Tonys Tiny Tips - using the editor toolbar link button for more

#1

Just thought I would drop a little present :package: for the season.

Description of the editor toolbar link button

This button is built in to tiddlywiki and allows you to search for and insert a link to a tiddler title, however it is much more versatile. I use it almost everyday now.

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Here is a quick list;

  • Ctrl-L then search for a title, enter to save in the editor [[my tiddler]]
  • Select “some text” Ctrl-L then search for a title, enter to save in the editor [[some text|my tiddler]]
  • Select “some text” Ctrl-L then enter to save in the editor [[some text|]] creates link to a missing tiddler.
    • More on missing tiddlers in a future tip
  • With or without selected text, Ctrl-L then drag and drop a title into the edit field, press enter.
    • Keep in mind you can drop titles directly in the tiddler body.
  • Do the above but drop or paste a url into the edit field.
  • Copy a url from anywhere, Ctrl-L and Ctrl-V (paste) then enter, wraps the link in [[ ]] but also uses selected text as the pretty link.
  • If you have any custom search tabs, these will be available in the link search.

My challenge, can you find and share another novel use of the Editor Ctrl-L link button?

Here is one I found today

Just as you can use Ctrl-L and search for tiddlers, in the search popup you can type the name of a new tiddler and hit enter and a tiddler link will be added to your text. The tiddler need not exist and becomes a missing tiddler. If you had any text selected at the time ir will become the pretty link [[selected text|tiddlername entered]]

  • It is a quick way of writing a [[tiddler name]] as a link.

Thanks to the community and too many people to name for another productive, insightful, innovative year. Especially @jeremyruston who started this cascade.

If you celebrate Christmas enjoy, otherwise make use of the holidays if you have them.

[Edited] I have learned using precise words is no substitute for an image to place even a tiny tip in context.

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Populate field to store links[] of tiddler
#2

Were you going to attach something or link to something?

#3

No this is an out of the box tiddlywiki behaviour, no install or configure needed.

Cool eh?

#5

Ah, the first steps being, open a tiddler in edit mode and click the link button in the editortoolbar. Now I get it. I was clicking Ctrl+L first since that was the first step you mentioned, and it was just highlighting the URL in my browser toolbar

#6

Crucial information - thank you. Now in retrospect “editor toolbar link button” makes sense.

#7

I will add something to the original post.

Just as you can use Ctrl-lL and search for tiddlers, in the search popup you can type the name of a new tiddler and hit enter and a tiddler link will be added to your text. The tiddler need not exist and becomes a missing tiddler. If you had any text selected at the time ir will become the pretty link [[selected text|tiddlername entered]]