Thanks for that. After restarting the node.js server I was able to import an image as an _canonical_uri linked file. The file was named files/image.png. Is there a way to rename the file or choose the file name on import?
Regards, Nathan On Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 11:54:49 AM UTC-5 saq.i...@gmail.com wrote: > Nathan, have you restarted the node.js server after installing the plugin? > > If so, check the browser console for any error messages. > > On Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 6:45:45 PM UTC+2 natha...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Saq, I've installed this plugin in my node.js TW. I can see the >> additional check boxes on the import tiddler and there is an additional >> 'Save as external file' button on my tiddlers. Unfortunately, when I drag / >> drop images or copy / paste images an external file is not created nor is >> the _canonical_uri field set. Instead it seems to create a embedded image >> just as it did before. Are there any additional setup or workflow changes I >> need to do in order to use this plugin to add images as external files? >> >> Regards, >> Nathan >> >> On Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 5:21:10 AM UTC-5 saq.i...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Hi Peter, >>> >>> >>>> This would mean: when I drag an image or PDF (prio 1 and 2 for me) >>>> into TW, a tiddler opens (as now) but the binary is stored to the default >>>> media folder and the tiddler contains the canonical-URI. >>>> >>> >>> This plugin allows for exactly this workflow for TW on node.js >>> For a single file TW, the obstacle is that the browser does not allow >>> the necessary access to the local file system due to security concerns. At >>> minimum you would need something like TiddlyDesktop or a browser extension >>> to enable this kind of access. >>> >>> >>>> The top solution - to go one step further :-) - would be to >>>> automatically transclude the new tiddler at the current position of the >>>> editor, when an image is imported. >>>> >>> >>> This is in the works. In the meantime you may find this thread to be of >>> interest: >>> https://groups.google.com/g/tiddlywiki/c/ueeaCHA7hI0/m/2Ujwl1TABAAJ >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Saq >>> >> -- 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/6b75a264-bb53-439c-9baa-b258afc98f71n%40googlegroups.com.
