[TW5] How Does One Add a Button to the Text Editor in the editTemplate?

[Paul Boughner]

Whats the process for adding a button to apply a highlight? I know my way around TW5 pretty well, so I can understand a quick list of:

1. add a tiddler and tag it with...
   
2. write a macro to do this...
   
3. edit this toolbar to include...

I am currently using the stamp button to insert "@@ hl.ToDo" at the head, and "@@" to close it.

 @@ hl.ToDo -text- @@

I use this to tag things in journals and then use a list to search for that particular highlight. Which automagically gives me lists of ToDo, research, add to quiz, etc.

I would like to add a highlight button like the stamp button to choose the highlight.

Just cloning the stamp button would be great as long as it doesn't get overwritten in the next update.

Thanks

[Stephen Kimmel]

Without getting into the specifics, I created several buttons to be added to the editor toolbar including one that does the highlighting. You'll find them at http://skplugins.tiddlyspot.com/

I make no claims that these are elegantly done but they do work and that will give you a starting point.

[Pit.W.]

Not that I know how these buttons work, but use them im many TW files -standalone and node.js-

They work fine, I am happy...  but one thing to be aware of: it seems that something in these many buttons disables the use of  Alt-Ctrl-Q. This is a bit painful, since this is, on a German keyboard, the "@". But maybe am mistaken and it is caused by something else

But: #SK: great work, many fantasic functionalities, dramatic impovement of productivity, great contribution. 

THANK YOU!

Pit

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[Stephen Kimmel]

On Friday, April 7, 2017 at 2:00:09 PM UTC-5, Pit.W. wrote:

Not that I know how these buttons work, but use them im many TW files -standalone and node.js-

They work fine, I am happy...  but one thing to be aware of: it seems that something in these many buttons disables the use of  Alt-Ctrl-Q. This is a bit painful, since this is, on a German keyboard, the "@". But maybe am mistaken and it is caused by something else

But: #SK: great work, many fantasic functionalities, dramatic impovement of productivity, great contribution. 

THANK YOU!

Pit

I use a number of Ctrl-Alt-whatever key combinations though I don't recall using Ctrl-Alt-Q. If you use the advanced search on the system tiddlers looking for ctrl-alt-q, it should pop up immediately if it is one of mine. If it doesn't, then it is probably something else.

And thanks for the compliment.

[Paul Boughner]

Yes! That's exactly what I was looking for. I just couldn't track back the required tiddlers for some reason.

Thanks, Stephen.

Side note: In case anyone is wondering why I don't just use a tag or create a task list system, it's because I don't like to do things twice. So highlighting text as I read/write it and having a list pull those text blurbs is as simple as I can make it. I don't need to create a system to generate and track a simple ToDo or research list. Although, I do have those things for more complex tracking. I just use these simple lists as a filter and jumping off point. If I work the lists and find something is more complex, I escalate it.

[wang dadong]

Hi, Stephen, thanks for your plugins, I found the Color plugin very useful, except that I prefer the highlight button to set the background color instead of foreground color, just like Evernote did.

Besides, I drag and drop all tiddlers listed in http://skplugins.tiddlyspot.com/#Color%20List , it's boring but I don't know other ways to install this plugin, I presume that there's a better and neat way?

[Matthew Petty]

Hi Stephen,
I just went through the trouble of figuring this out myself, when I could have just researched more!
Now, is it possible to add a keyboard shortcut to the new button? That would be very nice, especially when I'm just editing old notes and marking stuff as links.
Best regards,
Matthew Petty