[tw] Re: popup of tiddler with formTiddler missing contents
This is really neat, especially because it's then possible to make
changes to a form while it's being viewed in transclusion!
But as Dave says, the refresh doesn't quite keep up - whenever either
the original tiddler or the transclusion tiddler is changed, the other
tiddler has to be closed and reopened in order to display the change.
Am I correct that the wrapper is also the reason why, even with this
tweak installed, my form data that is inside part/part still
doesn't display?
cmari
On May 22, 11:57 pm, Dave Parker cedar...@telus.net wrote:
I think you're on to something...
the fix does work for viewing the form tiddler in the pop-up, but it
disables the viewing of the form tiddler in the straight right from
the tiddler way...
Any ideas? (he said hopefully :-)
Thanks,
Dave
On May 22, 10:23 pm, Eric Shulman elsdes...@gmail.com wrote:
The slider isn't really the issue. The problem is that data in a form
tiddler does not appear in transclusion (e.g., when using the
tiddler macro) - all you can see is the outline of the form, not
the contents of the form fields.
The problem originates with the 'lookup function' that
[[FormTiddlerPlugin]] is using to identify the tiddler in which the
formTiddler macro and data.../data block are stored (the
source tiddler).
Here's what that function currently looks like:
--
config.macros.formTiddler.getContainingTiddlerName = function(element)
{
return story.findContainingTiddler(element).id.substr(7);}
--
Unfortunately, story.findContainingTiddler() (a standard TW core
function) always returns the title of the *outermost* containing
tiddler -- in this case, the one that invokes the tiddler macro --
rather than name the actual source tiddler that was transcluded when
that macro was processed. This, of course, produces the results that
you have observed: the plugin is unable to retrieve the form data,
because it is looking in the wrong tiddler!
Fortunately, there may be a relatively easy solution...
The key is to know that, whenever a tiddler is displayed in the story
column, it is contained within a 'wrapper' element that includes a
special tiddler attribute that holds the title of the current
tiddler.
Similarly, whenever a tiddler macro is processed, the transcluded
content is also contained in a wrapper element that has its own
tiddler attribute, set to the title of the source tiddler that was
transcluded.
The fix involves re-defining the FormTiddlerPlugin lookup function, so
that it will find the *innermost* wrapper that has a tiddler
attribute, and then use *that* value to retrieve the correct
data.../data block.
We can do this by adding an extra tiddler, e.g.,
[[FormTiddlerPluginTweak]], tagged with 'systemConfig', with the
following replacement code:
--
config.macros.formTiddler.getContainingTiddlerName = function(e) {
// find transcluded OR containing tiddler
while(e !e.getAttribute(tiddler)) e=e.parentNode;
return e?e.getAttribute(tiddler):e;};
--
PLUS: as an added bonus, because 'transclusion' via the tabs macro
works the same way as the tiddler macro (i.e., it sets the
tiddler attribute of the containing wrapper), this 'tweak' should
also fix the same problem when using forms from within tabs!
Give it a try and let me know what happens...
enjoy,
-e
Eric Shulman
TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios
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[tw] Re: popup of tiddler with formTiddler missing contents
+++^* tiddler Problem1 === When I click the slider to show the pop-up, the little box around the pop-up only borders part of the tiddler, and the field boxes extend beyond the right border and are empty. When I open the tiddler normally it is fine. Try specifying a fixed width for the floating slider panel: +++^40em^* tiddler Problem1 === -e --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: popup of tiddler with formTiddler missing contents
The slider isn't really the issue. The problem is that data in a form
tiddler does not appear in transclusion (e.g., when using the
tiddler macro) - all you can see is the outline of the form, not
the contents of the form fields.
The problem originates with the 'lookup function' that
[[FormTiddlerPlugin]] is using to identify the tiddler in which the
formTiddler macro and data.../data block are stored (the
source tiddler).
Here's what that function currently looks like:
--
config.macros.formTiddler.getContainingTiddlerName = function(element)
{
return story.findContainingTiddler(element).id.substr(7);
}
--
Unfortunately, story.findContainingTiddler() (a standard TW core
function) always returns the title of the *outermost* containing
tiddler -- in this case, the one that invokes the tiddler macro --
rather than name the actual source tiddler that was transcluded when
that macro was processed. This, of course, produces the results that
you have observed: the plugin is unable to retrieve the form data,
because it is looking in the wrong tiddler!
