dGSD - (was mGSDEnhancements) : Project progress bars, and a new name!

[David Szego]

I'm pleased to announce yet another feature for what I'm now calling "dGSD": Project progress bars!

I've added the ability to tag a Project's progress (in 10% increments) using a nice row of progress-bar buttons.  This gives you a quick glance of where you're at towards completion.

The underlying function and macro, <<groupOfConsecutiveToggleTags>> gives you a way to create progress, ratings, or any other kind of progressive button row you'd like. Instructions are provided in the plugin.

Also, I've created a PureStore export that will take your existing TW (of any flavour) and turn it into a dGSD TW. You can keep your existing look and feel simply by switching to your TW's regular theme, or switch to dGSDTheme to use the dGSD features.  I've tested this in empty TW2.6.6-release and TW2.7-beta files.

Get the importable Tiddler set here:

http://thinkcreatesolve.biz/dGSD-export.html

(Note, it does import, but importing is flakey lately. I've had better success but using a file URL (file://c:/directory-With-Your-TW/dGSD-export.html) rather than clicking "Browse".)

As well, I've changed the name to dGSD for a few reasons:

- First, I believe I've added enough value that I want to differentiate from the excellent mGSD base that I started with.
- Second, I'm trying to integrate the whole set of features much tighter, rather than making them separate add-ons, without breaking existing mGSD's.
- Third, it's much shorter.

Please see http://thinkcreatesolve.biz/dGSD.html for details (old links will redirect), and I welcome your feedback!

[Julien Fernandez]

Hi David,

Your fork of mgsd is more than awesome, and I which I could use it on everyday basis BUT, i have a big issue : no dropdown calendar is working, nor on projects due date, tickler ...

here are some screenshots :

http://i.imgur.com/a06pbqd.png

http://i.imgur.com/gvINbO8.png

Could you please help me with this issue ?

[Aaron]

Thanks for making dGSD, David!

David Szego於 2012年12月4日星期二UTC+8上午5時06分06秒寫道：

[Belo Sol]

I seem to be downloading the same file, all the time, whether I select the one with a (demonstration) project loaded, or the empty file.  They both appear to be the same size, [strikeout]1.8GiB[/strikeout].  Is that correct? 
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Ouch!! Where is 'strikeout' when you really need it?  Yes, of course, you are right. 1.9mb is correct, now looking at my file manager.
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The 'empty' file for dGSD 1.6 appears to contain data, and I'm not sure how to get rid of it -- I don't want to damage the TiddlyWiki itself, in so doing!

I have reviewed the 'project' file to see how the TiddlyWiki works, but now I'd like to enter my own data, alone. 
Any advice will be appreciated!

[David Szego]

Hi Belo, thanks for the interest in dGSD.

The empty file should be 1.9Mb - not nearly the size you seem to be getting. I seem to be downloading it OK, but just in case - try right-clicking and saving this link: 

http://thinkcreatesolve.biz/dGSD-empty.html

All the best,

David.

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On Tuesday, 10 November 2015 12:31:01 UTC-5, Belo Sol wrote:

I seem to be downloading the same file, all the time, whether I select the one with a (demonstration) project loaded, or the empty file.  They both appear to be the same size, 1.8GiB.  Is that correct? 

[Belo Sol]

For some reason, the link on this forum insisted on 'running' the file in the browser.  But I got around that by going to your TiddlyWiki page for dGSD.  There, I was able to save the .html file to a local directory.

What I did to check the file:
In Firefox, I entered Preferences, Advanced and cleared both browser caches, down to zero bytes.  I then dragged the downloaded file from the file manager, into the Firefox window, where it loaded and opened.

I know the file's name contains the word 'empty' -- but it’s still opening with content -- for example, I'm seeing:

Send TPS Reports to the CIO
★ 2013/2/5 - 21:56 - Spoke with John about TPS reports

Called John to discuss his late TPS reports. He said the printer was out of paper and was flashing a "PC Load Letter" error. Didn't know what he meant.

★ A Book I'm Reading ▾

Summary:This book isn't really good. I can't remember what it's about, so I entered some notes here to remind me. They'll show up in the little notepad icon beside the book's title, in my lists.

★ Vogon Poetry

Vogon poetry is of course, the third worst in the universe. The second worst ... etc., etc.

It will be instructive to me if you could describe, or let me know of a reference, where it explains how to non-destructively remove data, such as this, from a TiddlyWiki.  Can it all be cleared at once, or is it a step-by-step process?

Please excuse the 'noob' question -- but I've had very limited experience with programs that run from an html file.  I'm looking at the single directory where I placed dGSD-empty.html, and I don't see any data files, so I assume the data being displayed -- is stored internally.

Please advise, thanks!

[Belo Sol]

Hold the press ... I'm looking through the 'empty' dGSD and notice there is mention of 'default tiddlers' and even backups of the defaults.  So they are obviously there for a purpose?  How are they supposed to be used?  Do you recommend a new user retain them indefinitely, or just use them as samples and then delete them?

So, is dGSD already 'empty' or, at least, as empty as it should be?

[Belo Sol]

It will be instructive to me if you could describe, or let me know of a reference, where it explains how to non-destructively remove data, such as this, from a TiddlyWiki.  Can it all be cleared at once, or is it a step-by-step process -- as if you were editing each entry?

Please excuse the 'noob' question -- but I've had very limited experience with programs that run from an html file.  I'm looking at the single directory where I placed dGSD-empty.html, and I don't see any data files, so I assume the data being displayed -- is stored internally.

Please advise, thanks!

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P.S.: By the way, I did download the .html file successfully -- and I did receive your reply (its text appeared as a notification, on my phone) about the sample entries being OK, the ones that remain in the 'empty' html file.  But, now I can't locate your post here, on Groups (the post that generated the phone notification) although I recall what you wrote, from when I read the notification on the phone. 
I think the way 'Google Groups' works has thoroughly confused me and I'm not maintaining the threads properly, or at least, not in the way this 'Groups-forum' expects.  So I apologize if my unfamiliarity with the structure here, as opposed to what I do when posting on a 'normal or usual' forum ... has 'messed things up'. :-(
In any event, your reply to the above question will be most appreciated.  Even if the thread is now disjointed, I'm doing my best to follow it, and learning from your comments.

[Belo Sol]

I think I can answer my own question, having opened one of the GTD TiddlyWiki files, in Kate.  The data appears to be mixed throughout the code, so there are no separate lines one could 'clear out' to remove data while leaving the rest of the program's code intact.

My (only) previous experience with an .html file that 'ran' as a program was with Aurelio Jargas' Moneylog, and that program kept data on certain lines or, optionally, some versions would save data file to a separate area, outside the main .html program file.  I was mistaken in thinking a TiddlyWiki would behave in a similar manner.

Then, I expect that the answer would be, if one wishes to clear demo data, just try and get to the same place in the program where the data was originally entered, and then delete it, repeating the process as many times as necessary. 

For anyone coming across this -- it's just my best understanding at this moment, of how TiddlyWikis in general, and this file in particular, function.  Anyone with a better, more accurate explanation, please chime it! :-)

[Tobias Beer]

Hi Belo / David,

The answer is simple: The empty version is not empty.

David should tag all demo tiddlers with "demo" and then provide a little tool to flush all that at once, possibly including tiddlers like "About dGSD".

This could be a little script posted here, for starters.

Best wishes,

— tb