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Help text for the NatEditPlugin editor
This edit interface is available in two different modes: (1) WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) and (2) Wiki Text (or raw edit). Both interfaces come with different features and target different use cases. The default is to use the WYSIWYG editor, though this can be overridden by preference settings. That way an appropriate editor can be configured as required per topic, web, site or personal preferences.
Once you started the WYSIWYG editor you can switch into "Wiki Text" mode by clicking the "Wiki Text" button on the right top bar.
See NatEdit and TinyMCEPlugin for more information. Below text is specific to editing TML (topic markup language) directly using the wiki editor. Note that you can still enter TML into the WYSIWYG editor, but you must use the "Format" drop-down box to select "Protect on save" or "Protect forever".
Formatting Command: | You write: | You get: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paragraphs: Blank lines will create new paragraphs. | 1st paragraph 2nd paragraph | 1st paragraph 2nd paragraph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Headings: Three or more dashes at the beginning of a line, followed by plus signs and the heading text. One plus creates a top level heading, two pluses a second level heading, etc. The maximum heading depth is 6. You can create a table of contents with the %TOC% macro. If you want to exclude a heading from the TOC, put !! after the ---+ . ![]() <ho> tag below for how to adjust heading levels dynamically. | ---++ Sushi ---+++ Maguro ---+++!! Not in TOC | SushiMaguroNot in TOC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bold Text: Words get shown in bold by enclosing them in * asterisks. | *Bold* | Bold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italic Text: Words get shown in italic by enclosing them in _ underscores. | _Italic_ | Italic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bold Italic: Words get shown in 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() * _ __ = == ) indicator with normal punctuation, such as commas and full stops. ![]() | _This works_, _this does not _ | This works, _this does not _ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Separator (Horizontal Rule): Three or more three dashes at the beginning of a line.. | --- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulleted List: Multiple of three spaces, an asterisk, and another space. ![]() | * level 1 * level 2 * back on 1 * A bullet broken over three lines * last bullet |
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Numbered List: Multiple of three spaces, a type character, a dot, and another space. Several types are available besides a number:
![]() A , a , I and i must be entered exactly as specified, numbers can be any single digit 0-9. It is recommended for future compatibility that only the number 1 be used for numbered type lists. | 1. Sushi 1. Dim Sum 1. Fondue A. Sushi A. Dim Sum A. Fondue i. Sushi i. Dim Sum i. Fondue |
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Definition List: Three spaces, a dollar sign, the term, a colon, a space, followed by the definition. | $ Sushi: Japan $ Dim Sum: S.F. |
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Definition List: (deprecated) Three spaces, the term (a single word, no spaces), a colon, a space, followed by the definition. | Sushi: Japan Dim-Sum: S.F. |
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Indented Text: Three spaces, a colon, a space, followed by the paragraph.
| : Indented line Continued : New paragraph : 2nd level indent | Indented line Continued New paragraph 2nd level indent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table: Each row of the table is a line containing of one or more cells. Each cell starts and ends with a vertical bar '|'. Any spaces at the beginning of a line are ignored.
![]() |^| multiple-span row functionality and additional rendering features | | *L* | *C* | *R* | | A2 | B2 | C2 | | A3 | B3 | C3 | | multi span ||| | A5-7 | 5 | 5 | |^| six | six | |^| seven | seven | | split\ | over\ | 3 lines | | A9 | B9 | C9 | | %CARET% | B10 |%VBAR%| | ^ | B11 ||| |
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WikiWord Links: CapitalizedWordsStuckTogether (or WikiWords) will produce a link automatically if preceded by whitespace or parenthesis.
![]() '.' are used to separate webs and subwebs from topic names and therefore cannot be used in topic names. It's generally a good idea to use the macros %SYSTEMWEB%, %SANDBOXWEB%, %HOMEWEB% and %USERSWEB% instead of System, Sandbox, Main and Main. To prevent a word from linking, prefix it with the exclaimation mark (!) or <nop> | %STATISTICSTOPIC% %SANDBOXWEB%.WebNotify %SANDBOXWEB%.%HOMETOPIC% %SANDBOXWEB%.Subweb.TopicName | WebStatisticsWebNotifySandboxTopicName | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acronym Links: Words that are all capitals will produce a link automatically only if the topic already exists!. | ACRONYM %SYSTEMWEB%.ACRONYM | ACRONYMACRONYM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anchors: You can define a reference inside a 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 of no more than 32 characters. 