Release Notes of TWiki 6.0.0 (Jerusalem), 2013 10 14 Introduction TWiki is an enterprise collaboration platform and application platform. TWiki has been downloaded...
EDITFORMFIELD{`fieldname` form ``} render an input field specified in a form template topic Use this to create HTML forms that update TWikiForms, such as a...
TWiki User Reports This page is for TWiki application developers. Include the sections on this page to show user reports with profile pictures. Create appealing TWiki...
Scroll Box Add on Introduction Use this add on to create nice looking text scroll boxes, logo rolls and boxes with images that get replaced in regular intervals....
RAQUO right double angle quote This variable is typically used in breadcrumbs. Syntax: % RAQUO% Expands to: Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut...
PARENTBC parent breadcrumbs for headings Add % PARENTBC% to a heading of a topic to show the breadcrumb of its parents. Parent topics are linked, topic names...
LAQUO left double angle quote This variable is typically used in breadcrumbs. Syntax: % LAQUO% Expands to: Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut...
NBSP non breaking space The WYSIWYG editor tends to change nbsp; into normal space. Use this variable where non breaking space needs to be retained, such as...
SITESTATISTICSTOPIC name of site statistics topic Note: The site statistics topic is assumed to be in the web. Syntax: % SITESTATISTICSTOPIC% Expands...
Watchlist Plugin Introduction The WatchlistPlugin adds watchlist feature to TWiki topics. Topics of interest can be watched and unwatched. A user can see recent changes...
TinyMCE FAQs Frequently Asked Questions of the TinyMCEPlugin integration. Q: How can I disable the WYSIWYG editor? A: There are several ways to disable the WYSIWYG...
Date Picker Plugin Introduction The DatePickerPlugin handles an input field with a pop up calendar to select a date for use in TWiki forms and TWiki applications...
Page Rendering Process Overview of how TWiki works To achieve a goal in TWiki either by making use of existing features or implementing new features, good understanding...
TWikiDashboardAddOn #187; TWiki Dashboard Banner Images You can use these banner images for your own dashboards. If you use your own image, attach it directly to your...
TWiki Dashboard Add On Introduction A dashboard comes into play when users need to get an overview of their work and want to navigate quickly to relevant places....
Notes: Do not edit this topic, it is updated automatically. TWikiSiteTools explains how to enable automatic updates of the statistics pages. Related...
User Subwebs TWiki provides each user with their own topic having their information and configuration. You may want to provide each user with a subweb Main/FirstLast...
MDREPO retrieve data from metadata repository Attention: This variable works only if MetadataRepository is in use. Otherwise, it always returns a zero length...
User Masquerading Preface This topic describes how to configure your TWiki site for user masquerading. There are cases where it`s handy to access TWiki on behalf...
Release Notes of TWiki 5.1.4 (Istanbul), 2013 02 16 Introduction TWiki is an enterprise collaboration platform and application platform. TWiki has been downloaded...
Headlines Plugin Description This plugin displays RSS and ATOM feeds from news sites. Use it to build news portals that show headline news. Notes: RSS (Rich...
TwistyContrib Introduction This contrib packages in a convenient way the JavaScript library and the CSS file needed to implement Twisty sections. TwistyContrib...
Color Picker Plugin Introduction This TWiki plugin packages the color picker, which is a jQuery plugin developed by Steven Wittens of Acko.net. The package adds a...
Search Results Pagination When a % SEARCH{... returns many results, you may want to paginate the results. Overview You can achieve search results pagination by...
Comment Plugin The Comment Plugin lets users quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle. Related topics: CommentPluginTemplates, CommentPluginExamples...
Templates for CommentPlugin See CommentPlugin: Customisation for help. While this topic can be viewed as a TWiki topic, it is used by the CommentPlugin as a template...
USERREPORT show user reports with profile pictures Show various user reports documented in UserReports Syntax: % USERREPORT{ action `...` ... Overview...
SetGetPlugin Introduction Use % SET{ to store arbitrary text in a named variable, and reuse it with % GET{ later on within the topic or an included topics. By...
The Smilies Plugin : ) Introduction Smilies are common in e mail messages and bulletin board posts. They are used to convey an emotion, such as a smile :<nop...
BUBBLESIG show bubble box and user signature with profile picture icon Syntax: % BUBBLESIG{WikiName or % BUBBLESIG{WikiName YYYY MM DD The parameter...
TWiki Skin Browser You can try out the TWikiSkins currently installed on this system: .skinstable td {border top:2px solid #444; padding:0.75em 0.5em;} Tip: Additional...
MovedSkin Overview Sometimes a TWiki site is migrated to a new location with a new URL. For convenience users visiting the old site should find the new site. When...
DATEPICKER{} pop up calendar to select a date for use in HTML forms The % DATEPICKER{ variable is handled by the DatePickerPlugin. Syntax: % DATEPICKER...
Read only and mirror web support Scope This topic describes how to set up read only webs. A read only web can be mirrored from another site. But how to mirror a web...
SITENAME the current site name Syntax: % SITENAME% Supported parameters: none Returns the current site name defined by {ReadOnlyAndMirrorWebs}{SiteName...
COLORPICKER{} color picker for use in HTML forms for TWiki applications The % COLORPICKER{ variable is handled by the ColorPickerPlugin. Syntax: % COLORPICKER...
CONTENTMODE{web `WEB`} content mode Returns the content mode of the specified web. It`s either `local`, `read only`, `master`, or `slave`. Read ReadOnlyAndMirrorWebs...
Using multiple disks for DataDir and PubDir Motivation A TWiki site may reach a point where a single disk drive cannot house all files. Having PubDir on a different...
TWiki Text Formatting These instructions are for contributors who prefer to use the Raw Edit over the default WYSIWYG editor. Working in TWiki is as easy as typing...
SLIDESHOWSTART convert a topic with headings into a slideshow The % SLIDESHOWSTART% variable is handled by the SlideShowPlugin Syntax: % SLIDESHOWSTART...
JQTAB start a JQuery tab within a tab pane This variable is handled by the JQueryPlugin. For description see JQTABPANE Syntax: % JQTABPANE% % JQTAB{`Tab...
JQTABPANE start a JQuery tab pane Create nice looking horizontal tab panes in TWiki topics. Write a sequence of % JQTAB{`...` and % JQENDTAB% pairs, and enclose...
JQENDTAB end a JQuery tab within a tab pane This variable is handled by the JQueryPlugin. For description see JQTABPANE Syntax: % JQTABPANE% % JQTAB{`Tab...
JQENDTABPANE end a JQuery tab pane This variable is handled by the JQueryPlugin. For description see JQTABPANE Syntax: % JQTABPANE% % JQTAB{`Tab 1 ......
HEADLINES{`url`} show RSS and ATOM feeds in TWiki pages The % HEADLINES{`url` variable is handled by the HeadlinesPlugin. Syntax: % HEADLINES{ `http:...
TWiki Variables Category Body This is a system topic used by TWikiVariablesSearch categories. TWiki Variables Search Category: Categories: Related Topics...
SET{`name` value `...`} set a variable Set a named variable that can be retrieved later with % GET{ . No output is shown, e.g. % SET{ resolves to an empty...
ENTITY{string} encode a string to HTML entities Encode `special` characters to HTML entities. Useful to encode text properly for HTML input fields. Encoded...
EDITTABLE{ attributes } edit TWiki tables using edit fields and other input fields The % EDITTABLE{ variable is handled by the EditTablePlugin Syntax...
DASHBOARD build a dashboard with banner and boxes Use this variable to quickly create dashboards for intranet home, team homepages, project homepages and knowledge...
COMMENT{ attributes } insert an edit box into the topic to easily add comments. A % COMMENT% without parameters shows a simple text box. A % COMMENT...
bin/view/~jsmith redirected to bin/view/JaneSmith You can go to a user`s topic by ~loginname instead of /FirstLast. More specifically, if you open http://twiki...
Subweb and topic names conflicts, view URLs, and links If your TWiki installation has the hierarchical webs feature turned on, you face subtle issues about subweb...
SpreadSheetPlugin for dynamic content The SpreadSheetPlugin offers 100 functions. Functions are evaluated at page view time. A formula can be placed anywhere in a...
Breadcrumb The breadcrumb of a topic shows you the page hierarchy. It is constructed using a topic`s parent setting. See More Tips... Contributors: TWiki:Main...
TWiki Tips Of The Day These are all tips of the day. They are located in the web (official TWiki tips) and web (custom tips). Total: tips See also: TWiki Tips...
TWiki Meta Data Additional topic data, program generated or from TWikiForms, is stored embedded in the topic text using META: tags Overview By default, TWiki...
20 Minute TWiki Tutorial This step by step, hands on tutorial gets you up to speed with all the TWikiSite basics, in mere minutes ... 1. Get set... Open two browser...
TWiki Site TWiki is a Web based collaboration platform A TWiki site is an easy to use, full featured open communications environment: people anywhere...
TWikiNetSkin Introduction The TWikiNetSkin is functional and clean and has corporate appeal. It is the default skin provided with Twiki, Inc. products, designed by...
TWiki Logos The official TWiki logo is a big `T` in a speech bubble conveying `working together`, and has a `collaborate with TWiki` tag line. TWiki.org Logo Artwork...
Reset Password Remember your password? Use 1 instead. Otherwise, use this form to get a new one e mailed to you. you must have at least one valid registered...
Change E mail Address This form is used to change your registered e mail addresses. Your registered e mails are used by TWiki for sending you e mails, including notifications...
Default Web Top Menu of TopMenuSkin This topic defines the default menu structure of a web. It is used by the TopMenuSkin in case the WebTopMenu topic is missing in...
Personal Preferences Help Below help text gets included by user profile pages instantiated from NewUserTemplate or .NewUserTemplate (if exists) TWiki has...
Color scheme settings for .PatternSkin Use this topic to change the color settings of .PatternSkin. When this topic is saved, the attachment theme colors.css will...
Frequently Asked Questions About TWiki This is a real FAQ, and also a demo of an easily implemented knowledge base solution. To see how it`s done, view the source...
Preferences settings TWiki has these levels of preferences settings: 1 System level settings: Site name, proxy settings, access control, skin 1 Site...
Using HTML, CSS and JavaScript You can use most HTML tags in TWiki topics without a problem. This is useful where you want to add some content that is formatted in...
Inter Wiki Link Rules (or Links to other Sites) This topic lists all aliases needed to map Inter Site links to external wikis/sites. Whenever you write ExternalSite...
Wiki Name Your name, usually your first and last name connected without a space. For example, Tim Berners Lee`s WikiName is TimBernersLee. Your name is also...
Background Image for Preview Preview looks like the real page, but the links lead to an oops dialog warning users of not yet saved topics. In addition, a background...
Manage Users Register users on your TWiki site; change/reset/install passwords; remove user accounts Some of the features below may be disabled, depending on your...
TWiki Release 4.0 (Dakar) Note: This is the release note for the previous major release version 4.0.X. It is included with 4.1.X because it contains valuable information...
TWiki Release 4.2.4 (Freetown), 2008 12 06 Note: This is the release note for the previous major release version 4.2.X. This note, TWikiReleaseNotes04x00 and...
Release Notes of TWiki 5.0.2 rc1 (Helsinki), 2011 04 21 Introduction TWiki 5.0.0 released on 2010 05 29 is a major release introducing usability enhancements, feature...
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What is a WikiWord? A WikiWord consists of two or more words with initial capitals, run together. WikiWords are topic names. A TWiki topic name always has a fixed...
Parameterized Variables (Macros) It is possible to pass parameters to TWiki variables. This is called a macro in a programming language. To define a parameterized...
Release Notes of TWiki 4.3.2 (Georgetown), 2009 09 02 Note: This is the release note for the previous major release version 4.3.X. This note, TWikiReleaseNotes04x...
TWiki Release 4.1.2 (Edinburgh), 2007 03 03 Note: This is the release note for the previous major release version 4.1.X. This note and the TWikiReleaseNotes04x...
Web Notification This is a subscription service to be automatically notified by e mail when topics change in this TWiki web. This is a convenient service, so...
Text Formatting FAQ This topics lists frequently asked questions on text formatting. Text formatting applies to people who edit TWiki pages in raw edit mode. TextFormattingRules...
