Thank you Saq for clarifying this! On Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 5:26:32 PM UTC+3:30 saq.i...@gmail.com wrote:
> @Atro: not that I know of. > > > On Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 2:31:58 PM UTC+1, Atronoush wrote: >> >> Saq, >> Can I prevent TW from creating .meta files. >> >> --Atro >> >> On Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 8:04:22 AM UTC+3:30 Atronoush wrote: >> >>> Hi Saq, >>> >>> I see the PR #2906 >>> <https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/2906> has been merged >>> into the core! Great feature >>> I appreciate your efforts. >>> >>> Is it possible to add some explanation / short document in tw5.com >>> so people can find and use this feature later on! >>> >>> Thank you >>> --Atro >>> >>> On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 10:40:17 AM UTC+3:30 saq.i...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Bimlas, >>>> >>>> I am unfamiliar with Boostnote etc, however I do use TiddlyWiki as a >>>> tool to work with plain text files for similar reasons. >>>> >>>> I load a folder of plain text files using a tiddlywiki.files file. This >>>> allows me to load them without the need for inline metadata or an external >>>> .meta file. >>>> https://tiddlywiki.com/#tiddlywiki.files%20Files >>>> >>>> I then have a path defined in $:/config/FileSystemPaths to save these >>>> tiddlers back to their original location on editing. >>>> https://tiddlywiki.com/#Customising%20Tiddler%20File%20Naming >>>> >>>> Note however that TiddlyWiki does not allow you to save back to the >>>> original location for files loaded via tiddlywiki.files so this requires a >>>> patch. I have been using such a patch for over 3 years now with no issues. >>>> >>>> Some details here: https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/2906 >>>> The patch in that issue is out of date, if you need an up to date patch >>>> I can provide one for you. In fact I should probably make a PR with the >>>> updated patch as I think it addresses some of the concerns raised in that >>>> ticket. >>>> >>>> When you now edit a tiddler that has been loaded via tiddlywiki.files, >>>> it saves back to the original location plus a .meta file is created for >>>> that tiddler. If all your data is in the body of the tiddler, then you can >>>> simply ignore these .meta files. >>>> >>>> Lastly, when creating a new tiddler, to make sure it is saved as .txt >>>> make sure to use type text/plain. After creation the type can be changed >>>> and the tiddler will still be saved as .txt. Note that this is actually >>>> somewhat of a bug but effort is being made to address it while still >>>> allowing the user to determine what format a tiddler should be saved in. >>>> For details see https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/4630 >>>> >>>> Hope this helps, >>>> Saq >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 8:40:02 AM UTC+2, bimlas wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Lately, I’ve been unsure if I really want to use TiddlyWiki, because >>>>> no matter how universal single HTML is, it’s still just a big file and it >>>>> depends on the browser. Since plain text is the most timeless format >>>>> possible (even a text file written in 1963 can still be viewed and edited >>>>> today), I thought I would migrate to plain text files. Once I realized >>>>> how >>>>> I could convert the tiddlers extracted from HTML to the right format for >>>>> me, I started looking for a text editor that included both preview and >>>>> full >>>>> text search. To my great surprise, the latter is supported by very few >>>>> programs, so I can only solve it with my own Grep script. After sleepless >>>>> nights and short circuits of thought, I came to realize that TiddlyWiki >>>>> can >>>>> handle separate files. Even if the Node.js TiddlyWiki itself ever ceases >>>>> to >>>>> exist, the notes will still be usable because they are just text files, >>>>> and >>>>> if I systematically name the tiddlers, the links between them will still >>>>> be >>>>> searchable with a simple, software-independent text search, so they >>>>> remain >>>>> usable. >>>>> >>>>> The question is, how can TiddlyWiki be used as a simple text editor? I >>>>> would like to emulate the operation of Boostnote / Joplin / Typora / ... >>>>> >>>>> For example, if I install Ansel's Markdown >>>>> <https://demo.santosa.family#tw5-markdown> plugin and then copy the >>>>> Markdown files to the tiddlers directory, how can I edit them without >>>>> adding extra metadata? If I edit ".md" files in Tiddly, then it writes >>>>> them >>>>> back to the drive in JSON format. If I change ".md" to ".tid" extension >>>>> and >>>>> write "type: x-markdown" at the beginning of the file, it will rewrite >>>>> the >>>>> file in its original form after editing, but add e.g. the "title" field >>>>> with the current path to the file, which I don't want. >>>>> >>>> -- 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/4cb5f4e1-ff9a-428e-9ad3-064549e2af7cn%40googlegroups.com.
