Difference: TWikiTip013 (1 vs. 4)

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META TOPICPARENT	name="TWikiTipsOfTheDay"

Preferences settings

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- Site admin can overload system level settings

Web-level settings: located in each Web, e.g. WebPreferences topic
- Web specific access control, navigation links, colors

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User-level settings: In each user's home page, e.g. TWikiGuest topic

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User-level settings: In each user's profile page, e.g. TWikiGuest topic

- Settings that are only in effect when this user is logged in, such as LINKTOOLTIPINFO

Topic-level settings: Affecting current topic, for web applications

Revision 32010-06-27 - TWikiContributor

  META TOPICPARENT 
 name="TWikiTipsOfTheDay"
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+ name="TWikiTipsOfTheDay"
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+ Preference settings
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+ Preferences settings
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+TWiki has four levels of preferences settings: 
 Site-level settings: TWikiPreferences
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+TWiki has these levels of preferences settings:
 

 System-level settings: TWikiPreferences
  Site name, proxy settings, access control, skin
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+ Site-level settings: Main.TWikiPreferences 
 Site admin can overload system level settings
  Web-level settings: located in each Web, e.g. WebPreferences topic 
 Web specific access control, navigation links, colors
 
  User-level settings: In each user's home page, e.g. TWikiGuest topic 
 Settings that are only in effect when this user is logged in, such as LINKTOOLTIPINFO
 
  Topic-level settings: Affecting current topic, for web applications
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+Preferences can be overridden by the next level down.
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+Preferences can be overridden by the next level down unless locked down by a FINALPREFERENCES setting at a higher level.

Related Topics: TWikiVariables, TWikiPreferences, Main.TWikiPreferences
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+-- TWiki:Main.PaulineCheung - 30 Jan 2005
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+-- Contributors: TWiki:Main.PaulineCheung, TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny

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META TOPICPARENT	name="TWikiTipsOfTheDay"

Preference settings

TWiki has four levels of preferences settings:

Site-level settings: TWikiPreferences
- Site name, proxy settings, access control, skin

Changed:

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Web-level settings: located in each Web, e.g. WebPreferences

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Web-level settings: located in each Web, e.g. WebPreferences topic

- Web specific access control, navigation links, colors

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User-level settings: In each user's home page, e.g. TWikiGuest
- Edit Box Parameters
  - Horizontal size of text edit box:
    - Set EDITBOXWIDTH = 70
  - Vertical size of text edit box:
    - Set EDITBOXHEIGHT = 15

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User-level settings: In each user's home page, e.g. TWikiGuest topic
- Settings that are only in effect when this user is logged in, such as LINKTOOLTIPINFO

Topic-level settings: Affecting current topic, for web applications

Preferences can be overridden by the next level down.

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META TOPICPARENT	name="TWikiTipsOfTheDay"

Preference settings

TWiki has four levels of preferences settings:

Site-level settings: TWikiPreferences
- Site name, proxy settings, access control, skin
Web-level settings: located in each Web, e.g. WebPreferences
- Web specific access control, navigation links, colors
User-level settings: In each user's home page, e.g. TWikiGuest
- Edit Box Parameters
  - Horizontal size of text edit box:
    - Set EDITBOXWIDTH = 70
  - Vertical size of text edit box:
    - Set EDITBOXHEIGHT = 15
Topic-level settings: Affecting current topic, for web applications

Preferences can be overridden by the next level down.

See More Tips...

-- TWiki:Main.PaulineCheung - 30 Jan 2005

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