Internet explorer problem

[Johndb]

Everytime a start up my tiddlywiki in internet explorer it tells me.

This page requires JavaScript to function properly.

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer you may need to click on
the yellow bar above and select 'Allow Blocked Content'. You must then
click 'Yes' on the following security warning.

So I just allow and say yes, and it mentions something about active x
and active content, which I largely ignore. Is it wise or necessary
for me to read this and go through these windows everytime I start it
or is there a way I can skip it every time?

[Måns]

Hi Johndb

First of all I will advice you to use FireFox or Google Chrome for
your adventures with TiddlyWiki.
There are many things that will work better especially in Firefox, as
you go on.
You can download a portable version of Firefox (from portableapps.com)
- that you can use from an usb or directly from a restricted network.
In time TiddlyWiki might turn out to work just as well in IE - but
some of the great plugins and especially some of the very nice
customized layouts for TW have difficulties with IE...

That said - you can tell IE to always trust your local copy of TW.
There is a link in the yellow securitybar which lets you make it
'Always Allow Blocked Content' - I believe it's available after you
allow blocked content the first time.
Read what it says - I'm sure you will find out... (I did once :-))

YS Måns Mårtensson

[Mel Grubb]

On Apr 12, 10:25 pm, Måns <humam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That said - you can tell IE to always trust your local copy of TW.
> There is a link in the yellow securitybar which lets you make it
> 'Always Allow Blocked Content' - I believe it's available after you
> allow blocked content the first time.
> Read what it says - I'm sure you will find out... (I did once :-))

I'm interested in this "Always" link because I don't see it. I tend to
run my notebook wiki as a .hta file to get around the IE problems, and
also because I like the customizations. There are some plugins,
however, that don't get along well in an hta file (SimpleSearchPlugin
for example). I'd probably use a normal .htm file, but since I'm a
consultant, it's not always up to me what the file association is at a
client site, so I can't just decide to use Firefox all the time. Most
of the time I'm stuck with IE, and the javascript problems it brings.
If you could please tell me how to permanently turn off the annoying
yellow bar for a TiddlyWiki file, that would be great.

[Eric Shulman]

> I'd probably use a normal .htm file, but since I'm a
> consultant, it's not always up to me what the file association is at a
> client site, so I can't just decide to use Firefox all the time.  Most
> of the time I'm stuck with IE, and the javascript problems it brings.

http://portableapps.com/news/2009-03-28_-_firefox_portable_3.0.8

Install and run FireFox directly from a USB stick, leaving NOTHING on
the local filesystem (e.g., configuration files, temp files,
cookies). Carry your TiddlyWiki documents *and* the browser on the
same stick and you can rest assured that you always have a compatible
browser to use.

> If you could please tell me how to permanently turn off the annoying
> yellow bar for a TiddlyWiki file, that would be great.

Control Panel > Internet Options > Advanced
scroll listbox to 'Security' section
enable "Allow active content to run in files on My Computer"
close and restart IE

From then on, IE should open and run the TiddlyWiki javascript code
without the 'yellow bar' warnings.

However... if you are working at a client site, and are 'forced' to
use an installed copy of IE on their system, then I seriously doubt
that their IT department would allow you to change this setting (due
to security concerns), so this approach is probably not a viable
solution for your needs. I think your best bet is to go with
PortableFirefox...

enjoy,
-e
Eric Shulman
TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios