[TW5] How to save with Firefox Quantum - WebDAV

[Stephan Hradek]

 I got a new computer at work and quickly installed Firefox.
Of course it was Quantum and now TiddlyFox doesn't work anymore.

I looked at https://tiddlywiki.com/#GettingStarted:GettingStarted to find alternatives.

While I think Mario's file-backup is quite good, I didn't like that I have to click on the "diamond" to save instead of what I used to do.

Then I saw: Saving via WebDAV

Since I'm a customer of gmx and I know that their MediaCenter is accessible via WebDAV, I simply tried it.

I created a wiki folder in my media center and put an empty.html there.

Then I opened https://webdav.mc.gmx.net/wiki/empty.html

I was asked for my gmx username and password and - Voilá - I'm there.

I then created a new tiddler and saved it.

Then I went to another browser and opened the same URL there.

It worked.

So good news is: The information on tiddlywiki.com

Free Hosting

None of the WebDAV hosting services tested (box.com, swissdisk.com) support accessing HTML files via a webbrowser, so they won't work with TiddlyWiki. Maybe someday soon there will be a free WebDAV hosting service for TiddlyWikis.

can be enhanced with: gmx mediacenter works. And it's free (2GB).

[PMario]

On Friday, November 17, 2017 at 10:56:56 AM UTC+1, Stephan Hradek wrote:

 I got a new computer at work and quickly installed Firefox.
Of course it was Quantum and now TiddlyFox doesn't work anymore.

I looked at https://tiddlywiki.com/#GettingStarted:GettingStarted to find alternatives.

While I think Mario's file-backup is quite good, I didn't like that I have to click on the "diamond" to save instead of what I used to do.

There is no need to click on the diamond. That's just the configuration UI. Everything else is almost like TiddlyFox.

Have a look at the video: https://youtu.be/dt-nH9jSQ6c

 

Then I saw: Saving via WebDAV
Since I'm a customer of gmx and I know that their MediaCenter is accessible via WebDAV, I simply tried it.
I created a wiki folder in my media center and put an empty.html there.
Then I opened https://webdav.mc.gmx.net/wiki/empty.html
I was asked for my gmx username and password and - Voilá - I'm there.
I then created a new tiddler and saved it.
Then I went to another browser and opened the same URL there.
It worked.
So good news is: The information on tiddlywiki.com

Free Hosting

None of the WebDAV hosting services tested (box.com, swissdisk.com) support accessing HTML files via a webbrowser, so they won't work with TiddlyWiki. Maybe someday soon there will be a free WebDAV hosting service for TiddlyWikis.

can be enhanced with: gmx mediacenter works. And it's free (2GB).

That's a good info. ..

-mario

[PMario]

On Friday, November 17, 2017 at 10:56:56 AM UTC+1, Stephan Hradek wrote:

 I got a new computer at work and quickly installed Firefox.
Of course it was Quantum and now TiddlyFox doesn't work anymore.

I looked at https://tiddlywiki.com/#GettingStarted:GettingStarted to find alternatives.

While I think Mario's file-backup is quite good, I didn't like that I have to click on the "diamond" to save instead of what I used to do.

Then I saw: Saving via WebDAV

I did also create 3 videos about: How to use TiddlyWiki with IIS and WebDAV on your local system.

The IIS Service, which is able to handle WebDav is part of every Windows system win7+ ... You just need to activate it.
It allows up to 20 individual users on a small local network. More info found here:

have fun!
mario

[Stephan Hradek]

Am Freitag, 17. November 2017 12:46:45 UTC+1 schrieb PMario:

There is no need to click on the diamond. That's just the configuration UI. Everything else is almost like TiddlyFox.

Have a look at the video: https://youtu.be/dt-nH9jSQ6c

I should have done that earlier.

So note from an user: Put back in the "Annoying" first alert box but with a more explicit text.

I think, I will like your extension!

[PMario]

On Friday, November 17, 2017 at 2:52:01 PM UTC+1, Stephan Hradek wrote:

Am Freitag, 17. November 2017 12:46:45 UTC+1 schrieb PMario:

There is no need to click on the diamond. That's just the configuration UI. Everything else is almost like TiddlyFox.

Have a look at the video: https://youtu.be/dt-nH9jSQ6c

I should have done that earlier.

:)

 

So note from an user: Put back in the "Annoying" first alert box but with a more explicit text.

I actually want to have a better info directly in TiddlyWiki. Similar to the one, you get if you install plugins.

but with a different text. For this to work we need to improve the communication between TiddlyFox saver and the backend. There is a PR pending. So the next TW version may have much better UX here.

I think, I will like your extension!

I hope so :)

have fun!

mario

[Mark S.]

PR #3017