Firefox 3
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That we should know for using Tiddlywiki on Firefox 3?
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Eric Shulman
> That we should know for using Tiddlywiki on Firefox 3?
In FF2, you could:
A) type or paste a path+file directly into the file input field
or
B) press "browse" to select a path+file from the system-specific "file
picker" dialog
However, in FF3, the input field is no longer editable. Clicking in
the input field is just like clicking on the "browse" button... it
opens the "file picker" dialog, so there is no way to type/paste a
value.
Even more significant, while the value *displayed* in the field after
browsing is the complete path+filename, the ".value" attribute of the
field that is accessible to the javascript code only reports the
*filename* portion of that path+filename!!!. Because the import code
uses this reported value to populate the "URL" field above it, and
then imports based on *that* field, this change in the FF3 UI means
that, when browsing for a file, the import code only sees the
filename, and can therefore only import files that are contained in
the same directory as the TW document.
The workaround is to completely ignore the use of the 'browse' button
file-picker dialog, and directly type/paste the appropriately
constructed "file://..." reference into the URL field.
Yuck!
-e
Chris W
I've been using FF3 with TW for a week or two. I have found that FF3
prompts you for permission for the TW to write to the local disc (like
FF2) and offers to remember the setting, but often forgets anyway.
This might be a release candidate "feature" but I'd guess it won't have
changed by release day. I have found the FirefoxPrivilegesPlugin
(http://firefoxprivileges.tiddlyspot.com/ itself in beta) useful in this
regard (lets you set permissions on a per file basis).
I've also struck the problems with the import browse described by Eric.
FF3 seems to be faster with large TW instances.
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HansWobbe
On Jun 14, 5:23 pm, Chris W <goo...@psychogeeks.com> wrote:
> ...
> Chris Williams
>
> Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned
> and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat
> money.
> * Cree Indian saying
it was simple to use and even "informative"!
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HansWobbe