Quick note: I also run Linux in VirtualBox, so I put Zim on there and tried linking, and it worked. I just created two notebooks (notes and test), in notes I placed a link "test?" and clicking on that worked perfectly - a new window opened with the test notebook.
I do use Windows much more though so that's why I want to get this working in that installation too. Thanks, Jason On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Jason McLafferty < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jaap, > > Thanks again for your followup. > > This is what I tried next: > (1) remove urls.list file that I created > (2) replaced all spaces by underscores in notebook names in the file > notebooks.list in C:\Users\Jason\.config\zim\ directory > (3) tried my link Electronics? - nothing happened, so I ran it from cmd > with the --debug flag. Two things I noticed: > > (a) Error dialog: "Could not find notebook > file:///C:/Users/Jason/Notebooks/Master/zim > (Master is the name of the notebook that I try to place the link in). > > (b) I opened the zim.exe.log file and see this line near the bottom: > > INFO: Spawning: ['C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Zim Desktop Wiki\\zim.exe', > 'zim', 'zim+file:///C:/Users/Jason/Notebooks/Electronics?', '--no-daemon'] > (cwd: None) > > (I'm guessing this is a copy of the command that is issued to open the > notebook being linked to). > > Two things I find strange: (a) the /zim appended to the end of the file of > the notebook I am working in, > (b) that the error reports that the file of the notebook I am working in > (where I put the link) is not being found, rather than the notebook I am > trying to link to is not being found. I would have guessed that it would > report that it cannot find the notebook that I am trying to link to. > > Sorry for so many e-mails. I'm starting to wonder if I am doing something > really stupid. > > Jason > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Jaap Karssenberg < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Jason, >> >> I just had a look at the parsing of the url.list format. The parser >> splits the line at the first space, all subsequent text is taken as the url. >> >> So the name or "key" that you use in the interwiki link should not >> contain any spaces. Typically these are abreviations, so you want to keep >> them short anyway. >> >> The URL is allowed to contain spaces and is handed to the application >> handling the link without further processing. For file links I recommend >> using spaces instead of "%20" because most applications (including zim) >> just remove the "file:///" bit and assume the rest to be a valid file path. >> >> The "Master NOtebook" example in your last mail probably fails due to the >> "%20". >> >> The "Electronics" example you used earlier should work though. Try the >> "--debug" check on that one. However I wouldn't count on zim being fully >> robust for "nested" notebooks. It might just open the toplevel notebook >> instead. >> >> Regards, >> >> Jaap >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 6:07 PM, Jason McLafferty < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Jaap, >>> >>> Thank you for your reply. >>> >>> Yes, my entire 'urls.list' file is links to other notebooks, so it seems >>> the right way to do this then is to not worry about creating my own >>> urls.list for notebooks. >>> >>> However, the link is still not working and Mariano's comment about the >>> spaces in a lot of my notebook names has me wondering if this is creating a >>> problem? Also, my Electronics notebook, which I am trying to link to (and >>> does not have spaces in the file URL) does appear below a notebook which >>> does have spaces in its name and file URL - could it be what he said >>> regarding an earlier failure in reading the list, due to spaces, that leads >>> to the failure? >>> >>> I did try the suggestion of running "zim --debug". When the notebook >>> open dialog appears, I chose the notebook that I am trying to create the >>> link in. Then I put the link, click on it, and I get an error message: >>> "Could not find the notebook: >>> file:///C:/Users/Jason/Notebooks/Master%20Notebook/zim. >>> >>> That notebook (Master Notebook) is where I am trying to place the link, >>> not the notebook I am linking to. >>> >>> Jason >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 11:41 AM, Jaap Karssenberg < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Stupid question, but are all your interwiki links to other zim >>>> notebooks? >>>> >>>> If so, you shoudl not need to configure the urls.list file at all. >>>> Check the "open another notebook" dialog in zim, all notebooks listed there >>>> should already be recognized as interwiki links. >>>> >>>> In the properties dialog you can set an interwiki keyword for the >>>> noteobook as well. This is used to set a short name to refer to. >>>> >>>> Is that what you are looking for? >>>> >>>> >>>> Otherwise, try running "zim --debug". When you click the link, debug >>>> info should show which urls.list file zim is reading and how it converted >>>> the link. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Jaap >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Mariano Draghi <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Jason, >>>>> >>>>> I suppose the space might be a problem in the first example. The space >>>>> encoded as "%20" in the URL part might be supported (I really don't know >>>>> for sure), but I'm sure that you cannot define an interwiki prefix with >>>>> spaces in between. At least not in Zim. Zim expects the format of the >>>>> urls.list file to be "prefix url" (i.e., prefix, blank, url), so if your >>>>> prefix has a blank in between, you're not using the expected syntax. You >>>>> should change the first part to "CurveFitting" or "Curve_Fitting" or >>>>> something like that. >>>>> >>>>> The Electronics example looks more or less right, except for the extra >>>>> forward-slash and the ":" in between. But if you have already tried the >>>>> syntax I used, and it still didn't work, then I am really out of ideas :( >>>>> >>>>> At first I thought that the "Electronics?" link would be invalid (I >>>>> never used such syntax), but I've just tested it in my computer (using >>>>> "work?"), and it opens my Work notebook as you would expect. And the other >>>>> example ("Electronics?Multimeter") looks perfectly normal. >>>>> >>>>> Maybe the Electronics interwiki-prefix is not working because Zim >>>>> didn't like the space in the other prefix and aborted the parsing of the >>>>> urls.list file (or disabled the feature completely) before reading the >>>>> Electronics line. I'm just guessing... but it might be a good idea to get >>>>> the format right with a simpler urls.list file, with just one example >>>>> (maybe the Electronics one), so you are sure that any line with wrong or >>>>> unexpected syntax is preventing the whole feature from working. Once you >>>>> have one case working, you might try adding the other ones. >>>>> >>>>> One last thing: make sure you're completely closing Zim before >>>>> changing the urls.list file, and that it is not running in the background >>>>> or systray. I'm not sure if Zim would detect any changes to that kind of >>>>> configuration once it's running. >>>>> >>>>> Sorry, I don't know what else to suggest. Maybe some other user >>>>> catches something we're missing. