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Notes Archive 2003

Moving to a new domain 9/14/03 ::permalink::

Welcome to *protoTyping's new home! So far, the move to fridgedoor.net has been a lot smoother than our move to Seattle. Thanks to Tinderbox's template flexibility. You build that flexibility in from the beginning by setting the URL for your web server in the documents preference file, then use that reference in your html templates using ^host^.

First, use Document Preferences and the HTML tab with the URL (Web Server) setting to establish the path for the index.html file. Then, use ^host^ to give the root path for all the paths specified in the templates. By building the host path in generically, one can easily change the root path for all the paths by changing the host path in the Document Preferences settings. References will now look something like this one:

href="^host^/trainStyle.css"

Now if you move your site you only have to change the URL in the Document Preferences and all your templates will produce the proper links and references.

Finished the GTD Template 8/16/03 ::permalink::

I finally completed a generalized version of my Getting Things Done Tinderbox document. It's gone through a number of evolutionary changes since I started, but I am pretty satisfied with it now. I've been using it with some success for about two months during a hectic period of transition.

Now I've passed it on to the Tinderbox Development team for their input while I make my move to Seattle. In the meantime, here are some screen shots to give you an idea of how it's put together.

Key Attributes 8/16/03 ::permalink::

Here is a list of some of the key attributes I use for *protoTyping and The Fridgedoor.

PictureURL;URL;PictureFile;Year;OnAdd;Prototype;Done

I am actually using this note to transfer the attributes from one document to another. I find that using the note space in Explorer View is a handy way to view, modify and diagnose issues with attributes and queries in Notes and Agents.

The way I made my changes in this case was to 1) paste the Key attributes into this note and modify as needed 2) paste the modified key attributes into the Key attributes section of Window/Attributes and 3) use the Window/Quick Stamp to set the value of Key attributes and Apply it to all the prototypes for the notes of this document.

Now all my notes are nicely attributed in the Explorer view and I can paste in the PictureURL's and others as needed.

New ISP, Need to migrate site! 8/7/03 ::permalink::

It finally happened after so much denial (and spam from comcast!) -- attbi.com became comcast.net and I suddenly had a whole 'lot of household IT work to do. That wouldn't have been so bad, had we not decided to move to another state at about the same time! Needless to say, things have been pretty busy around here and *protoTyping has taken a back seat.

Not that I've stopped using Tinderbox! In fact, my newly crafted GettingThingsDone Tinderbox template has already become an indispensable tool for tackling the innumerable moving related action items now on my plate. Hopefully, I'll have time to clean it up a bit and share it with others who have expressed interest on the TinderboxWiki .

I also want to share how I used the power of ^host^ to ease the pain of my *protoTyping site migration. But that will have to wait. Have to clean up the slug farm that the kids made on the back porch. Realtors coming tomorrow -- gotta sell this house!

Permalink complication for multilevels 5/10/03 ::permalink::

There is a complication with the permalink when the note is buried deeply. Too tired to invesitgate now.

My permalinks don't really work for the second level read more notes. Should they even have permalinks? I think not.

Removed permalinks on the Read more sublevels with an if statement.

Levels deeper than three - problem 5/10/03 ::permalink::

I am finding that levels deeper than three are problematic. I'm sure it could be fixed in my template but it's too late. Besides, two levels is deep enough.

Added root to links 5/9/03 ::permalink::

I plan to move protoTyping to a new server soon and need to make the templates transportable. So, I need to generalize the links. I think root will do it. So,

would become:

Not giving what I expect. Maybe http://fridgedoor.net/prototyping is better. Host certainly targets permalink to the right note better than before.

Created Action for Containers to prototype new notes 5/9/03 ::permalink::

I am using Actions (OnAdd) to simplify and automate the process of assigning prototypes to notes as they are added. It's an approach that works well in GettingThingsDone too.

Trying out new HTML quote attribute 5/9/03 ::permalink::

There's a new attribute called HTMLQuoteHTML.

I think this will let me write about HTML in my weblogs. Let's see:

becomes

Added *protoGraphic to sidebar 4/15/03 ::permalink::

Added a graphic element to the left sidebar. I am home sick so I really couldn't bring myself to devise a slick attribute approach with template modifications and layered conditionals.

So I just pasted the blasted html into the note. It works.

Here it is:

IMG SRC="/elements/prototypinglogo.jpg" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="112" ALT="protoTyping"

New Righthand Sidebar 4/13/03 ::permalink::

I added a sidebar on the right to hold external links. I made it by copying the existing sidebar table definition and pasting it after the content table. Then I put in the ^include(A Shed with a View) note.

I have just enough knowledge about html to be dangerous, but somehow it works!

Newly Notes Collects Notes from the Sidebar Too 4/11/03 ::permalink::

When a Bookmark or New Book listing is added in the sidebar, it also appears in Newly Noted and is assigned a category according to it's prototype. This is a great way to comment on recently added links, books, software tools etc.

It works that way because the Newly Noted Agent collects the most recent notes from the All Notes Agent. All Notes collects all the notes in this document that match the Prototypes in the Agent's query. This is a happy consequence of the Agents collecting notes by Prototype, not by specified container.

Trial and Error 3/29/03 ::permalink::

Most of the work here is through trial and error. Tinderbox is a very flexible tool but it can also be elusive and confounding. And for me, it's always engaging.

Following the permalinks 3/29/03 ::permalink::

I notice that following the permalinks in the Sidebar doesn't take you to the exact note location anchor. Perhaps it is a browser issue or maybe it has to do with how I have sorted the archive.

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