This is a short introductory training course for TWiki beginners. A Taste of TWiki The basic function of TWiki is a Wiki (if that helps!) A Wiki is like a web si...
Access Keys What are access keys? Access keys are keyboard shortcuts which allow the user to navigate around a website or a piece of computer software without ha...
Administrator Skills Assumptions For each of these, the requirement is either pre existing knowledge/skill, or the willingness to spend significant time (i.e. fro...
Admin tools Manage whole Foswiki site from one screen. * Users: Register, NewUserTemplate, .UserForm, ResetPassword, ChangePassword * Site Tools: Configure,...
FAQ: How can I create a simple TWiki Form based application? Answer: 1 Create a TWiki Form and define fields (TWikiForms) 1 Add the form in the list of Web...
#EncodeURLsUTF8 # Appendix B: Encode URLs With UTF8 Use internationalised characters within WikiWords and attachment names This topic addresses implemented UTF ...
BookView is an option available from the advanced search topic. It allows you to display the result in "book view", that is, the whole content of topics is shown ...
Bulk Registration The .TWikiAdminGroup can use BulkRegistration to register (i.e. create logins and UserTopics) for a group of people quickly. Create a table in ...
A ClassMethod is a method that must be called relative to the containing class object. This normally only applies to the new method used to create new object inst...
Classic Skin The classic TWiki skin is the traditional TWiki skin, as seen in previous TWiki versions. Skin Info Description: Bare bone and functional, for ...
Comment Plugin This plugin allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle. WARNING: TWiki 4 only. If you want to use this plu...
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 tem...
FAQ: How do I delete or rename a topic? Answer: These two questions are answered together because often when you think you want to delete a page, more often it m...
FAQ: How do I delete or rename a file attachment? Answer: You can move and delete attachments directly from your browser. Moving lets you transfer an attachment ...
Use the "Minor changes, don't notify" checkbox in preview in case you only make a minor change to a topic and you do not want to inform everybody who is on the We...
FAQ: Why does the topic revision not increase when I edit a topic? Answer: The same topic revision will be used when you save a topic again within a certain time...
Edit Table Plugin This plugin allows you to edit TWiki tables using edit fields and drop down boxes. Tables have an Edit table button if preceeded by an %EDIT...
Empty TWiki Plugin This is an empty Plugin you can use as a template to build your own .TWikiPlugins. This Plugin does nothing, but is ready to be used. To create...
# 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. A...
Each FileAttachment in a Topic has an attribute string. At present only the hidden attribute is supported. If the attribute includes h then the attachment is co...
Normally, if you make subsequent edits within a one hour period (configuration item ReplaceIfEditedAgainWithin), Foswiki will fold together your changes. This is...
# TWiki Formatted Search Inline search feature allows flexible formatting of search result The default output format of a %SEARCH{...}% is a table consisting of t...
FAQ: TWiki has a GPL (GNU General Public License). What is GPL? Answer: TWiki is distributed under the GNU General Public License, see TWikiDownload. GPL is one ...
Go Box The box at the top or sidebar of each page, also called Jump box. Enter a topic name to quickly jump to the topic, for example: * WebNotify to jump to ...
GoodStyle Collaboration Tips * TWiki has a very simple text formatting shorthand. In any case, you won't go wrong if you simply: * start each line withou...
Hide/Unhide Attachments You can hide/unhide file attachments. * In the FileAttachment table, click on an action link, * enable the Hide file checkbox, * ...
ImageGalleryPlugin Description This plugin helps you in viewing pictures that are attached to a topic in a nice thumbnail gallery. Clicking on a thumbnail zooms...
Include Topics and Web Pages Using %INCLUDE{...}% Variable Use the %INCLUDE{...}% variable to embed the content of another topic or web page inside a TWiki topic....
Installed Plugins Plugins are mainly user contributed add ons that enhance and extend TWiki features and capabilities. A limited number of plugins are included i...
Instant TWiki Site Enhancements These quick enhancements are aimed at improving and customising your TWiki. New TWiki site administrators are especially encourag...
