[BUG] Hidden Setting: Default Tiddler Colour changes default tag color

[amreus]

Describe the bug

tiddlywiki.com says:

A default tiddler colour can be specified by creating a tiddler called $:/config/DefaultTiddlerColour containing the CSS color value.

But setting the text of this tiddler to a color changes the default tag color, and not the default tiddler color.

Not sure if documentation issue or code issue.

Expected behavior

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To Reproduce

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TiddlyWiki Configuration

v5.3.6 at tiddlywiki.com

Additional context

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[pmario]

The code has always been like that. IMO it's a naming and documentation problem. The hidden-setting tiddler should probably link to Tiddler Colour Cascade tiddler for more info

As you can see at: https://tiddlywiki.com/#Tiddler%20Colour%20Cascade all the elements are "tag-related".

[Leilei332]

This is because tag pills uses the tiddler color if it has one, and falls back if there isn't. Setting the default color specifies all the tiddlers' color, which cause tag pills to use the color.

[amreus]

This is because tag pills uses the tiddler color if it has one, and falls back if there isn't. Setting the default color specifies all the tiddlers' color, which cause tag pills to use the color.

How do you set a tiddler color?

[pmario]

The term is a bit misleading.

• If you have a tiddler named eg: aaa and you define a field named: "color: red"
• Create bbb and tag it aaa -> save
• The colour of the aaa tag-pill will be red

[amreus]

So we are talking about using the color field in a tag tiddler which is used to set the color of the tag, but the docs still call this "tiddler color" which might be technically correct for a tag tiddler but does not make sense for any other tiddler; and which might be better stated as "tiddler color field" or "color field of the tag tiddler" or something like that. Documentation would benefit from clarification.

[pmario]

New PR at: [DOCS] Slightly improve the documentation for tiddler color-field #8765

[Leilei332]

I think the concept of tiddler color isn't clear enough. It is not only used in tag pills, but also used in it's icon's color.

[pmario]

See: #8770