Understanding TW5 node.js

[David Gifford]

Hi all

It just occurred to me that even though all the files are on my hard drive, and I am opening them via node.js downloaded to my hard drive, that in order to use node.js to access my tiddlers, I need to be online. So it appears that my notes are not accessible to me via node.js when I am offline. Am I correct in that observation? Is there a way around that? Or is there something I am overlooking? How does TiddlyDesktop fit into all this? Looks like that one only opens standalones, since it searches for a file.

Dave

[Jeremy Ruston]

Hi Dave

It just occurred to me that even though all the files are on my hard drive, and I am opening them via node.js downloaded to my hard drive, that in order to use node.js to access my tiddlers, I need to be online. So it appears that my notes are not accessible to me via node.js when I am offline. Am I correct in that observation? Is there a way around that? Or is there something I am overlooking?

No, you do not need to be connected to the Internet to use TiddlyWiki under Node.js. (I frequently run it while travelling internet-less on the train). Once Node.js is downloaded it doesn't connect to the Internet unless you run an application that needs to connect to the Internet.

 

How does TiddlyDesktop fit into all this? Looks like that one only opens standalones, since it searches for a file.

TiddlyDesktop does indeed currently only open standalone TW files.

Best wishes

Jeremy

 

Dave

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[David Gifford]

How come when I opened node.js then opened 127.etc in Firefox, it told me it couldn't connect me?

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[Jeremy Ruston]

On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 8:24 PM, David Gifford <dgif...@crcna.org> wrote:

How come when I opened node.js then opened 127.etc in Firefox, it told me it couldn't connect me?

You have to explicitly run "tiddlywiki --server" in a terminal window, so that it's running and able to respond to the browser. When you've finished you exit it with ctrl-C.

Best wishes

Jeremy

[David Gifford]

Hi, yeah I disconnected the Internet for a moment and it opened fine. I have no idea why it wouldn't work in Houston when the Internet was down. I was probably doing something wrongly...

Dave