How do you create a new tiddler WITHOUT editing?

[Mark S.]

There are some examples here and there that show how to make a new tiddler using tm-new-tiddler. But they all have you immediately editing the tiddler. How do I create a tiddler silently without opening the new tiddler directory?

An example of why you would want to do this is the situation where you have your own editor inside a generated list. You don't need to see the new tiddler -- you just need to have it made in the background.

Thanks!
Mark
 

[Jed Carty]

You use the action-setfield widget. This button will create a tiddler called Test:

<$button>Something
<$action-setfield $tiddler=Test text=''/>
</$button>

to define other fields just put in more fieldname=value pairs.

[Mark S.]

Thanks Jed!

It appears if I use this approach that I forfeit the ability to use a template tiddler. Correct?

I can still create the tiddler by using a series of $action-setfield widgets, adding the fields and tags I need. Is that the basic approach!

Thanks again!
Mark

[Jed Carty]

If you want to use a template tiddler you use this:

<$button>Make Tiddler Using Template
<$action-setfield $tiddler=TemplateTiddler title=NewTitle other_filed="some value"/>
</$button>

Because of how action-setfield works this creates a new tiddler that is a copy of the template with a new title and has no affect on the template. You should be able to do almost everything (or possibly everything) that you can do using template tiddlers and the message this way.

[Mark S.]

Thanks Jed,

That's really cool. Maybe I'll see if I can add it to the documentation.

Thanks!
Mark