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 ExternalSi...
Interwiki Plugin The InterwikiPlugin links ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in the .InterWikis topic. This plugin is inspired by ...
Language selection dropdown To be included where a language selection is needed, for instance in the top bar or left bar. Note: this dropdown is only shown if loc...
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...
This module is an add on to the TWiki kernel that supports e mail notification of changes. WARNING: TWiki 4 only. If you want to use this extension with an earlie...
Main Features of TWiki * Any web browser: Edit existing pages or create new pages by using any web browser. There is no need to upload pages. * Edit link: T...
# Managing Topics Browser based rename, move, and delete for individual topics Overview You can use browser based controls to change a topic's name, move it to a...
# Manage Users Register users on your TWiki site; change/reset/install passwords; remove user accounts Authentication and Access Control * TWikiUserAuthentica...
# Managing Webs Adding, renaming and deleting webs are all web based operations. Overview A TWikiSite is divided into webs; each one represents one subject, one ...
ManagingTopics can be used to move a topic from one Web to another. One specialised use of this is DeleteWeb. Related Topics: UserDocumentationCategory
An ObjectMethod is a method that must be called relative to a previous constructed object of the class type. For example: package Telecoms ClassMethod new() Ob...
Pattern skin PatternSkin is developed to provide a CSS based default look and feel for TWiki flexible and W3C compliant. Its layout and color scheme are designe...
CSS elements in PatternSkin This page is a reference for all CSS classes used in PatternSkin. PatternSkin uses 4 stylesheets: * layout.css: positioning of bloc...
.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 element...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: Center the page This recipe shows how center the page horizontally and vertically. This line loads the extra style definition: *...
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 exa...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: EditTable style Cookbook example to illustrate control over EditTable edit styles. 1 EditTable uses a monospace font in edit mod...
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 ....
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 def...
.PatternSkin Customization Questions and answers on configuring page elements. For styling your TWiki, see PatternSkinCssCookbook. Logo questions How can I chan...
Plain Skin The plain skin is used to get the rendered topic text without any page decoration such as side, top or bottom bars. For example, TWiki uses this skin f...
PreferencesPlugin Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a .TWikiForms. However, the edit fields are inlined in the text, similar to how tables ...
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 backgrou...
Print Skin The print skin, useful to print pages with a small header and footer. Other skins, such as PatternSkin, may introduce their own print skin. This skin i...
Like Save but does not e mail people on the WebNotify notification list same effect as checking "Minor changes, don't notify". Related Topics: UserDocumentation...
Regular Expressions Introduction Regular expressions (REs), unlike simple queries, allow you to search for text which matches a particular pattern. REs are simil...
Render List Plugin Render bullet lists in a variety of formats Syntax Rules RENDERLIST Variable * Place a %RENDERLIST{ parameters }% before any bullet lis...
FAQ: I've problems with the WebSearch. There is no Search Result on any inquiry. By clicking the Index topic it's the same problem. Answer: That is an indication...
Search Help Search Pages There are two search pages; WebSearch offers basic search features, while WebSearchAdvanced offers more control over searches. By defaul...
Search Pattern Cookbook The Search function in TWiki is very powerful. Especially searches using a RegularExpression play an important part of tapping TWiki's ful...
FAQ: What happens if two of us try to edit the same topic simultaneously? Answer: TWiki allows multiple simultaneous edits of the same topic, and then merges the...
Slide Show Plugin This Plugin converts a topic with headings into a slide show. Introduction There is already a defacto standard for presentations, why this Plug...
The Smilies Plugin : ) Smilies are common in e mail messages and bulletin board posts. They are used to convey an emotion, such as a smile : ) or a frown : ( . Th...
TWiki Spreadsheet Plugin This Plugin adds spreadsheet capabilities to Foswiki topics. Formulae like %CALC{"$INT(7/3)"}% are evaluated at page view time. They can ...
The 216 Standard Colors This table can be used to choose a color in of each web. #000000 #000033 #000066 #000099 #0000CC #0000FF #003300 #003333 #00336...
