Appendix A: TWiki Development Time line TWiki Release 6.1 (Kampala) released on 2018 07 16 New Features and Enhancements of TWiki Release 6.1 Bug Fixes...
TWiki Installation Guide The following is installation instructions for the TWiki 6.1 production release on an Apache web server on Linux. Visit TWiki:TWiki.InstallingTWiki...
TWIKISHEET{} enable TWiki Sheet (spreadsheet) and set options The % TWIKISHEET{ variable is handled by the TWikiSheetPlugin Syntax: % TWIKISHEET{ parameters...
WEB name of current web % WEB% expands to the name of the web where the topic is located. If you are looking at the text of an included topic, it is the web...
Search Results Pagination When a % SEARCH{... returns many results, you may want to paginate the results. Overview You can achieve search results pagination by...
SPACEOUT{`string`} renders string with spaces inserted in sensible places Inserts spaces between word components. Word component boundaries are transitions from...
SESSION VARIABLE get, set or clear a session variable Session variables are stored in a personal `persistent memory space` that is not lost until the web browser...
TOC{`Topic`} table of contents Table of Contents. Shows a TOC that is generated automatically based on headings of a topic. Headings in WikiSyntax ( ` text`...
File Attachments Each topic can have one or more files of any type attached to it by using the Attach screen to upload (or download) files from your local PC. Attachments...
Package TWiki::UI::Copy UI delegate for copy function StaticMethod copy ($session) copy command handler. This method is designed to be invoked via the UI::run...
Package TWiki::Configure::UIs::EXTEND StaticMethod unpackArchive ($archive ,$dir ) Unpack an archive. The unpacking method is determined from the file extension...
LAQUO left double angle quote This variable is typically used in breadcrumbs. Syntax: % LAQUO% Expands to: Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut...
Site Documentation Graphics Site specific documentation graphics are defined in this topic. Add your own graphic images here, they will survive a TWiki system update...
MDREPO retrieve data from metadata repository Attention: This variable works only if MetadataRepository is in use. Otherwise, it always returns a zero length...
Rename, Move or Delete this Web Note: The 1 web cannot be renamed. See also: ManagingWebs icon:move Rename/move/delete web... , looking for references...
HTTP get HTTP headers Called with the name of an HTTP header field, returns its value. Capitalization and the use of hyphens versus underscores are not significant...
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...
MAROON start maroon colored text MAROON is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
WIKIVERSION the version of the installed TWiki engine Syntax: % WIKIVERSION% Expands to: Category: AdministrationVariables, SystemInformationVariables...
WIKITOOLNAME name of your TWiki site Syntax: % WIKITOOLNAME% Expands to: TWiki Category: SystemInformationVariables Related: WIKILOGOURL, WIKIVERSION...
SILVER start silver colored text SILVER is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
PINK start pink colored text PINK is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
LOCALSITEPREFS web.topicname of site preferences topic The full name of the local site preferences topic. These local site preferences overload the system level...
DISPLAYTIME{`format`} formatted display time Formatted time either GMT or Local server time, depending on {DisplayTimeValues} setting in configure, default...
COMMENT{ attributes } insert an edit box into the topic to easily add comments. A % COMMENT% without parameters shows a simple text box. A % COMMENT...
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...
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...
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...
Package TWiki::UI::Edit Edit command handler StaticMethod edit ($session) Edit command handler. This method is designed to be invoked via the UI::run method...
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...
Control table attributes with TablePlugin The TablePlugin gives extra control over table display: Allows sorting Changing table properties like border width...
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...
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...
WikiWords for linking WikiWords are capitalized words, run together, such as WebPreferences and CollaborationPlatform. Using a lot of WikiWords creates a good...
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...
Escaping TWiki rendering Use the verbatim tag to surround code excerpts and other formatted text with verbatim and /verbatim tags. Example: verbatim Header...