Specify path for images

Rhod Evans

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Jun 14, 2020, 12:13:41 PM6/14/20

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Hi - is it possible to specify a path for images so that they can be stored in a separate folder? I know that I can use _canonical.uri_ but this is more so that I can conveniently use a photo in one of my journal entries by selecting it using the image button and for neat storage of images? I'm happy for it to be a part of the TW rather than referred to (no shortage of disk space). I may be asking the impossible here as I know that in order to appear in the images list it already needs to exist as a separate imported tiddler but I'm just looking for a neater, quicker way to include images than _canonical.uri_ offers. If there are any plugins etc that can help to make it easier to use images I'd also be glad to hear of them. The reason is that as a landscape artist my journal is very image heavy. Thanks, Rhod

p.s. Loving using Drift for my journaling!

Joshua Fontany

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Jun 14, 2020, 7:06:54 PM6/14/20

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Rhod,

Hi! Are you using the stand-alone HTML 'flavor' of Tiddlywiki, or one of the Node.js 'flavors' (Vanilla Node.js, TiddlyServer, &/or Bob/Bob.exe)?

This is very possible in Node.js (or Bob/Bob.exe), by following this tutorial. It references PDFs, and you may have to change a few things for Images:

https://tiddlywiki.com/#TiddlyWikiFolders:%5B%5Btiddlywiki.files%20Files%5D%5D%20TiddlyWikiFolders

I dabble in landscape art myself (& 3d rendering). Would love to see some of your work.

Best,
Joshua Fontany

Rhod Evans

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Jun 15, 2020, 1:38:48 AM6/15/20

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Hi Joshua and thanks for responding! Up to now I have been using the standalone version but node.js sounds as if it can do what I want. I've had a look at the page you reference and I think I'll need to go through it carefully (I'm not very technical!) and set up node.js.

If you'd like to have a look at my work, check out 'rhodevansartist' on Instagram or 'rhod.evans.art' on Facebook. Is your work online too?

Thanks again

Rhod

Joshua Fontany

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Jun 15, 2020, 3:38:15 AM6/15/20

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Hi Rhod,

Thanks! I like your use of texture and sense of light, it reminds me of a friend's "quantum painting method", and I am intrigued by using a tiddlywiki to track a painting in progress.

I have a lot of my spur-of-the moment landscape photography up on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jfontany/

And my more technical experiments are on Art Station: https://www.artstation.com/joshuafontany

Let me think on your situation, I might be able to come up with a good workflow for you without being too technical.

I would start with Bob.exe, as it bundles the node-setup "behind the scenes": https://github.com/OokTech/TW5-BobEXE/releases

Best,

Joshua F

Rhod Evans

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Jun 15, 2020, 5:11:29 AM6/15/20

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Thanks Joshua - some lovely photos there! Well, I feel like a dunce. I downloaded BobOSX.command but whatever I try, I get a message that I don't have sufficient priviledges to run it. I have admin rights, I have changed the permissions so that I can read & write, I have tried running it in Terminal using 'sudo' but I still get the same message. Arghhh! :)

Rhod Evans

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Jun 15, 2020, 7:53:39 AM6/15/20

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Thanks - I managed to get it to run/install. Now all I have to do is to learn how to use it!