Welcome to Foswiki. This page assumes that you are a new user to Foswiki, and that you've never heard of Wiki before. Here are the most important pages you should...
A StaticMethod is a method in a package that can be called without reference to an object of the package type. For example, package Telecoms StaticMethod defaul...
# TWiki Access Control Restricting read and write access to topics and webs, by Users and groups TWiki Access Control allows you restrict access to single topics ...
# Appendix C: TWiki CSS Listing of CSS class names emitted from TWiki core code and standard plugins, for the Dakar release. Who should read this document? Most ...
TWiki Documentation Graphics and Filetype icons This is the TWiki icon library. The graphics can be used in topics and by web applications. Usage There are seve...
TWiki Reference Manual () This page contains all documentation topics as one long, complete reference sheet. Doubleclick anywhere to return to the top of the page...
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 fro...
* Please bring your enhancement requests to TWiki:Codev.FeatureEnhancementRequest Related Topics: * TWikiHistory has a list of added features in TWiki. * TW...
Frequently Asked Questions About Foswiki This is a real FAQ, and also a demo of one easily implemented knowledge base solution. See how it's done, click Edit . N...
# TWiki Forms Add structure to content with forms attached to twiki topics. TWiki forms (with form fields) and formatted search are the base for building database...
# TWiki Glossary Simple glossary of TWiki terms Term Definition Attachment: Any type of file that is uploaded via browser and attached to a topic, where...
# Appendix A: TWiki Development Timeline #DakarRelease TWiki Release 4.0.0 (Dakar), 01 Feb 2006 Major New Features * Much simpler install and configuration ...
# TWiki Installation Guide Installation instructions for the TWiki 4.0 production release. TWiki should be fine with any web server and OS that meet the system re...
TWiki Logos The official TWiki logo is a big "T" in a speech bubble convenying "working together", and has a "collaborate with TWiki" tag line. TWiki.org Logo A...
#TWikiMetaData # TWiki Meta Data Additional topic data, program generated or from TWikiForms, is stored in META variable name/value pairs Overview TWikiMetaData...
* Features requested, planned or under construction are listed at the TWiki development home TWiki:Codev.WebHome Related Topics * TWikiHistory has a list of ad...
# TWiki Plugins Add functionality to TWiki with readily available Plugins; create Plugins based on APIs Overview You can add Plugins to extend TWiki functionalit...
TWiki Reference Manual Documentation for webmasters, system administrators, project managers, team leaders, and all other users of the TWiki Enterprise Collaborat...
# TWiki CGI and Command Line Scripts Programs on the TWiki server performing actions such as rendering, saving and renaming topics. The TWiki scripts are located ...
TWiki is a Web based collaboration platform * A TWiki site is an easy to use, full featured open communications environment: * people anywhere on the Web...
# TWiki Site Tools Utilities for searching, navigation, and monitoring site activity TWiki Site Tools include utilities for navigating, searching and keeping up w...
TWiki Skin Browser You can try out the TWikiSkins currently installed on this system: /TWiki/TWikiSkinBrowser?skin=$pattern(.*\ Base Name\: ^\ \ *(\w).) pre...
# TWiki Skins Skins overlay regular templates to give different looks and feels to TWiki screens. Overview TWiki uses TWikiTemplates files as the basis of all th...
# TWiki System Requirements Server and client requirements Low client and server base requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particular...
# TWiki Templates Definition of the templates used to render all HTML pages displayed in TWiki Overview There are three types of template: * Master Templates...
The Go Box as a browser The go box (also called jump box) is not only a tool to allow you to jump from page to page, you can use the Go Box to search for document...
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 looki...
Raw Text link At the bottom of the page next to Edit and Attach, there is a Raw Text link that allows one to easily see how the TWiki topic looks in its raw form....
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 noti...
Re parenting a topic The breadcrumb displayed with a particular TWiki topic is constructed with a topic's Parent. On the footer to each page there is a link calle...
Creating a Table of Contents The TWikiVariables %TOC% will automatically create a table of contents for a topic based on the headers of the topic. To exclude a he...