Keyword search Interactive search uses keyword search by default. For example, to search for all topics that contain `SOAP`, `WSDL`, a literal `web service`, but not...
Custom rendered bullets The RenderListPlugin can render bullet lists in a variety of different ways, for example to show org charts or a directory tree. Use % RENDERLIST...
SlideShowPlugin for presentations Use the SlideShowPlugin to convert a topic with headings and bullets into a slideshow presentation. This plugin is useful for organizations...
Comment box with CommentPlugin The CommentPlugin allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/save cycle. Write % COMMENT{ attributes or simply...
Control table attributes with TablePlugin The TablePlugin gives extra control over table display: Allows sorting Changing table properties like border width...
Edit tables with EditTablePlugin The EditTablePlugin allows you to edit TWiki tables using edit fields and drop down boxes. Tables have an Edit button if...
SmiliesPlugin emoticons Smilies are common in e mail messages and bulletin board posts. They are used to convey an emotion, such as a smile #058; ) : ) or a frown...
InterwikiPlugin links The InterwikiPlugin automatically links ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in the InterWikis topic. This enables...
Commenting with hidden text To hide some text within a TWiki topic, use HTML comments. Example comment within a sentence: Visible ! and hidden text Example...
Inline search To embed a search in a topic, use the % SEARCH{ parameters TWiki Variable. The search variable is used by many TWiki applications. Related Topics...
Revision control TWiki has `soft security` anyone can change anything, but changes are logged. There is a complete audit trail: Version Date of last revision...
TWiki Skins Skins overlay regular templates with alternate header/footer layouts. You can use Skins to change the look of a TWiki topic, for example, the layout of...
File attachments One can attach files to any topic. The action of attaching a file to a topic is similar to attaching a file to an e mail. The link to attach a file...
WikiWords for linking WikiWords are capitalized words, run together, such as WebPreferences and CollaborationPlatform. Using a lot of WikiWords creates a good...
Server side include To include the contents of a web page or TWiki topic, use % INCLUDE{`page` . Examples: % INCLUDE{`http://www.google.com/` % INCLUDE...
Disabling individual WikiWords Prevent a WikiWord from being linked by prefixing it with an exclamation point. Example: To escape SunOs write SunOs to get SunOs...
Disabling links in large blocks of text You can disable automatic linking of WikiWords by surrounding the text with noautolink and /noautolink tags. See More...
Escaping TWiki rendering Use the verbatim tag to surround code excerpts and other formatted text with verbatim and /verbatim tags. Example: verbatim Header...
WebChanges to see recent activity Each TWiki web has a WebChanges topic that lists recent activity from all editors of the web. This page can be useful when looking...
The Jump Box as a browser The JumpBox is not only a tool to allow you to jump from page to page, you can use it to search for documents. If you do not know the entire...
E mail alert of topic changes Subscribing to WebNotify will enable TWiki to send you details of changes made on topics in a certain web. You can choose to be notified...
Re parenting a topic The breadcrumb displayed with a particular TWiki topic is constructed with a topic`s parent . The footer of each page has a link called More...
Linking to a file attachment One can create a link to a file attachment using one of the following TWikiVariables, % ATTACHURL% or % PUBURL% . % ATTACHURL% is...
Creating a Table of Contents The TWiki variable % TOC% will automatically create a table of contents for a topic based on the headings of the topic. To exclude a...
TWiki Javascripts This topic contains JavasSript files that are included by TWiki templates, and may be used by skin templates and in topics. Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE...
Appendix C: TWiki CSS Listing of CSS class names emitted from TWiki core code and standard plugins. Who should read this document? Most HTML elements generated...
TWiki Contributor On a personal note, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to all who contributed ideas, code, fixes...
Object Method An ObjectMethod is a method that must be called relative to a previous constructed object of the class type. For example: package Telecoms ClassMethod...
FAQ: Everybody can edit any page, this is scary. Doesn`t that lead to chaos? Answer: TWiki is one of many engines, the first one was built by Ward Cunningham. Collaborating...
Wabi Sabi Since wabi sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic system, it is difficult to explain precisely in western terms. According to Leonard...
List of TWiki Users Below is a list of users with accounts. If you want to edit topics or see protected areas of the site then you can get added to the list by...
