> I have noticed, the date field is set to time in UTC. When the field is > set to "20120101", then <$view field="start" format="date"/> renders it as > December 31, 2011. Is there a way to interpret dates in local time? >
Hi Arkady No, date fields are always interpreted as UTC. There does indeed need to be a way to deal with local times; I've added a ticket: https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/190 Best wishes Jeremy > > Thanks. > > -- > Arkady > > > On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 1:57:05 AM UTC-7, Jeremy Ruston wrote: > >> The tiddlerfields that are defined in the core are not full modules >> because they are needed before the tiddler loading mechanism is fully >> installed. That call to $tw.modules.define() directly defines the module >> exports. >> >> For a normal module, you should use something like this: >> >> /*\ >> title: $:/plugins/arkadygrudzinsky/**startfield.js >> type: application/javascript >> module-type: tiddlerfield >> >> Implements the start field as a date >> >> \*/ >> (function(){ >> >> /*jslint node: true, browser: true */ >> /*global $tw: false */ >> "use strict"; >> >> exports.name = "start"; >> exports.parse = $tw.utils.parseDate; >> exports.stringify = $tw.utils.stringifyDate; >> >> })(); >> >> Let me know how you get on, >> >> Best wishes >> >> Jeremy >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 1:19 AM, Arkady Grudzinsky <agrud...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Jeremy, >>> >>> >>> >>>>> - Are tiddler fields always treated as text or is it possible to >>>>> set a field type (e.g. date, integer, etc.). >>>>> >>>>> Tiddler fields are strings by default, but can be typed through the >>>> use of "tiddlerfield" modules. The core tiddlerfields are in boot.js: >>>> >>>> https://github.com/Jermolene/**T**iddlyWiki5/blob/master/boot/**bo** >>>> ot.js#L713<https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/blob/master/boot/boot.js#L713> >>>> >>> A newbie question. >>> >>> I was able to chage my custom "start" field type to "date" by adding >>> this to boot.js: >>> >>> $tw.modules.define("$:/boot/**modules/tiddlerfields/start","**tiddlerfield",{ >>> >>> name: "start", >>> parse: $tw.utils.parseDate, >>> stringify: $tw.utils.stringifyDate >>> }); >>> >>> >>> >>> After that I was able to use >>> >>> >>> I guess, it's not a good idea to mess with boot.js. So, I tried to >>> create a tiddler called "$:/boot/modules/**tiddlerfields/start" and set >>> its type to "application/javascript", "module-type: tiddlerfield". But I >>> could not get it to register. It seems, I'm missing how to get the .js >>> tiddler code registered as a module. >>> >>> I also tried naming the tiddler "$:/core/modules/**tiddlerfields/start" >>> thinking that boot somehow loads all "$:/core/modules" tiddlers, but it did >>> not work. What am I missing? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -- >>> Arkady >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, October 26, 2013 7:12:39 AM UTC-7, Jeremy Ruston wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Arkady >>>> >>>> Thanks for the encouragement, and the detailed feedback, much >>>> appreciated. >>>> >>>> >>>>> I'm currently using mGSD to manage my tasks. Recently tried TW5. I >>>>> think, it's awesome. Wanted to thank Jeremy for Tiddlywiki. <$list> and >>>>> <$checkbox> widgets available at TW5 are very handy to create task lists >>>>> by >>>>> project/context/contact. The TW5 ability to manipulate and customize >>>>> tiddler fields is a great addition. I was able to create <$list> of tasks >>>>> sorted by custom fields such as "start", "due", or "priority". I also >>>>> love >>>>> the minimalism of the interface. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Great, I'm glad that the checkbox and list widgets are understandable. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Couple of questions about TW5 features for which I could not find >>>>> documentation. I'm thinking of implementing recurring tasks in TW5. I >>>>> envision using tags "recurring" and "weekly"/"daily"/"monthly", etc. and >>>>> use fields such as "start", "modified", etc. So, my questions are: >>>>> >>>>> - Is it possible to set <$list> filter to select tiddlers using >>>>> comparisons? E.g. select tiddlers with "start" date before "now" to >>>>> make >>>>> tasks appear on the list at certain date/time? Perhaps, it's possible >>>>> to >>>>> do it in a similar fashion as mGSD handles ticklers, but I thought, >>>>> <$list> >>>>> widget might offer a much simpler way. >>>>> >>>>> There's no comparison operators yet, but the plan is to have them as >>>> filter operator modules. See the "has" operator as an example: >>>> >>>> https://github.com/Jermolene/**T**iddlyWiki5/blob/master/core/**mo** >>>> dules/filters/has.js<https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/blob/master/core/modules/filters/has.js> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> - Is it possible to set <$list> filter to select tiddlers with >>>>> tags/titles matching a regular expression? >>>>> >>>>> Not at the moment, but it's a good idea. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> - Is it possible to have <$checkbox> widget do more than assign a >>>>> tag to a tiddler? E.g. Can it increment the "start" date field by 7 >>>>> days? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Not yet. TW5 doesn't yet really have the general concept of >>>> programmable actions, but something along those lines is going to be >>>> useful. For the moment, I'd expect a GxD implementation to have it's own >>>> extended checkbox widget. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> - Are tiddler fields always treated as text or is it possible to >>>>> set a field type (e.g. date, integer, etc.). >>>>> >>>>> Tiddler fields are strings by default, but can be typed through the >>>> use of "tiddlerfield" modules. The core tiddlerfields are in boot.js: >>>> >>>> https://github.com/Jermolene/**T**iddlyWiki5/blob/master/boot/**bo** >>>> ot.js#L713<https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/blob/master/boot/boot.js#L713> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> - Is it possible to create contextual tiddler templates? E.g. >>>>> - when a tiddler is tagged as "project", the tiddler view would >>>>> automatically show lists of tasks or >>>>> - when a tiddler is tagged as "context", the tiddler view would >>>>> automatically show a list of tasks orgainzed differently, etc. >>>>> (similar behavior as in mGSD, only I would expect a more >>>>> transparent and customizeable syntax with <$list> and <$view>. In >>>>> mGSD, >>>>> it's done through macros which are hard to find and difficult to >>>>> customize.) >>>>> >>>>> You can almost do that in a basic form with the reveal widget. >>>> Basically each type of view that you need would be a separate ViewTemplate >>>> segment (i.e. a tiddler tagged $:/tags/ViewTemplate). You'd wrap it in a >>>> reveal widget that would selectively display the template depending on the >>>> tags on the current tiddler. The reveal widget doesn't yet allow for >>>> testing tags, though. >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> - Would be nice to have an easy way to create a tiddler with a >>>>> certain template (e.g. create buttons with custom functionality). I >>>>> have a >>>>> feeling that buttons are already implemented, but not documented. Is >>>>> it >>>>> true? >>>>> >>>>> There is a button widget that's used for the new tiddler button: >>>> >>>> <$button message="tw-new-tiddler" class="btn-invisible">{{$:/**cor** >>>> e/images/new-button}}</$**button**> >>>> >>>> The plan is to extend the tw-new-tiddler message so that the title of a >>>> template tiddler can be provided. >>>> >>>>> Finally, I may be reinventing the wheel. Is there a GTD >>>>> implementation based on TW5? Even if there is, I, probably, would want to >>>>> customize a few things. So, I still would like to know the answers. >>>>> >>>> No, there's no GTD implementations that I'm aware of. >>>> >>>> Do be aware that TW5 will undergo quite significant changes in the next >>>> couple of days as I complete a round of refactoring that I've been doing. >>>> With the new changes the generated HTML is much cleaner, and the individual >>>> widgets have been rationalised and simplified: >>>> >>>> https://github.com/Jermolene/**T**iddlyWiki5/pull/178<https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/178> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Thanks again to all Tidlywiki developers. It's an awesome tool for >>>>> many things. I have not seen so much functionality packed in ~600K of >>>>> code. >>>>> >>>> Thank you, much appreciated. Eventually we'll minify the TW5 core by >>>> default, which should reduce the footprint somewhat! >>>> >>>> Best wishes >>>> >>>> Jeremy >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 post to this group, send email to tiddl...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> >>>>> Visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/**group**/tiddlywiki<http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/**grou**ps/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jeremy Ruston >>>> mailto:jeremy...@gmail.com >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Jeremy Ruston >> mailto:jeremy...@gmail.com >> > -- Jeremy Ruston mailto:jeremy.rus...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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