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 the ful...
Escaping TWiki rendering Use the verbatim tag to surround code excerpts and other formatted text with = verbatim = and = /verbatim = tags. Each tag must be on a l...
Disabling links in large blocks of text You can disable automatic linking of WikiWords by surrounding the text with = noautolink = and = /noautolink = tags. Each ...
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. ...
Server side include To include the contents of a web page or TWiki topic, use %INCLUDE{"page"}%. Examples: * %INCLUDE{"http://www.google.com/"}% * %INCLUDE{...
WikiWords for linking WikiWords are capitalized words, run together, such as WebPreferences and CollaborationPlatform. Using a lot of WikiWords creates a good bro...
Preference settings TWiki has four levels of preferences settings: 1 Site level settings: * Site name, proxy settings, access control, skin 1 Web lev...
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 fi...
Breadcrumb The breadcrumb of a topic shows you page hierarchy. It is constructed using a topic's parent setting. See More Tips... TWiki:Main.PaulineCheung 3...
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 ...
Revision control TWiki has "Soft security" anyone can change anything, but changes are logged. There is a complete audit trail: * Version * Date of last ...
Inline search To embed a search in a topic, use the %SEARCH{ parameters }% TWiki Variable. The search variable is used by many TWiki based applications. More In...
Commenting with hidden text To hide sections of a TWiki topic, use HTML comments. Example comment within a sentence: Visible ! and hidden text Example spann...
InterwikiPlugin links The InterwikiPlugin automatically links ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in the InterWikis topic. This enab...
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 frow...
Edit tables with EditTablePlugin The EditTablePlugin allows you to edit TWiki tables using edit fields and drop down boxes. Tables have an Edit table button...
Control table attributes with TablePlugin The TablePlugin gives extra control of table display: * Allows sorting * Changing table properties like border wid...
Comment box with CommentPlugin The CommentPlugin allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle. Write %COMMENT{ attributes ...
SpreadSheetPlugin for dynamic content Over 60 formulae are available through the SpreadSheetPlugin. For Example: * $AVERAGE() * $IF() * $REPLACE() * $...
SlideShowPlugin for presentations Use the SlideShowPlugin to convert a topic with headings and bullets into a slideshow presentation. This Plugin is useful for or...
Custom rendered bullets The RenderListPlugin can render bulleted lists in a variety of different ways. Use %RENDERLIST{ parameters }% before any bulleted list. M...
Keyword search Interactive search is a keyword search by default. For example, to search for all topics that contain "SOAP", "WSDL", a literal "web service", but ...
RSS news feed of topic changes You can use an RSS news reader to find out what is new in a TWiki web. This complements WebChanges that shows recent changes in a w...
TWiki Tips TWiki Tips are tips and hints contributed by TWiki users. Use this form to search for tips. You can contribute new tips here. Search (perl regular expr...
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 ...
Add New TWiki Tip Of The Day There are Custom Tips maintained on your local Foswiki installation, Official TWiki Tips maintained on the TWiki.org web site, and Pl...
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 ...
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 t...
# 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 bro...
# TWiki Upgrade Guide Upgrade from the previous TWiki 01 Sep 2004 Prodcution Release to TWiki 4.0.0 Overview TWiki 4.0.0 is a major new release. You can chose be...
# TWiki User Authentication TWiki site access control and user activity tracking options Overview Authentication, or "login", is the process by which a user lets...
# TWiki Variables Special text strings expand on the fly to display user data or system info TWikiVariables are text strings %VARIABLE% or %VARIABLE{ parameter=...
TWiki Variables Quickstart TWiki Variables are names that are enclosed in percent signs % that are expanded on the fly. Some variables take arguments, such as %IN...
Table Plugin Gives extra control of table display: * Allows sorting * Changing table properties like border width, cell spacing and cell padding * Changi...
Template Web Purpose Template webs were created to act as templates in creating webs. It is now possible to create webs via the .ManagingWebs topic. In the not...
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...
