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TWiki Shorthand

TWiki Shorthand

Working in TWiki is as easy as typing in text - exactly like email. You don't need to know HTML, though you can use it if you prefer. Links to topics are created automatically when you enter WikiWords. And TWikiShorthand gives you all the power of HTML with a simple coding system that takes little time to learn. It's all layed out below - refer back to this table in a pop-up window from the Edit screen.

Formatting Command: Example: You write: You get:

Paragraphs:
Blank lines will create new paragraphs.

1st paragraph

2nd paragraph

1st paragraph

2nd paragraph

Headings:
At least three dashes at the beginning of a line, followed by plus signs and the heading text. One plus creates a level 1 heading (most important), two pluses a level 2 heading; the maximum is level 6. Note: A Table of Content can be created automatically with the %TOC% variable, see TWikiVariables.

---++ Sushi

---+++ Maguro

Sushi

Maguro

Bold Text:
Words get bold by enclosing them in * asterisks.

*Bold*

Bold

Italic Text:
Words get italic by enclosing them in _ underscores.

_Italic_

Italic

Bold Italic:
Words get _bold italic by enclosing them in _ double-underscores.

__Bold italic__

Bold italic

Fixed Font:
Words get shown in fixed font by enclosing them in = equal signs.

=Fixed font=

Fixed font

Bold Fixed Font:
Words get shown in bold fixed font by enclosing them in double equal signs.

==Bold fixed==

Bold fixed

Note: Make sure to "stick" the * _ = == signs to the words, e.g. take away spaces.

_This works_,
_this not _

This works, _this not _

Verbatim Mode:
Surround code excerpts and other formatted text with <verbatim> and </verbatim> tags.
Note: Use <pre> and </pre> tags instead if you want HTML code to be interpreted.
Note: Each tag must be on a line by itself.

<verbatim>
class CatAnimal {
  void purr() {
    <code here>
  }
}
</verbatim>

class CatAnimal {
  void purr() {
    <code here>
  }
}

Separator:
At least three dashes at the beginning of a line.

-------

List Item:
Three spaces and an asterisk.

   * bullet item

bullet item

Nested List Item:
Six, nine, ... spaces and an asterisk.

      * nested stuff

- nested stuff

Ordered List:
Three spaces and a number.

   1 Sushi
   1 Dim Sum

Sushi
Dim Sum

Definition List:
Three spaces, the term, a colon, a space, followed by the definition.
Note: Terms with spaces are not supported. In case you do have a term with more then one word, separate the words with dashes or with the   non-breaking-space entity.

   Sushi: Japan
   Dim&nbsp;Sum: S.F.

Sushi: Japan
Dim Sum: S.F.

Table:
Optional spaces followed by the cells enclosed in vertical bars.
Note: | *bold* | cells are rendered as table headers.
Note: | spaced | cells are rendered center aligned.
Note: | spaced | cells are rendered right aligned.
Note: | 2 colspan || cells are rendered as multi-span columns.
Note: In case you have a long row and you want it to be more readable when you edit the table you can split the row into lines that end with a '\' backslash character.

| *L* | *C* | *R* |
| A2 |  2  |  2 |
| A3 |  3  |  3 |
| multi span |||
| A4 \  | next \  | next |

L	C	R
A2	2	2
A3	3	3
multi span
A4	next	next

WikiWord Links:
CapitalizedWordsStuckTogether (or WikiWords) will produce a link automatically.
Note: In case you want to link to a topic in a different netfrag.org web write Webname.TopicName.

WebNotify

Know.ReadmeFirst

WebNotify

ReadmeFirst^?

Forced Links:
You can create a forced internal link by enclosing words in double square brackets.
Note: Text within the brackets may contain optional spaces; the topic name is formed by capitalizing the initial letter and by removing the spaces; i.e. [[text formatting FAQ]] links to topic TextFormattingFAQ. You can also refer to a different web and use anchors.

[[wiki syntax]]

[[Main.TWiki users]]

wiki syntax

Main.TWiki users

Specific Links:
Create a link where you can specify the link text and the link reference separately, using nested square brackets like [[reference][text]]. Internal link references (i.e. WikiSyntax) and external link references (i.e. http://TWiki.org/) are supported. The same Forced Links rules apply for internal link references. Anchor names can be added as well, like [[WebHome#MyAnchor][go home]] and [[http://www.yahoo.com/#somewhere][Yahoo!]].

[[WikiSyntax][syntax]]

[[http://gnu.org][GNU]]

syntax

GNU

Anchors:
You can define a link reference inside a netfrag.org topic (called an anchor name) and link to that. To define an anchor write #AnchorName at the beginning of a line. The anchor name must be a WikiWord. To link to an anchor name use the [[MyTopic#MyAnchor]] syntax. You can omit the topic name if you want to link within the same topic.

[[WebHome#NotThere]]

[[#MyAnchor][Jump]]

#MyAnchor To here

WebHome#NotThere

Jump

To here

Prevent a Link:
Prevent a WikiWord from being linked by prepending it with the <nop> tag.

<nop>SunOS

SunOS

Using HTML

You can use just about any HTML tag without a problem, HOWEVER, it's recommended NOT to. Using TWikiShorthand, you can do practically anything you'd normally do with HTML, and it keeps the text uncluttered and easy for people to browse edit.

Hyperlinks

Being able to create links without any formatting required is a core TWiki feature, made possible with WikiWords. New TWiki linking rules are a simple extension of the syntax that provide a new set of flexible options.

Internal Links

GoodStyle is a WikiWord that links to the GoodStyle topic located in the current netfrag.org web.

NotExistingYet^? is a topic waiting to be written. Create the topic by clicking on the ?. (Try clicking, but then, Cancel - creating the topic would wreck this example!)

External Links

http://..., https://..., ftp://... and mailto:...@... are linked automatically.

Email addresses like name@domain.com are linked automatically.

[[Square bracket rules]] let you easily create non-WikiWord links.

TWiki Variables

TWikiVariables are names that are enclosed in percent signs % that are expanded on the fly. Using the existing variables, and even creating your own, adds an amazing extra level of content to your posts. For example:

%TOC% : Automatically generates a table of contents based on headings in a topic - see the top of this page for an example.

%WEB% : The current web, is TWiki.

%TOPIC% : The current topic name, is TWikiShorthand.

%ATTACHURL% : The attachment URL of the current topic. Example usage: If you attach a file to a topic you can refer to it as %ATTACHURL%/image.gif to show the URL of the file or the image in your text.

%INCLUDE{"SomeTopic"}% : Server side include, includes another topic. The current netfrag.org web is the default web. Example: %INCLUDE{"TWiki.TWikiWebsTable"}%

There are many more variables, see TWikiVariables.

Common Editing Errors

TWiki formatting rules are fairly simple to use and quick to type. However, there are some things to watch out for, taken from the TextFormattingFAQ:

Q: Text enclosed in angle brackets like <filename> is not displayed. How can I show it as it is?
- A: The '<' and '>' characters have a special meaning in HTML, they define HTML tags. You need to escape them, so write '<' instead of '<', and '>' instead of '>'.
  Example: Type 'prog <filename>' to get 'prog <filename>'.

Q: Why is the '&' character sometimes not displayed?
- A: The '&' character has a special meaning in HTML, it starts a so called character entity, i.e. '©' is the © copyright character. You need to escape '&' to see it as it is, so write '&' instead of '&'.
  Example: Type 'This & that' to get 'This & that'.

-- MikeMannix^? - 02 Dec 2001

----- Revision r1.3 - 03 Dec 2001 - 07:24 - MikeMannix^?