TiddlyDesktopQ

Introduction

TiddlyDesktop is a custom browser for TiddlyWiki, based on node-webkit

• https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyDesktop

Here is an experimental fork with below differences:

1. User interface achieved by tiddlers of TiddlyWiki
2. Central control of Node.js TiddlyWiki server instances
3. More features

Feature

• choose to open different browser
• central control of Node.js TiddlyWiki server instances
• auto popup main window when new console detected
• open Node.js console
• start Node.js server
• copy path / open path in file explorer

Usage

You will need below to run this experimental fork

1. Source code
   • https://github.com/Eucaly/TiddlyDesktopQ
2. TiddlyWiki5 source code in parallel to it (see folder structure as below).
   • https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5
3. Install nodeStatus module to your Node.js TiddlyWiki instances
   • available in ../tw5-module
4. Config external browser list and some OS shell dependent settings
5. node-webkit binary
   • https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit
   • the executable binary can resident in the same folder as package.json, or
   • running from somewhere else with parameter pointing to package.json folder, such as

nw  <absolute or relative path to the folder>

• tested under
  • node-webkit v0.8.4 - win32
  • node-webkit v0.10.5 - win32

Folder structure

• TiddlyDesktopQ
  • html
    • main.html
    • host.html
  • js
    • main.js
• TiddlyWiki5
  • boot
    • bootprefix.js
    • boot.js
  • core

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