Finally, a static html the way I always wanted it, built with TiddlyWiki

Hi everyone

The pieces finally came together for the production of static html pages the way I have always wanted them: collapsible sections, and expandable hidden material under a concise skeleton of simple statements. It is more than sliders or footnotes. It is a new way of writing and a new way of reading. Instead of long dense paragraphs, I can do a string of topic sentences, and use the sliders to expand on the basics: lists, arguments pro and con, explanation, evidence, sources etc.

It’s in Spanish, but you will get the idea. Click on sections to open/close. Click on text with + to reveal hidden content.

https://giffmex.org/wiki/Una%20introducción%20a%20Filipenses.html

I know it is nothing as grandiose as “text-to-speech” and “speech-to-text”, and many other incredible new developments here, but this is still a big breakthrough for me, a vision I have had in my head for years. Me so happy.

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Looks great @DaveGifford - clean layout with minimal UI to keep it easy for the reader!

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¡Excelente! Yo también quisiera extraer páginas de html con detalles. ¡Muchas gracias!

(Noté un error tipográfico aquí: “…una ciudad estratégica debido a su cercanía del mal” – a menos que fuera un punto teológico :wink: )

-Springer

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@DaveGifford

This is wonderful!

Is the folding based on heading levels or special tags?

Will this happen even inside a tiddler?

And is there a way I can copy this to my wiki? :slight_smile:

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Hi desmukh

No tags or heading levels.

https://giffmex.org/experiments/filipenses.html

This is the file I used to create the static site I linked in the original post. It contains extensive instructions I just wrote up for you and others to play with, and add it to your own TiddlyWiki. I did not test it out, so perhaps you may need another stylesheet tiddler or two from the systems tab.

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Thanks Springer! Fixed!

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Thank you for taking your time to explain so detailed. I made use of your tag pills. Easy and fast to use, that is what I like. I will only occasionally have a need for statics, so this will be perfect. When no need for statics I am already using your subsume plugin.

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Gracias Dave, esto es lo que estaba buscando (this is what I was looking for).

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