Hi there Odin, Oh wow! Classy and clever...that will certainly be nice to have for the next version of TW. Hopefully you and Jeremy can figure something out.
There's nothing like an enticing landing page to attract prospective new users. Beautiful stuff Odin! Best regards, Julio On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 3:23:53 PM UTC-4 Mohammad wrote: > Hi Odin, > Great job! I hope we can have a great Tiddlywiki landing page! > Go with Jeremy and hopefully TW 5.1.24 has such a landing page! > > Best wishes > Mohammad > > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 5:12 PM Odin <odin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I spent some time learning the Tailwind CSS framework >> <https://tailwindcss.com/> and made a concept of a landing page for >> TiddlyWiki. <https://landingpage-example.tiddlyhost.com/> A landing page >> is something that has come up earlier in this forum as something that could >> improve the new user experience (1) >> <https://groups.google.com/g/tiddlywiki/c/gH7u07ar_KI/m/LzARDYqZAAAJ>. >> PM mario has made a proposal earlier (2) >> <https://groups.google.com/g/tiddlywiki/c/QW7QMfr0kA0/m/8Zq-xTxsBwAJ>, >> but I couldn't find any follow-up on this. >> >> TiddlyWIki 5.1.23 introduced a page-layout switching mechanism that I >> used to include the landing page inside TiddlyWiki. This allows visitors to >> switch instantly from the landing page to the normal TiddlyWiki website. So >> with this proposal, we keep all the documentation within a press of a >> button. (Jeremy used this for the TiddlyWiki-on-fission project to make >> a login screen <https://tiddlywiki.fission.app/>). >> >> Furthermore, I think having a landing page as a layout opens up the >> possibility to use TiddlyWikis power to have content dynamically generated >> on the landing page. It would also be really cool to showcase some widgets >> and macros and have the user be able to interact with them inside the >> landing page. For example the section 'get started' uses transclusion to >> use the saving tiddler (the one that has the grid of cards with saving >> options). >> >> I am hoping to spark some discussion on this idea. Is it will be feasible >> to use? If so, I am looking for feedback on the landing page. I used a >> standard color scheme that comes with TailwindCSS, but it is of course >> possible to insert another color scheme. >> What kind of sections do you think would help TiddlyWiki's visibility? >> How can we include more complicated widgets and macros within HTML without >> it breaking? >> >> I've hosted the file on tiddlyhost so you can take a look: >> https://landingpage-example.tiddlyhost.com/ >> >> pros: >> * A pretty landing page is a welcoming experience for new users. Other >> 'competitors' have landing pages as well that look really aesthetically >> pleasing. It could help grow the TiddlyWiki community grow. >> * It is built inside the TiddyWiki website. Pressing the `documentation` >> button or the `try it out` button instantly switches the view to the normal >> TiddlyWiki layout. >> * It may be possible to include content dynamically on the landing page >> via list widgets. >> * (if it works) We could showcase the powers of widgets, macros etc. >> right on the landing page. Although I ran into some issues (see the >> WikiText section) and haven't figured out how to work around this. >> * No worries about multiple URLs >> * Using tailwind CSS helps create a contemporary looking website >> >> Cons: >> * adds an extra 0.3 mb to the website going from 5.8 mb to 6.1 mb. >> * The navigation links in the navbar also open up non-existent tiddlers >> in the background. After switching to the normal layout, these will be on >> top of the story river. >> >> 1) https://groups.google.com/g/tiddlywiki/c/gH7u07ar_KI/m/LzARDYqZAAAJ >> 2) https://groups.google.com/g/tiddlywiki/c/QW7QMfr0kA0/m/8Zq-xTxsBwAJ >> >> -- >> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/9d24e3f7-bb35-4246-b63f-5332b11a7c9an%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/9d24e3f7-bb35-4246-b63f-5332b11a7c9an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/bd1e1780-465a-42d7-8b51-b16e72e0a329n%40googlegroups.com.
