[tw] Re: Announcing TiddlyFlash!
LOL dude! On Apr 1, 9:01 am, Paul Downey (psd) paul.s.dow...@gmail.com wrote: Hi There! I'm a big fan of TiddlyWiki, and have enjoyed using it for a couple of years now, even being motivated enough to develop the odd patch and plugin! All well and good, but I have noticed a few fundamental weaknesses with TiddlyWiki which I think I've managed to address in a new product which I've been quietly working on in the background. It's something I'm really quite proud of, and which I'd like to share with you all today! So I hereby announce TiddlyFlash - a clean-room implementation of TiddlyWiki written in Adobe ActionScript and targeted at Flash Player 10. TiddlyFlash has a number of advantages over the current HTML/CSS/ JavaScript version of TiddlyWiki, notably: * Flash is universal where as capable browsers are becoming harder to find. Using Flash gives developers a write once, run anywhere experience, freeing them from worrying about cross-browser issues. Everybody loves Flash and has it installed and enabled on their desktops, laptops and phones. * TiddlyFlash users benefit from a number of advanced features such as animations, sound, videos, control of web cameras and 3D bump-mapped texture and shading. These are essential for most wiki use-cases and heralding a new era of animation, slick-shading and other Because I Can developments not possible with current browsers. This particularly important for those of us who use the current browser of choice, Internet Explorer. * SEO is a solved problem for Flash now Google indexes the text inside many Flash files. * Accessibility is a solved problem for Flash: it's simple to add key- shortcuts and you can always keep a separate copy of the text for use in screen readers. * it is possible, indeed trivial, to hide the TiddlyFlash content inside a binary Flash file, allowing TiddlyFlash to hide text from Web and desktop searching technologies. This is particularly useful when running a guerilla TiddlyFlash on a machine with Google search or Apple Spotlight installed and you don't want people to find your content. * furthermore, it seems feasible to implement Digital Rights Management (DRM) for TiddlyFlash text, essential for building business critical documents. * offline mode, something which we know has been tricky for some browsers, is now a simple matter of downloading the Adobe AIR platform and running a version compiled, packaged and made available for this ubiquitous environment. * browser cookies are easily cleared and are often blocked by some people overly cautious about privacy. Such people aren't as aware of Shared Local Objects (LSO)* and it's unusual for them to be cleared, greatly assisting the more sticky storage of TiddlyFlash options. * whilst it's true that there are few viable ways of building Flash applications with free software, the excellent Adobe Flash CS4 is a very reasonable $699, so it's actually better than free to write and distribute Flash programs. It is true that there are some minor licensing things to worry about, but in many cases it doesn't cost anything to distribute Flash programs. * view-source of TiddlyWiki has introduced a number of security issues and has been an obstacle to anyone wanting to develop commercial TiddlyWiki plugins. TiddlyFlash brings the advantage of a closed- source ecosystem, protecting my and plugin developers revenue streams. * the unconventional Open Source nature of TiddlyWiki can be an issue for certain users, notably those within enterprises, therefore TiddlyFlash will be delivered as a trusted-source binary. Of course there will be a conventional EULA to OK to protect your supplier from errors, inadvertent or otherwise. I may consider providing paid-for support contracts given that shouldn't be too onerous to meet the expected standards for a typical commercial software product, and can probably be outsourced. * trusted-source code means we can have a TiddlyFlashStore, where you will be able to buy quality controlled TiddlyFlash software and where developers may upload their plugins and verticals on a reasonably and non-discriminatory fair revenue share. Registration will of course be subject to my approval and at a nominal fee of, say $99 USD per application. * ActionScript is a much nicer version of JavaScript, and coming from a single vendor, means it is more coherently designed, stable, better documented and with an understandable roadmap than the supposedly standard ECMA JavaScript. Anyone who decides to join the TiddlyFlash Developers' Programme will find writing plugins and extensions far easier and more satisfying. (Note, I may keep some of the more advanced developer features hidden, depending if I decide to write my own plugins. I may also run premium developer courses for those wanting to upskill from JavaScript to TiddlyFlash ActionScript.) * the future of the Web is Rich Internet
[tw] Re: Announcing TiddlyFlash!
2009/4/1 Paul Downey (psd) paul.s.dow...@gmail.com As you can imagine, I'm very excited by this project, as indeed I was by the idea of a mainstream TiddlyWiki for the Enterprise** last year. Aren't you? Paul (psd) No, I'm not. It's bloody dreadful. I got all excited and installed it straight away. It worked great, fantastic, a flash based TW... amazing! That is, until I opened a tiddler with an embedded flash object which is programmed to scan for all tiddlywiki files held locally. Which it did. And found itself - the one it was running in. I now find myself at the bottom of a very deep gravity well caused by this idiotic idea of yours. Pretty soon I expect to be reduced to a singularity. Contact CERN somebody - tell them I've done it! Oh wait... Stack overflow phew, that was close. ;) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TiddlyWiki group. To post to this group, send email to TiddlyWiki@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[tw] Re: Announcing TiddlyFlash!
