Thanks for the general good practice and suggestion; noted! :) Teo
On Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 5:14:09 PM UTC+2 Eric Shulman wrote: > On Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 5:49:47 AM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > >> Thanks, that works. I added the *<div style="..."></div>* line directly >> to *$:/core/macros/list*, whose first code block now begins like this >> (if it matters, the version is 5.1.23-prerelease): > > ... >> > But is it bad practice to directly edit a core Tiddler like this macro, >> and not indicate anywhere in my wiki that I've done so? >> Or is this fine, supposing that I remember to take this edit into account >> when updating the version of my wiki? >> > > In general, it is considered bad practice to modify core tiddlers for two > reasons: > > 1. When updating the version of your wiki, the modified core tiddler > won't be updated unless, as you noted, you remember it's been modified and > then manually update it yourself. > 2. If you share any of your content with someone else, their wiki > won't have the same modified core tiddler, unless you also remember to > share that tiddler too; and then, it may have an unwanted side-effect on > other content in the receiving wiki. > > Instead, I suggest cloning the core tiddler -- e.g., to $:/teo/macros/list > -- and then rename the cloned macro -- e.g. \define teo-list-links() > In this way, you don't have to worry about updates or side-effects when > sharing. > > -e > -- 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/bfda488a-2bca-4120-a9f5-c12c0ad1d953n%40googlegroups.com.
