How is focus set on title in editview?

#1

I’m making a button that creates a new editmode tiddler but I want the focus to be set on the title, just like when clicking TWs native New tiddler button. I’m guessing I should use tm-focus-selector but what’s the $param? (btw, the linked doc says there is no $ prefix on param but the core code does seem to use it)

<$button> new
<$action-sendmessage $message="tm-new-tiddler" tags="foo" />
<$action-sendmessage $message="tm-focus-selector" $param="????????" />
</$button>

Various core code tiddlers imply that $param should be some css class (e.g tc-titlebar tc-edit-texteditor - which doesn’t work) but the values used in the core are constructed in some cryptic ways…

Thanx!

#2

OK, so this is the reason why I’m asking: https://add-sibling.tiddlyhost.com

As noted there, it is [intended to become] a small plugin for the community to easily create sibling tiddlers, i.e a tiddler tagged with the tag you’re fiddling with.

So, again, I’m hoping that the created editview tiddler can have its title field focussed, just like when creating new tiddlers.

Anyone?

#3

Suggest sharing a minimal example without other plugins and customizations.

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#4

Somehow @TW_Tones solved this problem in the “reimagin[e] Tags” package. I don’t think there’s a hosted version… and I’m having trouble finding a link to it. But I do have a version (not sure if it’s the most recent) operating at my quick-demo site. Click on a tag, and there are a bunch of things in the dropdown menu, including “new tiddler with this tag” — and selecting that does put the title text-entry in focus.

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#5

Ouch, how embarrassing… because when setting this up it works! An empty TW with only the relevant bits does set focus on the title field in ediview.

Thank you @saqimtiaz and, everyone, sorry for my mistake!

Now I need to instead find out why it doesn’t work in my regular loaded TW…

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#6 
\define sqr-open() [[
\define sqr-close() ]]
<$button tooltip="New tiddler with this Tag" class="tc-btn-invisible">
   <$action-createtiddler $basetitle={{$:/language/DefaultNewTiddlerTitle}} $savetitle="$:/temp/tiddlername"/>
   <$action-setfield $tiddler={{$:/temp/tiddlername}} $field="tags" $value={{{ [<currentTiddler>format:titlelist[]] }}} />
   <$action-sendmessage $message="tm-edit-tiddler" $param={{$:/temp/tiddlername}}/>
   {{$:/core/images/new-here-button}} New tiddler with this tag
</$button>

code attribution: @TW_Tones

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#7

@Springer - hold it! See my message above. My mistake!

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#8

Did you change your $:/ControlPanel setting (Info > Basics > “Default focus field for new tiddlers”)?

-e

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#9

That is indeed what I had changed! Thanks @EricShulman