Manish, Indeed, Google Drive doesn't really want to "host" properly; it wants to make people visit more directly. So when you generate a "public link" using google drive, that link just allows people to visit (and then view or download) a hosted file through google drive's own interface.
HOWEVER, I found a workaround <https://blog.usejournal.com/host-static-images-for-your-apps-or-website-on-google-drive-hotlink-to-gdrive-images-358d6fcf8ef7> that shows how to rework the public shareable link that google gives you. I've copied the revelant lines from a helpful blogger named Pius Aboyi: *https://drive.google.com/file/d/**1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV* */view?usp=sharing* <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV/view?usp=sharing> *1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV* <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV/view?usp=sharing>* is the **id** for your file. So, you can build the URL like so:* *https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV <https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Pz_01i2itDW1QZmSMuHen3WZYAJJ3pTV>* In other words, you want to isolate the file's id string, and prefix it with https://drive.google.com/uc?id= For me, I've just confirmed that if I've cleared the file at google drive (setting it up for access by anyone with link), it works to paste that resulting modified string in the _canonical_uri field, give the tiddler "application/pdf" type. Now the tiddler window to displays my google-drive hosted pdf file as expected. -Springer On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 12:28:31 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > Dear Springer. > Is your method also applicable for pdf's hosted in Google Drive. > When I go to the "Get Link" section, I get a long link. However, TW doesnt > recognize this as a pdf when I follow your steps. > Is there a different steps for files hosted on Google Drive? > Regards > Manish > On Tuesday, 14 January, 2020 at 12:16:37 am UTC+5:30 springer wrote: > >> Chuck, and Nic, >> >> I *can* see PDFs in my TW5, though I haven't tried to get any kind of >> thumbnail function. >> >> I host my PDFs on dropbox, and use dropbox to "copy a public link" for >> the PDF. >> >> Then I create a tiddler, titled however I like. At the bottom of editor >> interface, add a new field called >> _canonical_uri >> >> (Note that's an i, not an l). Paste your file's url link in the space to >> the right and click the button to "add" the field. >> >> Then go select from the "Type" menu (right below edit box): >> "application/pdf" >> >> When you return to view mode, the result is a little PDF viewer box, much >> like you see on other websites that host PDFs. >> >> Cheers. >> >> -Springer >> >> >> On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11:20:42 AM UTC-5, Chuck R. wrote: >>> >>> >>> 1. Download TW5 to your local hard drive here: >>> https://tiddlywiki.com/#GettingStarted >>> 2. Choose a method of saving the file locally or to Tiddlywiki or on >>> some other server. Get that set up somehow. I use Tiddlyspot with >>> Chrome, >>> Tiddlyspot does not seem to work well with Firefox as FF always wants to >>> save the file locally. >>> 3. Start playing around with features of TW. >>> 4. I am able to store a PDF on a TW5 but cannot read it inside TW5. >>> I just see a blank tiddler. >>> 5. For EPUB files I'm able to drag and drop an EPUB file on to TW5, >>> but the tiddler that contains the EPUB now only says "Tiddler contains >>> binary data". I cannot view it inside the TW5 and I'm unsure how to >>> export >>> an EPUB from TW5. >>> 6. For PDFs you will probably have to take a screen shot of the page >>> you want to view in TW5 and show that image. Just drag and drop the >>> image >>> to TW5. Images are well supported. Then you insert the image into >>> another >>> tiddler which contains a table. >>> 7. TW5 has its own wiki language, it is not media wiki. TW5 supports >>> Markdown but then you lose a lot of TW5 features by using markdown. >>> That's >>> why I converted about 20 tiddlers from markdown to TW5. >>> 8. Info on TW5 tables is here: >>> https://tiddlywiki.com/#Tables%20in%20WikiText >>> 9. To download your CURRENT version of your TW5 from Tidddlyspot go >>> to YOURWIKI.tiddlyspot.com/download. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- 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/9984e7ec-9ad1-4d5d-bf9e-20a4a82515f9n%40googlegroups.com.
