The import UI lets you rename the file before you import. Remember to include the file extension in the name. Once the file has been saved in the files/ folder there is no further affordance for renaming it.
On Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 10:49:32 PM UTC+2 natha...@gmail.com wrote: > 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/f63766ad-184d-49a6-a3a6-586cd77c05e0n%40googlegroups.com.
