[TW5] Trouble viewing TW on Android Device

[justaguy168]

I have created my first TW and jumped into v5.  I want to type my notes on my desktop computer and view them on my Android device.  I transferred the file to file:///storage/sdcard0/Documents/FileName.htm (no spaces or special chars) and the page does not properly display or display at all.  On the internal browser I just get a list of tiddlers.  When using the Chrome browser, I get the message "Access to fie file was denied.  The file at file:///storage/sdcard0/Documents/FileName.htm is not readable.  It may have been removed, moved, or file permissions may be preventing access.  Error code:  ERR_ACCESS_DENIED. 

It seems to me like this is basic functionality.  Do others use TW5 in this way?  If so how?  If not do they use TWc to view on Android?

I have a Verizon / Galaxy S4 running Android version 4.2.2 Chrome version 34.0.1916.141.

I have tried to internet search this to no avail.  Please advise or tell me where to RTFM. 

Thank you in advance.

[Måns]

Hi justaguy168

I used to use Firefox with the tiddlyfox extension or the (free) Andtidwiki app for Android.

Now I've choosen to pay for the Andtidwiki+ app (Andtidwiki without advertisments) because it's the better choice for my Chinese tablet and LG phone..

For some reason the app is both faster and better at rendering TiddlyWiki than Firefox on my devices..

Cheers Måns Mårtensson

[Jon]

Hi Mans,
I just tried downloading this app to my phone but it won't open my wiki after appearing to load - just ends with blank screen. My wiki has grown to 8Mb recently (from pictures) and I wonder if that's the reason. How large is your file?
Thanks, Jon.

[Måns]

Hi Jon

My largest TW5's are about 4Mb...

Try Firefox and install the tiddlyfox extension (google tiddlyfox in Firefox and install it from the page)..

Maybe Firefox will work fine on your phone.

Cheers Måns Mårtensson

[Danielo Rodríguez]

You don't need any extension to display TW5, just to save it.

In my android phone it is displayed correctly. My file is about 6MB. Let's break this down. Try with an empty TW5, and let us know if it is displayed properly.

[Jon]

Thanks, Mans. It might be that my phone doesn't have enough juice to open the file but yes, Danielo I'll try an empty file and see how that goes.

[steve...@yahoo.com]

My problem isn't quite the same but similar enough that I thought this might be the right place for it. If not then I apologize.

I'm having problems getting TW5 to display correctly on my tablet. It doesn't seem to matter whether I am using Firefox for Android or Dolphin, or whether I am using one of my wikis or the main Tiddlywiki website, but the main body of the wiki looks fine other than it fills almost the entire screen. The sidebar section is crushed beyond usability or pushed off the screen completely. It is almost as though my screen is 800 px wide and the normal ability to zoom has somehow been disabled. In any case, nothing on the sidebar can be used.

I am probably the only person on Earth trying this particular combination, but I am working with a 7" Kindle Fire HD with Android Firefox. The tablet's default browser, Silk, won't touch the website at all because it won't use javascript. And perhaps my copy of Antidwiki (sp?) is out of date but it crashes on TW5 as well.

Since I'm such a rare case, my problem probably doesn't deserve a modification to the program but the answer that occurs to me may be worth considering. If the sidebar were on the left instead of on the right, then I could reach the appearance tweaks. Frankly I would prefer a left side bar in any case.

So my question is: Is there an easy way to switch the sidebar and the main tiddler?

[Ton Gerner]

Hi Stephen,

I don't know the Kindle Fire but can give some general advice.

Go to the Theme Tweaks (Cog wheel > Appearance > Theme Tweaks).
There you can adjust e.g. the position of the Sidebar and the tiddler width. Play with the values over there:
Try to decrease the Tiddler width (e.g. 686 => 486px) and the Story right (770 => 570px) with the same amount.
You can also try to shift the tiddler area to the right (Story left position 0 => 470px) and push the Sidebar to the left (Story right 770 => 20px).

Cheers,

Ton

[Jeremy Ruston]

Hi stevekimmel

>  the main body of the wiki looks fine other than it fills almost the entire screen. The sidebar section is crushed beyond usability or pushed off the screen completely. It is almost as though my screen is 800 px wide and the normal ability to zoom has somehow been disabled. In any case, nothing on the sidebar can be used.

That's a bug I've been meaning to fix for a while. It's now done for 5.0.14 as part of some general changes around theme tweaks:

https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/21c137a66c37f010b36697bb6bed5321138fbb9f

Best wishes

Jeremy

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[Kaeptn Haddock]

I'm experiencing the same problems like justaguy168; blank screens in the browsers, and a list of tiddlers with the internal html-viewer.(TW5, small file, just a hand full of test-tiddlers).
I suspect my phone is too weak (Motorola defy+, Android 2.3.6).

Anyone with an old phone/android-version able to view TW5 files at all??? I would much appreciate your comments!