Display the caption field instead of the tiddler title in story line

#1

Hi,

is there a setting available to change the view in the story line?
If possible, I want to display the caption of the tiddler (if available) also in the story line.
Only if I start to edit the tiddler the tiddler title should be visible.

Thx
Stefan

#2

This must work for you i guess

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#3

I can make a plugin for this, so new user can get it in one click, instead of configue many tiddlers.

#4

A quick setup of plugin after dinner.

https://tiddly-gittly.github.io/title-caption/

Please feedback your experience about its UI, I can add some config for cusomization.

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#5

Can you explain what all of that is for? I feel as though this is generally a simple problem, involving one ViewTemplateTitleFilter pointing to one simple display tiddler. But your plugin has 25-30 separate tiddlers, I know many are translation-related, but what about the others?

My implementation just looks like this:

title: $:/_/my/config/ViewTemplateTitleFilters/caption
tags: $:/tags/ViewTemplateTitleFilter
list-before: $:/config/ViewTemplateTitleFilters/default

[<currentTiddler>has[caption]then[$:/_/my/core/ui/ViewTemplate/title/caption]]

title: $:/_/my/core/ui/ViewTemplate/title/caption

<h2 class="tc-title">{{!!caption}}</h2>

CaptionForTitle.json (643 Bytes)

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#6

You only give view template, but miss the edit template for caption. Try edit the example in my demo site.

I also try to hide the caption field on fields list when cascade match, but didn’t find a way. (Should based on cascade)

Note that there are also logic for What's the standard way to not writing Title .

#7

Ok, interesting. I always intentionally keep the title as the primary metadata edit field, since it remains the primary identifier to the tiddler. Is there a way to edit the the actual title in your demo outside something like the following?:

<$action-sendmessage $message="tm-rename-tiddler" from="Foo" to="Bar" />

I see the reason for what you have, but I would suggest to the OP that unless the additional features are needed, that simple might be better. It would be straightforward to extend this when necessary. I sometimes add a “_skip_caption” field if for some reason a particular tiddler should actually show the title. But many variants are possible.

#8

Hi @linonetwo,

thank you for your solution but I want to have availability to edit the tiddler title in edit mode.
Your solution is much more I need and I am able to explain my users.

Thank you a lot
Stefan

#9

Hi @Scott_Sauyet,

exactly what I am looking for.
I was not aware of this possibility.

Thank you
Stefan

#10

It can, but yes, some tutorial may be required.

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#11

Seems you don’t use much advanced layout plugins. Nowadays many new layout will manage their database using id-title tiddlers, like Notion database.

I’m already using this in layouts like Calendar, Health record, Quick note.

#12

You are right. I am not using layout plugins. I like to be very lean and close to the origin “Wikipedia”.

#13

I don’t know if you’re suggesting that TiddlyWiki was heavily inspired by Wikipedia.

If so, I think that’s incorrect. In History of TiddlyWiki, we find that while it was heavily influenced by Ward Cunningham’s original wiki, Wikipedia – although reasonably well established by then – did not have a role.

#14

Hi @Scott_Sauyet,

If I wrote:

I like to be very lean and close to the origin “Wikipedia”.

It was only in regards to the layout, not the functions and possibilities the tool offers. :wink:

Stefan