What is an ACRONYM? An acronym is an abbreviation that is typically made up of the first letter or letters of a phrase. A very familiar example would be WWW standing ...

AjaxWebSelector Webs %FLEXWEBLIST{ subwebs="none" header=" {" format="$n$indent id:'$web',$n$indent name:'$name',$n$indent parent:'$parent',$n$indent ...

Appendix C: CSS Listing of CSS class names emitted from Foswiki core code and standard extensions. Who should read this document? Skin builders and others who want ...

AutoCompletePlugin This plugin allows you to create an autocomplete input field based on Yahoo's User Interface Library. This plugin originally implemented Arthur ...

AutoTemplatePlugin %IF{"context 'AutoViewTemplatePluginEnabled' and context 'AutoTemplatePluginEnabled'" then=" WARNING: You have enabled both AutoTemplatePlugin ...

AutoViewTemplatePlugin Description This plugin sets the VIEW_TEMPLATE and EDIT_TEMPLATE variables according to a corresponding form definition. So when you attach ...

This is a short introductory training course for Foswiki beginners. What is a Wiki? The basic function of Foswiki is a Wiki (if that helps!) A Wiki is like a web ...

BreadCrumbsPlugin Description This plugin helps you to locate where you are, and shows you how you can escape from there using breadcrumbs navigation. Two types of ...

See System.WikiWord

CGI and Command Line Scripts Programs on the server performing actions such as rendering, saving and renaming topics. These scripts are located in the bin and tools ...

DBCachePlugin Description This is a lightweight frontend to the DBCacheContrib. The provided macros DBQUERY and DBCALL can be used as a replacement for SEARCH and ...

Foswiki Site Level Preferences This topic defines site level settings that apply to all users and webs on this site. Note: This topic should be regarded as read only ...

%IF{ "not context registration_enabled" then=" ** " else=" * "}% * "}% " }% All the topic sections. The main section is "form", INCLUDEd when REGISTRATION_DISABLED ...

EditRowPlugin Features: 1 You can edit one row, or even one cell at a time, instead of having to edit the entire table. 1 Supports footer rows. 1 Supports ...

Editing Shorthand Formatting Command: You write: You get: Paragraphs: Blank lines will create new paragraphs. 1st paragraph 2nd paragraph 1st paragraph 2nd paragraph ...

FlexFormPlugin Flexible way to render DataForms This plugin leverages the internal capabilities to render an interface for .DataForms. This API is part of the Form ...

Frequently Asked Questions This is a real FAQ, and also a demo of an easily implemented knowledge base solution. You may view the code for the topic creator or raw ...

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 ExternalSite ...

JQueryPlugin Description "jQuery is a fast, concise, JavaScript Library that simplifies how you traverse HTML documents, handle events, perform animations, and add ...

JQueryWikiWord %JQPLUGINS{"wikiword" format=" Homepage: $homepage Author(s): $author Version: $version " }% This plugin allows to create a WikiWord ...

Media Plugin . Uses the OBJECT html tag to embed arbitrary content into a page, with a particular bent towards media: common media formats are detected and some "agnostic ...

MetaDataPlugin This plugin allows to store data sets to Foswiki topics. Foswiki itself is a structured wiki already using .DataForms which are attached a topic. This ...

Create a personalized sidebar navigation %IF{"$'MYSIDEBAR'='off'" then=" The sidebar feature is switched off. Set the MYSIDEBAR preference ...

NatSkinConfiguration Theme configuration The different NatSkin styles are controlled using preference variables and can be set * per user (on the user's home ...

NatSkinTemplates The template setup of the NatSkin differes completely from the standard templates that come with Foswiki folowing its own inner logic compared to ...

Color scheme settings for .PatternSkin Use this topic to change the color settings of .PatternSkin. When this topic is saved, the attachment my_colors.css will be ...

%{"hide page top controls"}% %ADDTOZONE{"script" tag="PatternSkinWebCreateNewTopicTemplate.txt" text=" // " requires="JavascriptFiles/foswikiWindow"}%

Redirect Plugin I typically use this to make easy to type shortforms/acronyms of topic names. For example: * Actual content appears under Main.LightweightDirectoryAccessProtocol ...

Appendix A: Foswiki Development Time line Foswiki Release 1.1.2 10 Nov 2010 Foswiki 1.1.2 was built 10 Nov 2010. It is a release that fixes some very important ...

Foswiki Release 1.0.10 08 Sep 2010 Foswiki The Free and Open Source Wiki Foswiki is an enterprise collaboration and information sharing tool targeted for professional ...

Foswiki Release 1.1.2 10 Nov 2010 Foswiki The Free and Open Source Wiki Foswiki is an enterprise collaboration and information sharing tool targeted for professional ...

Foswiki Skins Skins overlay regular templates to give different looks and feels to Foswiki screens. Overview Foswiki uses skin templates as the basis of all the ...

Foswiki Spreadsheet Plugin This Plugin adds spreadsheet capabilities to Foswiki topics. Formulae like %CALC{"$INT(7/3)"}% are evaluated at page view time. They can ...

Text Formatting Working in Foswiki 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 created automatically ...

TinyMCEPlugin This is an integration of the fast and highly functional TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor. It supports a wide range of browsers, including Firefox, IE, Safari ...

TinyMCE Editor Help Summary * Normal Normal text style * Heading 1 6 Headings; 1 is largest * On save, content in this HTML editor is automatically ...

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. See ...

Topic Create Plugin This Plugin allows you to automatically create topics or attach files at topic save time. This is typically used by Foswiki applications to create ...

Topics #SystemWebFigure Figure: depiction of WebHome, ReferenceManual, ManagingTopics, ManagingWebs, MainFeatures topics contained in the System web #TopicDefinition ...

20 Minute Tutorial This step by step, hands on tutorial gets you up to speed with all the Foswiki basics... 1. Get set... Open two browser windows, so that you ...

Foswiki Upgrade Guide This guide covers upgrading from a previous version of Foswiki or TWiki (such as Cairo or TWiki4.0) to Foswiki 1.0 (References to Cairo are ...

A List of User Documentation $ AccessKeys : Access keys are keyboard shortcuts which allow the user to navigate around a website or a piece of computer software ...

%{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% .jqGeneratePassword { text decoration:none; padding left:1em; } .foswikiFormStep h3 ...

#VarSPACEOUT SPACEOUT{"string"} renders string with spaces inserted in sensible places * Inserts spaces after lower case letters that are followed by a digit ...

%{ do not show the following elements }% %{"nonwikiword" def already wraps its content in ...}% #NewTopic $quot }$percent$quot}$percent$percentMAKETEXT{$quot ...

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 potentially ...

Wiki links topics automatically when you use WikiWord notation.

Shorthand Basics If you can enter text, you're ready for Foswiki. With a few simple rules, you'll be able to use plain text to create well styled postings, instantly ...