Outliner with drag/drop reordering - part 2

cvp

@ihf yes, you gave a good summary.
If the html and its included JavaScript code allow you to select the file, select the date and its sort type, and display the outline like the mac_outline_viewer.py script, is that what you want/hope?

But, that should not be part of the Pythonista forum, nor even a Python forum 😀
And given my level in JavaScript, it will take some time.

ihf

@cvp yes, I suppose it is, strictly speaking, off topic, but it is related. And yes, I was looking to have the outlines more accessible (having them on the Watch is great). Of course, this still requires that the browser be running where iCloud is accessible but that’s ok.

cvp

@ihf New outline_viewer.html

Please, copy it into your web server and give me some feedback.
Don't worry too much, this is just a first draft. And probably, given the level of my knowledge in html, css and JavaScript, a real "quick and dirty", as usual. Please, have also a look into the code it-self, not so long as I thought before, thus no so complex.

ihf

@cvp I tested outline_viewer.html and the first outline I tried gave this interesting result: https://imgur.com/a/TOPpJur (I am only showing the left hand side).

cvp

@ihf is it possible that you asked a sort before? I think that the bug comes from the fact that sort = none does not change the sequence, but not sure. I'll check,
But, if no bug, are you happy with the html?

Edit: not yet solved but identified: bug comes from my poor knowledge of JavaScript, I used array.sort() to sort an array, hoping it was generating another array but, in reality, it replaces the original array... sorry for that.

Édit: new V00.01 of outline_viewer.html should correct this problem

ihf

@cvp This seems to be working better but I just opened an outline and one line looked like this:
⬜️ 9.0 ', {'dates': ('2021-09-04 16:49:34', '2021-09-05 17:59:10', None, None), 'hidden': False, 'checkmark': 'no
It seems to be showing the dates and format but not the text. The rest of the outline looked fine

cvp

@ihf As I can't check the content of your outline file, it is difficult to identify the problem.
But I'll modify the html to "protect against old or corrupted line where text field is absent in a line".
This last case could generate such an error.

new V00.02 of outline_viewer.html

ihf

@cvp This is very strange. I ran the new version and line 9 is blank (no errors). I then went back to run the outline.py script and I immediately get an error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/private/var/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/05D14C00-CCAC-4E98-A3CC-96C6944B8534/Pythonista3/Documents/outline.py", line 1167, in layout
ws,hs = self.get_screen_size()
File "/private/var/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/05D14C00-CCAC-4E98-A3CC-96C6944B8534/Pythonista3/Documents/outline.py", line 1158, in get_screen_size
app = UIApplication.sharedApplication().keyWindow()
File "/var/containers/Bundle/Application/8778D1CF-1C08-48BA-9714-9D2CFE524EA1/Pythonista3.app/Frameworks/Py3Kit.framework/pylib/site-packages/objc_util.py", line 801, in call
ordered_args = list(args) + [kwargs[key] for key in kwarg_order]
TypeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object is not iterable

I tried again and got same error. I closed pythonista and ran it again and managed to open the same outline and it worked though line 9 has text. Short of sending the full outline, is there something I can post that would help?

ihf

@cvp That error is now popping up whenever I start the script.

cvp

@ihf I don't understand correctly all your posts.
The error has already happened in The past, not really from my py code.
Is the error coming only for the outline with blank line 9?
Of course, I would be happy to get your outline or at least line 9 (you can always edit the .outline as text in Pythonista, find "9.0" and extract via select/copy/post the line to post).

ihf

@cvp Here is line 9.0 which shows as blank in the html view but shows the text otherwise:

([8], '9.0 ', {'dates': ('2021-09-04 16:49:34', '2021-09-05 17:59:10', None, None), 'hidden': False, 'checkmark': 'no'}, {'text': "Return Peter's fluke"}),

cvp

@ihf thanks. I don't know (Ho yes, text includes a quotE) why but it is the first time that I meet

{'text': "xxxxxxx"}

in place of

{'text': 'xxxxxxx'}

In a py script, no problem, a dictionary is understood in both cases, but in my JavaScript code, I have to do it my self.

Next version will follow today

PS that does not explain the (old, already met) Pythonista crash

cvp

@ihf new V00.03 of outline_viewer.html

ihf

@cvp That fixed it!. Thank you!

cvp

@ihf Finally, is this html what you wanted to replace the Mac py?

ihf

@cvp I know JS is not what you want to work on, but if you are open to any enhancements to the .html file, one thing that would be nice is if it could default to the last file that was selected, rather than to have to select it each time. Or, perhaps it could open the file selection directly rather than have you click Select File which is always going to be required.

cvp

@ihf I don't think that html5 allows to set a default path, for security reasons. At least, I don't see how.

Édit: I'm busy to try (actually without success) to simulate a tap on the input file selector at page load.

I think I I'll give up. Finally, it is only to win one tap, isn' it?

ihf

@cvp Is it also difficult to have a version which just opens a specific file (i.e., no memory of file last used and no selection). If so, I could create a few .html files wach of which would open a different outline. Not elegant but it would avoid any selection.

cvp

@ihf said

Is it also difficult to have a version which just opens a specific file

So far as I have already read, I think it is not authorized in html5 to access a predefined path/file.
But, if you find a way, I agree to incorporate it in the html.

ihf

@cvp I don’t know about html5 limitations/restrictions. Perhaps it could all be done in a Python executable on the web server.