Fortunately, there may be a relatively easy solution...
The key is to know that, whenever a tiddler is displayed in the story
column, it is contained within a 'wrapper' element that includes a
special tiddler attribute that holds the title of the current
tiddler.
Similarly, whenever a tiddler macro is processed, the transcluded
content is also contained in a wrapper element that has its own
tiddler attribute, set to the title of the source tiddler that was
transcluded.
The fix involves re-defining the FormTiddlerPlugin lookup function, so
that it will find the *innermost* wrapper that has a tiddler
attribute, and then use *that* value to retrieve the correct
data.../data block.
We can do this by adding an extra tiddler, e.g.,
[[FormTiddlerPluginTweak]], tagged with 'systemConfig', with the
following replacement code:
--
config.macros.formTiddler.getContainingTiddlerName = function(e) {
// find transcluded OR containing tiddler
while(e !e.getAttribute(tiddler)) e=e.parentNode;
return e?e.getAttribute(tiddler):e;
};
--
PLUS: as an added bonus, because 'transclusion' via the tabs macro
works the same way as the tiddler macro (i.e., it sets the
tiddler attribute of the containing wrapper), this 'tweak' should
also fix the same problem when using forms from within tabs!
Give it a try and let me know what happens...
enjoy,
-e
Eric Shulman
TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios
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[tw] Re: popup of tiddler with formTiddler missing contents
I think you're on to something...
the fix does work for viewing the form tiddler in the pop-up, but it
disables the viewing of the form tiddler in the straight right from
the tiddler way...
Any ideas? (he said hopefully :-)
Thanks,
Dave
On May 22, 10:23 pm, Eric Shulman elsdes...@gmail.com wrote:
The slider isn't really the issue. The problem is that data in a form
tiddler does not appear in transclusion (e.g., when using the
tiddler macro) - all you can see is the outline of the form, not
the contents of the form fields.
The problem originates with the 'lookup function' that
[[FormTiddlerPlugin]] is using to identify the tiddler in which the
formTiddler macro and data.../data block are stored (the
source tiddler).
Here's what that function currently looks like:
--
config.macros.formTiddler.getContainingTiddlerName = function(element)
{
return story.findContainingTiddler(element).id.substr(7);}
--
Unfortunately, story.findContainingTiddler() (a standard TW core
function) always returns the title of the *outermost* containing
tiddler -- in this case, the one that invokes the tiddler macro --
rather than name the actual source tiddler that was transcluded when
that macro was processed. This, of course, produces the results that
you have observed: the plugin is unable to retrieve the form data,
because it is looking in the wrong tiddler!
Fortunately, there may be a relatively easy solution...
The key is to know that, whenever a tiddler is displayed in the story
column, it is contained within a 'wrapper' element that includes a
special tiddler attribute that holds the title of the current
tiddler.
Similarly, whenever a tiddler macro is processed, the transcluded
content is also contained in a wrapper element that has its own
tiddler attribute, set to the title of the source tiddler that was
transcluded.
The fix involves re-defining the FormTiddlerPlugin lookup function, so
that it will find the *innermost* wrapper that has a tiddler
attribute, and then use *that* value to retrieve the correct
data.../data block.
We can do this by adding an extra tiddler, e.g.,
[[FormTiddlerPluginTweak]], tagged with 'systemConfig', with the
following replacement code:
--
config.macros.formTiddler.getContainingTiddlerName = function(e) {
// find transcluded OR containing tiddler
while(e !e.getAttribute(tiddler)) e=e.parentNode;
return e?e.getAttribute(tiddler):e;};
--
PLUS: as an added bonus, because 'transclusion' via the tabs macro
works the same way as the tiddler macro (i.e., it sets the
tiddler attribute of the containing wrapper), this 'tweak' should
also fix the same problem when using forms from within tabs!
Give it a try and let me know what happens...
enjoy,
-e
Eric Shulman
TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios
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