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. | [[WikiWord#NotThere]] [[#MyAnchor][Jump]] #MyAnchor To here | WikiWord#NotThereJump To here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forced Links: You can create a forced internal link by enclosing words in double square brackets. Text within the brackets may contain optional spaces; the topic name is formed by capitalizing the initial letter and by removing the spaces; for example, [[wiki word]] links to topic WikiWord. You can also refer to a different web and use anchors. ![]() | [[wiki syntax]] [[Main.Wiki groups]] escaped: ![[wiki syntax]] | wiki syntaxMain.Wiki groups escaped: [[wiki syntax]] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Renamed Links: You can create a link where you specify the link text and the URL separately using nested square brackets [[reference][text]] . Internal link references (e.g. WikiWord) and URLs (e.g. https://foswiki.org/) are both supported. The rules described under Forced Links apply for internal link references. ![]() | [[WikiWord][wiki word]] [[http://gnu.org][GNU]] | wiki wordGNU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Automatic links: Typed-in URLs are linked automatically. Most standard protocols are supported; if yours is missing, it can be added by the site administrator. URLs for images are automatically inserted inline. Email addresses are also linked automatically, see further details below. ![]() noautolink setting. | * file://foswiki.org * ftp://foswiki.org * http://foswiki.org * https://foswiki.org * mailto:example@foswiki.org * news://foswiki.org * nntp://foswiki.org * telnet://foswiki.org * name@foswiki.org * %PUBURL%/%SYSTEMWEB%/ProjectLogos/foswiki-logo-icon.png |
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Prevent an Automatic Link: Prevent a WikiWord, URL, email address or image from being linked by prepending it with an exclamation point (!) or <nop> tag. ![]() | !SunOS <nop>SomeWiki <b>SomeWiki</b> =SomeWiki= <b>https://foswiki.org</b> _%PUBURL%/%SYSTEMWEB%/ProjectLogos/foswiki-logo-icon.png_ | SunOS SomeWiki SomeWikiSomeWiki https://foswiki.orghttps://outzenj.com/pub/System/ProjectLogos/foswiki-logo-icon.png | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disable Automatic Linking: You can disable automatic linking of WikiWords by surrounding text with <noautolink> and </noautolink> tags.![]() noautolink feature only applies to WikiWords. It does not stop linking of URLs, or email addresses. | <noautolink> RedHat & SuSE </noautolink> | RedHat & SuSE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mailto Links: E-mail addresses are linked automatically. To create e-mail links that have more descriptive link text, specify subject lines or message bodies, or omit the e-mail address, you can write [[mailto:user@domain][descriptive text]] . ![]() <noautolink> , Escape with a ! to prevent auto linking. | a@b.com [[mailto:a@b.com][Mail]] [[mailto:?subject=Hi][Hi]] !a@b.com | a@b.comMailHi a@b.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special characters: Some characters are reserved for use by TML
| < > & ℵ 亹 A <nop>!= B != C <nop>!here, !here | < > & ℵ 亹 A != B != C !here, here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Escapes Escapes are used to prevent a "default action" from occuring. They are used in many places when composing topics and writing Foswiki macros.
| !WikiWord %BR% %TOPIC% %BR% <nop>%TOPIC% %BR% <nop>%WIKIWEBMASTER% %BR% <nop>!%TOPIC% %BR% !here !here <nop>!here %BR% %TOP\ IC% | WikiWord %TOPIC% EditingShorthand admin@outzenj.com !EditingShorthand here !here !here %TOPIC% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Controlling how content is rendered: There are 3 ways to control how your topic content is rendered. This is done with three HTML or pseudo-HTML tags: <literal>, <verbatim> and <pre> They control whether or not:
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Literal content: Foswiki generates HTML code from TML shorthand. Experts surround anything that must be output literally in the HTML code, without the application of shorthand rules, with <literal>..</literal> tags. ![]() ![]() | <literal> | Not | A | Table | </literal> | | Not | A | Table | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Verbatim (Literal) Text: Surround code excerpts and other formatted text with <verbatim> and </verbatim> tags.![]() verbatim tags disable HTML code. Use <pre> and </pre> tags instead if you want the HTML code within the tags to be interpreted.![]() | <verbatim> class CatAnimal { void purr() { <code here> } } </verbatim> | class CatAnimal { void purr() { <code here> } } | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Verbatim (Literal) Code Highlighting: Surround code excerpts and other formatted text e.g. with <verbatim class="bash"> and </verbatim> tags.![]() ![]() verbatim tags disable HTML code. Use <pre class="bash"> and </pre> tags instead if you want the HTML code within the tags to be interpreted.![]() | <verbatim class="bash"> #!/bin/bash while [ -n "$(ls . ~/ \ ~/pub* /var/www 2>/dev/null \ | fgrep foswiki )" ] ; do clear printf "\nFoswiki rules!\n" sleep 10 clear printf "\nFoswiki still rules!\n" sleep 10 done; exit 0 </verbatim> | #!/bin/bash while [ -n "$(ls . ~/ \ ~/pub* /var/www 2>/dev/null \ | fgrep foswiki )" ] ; do clear printf "\nFoswiki rules!\n" sleep 10 clear printf "\nFoswiki still rules!\n" sleep 10 done; exit 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Protected content: Experts protect text from mangling by WYSIWYG editors using <sticky>..</sticky> tags. Sticky tags don't have any effect on normal topic display; they are only relevant when content has to be protected from a WYSIWYG editor (usually because it isn't well-formed HTML, or because it is HTML that WYSIWYG would normally filter out or modify). Protected content appears as plain text in the WYSIWYG editor. ![]() ![]() | <sticky> <div> This div %RED%is%ENDCOLOR% required </div> </sticky> | This div is required | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjust heading levels: You can adjust heading levels for headings generated using ---+ markup and also HTML <h> tags using the <ho> tag.The %INCLUDE and %SEARCH macros also have a headingoffset parameter to do this for you in included content.Heading levels are limited to the range 1..6 after any offset is applied. | ---++ offset is 0 <ho off="1"> ---++ H2 becomes H3 <ho off="-1"> ---++ offset was 1, so offset is now 0 | offset is 0H2 becomes H3offset was 1, so offset is now 0 |
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