@Cl0d, I picked this from a tiddler that I saw online. I cant remember where. It makes the quote stand out well in the tiddler. :)
On Monday, 30 November, 2020 at 10:50:06 pm UTC+5:30 Cl0d wrote: > @Manish : I'm in the same case and I plan to transfer all my notes on a TW > file. What you're using for quotes, is that from the same plugins we've > talked about in the posts above ? > > On Monday, 30 November 2020 at 16:11:33 UTC+1 manishm...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Dear Springer >> Thank you for your detailed response. I read about the Dynamic Table >> feature and am learning to incorporate it. >> >> If I can re-frame my predicament: Say, I read 50 books in a year. Now, I >> have 50 tiddlers in which the notes, bullet points and 2-3 quotes/excerpts >> are included in each. >> Is it possible for me view all the 100-150 quotes in one tiddler? >> >> The code which I'm using for the quotes within the tiddler is: >> <<<.tc-big-quote >> [[Quotes]] <br> >> It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. But perhaps there >> is a key. That key is National Interest >> >> <<<Churchill >> >> When I search 'quotes', what i get is a list of 50 Book title tiddlers >> which isnt very helpful. It's also awkward to tag every tiddler with >> 'Quotes' >> >> >> Would be grateful for your comments. >> >> Regards >> Manish >> >> >> On Sunday, 29 November, 2020 at 1:46:18 am UTC+5:30 springer wrote: >> >>> Manish, there are different ways to think about organizing quotes. >>> >>> If I had been working in Tiddlywiki all along, I'd probably set up each >>> excerpt as its own tiddler, putting only the actual excerpt in the body of >>> the tiddler and using fields for various citation details such as author, >>> title, page, meta-title (journal or enclosing book), notes. I'd tag each >>> one with "excerpt" and use an excerpt-specific template to make each >>> excerpt display with the relevant fields as desired. Then I would use a >>> dynamic table for any desired "slice" of tiddlers (filtered based on a >>> certain source, or a certain author, or with a certain word or keyword, >>> whatever). If you're starting fresh with TiddlyWiki, I recommend this >>> granular approach. A tiddler should generally be the smallest informational >>> unit that is of interest to you and/or your audience. >>> >>> In my own case, I had already developed (starting in the 1990s) a >>> full-fledged database of research- and teaching-related excerpts using the >>> FileMaker database app (which was my software brain prior to TiddlyWiki, >>> and still handles most of my document-generation tasks). And my main use >>> for excerpts in TiddlyWiki was to organize the excerpts for each particular >>> reading, for access during classroom discussion. (It was easy for me to get >>> FileMaker to "dress" the excerpts up with various bits of syntax and bundle >>> them in sets based on my usual teaching needs. At the time (duing TW >>> Classic times) it was easier to copy and paste large sets; I didn't know >>> how to import a whole array.) So, I batch-generated an excerpt set for each >>> class session, using a combination of <$details> formatting (using >>> telmiger's plugin, referenced earlier in this thread) and >>> quotation-graphics css. The result, for each chapter or article, is a >>> neat-looking "accordion" array of quotes, where the summary for each >>> excerpt includes a "teaser" phrase and page number, and the drop-down >>> allows us to expand passages of interest as needed during discussion. You >>> can hit "edit" within an excerpt-oriented tiddler to see what the guts look >>> like: >>> https://springerspandrel.github.io/tw/ethicsatwes.html#Arisotle%201%20excerpts >>> >>> ... But again, the reason I didn't take a "granular" approach (one tiddler >>> per excerpt) is idiosyncratic, and I don't recommend emulating this aspect >>> of my site organization! >>> >>> I believe some other folks here have actually developed a full-fledged >>> biblio tool for tiddlywiki. In particular, if you haven't seen it yet, >>> check out Mohammad's Refnotes plugin: https://kookma.github.io/Refnotes/ >>> >>> -Springer >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 12:34:33 PM UTC-5 manishm...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Springer >>>> I have no coding knowledge and have been exploring a way to collate >>>> quotes and excerpts. >>>> Would it be possible to educate me on the way you have listed the >>>> Excerpts in your tiddlywiki. Or could you please direct me to some links >>>> that explain the process. >>>> Thanks a ton >>>> >>>> Manish >>>> >>>> On Friday, 27 November, 2020 at 1:27:15 am UTC+5:30 springer wrote: >>>> >>>>> Cl0d, exactly what I find marvelous about TiddlyWiki is how much it >>>>> can be molded to very different purposes. I maintain different TW5 >>>>> projects >>>>> for different purposes, with different plugin sets and other >>>>> customizations >>>>> suited to the purposes of each project. >>>>> >>>>> Two things that I suspect I do more than most people are: >>>>> >>>>> (1) Make a dynamic table, using the Shiraz plugin, for virtually >>>>> every important tag. It offers a great compact way to get the big picture >>>>> on any slice that interests me. I used to use TOC-style tiddlers for this >>>>> purpose, and that structure still has uses, but the dynamic table is more >>>>> powerful. I love that I can structure each such dynamic table to focus on >>>>> the fields that are important for that particular tag. (Of course, you >>>>> can >>>>> build a dynamic table around criteria other than tags, but that's my main >>>>> workhorse use.) I also tend to populate my stylesheet with tag-specific >>>>> css, so that there are clear visual cues as to which kind of tiddler >>>>> we're >>>>> looking at. (I use TW for teaching. So, a quiz question tiddler has a >>>>> look >>>>> and feel that differs from an author-specific tiddler or a definition >>>>> tiddler or a tiddler focused on excerpts from the readings, etc.) >>>>> >>>>> (2) Liberally employ a "details" GUI for things that I don't want to >>>>> see (or don't want to show to students) unless/until it's time to dig in >>>>> deeper. I use telmiger's details plugin, because it's super-flexible >>>>> about >>>>> the contents within the details area (allows any formatting or markup you >>>>> can think of within the hidden "pocket" area). But to put ordinary text >>>>> elaboration into a details "pocket," Shiraz's details function is simple >>>>> and great too. >>>>> >>>>> If you'd like to poke around on one of my teaching sites, feel free to >>>>> visit this link: >>>>> https://springerspandrel.github.io/tw/ethicsatwes.html#TiddlyWiki >>>>> >>>>> Enjoy the adventure of discovering the possibilities! >>>>> >>>>> -Springer >>>>> On Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 2:06:10 PM UTC-5 Cl0d wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi there, >>>>>> >>>>>> Been using TiddlyWiki for a few weeks now. I'm still learning how to >>>>>> cope with the enormous potential offered by TiddlyWiki. >>>>>> >>>>>> For example, I discovered today that it was possible to create a >>>>>> dynamic table of content using keywords. >>>>>> >>>>>> So I was wondering, what are your best practices, or let's say, >>>>>> advices, for using TiddlyWiki ? How does your "basic wiki" look like ? >>>>>> What >>>>>> plugins and/or custom features do you use ? >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm still in a transitional phase, meaning that I'm writing my new >>>>>> notes in TiddlyWiki to get used to it and I'm at the same time trying to >>>>>> discover new tools to organize my future wiki's in the best way possible. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks in advance for every answer. >>>>>> >>>>> -- 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. 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