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mariano >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> El vie., 23 de oct. de 2015 a la(s) 11:35 a. m., Jason McLafferty < >>>>> [email protected]> escribió: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Mariano, >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you again for your quick reply! I really appreciate your >>>>>> detailed example. >>>>>> >>>>>> My urls.list is at the same location as yours (different username of >>>>>> course) following your advice in your first response. >>>>>> >>>>>> I used a program to generate my urls.list file (my boss wrote it) >>>>>> that takes a .txt file of the contents of the Notebooks directory, and >>>>>> creates the urls.list file. Here is one example from my urls.list: >>>>>> >>>>>> Curve Fitting zim+file:///c:/Users/Jason/Notebooks/Curve%20Fitting >>>>>> >>>>>> (I added percent encoding for the spaces in the file URL because it >>>>>> looks like Windows needs this, from what I have read). >>>>>> >>>>>> To test notebook linking, I used a different notebook which has no >>>>>> space to be sure that wasn't the issue: >>>>>> >>>>>> Electronics zim+file:///c:/Users/Jason/Notebook/Electronics >>>>>> >>>>>> I tried two styles of links, >>>>>> (1) Electronics? (which I assumed would open the entire notebook) >>>>>> (2) Electronics?Multimeter (which I assumed would open the Multimeter >>>>>> page in the Electronics notebook). >>>>>> >>>>>> In both cases, clicking the link produces no action. >>>>>> >>>>>> The only thing standing out to me right now is that my file URLs look >>>>>> a bit different than yours (I have three slashes after "file" and a ":" >>>>>> after c, whereas you have two slashes after "file" and no ":" after C), >>>>>> but >>>>>> I tried changing the format of mine to look like yours, but that did not >>>>>> affect the result. >>>>>> >>>>>> Maybe you will see something I missed. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks again, >>>>>> >>>>>> Jason >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Mariano Draghi <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Maybe there's a problem with the URL you are writing in the >>>>>>> urls.list file and/or the way you are using the interwiki link? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Let's see a concrete example: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - my username in Windows is "mariano", so the %APPDATA% folder >>>>>>> resolves to: >>>>>>> C:\Users\mariano\AppData\Roaming >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - in there I have a urls.list file, in the following location: >>>>>>> C:\Users\mariano\AppData\Roaming\zim\data\zim\urls.list >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - I have two Zim Notebooks, "Personal" and "Work", in the following >>>>>>> locations (these are the folders where each "notebook.zim" file is >>>>>>> located): >>>>>>> C:\Users\mariano\Dropbox\Notebooks\Personal >>>>>>> C:\Users\mariano\Dropbox\Notebooks\Work >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - In the urls.list file, I declared an "interwiki" prefix for the >>>>>>> Work notebook, with the following line: >>>>>>> work zim+file://C/Users/mariano/Dropbox/Notebooks/Work >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - With that configuration, then if I open my Personal notebook and >>>>>>> insert a link like this: >>>>>>> work?Home:Projects >>>>>>> Then when I clic it a new instance of Zim is opened, with the Work >>>>>>> notebook, and the page Home->Projects. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Are you doing more or less something like this? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Mariano >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> El vie., 23 de oct. de 2015 a la(s) 10:44 a. m., Jason McLafferty < >>>>>>> [email protected]> escribió: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Mariano, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I greatly appreciate your quick reply, however I am sad to report >>>>>>>> that my links still do not work. Any other suggestions I might try? >>>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jason >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Mariano Draghi <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Jason, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The location of the XDG folders in Windows is a little bit >>>>>>>>> weird... you should put your urls.list in the folder >>>>>>>>> %APPDATA%/zim/data/zim >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> i.e., there should be an extra "zim" folder inside "data". Weird, >>>>>>>>> yes. But it works :) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Mariano >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> El vie., 23 de oct. de 2015 a la(s) 5:43 a. m., Jason McLafferty < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> escribió: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I am using Zim on Windows 7. I am trying to add my Zim notebooks >>>>>>>>>> to the urls.list file using the "zim+file://" method described here: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://zim-wiki.org/manual/Help/Config_Files.html >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I use ctrl+L to add a link to a notebook as name_of_notebook?, >>>>>>>>>> which creates a link, but when I click on it, nothing happens. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> One thing I noticed when I was working through setting this up, >>>>>>>>>> is that on my system, the directories APPDATA/zim/config and >>>>>>>>>> APPDATA/zim/data do not exist (I checked where APPDATA is on my >>>>>>>>>> computer >>>>>>>>>> with cmd by typing cd %appdata% and noting the new directory). Not >>>>>>>>>> being >>>>>>>>>> sure if this is significant or not, I did some poking around in >>>>>>>>>> Explorer >>>>>>>>>> and found the following directory: C:\Users\Jason\.config\zim in >>>>>>>>>> which I >>>>>>>>>> find files like preferences.conf and style.conf. I tried putting my >>>>>>>>>> urls.list file, containing all my notebooks and formatted as >>>>>>>>>> name-space-zim+file:// in both of these directories >>>>>>>>>> (APPDATA/zim/data and >>>>>>>>>> C:\Users\Jason\.config\zim), but still I do not get a working link. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Any suggestions to where I am going wrong? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Jason >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki >>>>>>>>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki >>>>>>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki >>>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki >>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
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