TiddlyWiki5/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/releasenotes/Release 5.1.20.tid

caption: 5.1.20
created: 20190809141328809
modified: 20190809141328809
released: 20190809141328809
tags: ReleaseNotes
title: Release 5.1.20
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

//[[See GitHub for detailed change history of this release|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/compare/v5.1.19...v5.1.20]]//

!! New Conditional Operators

[[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/17711657b6028a177c8aef97f7a0a1c084d65436]] new [[Conditional Operators]] [[then Operator]] and [[else Operator]]

!! New Mathematics Operators

Added several new [[Mathematics Operators]] for working with numbers: [[negate|negate Operator]], [[abs|abs Operator]], [[ceil|ceil Operator]], [[floor|floor Operator]], [[round|round Operator]], [[trunc|trunc Operator]], [[untrunc|untrunc Operator]], [[sign|sign Operator]], [[add|add Operator]], [[subtract|subtract Operator]], [[multiply|multiply Operator]], [[divide|divide Operator]], [[remainder|remainder Operator]], [[max|max Operator]], [[min|min Operator]], [[fixed|fixed Operator]], [[precision|precision Operator]], [[exponential|exponential Operator]], [[sum|sum Operator]], [[product|product Operator]], [[maxall|maxall Operator]] and [[minall|minall Operator]].

!! New String Operators

Added several new string operators: [[match|match Operator]], [[length|length Operator]], [[uppercase|uppercase Operator]], [[lowercase|lowercase Operator]], [[titlecase|titlecase Operator]], [[sentencecase|sentencecase Operator]], [[trim|trim Operator]], [[split|split Operator]], [[splitregexp|splitregexp Operator]] and [[join|join Operator]].

!! Improved Handling of Duplicates in Filters 

There is now finer control over TiddlyWiki's default behaviour of removing duplicates from filter results, making it much easier to work with the new mathematics and string operators:

* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/37bb75f0cf446d62eb45d07b9f9b0aa14814a43f]] support for new `=` prefix for merging filter runs without removing duplicates
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/18fe112da7d3ac210a5a0b9cf73fe9050717d4e3]] option for the [[enlist Operator]] to not remove duplicates

!! Improved Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcut handling has been significantly improved with the following new global shortcuts (configurable via $:/ControlPanel):

* <kbd>ctrl-shift-F</kbd> - focus the sidebar search field 
* <kbd>alt-shift-S</kbd> - toggle the visibility of the sidebar
* <kbd>ctrl-shift-A</kbd> - open the advanced search tiddler

!! Saving to ~GitHub and ~GitLab

[[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/aa5eaa98fcb8658dbc2b93476c2e09c9207439d8]] a [[Git service saver|Saving to a Git service]] for saving directly to ~GitHub and ~GitLab

!! Plugin Improvements

New and improved plugins:

* New [[BrowserStorage Plugin]] for saving tiddlers in browser local storage
* New [[Innerwiki Plugin]] for rendering TiddlyWiki screenshots
* [[Updated|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/4133]] [[KaTeX Plugin]] to ~KaTeX v0.10.2
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3131]] an editor toolbar button for the [[KaTeX Plugin]]
* [[Updated|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3635]] [[Highlight Plugin]] to use highlight.js v9.15.6
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3898]] support for language aliases with the [[Highlight Plugin]]
* Updates to the [[CodeMirror Plugin]], including [[adding|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3810]] support for smart indent
* Updates to the [[Dynaview Plugin]], including [[adding|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/a9e595c3f633391003224e499440cdeb8560c055]] support for restoring the scroll position at startup from local storage
* Updates to the [[Amazon Web Services Plugin]], including [[adding|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/fffd0ee9e17d6b6a561648a42f0f200d4bb04046]] support for specifying credentials

!! Translation Improvements

New and improved translations:

* Catalan
* Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional
* French
* German
* US English

