The SQLite suggestion seems like a good idea. Thanks Mark. Pascal On 8 mai, 08:07, "Mark S." <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe if you do a google search, someone out there has worked out > a javascript/ODBC workaround. That would probably be a first step in > making an Access/TW interface. Or connecting to the open office > database, for that matter. > > What "Access" would do for you is to enhance scalability. Depending on > your your machine's capabilities, you will sooner or later hit size > limitations. When we're talking about portability, OS isn't always the > issue. A large TW might work fine on a desktop machine, but choke on a > netbook. > > A more universal solution might be a plugin based on sqlite. FF > already uses sqlite, so it must be possible, at least in theory to > access sqlite from javascript. I suppose the first step would be to > find out if someone has already made a FF plugin that would allow > sqlite to be accessed from within javascript. > > Mark > > On May 7, 5:00 am, Måns <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Pascal> One of the ideas behind Tiddlywiki is to be portable and all > > > inclusive, free of any link to a server. It is a matter of opinion but > > > Access pretty much is the same (at least to me) to anyone who doesn't > > > (care to) know how to code in PHP/MySQL. Combining the two seems > > > interesting to me if only for the mere pleasure of adding a > > > supplementary feature to Tiddlywiki. > > > To me portability is a variety of things - OS'independance - Windows, > > Mac and Linux agnosticism, Open Source - freedom to "port" install > > anywhere you like, Online, offline, on a friends maschine, on a > > separate disc - on your own server, etc etc... > > ools > > Microsoft doesn't deliver any of these "portabilities" - however Open > > Office does. > > I would be very happy to see some kind of plugin which delivers closer > > interoperation, either as backend ie WriterTools for Open Office, > > TiddlyWikiPlugin for OpenOffice or even a frontend for Open Office > > Database (Base).... > > Open Office exists as a portable package, which you can download from > > portableapps.com (if you'd like to investigate without installing in > > Windows). > > > Please don't get me wrong - I work with proprietary software every day > > (profesionally)- however TiddlyWiki is a an opensource project which > > give you freedom to be creative even down to its sourcecode, why > > invest good work and time on delivering a frontend for proprietary > > software, which won't give you anything back?? - I don't get it?... > > > I hope my lack of enthusiasm for a MS-plugin-project hasn't made you > > give up making a good wikiexperience for your collegues, I just wanted > > to point out that I think that TidddlyWiki, and the TiddlyWiki > > community should strive for communication with other open source > > projects and open standards... MS people get paid for keeping the good > > ideas to themselves, We "payback" to eachother with good ideas ... > > Working with a local database as a backend IS a good idea - helping MS > > to earn more money is not! Open Office is Open Source... Get my point? > > > Best wishes > > Måns Mårtensson > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "TiddlyWikiDev" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywikidev?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWikiDev" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywikidev?hl=en.
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