Choosing to be out of my depth again I am very interested. However is there TiddlyFlash for dummies? I followed the links above and found nothing to download or try. Searching http://blog.whatfettle.com for TiddlyFlash returned nothing. AIso I discovered Chumby about an hour ago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumby http://www.chumby.com/ and wonder if TiddlyFlash or something associated with it would interface with it somehow. It is a gadget now but I think it might be a forerunner of appliances for the internet that is long overdue. i.e. something my 92 yo mother could use, email only reader, directories, crossword dictionaries, etc. I wonder if you could (assuming no knowledge at all) start from the beginning and explain, show, demonstrate what you are talking about? Morris Gray http://twhelp.tiddlyspot.com A TiddlyWiki help file for beginners On Apr 1, 9:13 pm, Russ Thomas russgtho...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/4/1 Paul Downey (psd) paul.s.dow...@gmail.com As you can imagine, I'm very excited by this project, as indeed I was by the idea of a mainstream TiddlyWiki for the Enterprise** last year. Aren't you? Paul (psd) No, I'm not. It's bloody dreadful. I got all excited and installed it straight away. It worked great, fantastic, a flash based TW... amazing! That is, until I opened a tiddler with an embedded flash object which is programmed to scan for all tiddlywiki files held locally. Which it did. And found itself - the one it was running in. I now find myself at the bottom of a very deep gravity well caused by this idiotic idea of yours. Pretty soon I expect to be reduced to a singularity. Contact CERN somebody - tell them I've done it! Oh wait... Stack overflow phew, that was close. ;) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TiddlyWiki group. To post to this group, send email to TiddlyWiki@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[tw] Re: Announcing TiddlyFlash!
I'm wondering if it would be impossible to embed a tiddlyflash wiki swf, password protected of course, as a data uri inside an ordinary tiddlywiki. I could see real value in this, so that multiple highly graphical flash wikis can be rendered safely off an ordinary TiddlyWiki --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TiddlyWiki group. To post to this group, send email to TiddlyWiki@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[tw] Re: Announcing TiddlyFlash!
Can I run Java Applets in TiddlyFlash? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TiddlyWiki group. To post to this group, send email to TiddlyWiki@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[tw] Re: Announcing TiddlyFlash!
Any chance of incorporating Oracle 9i or higher into the framework? TW is lacking a true database engine. This action alone would create an adaptive zero administration process within the context of a bi- directional application, harnessing paradigm-shifting energies into a nexus of a semi-open-source scalable knowledge base. Deployed on a server, the licensing costs probably wouldn't exceed 50,000. Since its now SEO compatible, this cost could be recouped by selling advertising terms inside the TiddlyFalse environment. -- Mark --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TiddlyWiki group. To post to this group, send email to TiddlyWiki@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[tw] Re: Announcing TiddlyFlash!
I believe I found the relevant link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day Cheers! Mark On Apr 1, 2:51 pm, Måns humam...@gmail.com wrote: Is it just Morris and I who cannot find a link to tiddlyFlash anywhere?? Would someone please point in some direction - I can't wait to see what it is capable of.. YS Måns Mårtensson On 1 Apr., 17:54, Mark S. throa...@yahoo.com wrote: Any chance of incorporating Oracle 9i or higher into the framework? TW is lacking a true database engine. This action alone would create an adaptive zero administration process within the context of a bi- directional application, harnessing paradigm-shifting energies into a nexus of a semi-open-source scalable knowledge base. Deployed on a server, the licensing costs probably wouldn't exceed 50,000. Since its now SEO compatible, this cost could be recouped by selling advertising terms inside the TiddlyFalse environment. -- Mark --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TiddlyWiki group. To post to this group, send email to TiddlyWiki@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[tw] Re: Announcing TiddlyFlash!
Thanks :-) I eventually got the message... It was worth it .. YS Måns Mårtensson On 2 Apr., 00:49, mck mckel...@gmail.com wrote: I believe I found the relevant link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day Cheers! Mark On Apr 1, 2:51 pm, Måns humam...@gmail.com wrote: Is it just Morris and I who cannot find a link to tiddlyFlash anywhere?? Would someone please point in some direction - I can't wait to see what it is capable of.. YS Måns Mårtensson On 1 Apr., 17:54, Mark S. throa...@yahoo.com wrote: Any chance of incorporating Oracle 9i or higher into the framework? TW is lacking a true database engine. This action alone would create an adaptive zero administration process within the context of a bi- directional application, harnessing paradigm-shifting energies into a nexus of a semi-open-source scalable knowledge base. Deployed on a server, the licensing costs probably wouldn't exceed 50,000. Since its now SEO compatible, this cost could be recouped by selling advertising terms inside the TiddlyFalse environment. -- Mark --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TiddlyWiki group. To post to this group, send email to TiddlyWiki@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
