Thank you. That is *very* helpful! David
PS: duplicating threads isn't best practice! OK; but I had two threads because these are two different questions. This one is about local storage. The other one (which is still unresolved but I am OK giving up on it) was about scheduling remote, automatic backups to GitHub at regular intervals. On Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 10:47:24 AM UTC-6, PMario wrote: > > On Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 2:44:55 PM UTC+1, David Furcy wrote: >> >> I just realized that my tiddler creations/edits get saved to my GitHub >> repo more >> often than they get saved to my local file system. >> >> Does TW5 normally save the edits ONLY in browser-specific local storage? >> > > TiddlyWiki doesn't use browser local storage out of the box. There is a > plugin, which needs to be activated, if you want to do so. > > I did make some tests after responding to your first post > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/tiddlywiki/D2bTSNatTrA>. (BTW: > duplicating threads isn't best practice!) > > You should be able to use the "Browser-based local storage" plugin. See > more info below > > If so, when is the local .html file actually updated? >> > > -- In your case never! > > >> In fact, When I close my browser tab, my changes are NOT changed in the >> local >> .html file. >> > > That's intended, with the setup you use. > > >> I am using Chrome. Also, once in a while I see a 409 error. >> > > IMO that's a problem with github, or github pages. ... If you save the > whole wiki several times within a view seconds. > > The save process (depending on your internet connection speed) may need > several seconds to upload the content. If you start it 2 or more times, the > github server may be confused and returns 409 response error > <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/409> > > AND more important. If the index.html file is commited it can take several > minutes (depending on how busy github is) till the gh-pages are updated. > > So save and immediate reload will probably download an _old_ wiki!!!! > > ----------- > > How to install the local storage plugin: > > - Open the ControlPanel : Plugins tab > - Click [Get more plugins] button > - Click [Open plugin library] > - Search for "local" > - "Browser-based local storage" is the one you want > - Save to github > - Wait a little bit > - Reload the wiki (Shift F9) - and make sure, that it's the one with the > plugin. > - Save again!!! This is important, otherwise the local-storage sync isn't > active on reload > > Afterwards do some testing, if the local storage is really synced. ... I > managed to screw up the mechanism, and I think I found an issue BUT more > testing is needed. > > have fun! > mario > -- 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 tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/2579a880-f5a1-45fb-8e52-5535114f8af6%40googlegroups.com.