!! Performance Improvements

* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3951]] pluggable index modules to accelerate the [[field Operator]] and the [[tag Operator]] (in tests on a wiki with 60K tiddlers, startup time is reduced by 25% with these optimisations, and refresh time is reduced by a factor of three.)
* [[Optimised|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/fddc5d4ee627232441278284ed6bee2f50fe8b26]] the "Classic" storyview to perform much faster when the animation duration is set to zero (approximtely 50% speed improvement was observed in tests opening a storyview with 8,000 entries)
* [[Optimised|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/7869546fef7b2ea5fd6fd72feacd565a7f177fb6]] the RevealWidget to avoid using the relatively slow `localeCompare()` method to compare strings
* [[Updated|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/e8d1fbba6c109ccbeaedc1b34e47677c0ada7529]] [[Performance Instrumentation]] to show the timings for individual filters
* [[Optimised|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/4102]] rendering and refreshing child widgets

!! Usability Improvements

* [[Improved|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3832]] the [[palette manager|$:/PaletteManager]] with the ability to delete entries, and directly edit indirect entries
* Several new palettes: "Nord", "Solarized Light", "Spartan Day", "Spartan Night" and "Twilight"
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/5a37a84a54f2dc9ccf106309b739cfa693bae3e3]] the plugin library to search all plugin fields
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/e5f3301c1c36e8add4ed89ab1bd53a9b68411d3f]] a warning when core JavaScript modules are overwritten via import
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3654]] prompt for references when renaming a tiddler
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/0e6855eba8945e023cc5ef19809cfb6d6025627b]] a new filter preset for advanced search for "tiddlers modified this session"
* Added a number of animations (some of were already present but had been broken over the years) for changes in:
** [[Tags in the view template|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/4142]]
** [[Page controls|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/4145]]
** [[Top left and top right bar|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/4146]]
** [[Tabs|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/4149]]
** [[Fields in the edit template|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/4148]]

!! Hackability Improvements

* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/4051]] support for [[configurable view and edit templates|Hidden Setting: ViewTemplate and EditTemplate]]
* [[Improved|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/37ea659bf011b1d4a152f54171399d94f5bba3ef]] the [[dumpvariables Macro]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/754c1251a9bdf45e8f64079a4bbdaed2d05be2b7]] new [[variables Operator]] and [[getvariable Operator]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/ed67f4a88b29c5c81d4de31203dbf23d66955fb7]] new [[WidgetMessage: tm-focus-selector]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3546]] new [[escapecss Operator]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3880]] new [[unusedtitle Macro]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/36e76429b1a1d4638374d513430393db5693b932]] new `[is[variable]]` option to the [[is Operator]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/90684f9f52809ff5df39629d3b161d7ff23002f4]] new `[is[blank]]` option to the [[is Operator]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/94f143bf643e36e817d1dd5b678515853eed6aca]] optional autofocus for the text inputs in $:/AdvancedSearch (controlled by the same [[Hidden Setting: Search AutoFocus]] as the sidebar search)
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3756]] optional ''tabindex'' attribute to simple, framed and CodeMirror text editor engines
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3758]] ''tabindex'' attributes to edit templates
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3822]] outline colour to button, textarea, input
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/477c41f84304ed83245c87068dba3695a5053d62]] ''tooltip'' attribute to SelectWidget
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/348a0bc8bcbf5c42d9b93e5e208696d28fc95cb7]] an option for plugins to disable the initial navigation at startup
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/c036c228269fc30d0df770a7c7713fd9af829df7]] $:/info/browser/language to the InfoMechanism
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/f047e7cbf50edcf4775b50bdebc3f704970b8cde]] an example of using StartupActions to set the default language
* [[Improved|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/edd3156430dd94b0ced630a1b70f2e2ef0ff6c36]] importing of JSON files to verify whether they are valid tiddler files, and import them as plain JSON if not
* [[Improved|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/3974]] the LinkWidget to use the title of the target tiddler as a default if it has no content
* [[Improved|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/2a4c60b23dc1436af6206fad5a56742550eac1a3]] [[WidgetMessage: tm-open-window]] to allow a window title to be specified
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/8e7c0907f8cce4708a02486fc93dcea1ab115196]] ''checkActions'' attribute to the CheckboxWidget
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/3afaa9de9aaae7654c1d03ddc22ee97724cbb159]] support for searches anchored to the start of a field

