Tip: Alternative to Tiddlydesktop for an independent alt-tab tiddlywiki

[Taylor Worthington]

I apologize if somebody else has already offered this solution.

This solution involves setting up what is called a Firefox profile in order to create an independent tiddlywiki "app"-like usage.

<< I personally prefer this, because I want to see my tiddlywiki at the top of my monitor, not below a myriad of other browser toolbars. (However I do use the classic version, which might change things.) I also enjoy using it this way over using tiddlywiki in a tab with all my other web surfing, because tiddlywiki feels so different, like a more holistically separate application for reference and notetaking. >>

Disadvantages I can think of compared to tiddlydesktop are:

• no convenient tiddler selection
• still requires the tiddlyfox extension
• Mozilla might soon be phasing out extensions of this kind
• Potential memory overkill compared to tiddlydesktop

Advantages compared to tiddlydesktop

• Firefox is easy to install on all platforms. It is part of the basic repos in prettymuch any Linux distribution.
• All standard browser keystrokes and features (like tabbing) are still available.
• Similarly, all settings of Firefox for tiddlywiki can be independently set one way or another, such as "Offline Mode", without effecting other Firefox instances' normal browser settings.
• Still maintains a simple, minimalist experience. Appears to simply open and run tiddlywiki, similar to tiddlydesktop.

Steps for Linux:

1. Install Firefox
2. Open the Firefox profile creator in terminal
• firefox -P
  
3. Create a profile name of your liking such as "tiddlywiki"
• Mozilla instructions
  
4. Install plugins:
• Tiddlyfox
• Tabbar Autohide
5. Set all Firefox settings to your liking
• Hiding toolbars
  
• Homepage to your tiddlywiki file
• the "Open File" button
• Toolbar Autohide plugin settings
• Offline mode
• Zoom
• Homepage
6. Create a Linux desktop launcher that will launch your tiddly app with all of its settings separately from other Firefox instances.
• firefox -P tiddlywiki --no-remote /<path>/<tiddlyfile>.htm
  

[PMario]

Hi Taylor,

That's a nice idea. Thx for sharing!

-m

[Jeremy Ruston]

Hi Taylor

Good stuff, thank you for sharing. Would you be interested in preparing a pull request on GitHub to add it to the tw.com documentation?

Many thanks,

Jeremy

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On 7 Apr 2016, at 03:23, Taylor Worthington <w.taylor.w...@gmail.com> wrote:

I apologize if somebody else has already offered this solution.

This solution involves setting up what is called a Firefox profile in order to create an independent tiddlywiki "app"-like usage.

Disadvantages I can think of compared to tiddlydesktop are:

• no convenient tiddler selection
• still requires the tiddlyfox extension
• Mozilla might soon be phasing out extensions of this kind
• Potential memory overkill compared to tiddlydesktop

Advantages compared to tiddlydesktop

• Firefox is easy to install on all platforms. It is part of the basic repos in prettymuch any Linux distribution.
• All standard browser keystrokes and features (like tabbing) are still available.

• All settings of Firefox for tiddlywiki can be independently set one way or another, such as "Offline Mode", without effecting other Firefox instances with normal browser settings.

• Still maintains a simple, minimalist experience. Appears to simply open and run tiddlywiki, similar to tiddlydesktop.

Steps for Linux:

1. Install Firefox
2. Open the Firefox profile creator in terminal
• firefox -P
  
3. Create a profile name of your liking such as "tiddlywiki"

1. Install plugins:
• Tiddlyfox
• Toolbar Autohide

1. Set all Firefox settings to your liking

• Homepage to your tiddlywiki file
• the "Open File" button
• Toolbar Autohide plugin settings
• Offline mode
• Zoom
• Homepage
1. Create a Linux desktop launcher that will launch your tiddly app with all of its settings separately from other Firefox instances.
• firefox -P tiddlywiki --no-remote /<path>/<tiddlyfile>.htm
  

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