Text Formatting FAQ The most frequently asked questions about text formatting are answered. Also, TextFormattingRules contains the complete TWiki shorthand system...
# TWiki Text Formatting Working in TWiki is as easy as typing in text. You don't need to know HTML, though you can use it if you prefer. Links to topics are creat...
Time Interval Strings Some features of TWiki, such as searches, permit the specification of time intervals. A time interval is a period of time, such as "1337 to ...
Tips Contrib Package Displays a rotating "TWiki Tip of the Day" to help familiarize new users with TWiki features. Includes an application for creating custom tip...
TwistyContrib Summary This contrib packages in a convenient way the Javascript library and the CSS file needed to implement TWisty Sections. See the attached fi...
Using HTML You can use just about any HTML tag without a problem. You can add HTML if there is no TWiki equivalent, for example, write = strike deleted text /stri...
#VarACTIVATEDPLUGINS ACTIVATEDPLUGINS list of currently activated plugins * Syntax: %ACTIVATEDPLUGINS% * Expands to: * Related: PLUGINDESCRIPTIONS, F...
#VarALLVARIABLES ALLVARIABLES list of currently defined TWikiVariables * Syntax: %ALLVARIABLES% * Expands to: a table showing all defined TWikiVariables ...
#VarATTACHURL ATTACHURL full URL for attachments in the current topic * Syntax: %ATTACHURL% * Expands to: == * Example: If you attach a file you can r...
#VarATTACHURLPATH ATTACHURLPATH path of the attachment URL of the current topic * Syntax: %ATTACHURLPATH% * Expands to: == * Related: ATTACHURL, PUBUR...
#VarAUTHREALM AUTHREALM authentication realm * String defined as {AuthRealm} in configure. This is used in certain password encodings, and in login template...
#VarBASETOPIC BASETOPIC base topic where an INCLUDE started * The name of the topic where a single or nested INCLUDE started same as %TOPIC% if there is n...
#VarBASEWEB BASEWEB base web where an INCLUDE started * The web name where the includes started, e.g. the web of the first topic of nested includes. Same as...
#VarDATE DATE signature format date * Syntax: %DATE% * Expands to: == * _ Note:_ When used in a template topic, this variable will be expanded when th...
#VarDISPLAYTIME2 DISPLAYTIME{"format"} formatted display time * Formatted time either GMT or Local server time, depending on setting in configure. Same fo...
#VarENCODE ENCODE{"string"} encodes a string to HTML entities * Encode "special" characters to HTML numeric entities. Encoded characters are: * all no...
#VarENDSECTION ENDSECTION{"name"} marks the end of a named section within a topic * Syntax: %ENDSECTION{"name"}% * Syntax: %ENDSECTION{type="include"}% ...
#VarFAILEDPLUGINS FAILEDPLUGINS debugging for plugins that failed to load, and handler list * Syntax: %FAILEDPLUGINS% * Expands to: See TWikiPlugins#FAIL...
#VarGMTIME GMTIME GM time * Syntax: %GMTIME% * Expands to: == * _ Note:_ When used in a template topic, this variable will be expanded when the templa...
#VarHTTP HTTP get HTTP headers * Called with the name of an HTTP header field, returns its value. Capitalization and the use of hyphens versus underscores a...
#VarHTTPS HTTPS get HTTPS headers * The same as %HTTP% but operates on the HTTPS environment variables present when the SSL protocol is in effect. Can be us...
#VarICON ICON{"name"} small documentation graphic or icon of common attachment types * Generates the HTML img tag of a small graphic image attached to TWiki...
#VarICONURL ICONURL{"name"} URL of small documentation graphic or icon * Generates the full URL of a TWikiDocGraphics image, which TWiki renders as an image...
#VarICONURLPATH ICONURLPATH{"name"} URL path of small documentation graphic or icon * Generates the URL path of a TWikiDocGraphics image, typically used in ...
#VarIF IF{"condition" ...} simple conditionals * Evaluate a condition and show one text or another based on the result. See details in IfStatements * Syn...
