Thank you Saq! I will bookmark this thread for my own use cases. --Atro
On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 11:46 AM Saq Imtiaz <[email protected]> wrote: > @Atro > > The documentation for tiddlywiki.files was updated at the same time. I see > this more so as a fix for an unexpected behaviour when using > tiddlywiki.files, than a new feature. > > As for the setup I described earlier in this thread, that is just one way > to use tiddlywiki.files for a particular workflow. I am not sure that > belongs on tw.com > > However if you feel it would be helpful, a documentation PR describing > this workflow would be welcome. > > Cheers, > Saq > > On Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 5:34:22 AM UTC+1, Atronoush wrote: >> >> Hi Saq, >> >> I see the PR #2906 >> <https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/2906> has been merged >> into the core! Great feature >> I appreciate your efforts. >> >> Is it possible to add some explanation / short document in tw5.com >> so people can find and use this feature later on! >> >> Thank you >> --Atro >> >> On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 10:40:17 AM UTC+3:30 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Bimlas, >>> >>> I am unfamiliar with Boostnote etc, however I do use TiddlyWiki as a >>> tool to work with plain text files for similar reasons. >>> >>> I load a folder of plain text files using a tiddlywiki.files file. This >>> allows me to load them without the need for inline metadata or an external >>> .meta file. >>> https://tiddlywiki.com/#tiddlywiki.files%20Files >>> >>> I then have a path defined in $:/config/FileSystemPaths to save these >>> tiddlers back to their original location on editing. >>> https://tiddlywiki.com/#Customising%20Tiddler%20File%20Naming >>> >>> Note however that TiddlyWiki does not allow you to save back to the >>> original location for files loaded via tiddlywiki.files so this requires a >>> patch. I have been using such a patch for over 3 years now with no issues. >>> >>> Some details here: https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/2906 >>> The patch in that issue is out of date, if you need an up to date patch >>> I can provide one for you. In fact I should probably make a PR with the >>> updated patch as I think it addresses some of the concerns raised in that >>> ticket. >>> >>> When you now edit a tiddler that has been loaded via tiddlywiki.files, >>> it saves back to the original location plus a .meta file is created for >>> that tiddler. If all your data is in the body of the tiddler, then you can >>> simply ignore these .meta files. >>> >>> Lastly, when creating a new tiddler, to make sure it is saved as .txt >>> make sure to use type text/plain. After creation the type can be changed >>> and the tiddler will still be saved as .txt. Note that this is actually >>> somewhat of a bug but effort is being made to address it while still >>> allowing the user to determine what format a tiddler should be saved in. >>> For details see https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/4630 >>> >>> Hope this helps, >>> Saq >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 8:40:02 AM UTC+2, bimlas wrote: >>>> >>>> Lately, I’ve been unsure if I really want to use TiddlyWiki, because no >>>> matter how universal single HTML is, it’s still just a big file and it >>>> depends on the browser. Since plain text is the most timeless format >>>> possible (even a text file written in 1963 can still be viewed and edited >>>> today), I thought I would migrate to plain text files. Once I realized how >>>> I could convert the tiddlers extracted from HTML to the right format for >>>> me, I started looking for a text editor that included both preview and full >>>> text search. To my great surprise, the latter is supported by very few >>>> programs, so I can only solve it with my own Grep script. After sleepless >>>> nights and short circuits of thought, I came to realize that TiddlyWiki can >>>> handle separate files. Even if the Node.js TiddlyWiki itself ever ceases to >>>> exist, the notes will still be usable because they are just text files, and >>>> if I systematically name the tiddlers, the links between them will still be >>>> searchable with a simple, software-independent text search, so they remain >>>> usable. >>>> >>>> The question is, how can TiddlyWiki be used as a simple text editor? I >>>> would like to emulate the operation of Boostnote / Joplin / Typora / ... >>>> >>>> For example, if I install Ansel's Markdown >>>> <https://demo.santosa.family#tw5-markdown> plugin and then copy the >>>> Markdown files to the tiddlers directory, how can I edit them without >>>> adding extra metadata? If I edit ".md" files in Tiddly, then it writes them >>>> back to the drive in JSON format. If I change ".md" to ".tid" extension and >>>> write "type: x-markdown" at the beginning of the file, it will rewrite the >>>> file in its original form after editing, but add e.g. the "title" field >>>> with the current path to the file, which I don't want. >>>> >>> -- > 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/94ae07bf-7332-49d0-9c0f-b63d9d4fb770o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/94ae07bf-7332-49d0-9c0f-b63d9d4fb770o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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