>>> There are several differences compared to the WidgetMessage: >>>>>>> tm-delete-tiddler >>>>>>> <https://tiddlywiki.com/#WidgetMessage%3A%20tm-delete-tiddler>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - *The user is not prompted to confirm the deletion* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - No automatic updating of the story list >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - No special handling of draft tiddlers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I think switching deletion to the tm-delete-tiddler message would >>>>>> handle the confirmation. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Diego >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 11:02:47 AM UTC-5, Alan Aldrich >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I agree the delete column should have a confirmation. I will try to >>>>>>> get that in the next version. Do you know of a simple and standard way >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> accomplish this? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/0711c65c-75d4-4a4b-a450-35420bc1c91d%40googlegroups.com.