#VarINCLUDINGTOPIC INCLUDINGTOPIC name of topic that includes current topic * The name of the topic that includes the current topic same as %TOPIC% in cas...
#VarINCLUDINGWEB INCLUDINGWEB web that includes current topic * The web name of the topic that includes the current topic same as %WEB% if there is no INC...
#VarLANGUAGE LANGUAGE current user's language * Returns the language code for the language used as the current user. This is the language actually used by T...
#VarLANGUAGES LANGUAGES list available TWiki languages * List the languages available (as PO files) to TWiki. Those are the languages in which TWiki's ...
#VarLOCALSITEPREFS LOCALSITEPREFS web.topicname of site preferences topic * The full name of the local site preferences topic. This topic is read for prefer...
#VarLOGIN LOGIN present a full login link * Syntax: %LOGIN% * Expand to: * Related: TWikiUserAuthentication, SESSIONID, SESSIONVAR, LOGOUT, SESSION_V...
#VarLOGOUT LOGOUT present a full logout link * Syntax: %LOGOUT% * Expand to: * Related: TWikiUserAuthentication, SESSIONID, SESSIONVAR, LOGIN, SESSIO...
#VarMETA META displays meta data * Provided mainly for use in templates, this variable generates the parts of the topic view that relate to meta data (attac...
#VarNOP NOP template text not to be expanded in instantiated topics * Syntax: %NOP% * In normal topic text, expands to nop , which prevents expansion...
#VarPLUGINVERSION PLUGINVERSION the version of a TWiki Plugin, or the TWiki Plugins API * Syntax: %PLUGINVERSION{"name"}% to get the version of a specific p...
#VarPUBURL PUBURL the base URL of attachments * Syntax: %PUBURL% * Expands to: == * Example: You can refer to a file attached to another topic with %P...
#VarQUERYSTRING QUERYSTRING full, unprocessed string of parameters to this URL * String of all the URL parameters that were on the URL used to get to the cu...
#VarSCRIPTNAME SCRIPTNAME name of current script * The name of the current script is shown, including script suffix, if any (for example viewauth.cgi) * ...
#VarSCRIPTSUFFIX SCRIPTSUFFIX script suffix * Some Foswiki installations require a file extension for CGI scripts, such as .pl or .cgi * Syntax: %SCRIPTS...
#VarSCRIPTURL2 SCRIPTURL{"script"} URL of TWiki script * Syntax: %SCRIPTURL{"script"}% * Expands to: == * Example: To get the authenticated version of...
#VarSCRIPTURLPATH SCRIPTURLPATH base URL path of TWiki scripts * As %SCRIPTURL%, but doesn't include the protocol and host part of the URL * Syntax: %SCR...
#VarSCRIPTURLPATH2 SCRIPTURLPATH{"script"} URL path of TWiki script * As %SCRIPTURL{"script"}%, but doesn't include the protocol and host part of the URL ...
#VarSERVERTIME SERVERTIME server time * Syntax: %SERVERTIME% * Expands to: == * _ Note:_ When used in a template topic, this variable will be expanded...
#VarSERVERTIME2 SERVERTIME{"format"} formatted server time * Same format qualifiers as %GMTIME% * Syntax: %SERVERTIME{"format"}% * Example: %SERVERTIM...
#VarSESSIONID SESSIONID unique ID for this session * Syntax: %SESSIONID% * Expand to: * Related: TWikiUserAuthentication, AUTHREALM, SESSIONVAR, LOGI...
#VarSESSIONVAR SESSIONVAR name of CGI and session variable that stores the session ID * Syntax: %SESSIONVAR% * Expand to: * Related: TWikiUserAuthent...
#VarSPACEDTOPIC SPACEDTOPIC topic name, spaced and URL encoded deprecated * The current topic name with added URL encoded spaces, for use in regular express...
#VarSPACEOUT SPACEOUT{"string"} renders string with spaces inserted in sensible places * Inserts spaces after lower case letters that are followed by a digi...
#VarSTARTINCLUDE STARTINCLUDE start position of topic text if included * If present in included topic, start to include text from this location up to the en...
