A multi-column Layout / Storyview

Ciao @BurningTreeC

I wanted update you that I am working on some documentation I hope will help you convey how good MCL is.

I need a few more days as it is not so easy to fully explain what MCL does.
It has been interesting to try document it as, doing that, you realise how rich it is.

Your brain is clever! :smiley:
I’ll comment more later.

TT

Comment On The MCL “Navigator” – #1 Meat & Potatoes

MCL has a very neat tool for managing columns/rivers.
It is in the right panel/sidebar …

Via Configuration Options you can add numbers if wanted …


… resulting in …

It is also available as a tool you can transclude anywhere via … $:/plugins/BTC/tiddlywiki-multi-columns/ui/Templates/columnswitcher

In use …

  • Click a column in the “navigator” to select/focus that column
  • Click and D-n-D a column in the “navigator” to another column to copy its Tiddlers to the destination column.

TT

#Issues Arising – beta v78.0 – Scaling When “Vertical”?

One issue that comes up is if you enter an MCL wiki with “panorama” off the user can get confused by seeing things like this …

What I’m wondering is IF in “vertical” mode we might be able to use CSS to dynamically “zoom down” presented Tiddlers to fit the column widths??? In effect seeing “thumbnails”???

I’m not expecting you to do it!

I’m just commenting that unless you understand MCL it might be confusing if “vertical” is on in wikis with many columns, rather than “horizontal / panorama”, on Ensemble startup??

Maybe later?

Just a comment
TT

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Is there a version without the new menubar (ie. just with the multiple story rivers)?

Hi @Elijah

The top menu bar is a separate plugin

Best wishes,
Simon

Can there be an option to add filters in the story field instead of the list of the tiddlers?

Also how does the title of this tiddler - $:/plugins/BTC/tiddlywiki-multi-columns/ui/SideBarTabs/Ensemble looks different in view and edit modes

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I was referring to this:

Was able to get rid of it by setting

show the hamburger buttons in a top panel
to no, and

hide the system-sidebar / panel and its button
to yes

Now, I’m trying to get rid of these weird bars above the story rivers, as seen here:

Basically, I’m wanting it to look like this:

Rather than like this:

No.

You “get rid of it” by removing the tag “$:/tags/TopToolbar” from it.

TT

You mean this …?

That is gonna be there in VERTICAL mode Screenshot 2022-06-19 105831

We could gently ask @BurningTreeC to remove it, but I don’t see it as a problem. It is there to help identify the columns.

It is not present in HORIZONTAL mode Screenshot 2022-06-19 110030

TT

Hi all,

sorry I was away from the forum for some time
I’ll try to catch up with the questions made here and answer asap

Best wishes,
Simon

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Don’t feel any obligation. I do understand you have a day-job.

TT

Hi BTC,

Two observations after daily usage of MCL

  1. Search results from Command palette search or the search in the github topbar doesn’t open in a new column if we shift+click the search result.
  2. I tried adding the StoryTopTabs plug in by BJ into an MCL wiki, But it was not working. Any idea why?
    These two must be the tiddler concrened -
    BJ Tools — a collection of TW related projects
    BJ Tools — a collection of TW related projects
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@BurningTreeC How to adapt this Jump macro to work with multicoulmn. It would be a good addition for easier navigation within each coulmns.

Sorry tiddlywikians,

I was away, producing some music
I will catch up with this thread soon :slight_smile:

Best wishes,
Simon

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Interesting! Were you composing as well as producing? Just wondering.
It is well done.

TT

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I do now, finally, have a kind of draft documentation for MCL. I’ll publish it when I know you are back, 'cause I wrote it mainly for you :slight_smile:

Best, TT

Right. To phrase that another way …

How do you link to a tiddler in Another Column?

Just a comment
TT

Here was my low-tech solution for wide monitor: https://tiddlywiki-split-view-plugin.tiddlyhost.com/

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Thank you @TiddlyTweeter ,
I was composing, singing and playing it … so I call it producing ^^

Thank you for creating a draft documentation!
I’m back on my Linux machine working on MCL at the moment

best wishes,
Simon

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It is very well done! IF you ever did it again then I’d suggest “live rowing” on that sublime mountain lake, rather than a still image. :smiley:

TT