edit-text widget to change a field in the same tiddler

[Luis Gonzalez]

The documentation says:

 

" the EditTextWidget can not change properties of the tiddler it is embedded in or part of. It can only change fields of other tiddlers."

So I cannot put the code: <$edit-text field="description"/> to change the description of the tiddler. What is the correct way to change fields in the same tiddler in view mode? Transclusion does not work either.

[Luis Gonzalez]

With this macro you can edit as many fields as you want of the same tiddler (in View Mode). You only have to write:

* Description: <<edit-field description>>

* Caption: <<edit-field caption>>

* E-mail: <<edit-field e-mail>>

The macro uses a temporal tiddler, $:/TemporalTiddler to store temporaly the fields you edit in fields of the same name of this temporal tiddler. Here you find the macro:

\define edit-field(my_field:"description")

<$reveal type="match" state="!!the_status$my_field$" text="">
{{!!$my_field$}} <$button set="!!the_status$my_field$" setTo="cambiar">
<$action-setfield $tiddler="$:/TemporalTiddler" $campo$={{!!$my_field$}}/>
{{$:/core/images/edit-button}}
</$button>
</$reveal>

<$reveal type="match" state="!!the_status$my_field$" text="cambiar">
<$edit-text tiddler="$:/TemporalTiddler" field="$my_field$" size="50"/>
<$button set="!!$my_field$" setTo={{$:/TemporalTiddler!!$my_field$}}>
<$action-deletefield  the_status$my_field$ /> {{$:/core/images/done-button}}
</$button>
</$reveal>

\end

Attached to the message you find a wiki with the macro running.

[Watt]

Nice one Luis! State tiddlers are the way to go, temporary 'storage' tiddlers that let you write their field contents back where you want it, when you want it;
https://tiddlywiki.com/#StateMechanism

The reveal is an extra refinement - thanks for sharing. Keep them coming.