#VarSTARTSECTION STARTSECTION marks the start of a section within a topic * Section boundaries are defined with %STARTSECTION{}% and %ENDSECTION{}%. * Se...
#VarSTOPINCLUDE STOPINCLUDE end position of topic text if included * If present in included topic, stop to include text at this location and ignore the rema...
#VarTOC2 TOC{"Topic"} table of contents * Table of Contents. Shows a TOC that is generated automatically based on headings of a topic. Headings in WikiSynta...
#VarTOPICLIST TOPICLIST{"format"} topic index of a web * List of all topics in a web. The "format" defines the format of one topic item. It may include vari...
#VarTWIKIWEB TWIKIWEB name of TWiki documentation web * The web containing all documentation and site wide preference settings for Foswiki * Syntax: %TWI...
#VarURLPARAM URLPARAM{"name"} get value of a URL parameter * Returns the value of a URL parameter. * Syntax: %URLPARAM{"name"}% * Supported parameters...
#VarUSERNAME USERNAME your login username * TWiki makes names available in three formats: USERNAME like jsmith, WIKINAME like JohnSmith and WIKIUSERNAME lik...
#VarVAR VAR{"NAME" web="Web"} get a preference value from another web * Syntax: %VAR{"NAME" web="Web"}% * Example: To get %WEBBGCOLOR% of the web write...
#VarWEBLIST WEBLIST{"format"} index of all webs * List of all webs. Obfusticated webs are excluded, e.g. webs with a NOSEARCHALL = on preference variable. T...
#VarWIKINAME WIKINAME your Wiki username * The WikiName is the same as %USERNAME% if not defined in the . topic * Syntax: %WIKINAME% * Expands to: == ...
#VarWIKIUSERNAME WIKIUSERNAME your Wiki username with web prefix * Your %WIKINAME% with web prefix, useful to point to your Foswiki home page * Syntax: ...
#VarWIKIUSERSTOPIC WIKIUSERSTOPIC name of topic listing all registers users * Syntax: %WIKIUSERSTOPIC% * Expands to: ==, with prefix renders as . * R...
Since wabi sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic system, it is difficult to explain precisely in western terms. According to Leonard Ko...
ATOM News Feeds Find out What's New There are several ways to find out what's new in each TWiki web: 1. Visit WebChanges to see recent changes 1. Subscribe...
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 sin...
The official TWiki site is twiki.org Welcome to the TWiki Web The place to learn about TWiki features and perform TWiki system maintenance. TWiki is a flexible,...
WebLeftBar Cookbook Instructions and tips how to use WebLeftBarPersonalTemplate. WebLeftBarPersonalTemplate is a topic template to create a personal left bar bloc...
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 you do not have to co...
TWiki Web Preferences The following settings are web preferences of the TWiki web. These preferences overwrite the site level preferences in . and , and c...
RSS News Feeds Find out What's New There are several ways to find out what's new in each TWiki web: 1. Visit WebChanges to see recent changes 1. Subscribed...
Welcome, ! Welcome to Foswiki! This is a TWikiSite (pronounced twee kee site), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web br...
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 n...
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 a ...
FAQ: Everybody can edit any page, this is scary. Doesn't that lead to chaos? Answer: TWiki is one of many WikiWikiClones, the first one was built by Ward Cunning...
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 a po...
References on Wiki and Collaboration Some useful articles and books around collaboration and the Wiki technology in particular. Wiki Technology and TWiki * B...
# 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 crea...
This page provides online help for new users of TWiki when editing a page. If there's some formatting that your contributors use often, you can customize this fo...
A WikiTopic is one unit of information in a T/Wiki web. It is more or less a universal term in the world of Wikis. Each WikiTopic is displayed as one Web page in ...
TWiki is a Wiki Wiki clone and has its root in JOS Wiki. * TWiki's home is at http://TWiki.org/ * TWiki takes a lot of ideas from Ward Cunningham's remarkab...
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...
* 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 Foswiki collabor...