Is latest Tiddlyfox 2 necessary?

[Mark S.]

Due to the controversies, I've been delaying updating FF. But I updated yesterday to FF 54. I have auto-update for TiddlyFox turned off. To my surprise, 1.0alpha18.1-signed.1-signed seems to still work. I thought it had been updated because it wouldn't work with the latest FF.

What does the new Tiddlyfox 2 add? Is there a compelling reason to use it? Is there something in my profile that might be grand-fathering my usage of TF 1 ?

Thanks,
Mark

[@TiddlyTweeter]

Ciao Mark S.

Quick reply from memory ...

The LATEST TiddlyFox, as far as I understand it, adds NOTHING to the previous version other than a Great Big Sign if you have not enabled saving for a specific TW ... like this ...



Its was done because new users were NOT noticing the state of the TW saving toggle in the address bar ("cat on world", later "ticks & crosses") and losing work.

The new approach gives a message so big & direct even God could not ignore it :-).

Best wishes
Josiah

P.S. I think we have had this conversation before? :-)

[Arlen Beiler]

Well, God knows and sees everything. 

But Mark is wondering about version 1.0 alpha 18.1 vs version 2.x. What is the difference between the two and is there a compelling reason to upgrade to 2.x?

-Arlen

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[@TiddlyTweeter]

Ciao Arlen

I absolutely knew in the back of my mind that someone would write that and cause me to have to lookup stuff... :-)

1 - But, why does it matter? It works for him--so just upgrade later when it stops working.

2 - V2 adds ... (later once I found the various conversations ...)

Josiah

Arlen Beiler wrote:

... Mark is wondering about version 1.0 alpha 18.1 vs version 2.x. What is the difference between the two and is there a compelling reason to upgrade to 2.x?

[Robert Edwards]

On Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 10:53:40 AM UTC-4, @TiddlyTweeter wrote:

Its was done because new users were NOT noticing the state of the TW saving toggle in the address bar ("cat on world", later "ticks & crosses") and losing work.

And not-so-new users as well, who didn't notice their 1.x TF had been automatically and silently upgraded....  <raises hand>

[@TiddlyTweeter]

Ciao Mark S. & Arlen

Okay. I give up.

I just had a conversation with Jeremy Ruston about TiddlyFox.

We are both clear there was reason to go to version 2, some kinda threat from Mozilla that will land soon.

Even he can't quite remember what it was. Then, after he'd updated it for whatever it was, it got complicated because users were NOT noticing the small cat on globe. That led to some tick sign thing to replace the cat. That didn't last long before the current mature 2 which gives you a big sign to save (that WORKS) and reversion to cat on globe.

Mark S. I'd just use what you are using till it fails and try the latest TiddlyFox then.

Josiah

@TiddlyTweeter wrote:

Ciao Arlen, I absolutely knew in the back of my mind that someone would write that and cause me to have to lookup stuff... :-)