!! Bug Fixes

* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/8b04cfd4d5142a957f2e3da80c3f079e215b9e75]] a long standing problem with the main standalone HTML file template whereby raw markup tiddlers would be included even if not selected by the save filter
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3572]] overlapping dropdowns with sticky titles enabled
* [[Removed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3749]] apparently obsolete limitation of selection wrapping in text editor
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3745]] bug in RevealWidget when stateTitle tiddler is missing
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/72f2a9425197b013ab3664e1679c6763d92d4382]] bug with animation duration being blank
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3806]] Firefox problem with drag and drop placeholders in the "open" tab of the sidebar
* [[Ameliorated|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3809]] Firefox problem with sticky placeholder during drag and drop operations
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3819]] [[CodeMirror Plugin]] to use ''tiddler-editor-border'' colour
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/8012a3508f209fbbe68484e30ed65832cf5146b9]] problem using the TiddlySpot saver with cookies disabled
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3611]] framed text editor to use correct background colour
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/f5b25994322e58de84cae70ab67a68b1413db27f]] problem with the class `tc-sidebar-lists` being used on two different areas of the sidebar, making it impossible to distinguish them in CSS selectors
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/7f78065992baf290ae221fb12c63e52e0f8da403]] problem with unnecessary "list" field created when renaming tiddlers
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/394725f00cd8f38089d2840aa026d72c88627bff]] crash with EditBitmapWidget and missing tiddlers

!! Node.js Bug Fixes and Improvements

* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/373afd72c804b0ffa2779849ba0d278d53e65df4]] new SaveWikiFolderCommand to save a wiki as a [[wiki folder|TiddlyWikiFolders]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/5b09881679200dc78e5962a0588c8f214ddedbbb]] new DeleteTiddlersCommand
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/8c72a28f0c70e6a62387ccdd1431f9225a5fd2de]] (and [[also here|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/feab75a6d1723cd6db5912b2902f0ec33c550fb6]]) ability to specify plugins on the command line (see [[Using TiddlyWiki on Node.js]])
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/3677]] support for deflate and gzip compression to the WebServer ListenCommand
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/12630d4a91b4cc7b1eb846c3afbeda16858df05a]] an option to the LoadCommand to ignore loading errors
* [[Improved|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/7fcd2f132e91aa375a1fece501b14e991ba1bd4c]] handling of JSON files by the file system adaptor:
** Use `.json` files (instead of `.tid`) for any tiddler whose fields contain values that can't be stored as a .tid file
** Save `application/json` tiddlers as `.json` files

!! Developer Bug Fixes and Improvements

* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/e52a616891977bde142334df2a72c7dd121efb82]] support for widget subclassing -- see https://tiddlywiki.com/prerelease/dev/#WidgetSubclassingMechanism

! Contributors

[[@Jermolene|https://github.com/Jermolene]] would like to thank the contributors to this release who have generously given their time to help improve TiddlyWiki:

* [[@00SS|https://github.com/00SS]]
* [[@admls|https://github.com/admls]]
* [[@benwebber|https://github.com/benwebber]]
* [[@bimlas|https://github.com/bimlas]]
* [[@BramChen|https://github.com/BramChen]]
* [[@BurningTreeC|https://github.com/BurningTreeC]]
* [[@diego898|https://github.com/diego898]]
* [[@dnebauer|https://github.com/dnebauer]]
* [[@inmysocks|https://github.com/inmysocks]]
* [[@flibbles|https://github.com/flibbles]]
* [[@jdjdjdjdjdjd|https://github.com/jdjdjdjdjdjd]]
* [[@JesseWeinstein|https://github.com/JesseWeinstein]]
* [[@joshuafontany|https://github.com/joshuafontany]]
* [[@Kartiku|https://github.com/Kartiku]]
* [[@kyrias|https://github.com/kyrias]]
* [[@MarxSal|https://github.com/MarxSal]]
* [[@MidnightLightning|https://github.com/MidnightLightning]]
* [[@pacoriviere|https://github.com/pacoriviere]]
* [[@pmario|https://github.com/pmario]]
* [[@rmunn|https://github.com/rmunn]]
* [[@talha131|https://github.com/talha131]]
* [[@telmiger|https://github.com/telmiger]]
* [[@the-kenny|https://github.com/the-kenny]]
* [[@xcazin|https://github.com/xcazin]]