#TiddlyDesktop -- Basic notes

[@TiddlyTweeter]

TiddlyDesktop is a marvellous way to run TiddlyWiki on desktop computers.

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What is TiddlyDesktop?

Its a superb menuing system for Desktop computers for one or more TiddlyWiki. Either single file or via node style .tid files in folders. 

It seamlessly handles saving and backup.

The latest version (February 2018) of the executable combines Chrome with TiddlyWiki.

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Advantages

• Easy run.
• Auto save & backup.
• Well organised.
• Easier than a browser as you can just select the wiki to work on and close and open easily from the menu.
• Looks and behaves like a conventional application.

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Disadvantages

• Tends to lag on update. Wiki that need functions of the latest TW may not work properly.
• Lacks some features of full-browsers.
• Backup system can make too many backups.
• If you running more than one profile it can be hard to identify which is which as the icons for each profile on the taskbar are all the same.

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Get TiddlyDesktop v0.0.13

For Linux, Mac & Windows, Feb 18th 2018.

Future posts will focus on TD use in Windows.

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[Mark S.]

Disadvantages --

If you close a folder-based TW, you have to close out and restart the entire TW desktop, which closes the other TW notebooks, in order to run it again. On a busy windows desktop, this is a problem -- you can't just open notebooks as you need them.

If you run portable mode, it will write "TiddlyDesktop" into your roaming data even if you specify a user data directory somewhere else.

[@TiddlyTweeter]

Right. TiddlyDesktop is NOT portable. Whilst it can activate via relative addressing its hosted wiki are all on absolute addresses.

[Mark S.]

Another problem for people that want to adopt it as a simple solution, is that it doesn't close itself out cleanly in windows. It leaves nw.exe instances running, which block you from starting the desktop again. You have to use the process manager to kill the processes before you can launch it again.

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Ciao Mark S.

Right. Is that for you only on the version that uses node style multiple .tid files?

I not used it before. 

Just tested it and see the issue you describe.

Solo single file wiki I don't think have this issue?

Both with TiddlyDesktop & Bob I think there can be "node" issues that are not so clear.

Josiah

[Mark S.]

Good point. I just did a quick test. It looks like the lingering nw.exe problem only happens if you open a data-folder wiki (multiple tids).

-- Mark