Wiki Notation TWiki links topics automatically when you use WikiWord notation. Related topics: WikiSyntax, WikiWord, WikiNotation, TextFormattingRules, TWikiEditingShorthand...
TWiki Shorthand Basics If you can enter text, you`re ready for TWiki. With a few simple, intuitive TextFormattingRules, you`ll be able to use plain text to create...
TWiki Syntax Summary This page provides online help for new TWiki users when editing a page. If there`s some formatting that your contributors use often, you can...
Template Web Purpose Template webs contain a set of default topics and act as templates when creating a new web. Names of template webs begin with an underscore...
TWiki Enhancement Requests The TWiki community is looking forward to getting feedback from the actual TWiki user base. You can help make TWiki a better product by...
FAQ: I would like to install TWiki on my server. Can I get the source? Answer: TWiki is distributed under the GnuGeneralPublicLicense. You can get the source from...
TWiki Topics The basic building block of a TWiki site is called a topic , identified by a unique, hopefully descriptive, WikiWord title. It may seem easier just...
TWiki Tips TWiki Tips are tips and hints contributed by TWiki users. Use this form to search for tips. You can contribute new tips. See also: TWiki Tips Of The...
TWiki Tips Of the Day Include This Page randomly picks a Tip of the day to display. The includes the part between the horizontal rules. TWiki Tip of the Day See...
Add New TWiki Tip Of The Day There are Custom Tips maintained on your local TWiki installation, Official TWiki Tips maintained on the TWiki.org web site, and...
Color scheme settings for TWikiNetSkin Set SKIN twikinet,pattern Usage Step 1 Let .TWikiNetSkin point to the custom made colors style sheet. In .TWikiPreferences...
The name you log in with A login name is a sequence of alphanumeric characters and underscores. You cannot alter your LoginName: you have to get the administrator...
Bulk Registration Administrators can use this topic to register (i.e. create logins and user topics) for a group of people in one batch. Unlike normal registration...
TWiki Add Ons Add functionality to TWiki with extensions not based on the TWiki scripts. Overview An add on runs separately from the TWiki scripts, e.g. for data...
TWiki Contribs Reusable code that may be used over several plugins and add ons. Overview TWiki contribs extend the functionality of TWiki, typically used by plugins...
FAQ: What does the `T` in TWiki stand for? Answer: TWiki is short for TakeFive Wiki, the name of the company where its founder Peter Thoeny worked. Peter first...
Rendering Shortcuts Easy ways to save some typing Some TWiki preferences variables are just shortcuts for convenience, to either save typing or to easily allow line...
CSS elements in PatternSkin This page is a reference for all CSS classes used in PatternSkin. PatternSkin uses 4 stylesheets: layout.css: positioning of block...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: Center the page with a border This recipe shows how to put a border around the page, while centering the page horizontally. The example...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: EditTable style Cookbook example to illustrate control over EditTable edit styles. 1 EditTable uses a monospace font in edit mode...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: Hide the top bar This recipe shows how to hide the top bar and to put the logo in the left bar. This line loads the extra style definition...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: Font variation Cookbook example with other fonts and font colors. This line loads the extra style definition: Set USERSTYLEURL...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: Hide the left bar This line loads the extra style definition: Set USERSTYLEURL /hideleftbar.css You can write this line in .TWikiPreferences...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: Center the page This recipe shows how center the page horizontally and vertically. This line loads the extra style definition:...
.PatternSkin CSS Cookbook Questions and answers on how to customize the default look of TWiki for your own needs, using style sheets. For configuring page elements...
You are currently in the web. The color code for this web is this background, so you know where you are. If you are not familiar with the TWiki collaboration...
FAQ: So what is this WikiWiki thing exactly? Answer: A set of pages of information that are open and free for anyone to edit as they wish. They are stored in...
WebLeftBar Cookbook Instructions and tips how to use WebLeftBarPersonalTemplate . WebLeftBarPersonalTemplate is a topic template to create a personal left bar block...
Web Changes Notification Service Each TWiki web has an automatic e mail notification service that sends you an e mail with links to all of the topics modified since...
Text Editor A text editor, or text processor, handles plain text only, different from a word processor because it doesn`t do display formatting like bold type, or...