TiddlyWiki5/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/EditWidget.tid

caption: edit
created: 20131024141900000
modified: 20240627220419761
tags: Widgets TriggeringWidgets
title: EditWidget
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

! Introduction

The edit widget provides a general purpose interface for editing a tiddler. It dynamically chooses the appropriate widget depending on the type of the tiddler (currently either the EditTextWidget or the EditBitmapWidget).

! Content and Attributes

The content of the `<$edit>` widget is ignored.

|!Attribute |!Description |
|tiddler |The tiddler to edit (defaults to the [[current tiddler|Current Tiddler]]) |
|field |The field to edit (defaults to `text`). Takes precedence over the `index` attribute |
|index |The index to edit |
|class |A CSS class to be added the generated editing widget |
|tabindex |Sets the `tabindex` attribute of the input or textarea to the given value |
|autocomplete |<<.from-version 5.1.23>> An optional string to provide a hint to the browser how to handle autocomplete for this input |
|cancelPopups |<<.from-version "5.1.23">> if set to "yes", cancels all popups when the input gets focus |
|inputActions |<<.from-version 5.1.23>> Optional actions that are triggered every time an input event occurs within the input field or textarea |
|refreshTitle |<<.from-version 5.1.23>> An optional tiddler title that makes the input field update whenever the specified tiddler changes |

! Examples

!! Edit the contents (text field) of a tiddler titled <%if [<now YYYY-0MM-0DD>is[tiddler]] %> <$tiddler tiddler=<<now YYYY-0MM-0DD>> > <$link/></$tiddler> <%else %> with today’s date <% endif %>

<$macrocall $name=".example" n="1"
eg="""<$edit tiddler=<<now YYYY-0MM-0DD>> class="tc-edit-texteditor"/>
"""/>

!! Edit $:/status/UserName with single-line input box, have browser offer autocomplete for email

<$macrocall $name=".example" n="2"
eg="""<$edit-text tiddler="$:/status/UserName" tag="input" size=40 autocomplete="email"/>
"""/>