(TW5) html href to tiddler not working?

[Remi van Loenen]

Hi all,

From the documentation I understood I can use html directly to open a tiddler:

<a href={{MyLinkDestination}}>link</a>

I used this to create a link to an exsisting tiddler: Test. However, when I insert this into a new tiddler it doesnt seem to work.

<a href={{Test}}>link</a>

I tried both TW5 content type and html, but it just gives me this URL:

file:///C:/Users/Remi/SkyDrive/Projects/Tiddler/

Anyone any pointers on what I am doing wrong?

Much obliged and thanks,

Remi

[Remi van Loenen]

So, okay the following seems to work:

<a href=#Test>Test</a>

Makes me wonder, is there any documentation/reference that is more up to date?

Thanks again,

Remi 

[Jeremy Ruston]

Hi Remi

The HTML <a> element is used to create links to external resources. To link to a tiddler you'd use the <$link> widget. This example would link to the tiddler whose title is contained in the tiddler "MyLinkDestination":

<$link to={{MyLinkDestination}}>link</$link>

To link directly to the tiddler "MyLinkDestination":

<$link to="MyLinkDestination">link</$link>

Best wishes

Jeremy.

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[Tobias Beer]

Hi Remi,

Some questions...

1. Did you need to use the html <a> element for a link or did you try it because the documentation said you could / should?
   
2. When you said "from the documentation", do you remember where it said that?
3. Did the LinkWidget as suggested by Jeremy work out for you?

Best wishes,

— tb

[Remi van Loenen]

Hi Tobias, thanks for your interest.

Some answers..

1. I used the element because the documentation said i could.
2. Yes: tiddlywiki.com, tiddler: HTML in WikiText.
3. I looked at the widget, but it came across a bit complicated for the functionality I wanted.

I work at a game developer, and wanted an easier, interactive way of describing every game entity (this especially helps programmers, which I am not).
I created png's of Flowchart state diagrams, after that I made html image maps of them. Programmers can now see a complete process in a Flowchart Diagram and get a detailed tiddler description of any entity when they click on them in the image map. So far tiddlyWiki satisfied my needs! :)

[Tobias Beer]

Hi Remi,
 
Thanks for detailing that...

1. I used the element because the documentation said i could.

2. Yes: tiddlywiki.com, tiddler: HTML in WikiText. 

It feels like the HTML in WikiText documentation could be enhanced by...

• a) encouraging users to always use TiddlyWiki's wikitext markup first
• => advising the use of html elements for situations where wikitext is either unsuitable or unmaintainable, e.g. a complex table
• b) hinting at what html elements are mostly used for
• => constructing output in widget templates and macros
• => things TiddlyWiki has no dedicated markup for

 3. I looked at the widget, but it came across a bit complicated for the functionality I wanted.

I guess that goes hand in hand with a) above.

Best wishes,

— tb