Unfortunately the "External Attachment" plugin doesn't do the job and isn't available in the html quine.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 8:05:01 PM UTC+1 HP wrote: > Hi Mark. Thanks for your reply. > I can't see the problem here in *generate* a file name (as UUID) to > prevent the case that TW5 must know the file name which is unavailable at > this particular moment. After save it to a (TW5) folder it should be > possible to generate a uri from that place for thumbnails. It is another > topic to import and provide a thumbnail from an external uri fmpov. > > On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 11:04:21 PM UTC+1 Mark S. wrote: > >> I think the approach would have to be from the other direction. You would >> have a script or program that would look at a directory of images, create >> tiddlers, and maybe create thumbnails. Then you could import the generated >> tiddlers into your TW. >> >> We've been told (I think) that the name of the file is unavailable when >> you drop into a web page (including TW). And of course modern browsers >> won't let your web page save to specific directories (just the nominated >> download directory). >> >> I do have a script that runs in TW where you provide a list of file names >> and then it creates the tiddlers with the _canonical_ uri filled in. >> >> Actually creating thumbnails would have to be done through an external >> file manipulator, I suspect. >> >> On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 1:05:37 PM UTC-8 Mat wrote: >> >>> +1 >>> I'm in a very similar situation! I posted this request >>> <https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/5309> a few days ago >>> which is related but complimentary. >>> These functionalities would make TW substantially more useful for e.g >>> authoring books or other image intensive documents. >>> >>> <:-) >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 9:46:26 PM UTC+1 HP wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I'm looking for a plugin or an already existing TW5 function for my >>>> excessive image based working process. Based on the sheer number of to be >>>> processed images, it is neither possible to save them manually nor in TW5 >>>> (I don't like nodejs a lot - so "lazy load" isn't an option). >>>> >>>> I want TW5/a plugin to "build externalimages" (aka just save images >>>> separately through TW5) ad hoc with the import process (drag'n drop or >>>> copy >>>> paste) by saving the image into a/tbd/asked separate file folder AND >>>> create >>>> a thumbnail/image tiddler with or by its _canonical_uri to it. >>>> >>>> Maybe this process could handle all files TW5 is able to create >>>> thumbnails of (eg PDF). >>>> >>>> Thank you for your hints in this direction and please apologize my bad >>>> English. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> HP >>>> >>>> tl;dr >>>> >>>> 1. import image by dnd or as a screenshot from clipboard (instead >>>> of saving one of those myself to s TW5 image folder) >>>> 2. let TW5 save it to its/a file subfolder >>>> >>>> Bonus >>>> 3. create a tiddler from the image import with a thumbnail through >>>> its uri to the file subfolder it was saved to >>>> >>>> -- 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/a38c06d8-bbad-4f89-80e0-43bea0d6f68an%40googlegroups.com.
