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wiki.fini Site-Level Preferences

This topic defines site-level settings that apply to all users and webs on this TWikiSite.

ALERT! Note: This topic should be regarded as read-only, so that upgrades can safely overwrite it without risk to your customizations.

Preference settings local to your site should be set in Main.TWikiPreferences (this topic is pointed to by {LocalSitePreferences}, which is set by the admin in the configure interface). Settings in Main.TWikiPreferences will override settings in this topic, and should be used for defining custom settings and variables.

Read more on how to set Preferences Variables.

(Click for form-based editing of existing preferences.)

Default Web Preferences

ALERT! NOTE: These are just defaults; don't change them here. Instead, add them to the WebPreferences topic in each web

  • List of selected topics in a web (used in menus)

  • Web-specific background color: (is overwritten by web preferences)
    • Set WEBBGCOLOR = #FFD8AA

  • Image, URL and alternate tooltip text of web's logo.
    • Set WEBLOGOIMG = T-logo-140x40-t.gif
    • Set WEBLOGOURL = http://TWiki.org/
    • Set WEBLOGOALT = Powered by wiki.fini

  • List this web in the SiteMap:
    • If yes, set SITEMAPLIST to on, do not set NOSEARCHALL, and add the "what" and "use to..." description for the site map. Make sure to list only links that include the name of the web, e.g. TWiki.Topic links.
    • Set SITEMAPLIST = on
    • Set SITEMAPWHAT = Describe what this web does.
    • Set SITEMAPUSETO = ...to do something.

  • Copyright notice:
    • Set WEBCOPYRIGHT = This site is powered by the TWiki collaboration platformCopyright © by the contributing authors. All material on this collaboration platform is the property of the contributing authors.
      Ideas, requests, problems regarding wiki.fini? Send feedback
      Note: Please contribute updates to this topic on TWiki.org at TWiki:TWiki.TWikiPreferences

  • Simplified Copyright notice for the WebRss feed (don't use any special characters, html tags, entities, wiki markup or WikiWords)
    • Set WEBRSSCOPYRIGHT = Copyright 2015 by contributing authors

  • Exclude web from a web="all" search: (Set to on for hidden webs; is overwritten by web preferences)
    • Set NOSEARCHALL =
  • Prevent automatic linking of WikiWords and acronyms (if set to on); link WikiWords (if empty); can be overwritten by web preferences:
    • Set NOAUTOLINK =
    • Note: Use the [[...][...]] syntax to link topics in case you disabled WikiWord linking. The <noautolink> ... </noautolink> syntax can be used to prevents links within a block of text.

  • Warn if %INCLUDE{}% of topic fails: Fail silently if empty or off. Output warning message (defined in templates/oopsalerts.tmpl) if set to on. Otherwise output specific text (use $topic for topic). You can override this in web preferences, or by using a warn="..." parameter with %INCLUDE{}% :
    • Set INCLUDEWARNING = on

Default User Settings

ALERT! NOTE: They are typically redefined in topics of individual TWikiUsers

  • Show tool-tip topic info on mouse-over of WikiWord links. Setting can be on, off, or customized. An empty setting or off setting disables the tool-tips (for better performance). The setting can contain $summary to show the topic summary, $date for the last change date, $rev for the revision, $username for the login name of the last editor, $wikiname for the WikiName, $wikiusername for Main.WikiName, $topic for the topic name, and $web for the web name
    • Set LINKTOOLTIPINFO = off
    • #Set LINKTOOLTIPINFO = $username - $date - $rev: $summary

  • Some skins have two editors available; the default editor, and a second editor which is usually a WYSIWYG editor (the second editor is used by hitting the WYSIWYG link in pattern or classic skins). If COMPOSER is not set, the second editor will work the same as the default editor. If the WysiwygPlugin is installed and it is set to 'kupu' (the default), then the Kupu WYSIWYG editor will be enabled. You can change the setting to use any editor that is enabled by setting the cover parameter on the edit URL.
    • Set COMPOSER = kupu

  • Horizontal size of text edit box: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
    • Set EDITBOXWIDTH = 70

  • Vertical size of text edit box: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
    • Set EDITBOXHEIGHT = 22

  • Style of text edit box. Set to width: 99% for full window width (default; this will overwrite the EDITBOXWIDTH setting), or width: auto to disable. This setting works for IE and some other recent browsers. (can be overwritten by user preferences)
    • Set EDITBOXSTYLE = width: 99%

  • Default state of the Force New Revision (ForceNewRevision) check box in preview. Check box is initially checked if Set FORCENEWREVISIONCHECKBOX = checked="checked", or unchecked if empty: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
    • Set FORCENEWREVISIONCHECKBOX =

  • Default state of the Minor Changes, Don't Notify (DontNotify) check box in preview. Check box is initially checked if Set DONTNOTIFYCHECKBOX = checked="checked", or unchecked if empty: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
    • Set DONTNOTIFYCHECKBOX =

  • Default state of the link check box in the attach file page. Checkbox is initially checked if Set ATTACHLINKBOX = checked="checked", or unchecked if empty (Set ATTACHLINKBOX =). If checked, a link is created to the attached file at the end of the topic: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
    • Set ATTACHLINKBOX =

  • Format of file link when the link check box is checked: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
    • HELP NOTE: Keyword $name gets expanded to filename; $comment to comment; \t to tab (3 spaces for bullets).
    • Set ATTACHEDFILELINKFORMAT = \n * $name: $comment

  • Format of images when the link check box is checked: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
    • HELP NOTE: Keyword $name gets expanded to filename; $comment to comment; $size to width="..." height="..." attribute of img tag; \t to tab and \n to linefeed (3 spaces for bullets).
    • Set ATTACHEDIMAGEFORMAT = \n * $comment:
      \n $name

TWiki Platform Settings

  • TWiki site name:
    • Set WIKITOOLNAME = wiki.fini

  • Image, URL and alternate tooltip text of the logo for this installation: you should change these settings for your site, or they can be overwridden in WebPreferences for individual webs by defining these variables there.
    • Set WIKILOGOIMG = T-logo-140x40-t.gif
    • Set WIKILOGOURL = http://TWiki.org/
    • Set WIKILOGOALT = Powered by wiki.fini

  • Home page of this site
    • Set WIKIHOMEURL = /v

  • Maximum size of FileAttachments in KB, 0 for no limit:
    • Set ATTACHFILESIZELIMIT = 10000

  • Broadcast message for skins supporting a %BROADCASTMESSAGE% at the top of the page: (IMPORTANT: Set to empty message if not used; #Comment out unused messages)
    • Set BROADCASTMESSAGE =
    • #Set BROADCASTMESSAGE =
      NOTE: Edit and Attach will be disabled today between 05:00 PM and 06:00 PM PDT (00:00 to 01:00 GMT) for a scheduled wiki.fini maintenance.
    • If you use PatternSkin:
    • #Set BROADCASTMESSAGE =
      NOTE: Edit and Attach will be disabled today between 05:00 PM and 06:00 PM PDT (00:00 to 01:00 GMT) for a scheduled wiki.fini maintenance.

  • Users or groups allowed to create new webs: (ex: TWikiAdminGroup)
  • This has been disabled for the TWiki-4.0.0 release due to a potential security hole - you must be in the TWikiAdminGroup? to create a web

Search Settings

  • Default type for search, one of: keyword (for search engine like syntax), regex (for RegularExpression search), or literal (for verbatim search)
    • Set SEARCHDEFAULTTTYPE = keyword
  • Default for %SEARCH{}% variable, one of: keyword, regex, or literal
    • Set SEARCHVARDEFAULTTYPE = literal
  • Stop words, e.g., common words and characters to exclude from a keyword search:
    • Set SEARCHSTOPWORDS = a, all, am, an, and, any, as, at, b, be, by, c, d, e, for, from, g, h, how, i, i'm, i.e., in, is, isn't, it, it's, its, j, k, l, m, n, o, of, on, or, p, q, r, s, t, that, that's, the, this, to, u, v, w, was, wasn't, what, what's, when, where, who, who's, will, with, x, y, z

E-mail Settings

  • TWiki administrator name (first name and last name, e.g. Fred Smith):
    • Set WIKIWEBMASTERNAME = TWiki Administrator

  • 'Mail this topic' mailto: link - can be included in topics, templates or skins

  • 'Mail this topic' link text
    • Set MAILTHISTOPICTEXT = Send a link to this page

HTTP-EQUIV Settings

  • TIP NOTE: Changing cache behaviour with these settings should not be necessary and may cause cache-related problems (e.g. TWiki:Codev.BackFromPreviewLosesText or TWiki:Codev.RefreshEditPage). These settings do not affect proxy caches.
  • NOTE: The current values of these preferences are not displayed in view mode (values are <link>-tags).

  • http-equiv meta tags for view, rdiff, attach, search* scripts:
    • #Set HTTP_EQUIV_ON_VIEW =
    • Set HTTP_EQUIV_ON_VIEW =

  • http-equiv meta tags for edit script:
    • Set HTTP_EQUIV_ON_EDIT =

  • http-equiv meta tags for preview script:
    • Set HTTP_EQUIV_ON_PREVIEW =

Skin Settings

  • Skin overriding the default TWiki templates: (can be overwritten by WebPreferences and user preferences)
    • Set SKIN = pattern

PatternSkin

  • Default TWiki styles
    • Set TWIKILAYOUTURL = /pub/TWiki/PatternSkin/layout.css
    • Set TWIKISTYLEURL = /pub/TWiki/PatternSkin/style.css
    • Set TWIKICOLORSURL = /pub/TWiki/PatternSkin/colors.css

  • Custom overriding styles (enabled pr. default but empty, to prevent browsers from fetching %USERLAYOUTURL%-style URLs)
    • Set SKINSTYLE =
    • Set USERLAYOUTURL =
    • Set USERSTYLEURL =
    • Set USERCOLORSURL =

  • PatternSkin header settings
    • Set WEBHEADERART = /pub/TWiki/PatternSkin/TWiki_header.gif
    • Set WEBHEADERBGCOLOR = #ffffff

Skin icons

PatternSkin

  • Using attachments for styles

  • Topic containing the icon graphics library. Icons can easily be rendered with %ICON{name}%.

Legacy support

  • Support for legacy "EDITTOPIC", used to be hard-coded, now replaced by TMPL:P conditional instantiation
    • Set EDITURL = /bin/edit/TWiki/TWikiPreferences?t=1420384867
    • Set EDITTOPIC = Edit

Plugins Settings

Rendering Shortcuts Settings

  • Line break:
    • Set BR =

  • Bullet sign:
    • Set BULLET = •

  • Line break and bullet with different levels of indentation:
    • Set BB =
      •
    • Set BB2 =
        •
    • Set BB3 =
          •
    • Set BB4 =
            •

  • Colored text: (see more StandardColors)
    You type: %RED% red text %ENDCOLOR% and %GREEN% green text %ENDCOLOR%
    You get: red text and green text
    • Note: %<color>% text must end with %ENDCOLOR%. If you want to switch from one color to another one you first need to end the active color with %ENDCOLOR%, e.g. write %RED% some text %ENDCOLOR% %GREEN% more text %ENDCOLOR%.
    • Set YELLOW = looks like this
    • Set ORANGE = looks like this
    • Set RED = looks like this
    • Set PINK = looks like this
    • Set PURPLE = looks like this
    • Set TEAL = looks like this
    • Set NAVY = looks like this
    • Set BLUE = looks like this
    • Set AQUA = looks like this
    • Set LIME = looks like this
    • Set GREEN = looks like this
    • Set OLIVE = looks like this
    • Set MAROON = looks like this
    • Set BROWN = looks like this
    • Set BLACK = looks like this
    • Set GRAY = looks like this
    • Set SILVER = looks like this
    • Set WHITE = looks like this (with gray background)
    • The following color settings are enclosed in verbatim tags to avoid incorrect nesting of XHTML tags: 
      * Set ENDCOLOR = </font>
   * Set ALICEBLUE= <font color="#F0F8FF">
   * Set ANTIQUEWHITE = <font color="#FAEBD7">
   * Set AQUA = <font color="#00FFFF">
   * Set AQUAMARINE = <font color="#7FFFD4">
   * Set AZURE = <font color="#F0FFFF">
   * Set BEIGE = <font color="#F5F5DC">
   * Set BISQUE = <font color="#FFE4C4">
   * Set BLACK = <font color="#000000">
   * Set BLANCHEDALMOND = <font color="#FFEBCD">
   * Set BLUE = <font color="#0000FF">
   * Set BLUEVIOLET = <font color="#8A2BE2">
   * Set BROWN = <font color="#A52A2A">
   * Set BURLYWOOD = <font color="#DEB887">
   * Set CADETBLUE = <font color="#5F9EA0">
   * Set CHARTREUSE = <font color="#7FFF00">
   * Set CHOCOLATE = <font color="#D2691E">
   * Set CORAL = <font color="#FF7F50">
   * Set CORNFLOWERBLUE = <font color="#6495ED">
   * Set CORNSILK = <font color="#FFF8DC">
   * Set CRIMSON = <font color="#DC143C">
   * Set CYAN = <font color="#00FFFF">
   * Set DARKBLUE = <font color="#00008B">
   * Set DARKCYAN = <font color="#008B8B">
   * Set DARKGOLDENROD = <font color="#B8860B">
   * Set DARKGRAY = <font color="#A9A9A9">
   * Set DARKGREY = <font color="#A9A9A9">
   * Set DARKGREEN = <font color="#006400">
   * Set DARKKHAKI = <font color="#BDB76B">
   * Set DARKMAGENTA = <font color="#8B008B">
   * Set DARKOLIVEGREEN = <font color="#556B2F">
   * Set DARKORANGE = <font color="#FF8C00">
   * Set DARKORCHID = <font color="#9932CC">
   * Set DARKRED = <font color="#8B0000">
   * Set DARKSALMON = <font color="#E9967A">
   * Set DARKSEAGREEN = <font color="#8FBC8F">
   * Set DARKSLATEBLUE = <font color="#483D8B">
   * Set DARKSLATEGRAY = <font color="#2F4F4F">
   * Set DARKSLATEGREY = <font color="#2F4F4F">
   * Set DARKTURQUOISE = <font color="#00CED1">
   * Set DARKVIOLET = <font color="#9400D3">
   * Set DEEPPINK = <font color="#FF1493">
   * Set DEEPSKYBLUE = <font color="#00BFFF">
   * Set DIMGRAY = <font color="#696969">
   * Set DIMGREY = <font color="#696969">
   * Set DODGERBLUE = <font color="#1E90FF">
   * Set FIREBRICK = <font color="#B22222">
   * Set FLORALWHITE = <font color="#FFFAF0">
   * Set FORESTGREEN = <font color="#228B22">
   * Set FUCHSIA = <font color="#FF00FF">
   * Set GAINSBORO = <font color="#DCDCDC">
   * Set GHOSTWHITE = <font color="#F8F8FF">
   * Set GOLD = <font color="#FFD700">
   * Set GOLDENROD = <font color="#DAA520">
   * Set GRAY = <font color="#808080">
   * Set GREY = <font color="#808080">
   * Set GREEN = <font color="#008000">
   * Set GREENYELLOW = <font color="#ADFF2F">
   * Set HONEYDEW = <font color="#F0FFF0">
   * Set HOTPINK = <font color="#FF69B4">
   * Set INDIANRED  = <font color="#CD5C5C">
   * Set INDIGO  = <font color="#4B0082">
   * Set IVORY = <font color="#FFFFF0">
   * Set KHAKI = <font color="#F0E68C">
   * Set LAVENDER = <font color="#E6E6FA">
   * Set LAVENDERBLUSH = <font color="#FFF0F5">
   * Set LAWNGREEN = <font color="#7CFC00">
   * Set LEMONCHIFFON = <font color="#FFFACD">
   * Set LIGHTBLUE = <font color="#ADD8E6">
   * Set LIGHTCORAL = <font color="#F08080">
   * Set LIGHTCYAN = <font color="#E0FFFF">
   * Set LIGHTGOLDENRODYELLOW = <font color="#FAFAD2">
   * Set LIGHTGRAY = <font color="#D3D3D3">
   * Set LIGHTGREY = <font color="#D3D3D3">
   * Set LIGHTGREEN = <font color="#90EE90">
   * Set LIGHTPINK = <font color="#FFB6C1">
   * Set LIGHTSALMON = <font color="#FFA07A">
   * Set LIGHTSEAGREEN = <font color="#20B2AA">
   * Set LIGHTSKYBLUE = <font color="#87CEFA">
   * Set LIGHTSLATEGRAY = <font color="#778899">
   * Set LIGHTSLATEGREY = <font color="#778899">
   * Set LIGHTSTEELBLUE = <font color="#B0C4DE">
   * Set LIGHTYELLOW = <font color="#FFFFE0">
   * Set LIME = <font color="#00FF00">
   * Set LIMEGREEN = <font color="#32CD32">
   * Set LINEN = <font color="#FAF0E6">
   * Set MAGENTA = <font color="#FF00FF">
   * Set MAROON = <font color="#800000">
   * Set MEDIUMAQUAMARINE = <font color="#66CDAA">
   * Set MEDIUMBLUE = <font color="#0000CD">
   * Set MEDIUMORCHID = <font color="#BA55D3">
   * Set MEDIUMPURPLE = <font color="#9370D8">
   * Set MEDIUMSEAGREEN = <font color="#3CB371">
   * Set MEDIUMSLATEBLUE = <font color="#7B68EE">
   * Set MEDIUMSPRINGGREEN = <font color="#00FA9A">
   * Set MEDIUMTURQUOISE = <font color="#48D1CC">
   * Set MEDIUMVIOLETRED = <font color="#C71585">
   * Set MIDNIGHTBLUE = <font color="#191970">
   * Set MINTCREAM = <font color="#F5FFFA">
   * Set MISTYROSE = <font color="#FFE4E1">
   * Set MOCCASIN = <font color="#FFE4B5">
   * Set NAVAJOWHITE = <font color="#FFDEAD">
   * Set NAVY = <font color="#000080">
   * Set OLDLACE = <font color="#FDF5E6">
   * Set OLIVE = <font color="#808000">
   * Set OLIVEDRAB = <font color="#6B8E23">
   * Set ORANGE = <font color="#FFA500">
   * Set ORANGERED = <font color="#FF4500">
   * Set ORCHID = <font color="#DA70D6">
   * Set PALEGOLDENROD = <font color="#EEE8AA">
   * Set PALEGREEN = <font color="#98FB98">
   * Set PALETURQUOISE = <font color="#AFEEEE">
   * Set PALEVIOLETRED = <font color="#D87093">
   * Set PAPAYAWHIP = <font color="#FFEFD5">
   * Set PEACHPUFF = <font color="#FFDAB9">
   * Set PERU = <font color="#CD853F">
   * Set PINK = <font color="#FFC0CB">
   * Set PLUM = <font color="#DDA0DD">
   * Set POWDERBLUE = <font color="#B0E0E6">
   * Set PURPLE = <font color="#800080">
   * Set RED = <font color="#FF0000">
   * Set ROSYBROWN = <font color="#BC8F8F">
   * Set ROYALBLUE = <font color="#4169E1">
   * Set SADDLEBROWN = <font color="#8B4513">
   * Set SALMON = <font color="#FA8072">
   * Set SANDYBROWN = <font color="#F4A460">
   * Set SEAGREEN = <font color="#2E8B57">
   * Set SEASHELL = <font color="#FFF5EE">
   * Set SIENNA = <font color="#A0522D">
   * Set SILVER = <font color="#C0C0C0">
   * Set SKYBLUE = <font color="#87CEEB">
   * Set SLATEBLUE = <font color="#6A5ACD">
   * Set SLATEGRAY = <font color="#708090">
   * Set SLATEGREY = <font color="#708090">
   * Set SNOW = <font color="#FFFAFA">
   * Set SPRINGGREEN = <font color="#00FF7F">
   * Set STEELBLUE = <font color="#4682B4">
   * Set TAN = <font color="#D2B48C">
   * Set TEAL = <font color="#008080">
   * Set THISTLE = <font color="#D8BFD8">
   * Set TOMATO = <font color="#FF6347">
   * Set TURQUOISE = <font color="#40E0D0">
   * Set VIOLET = <font color="#EE82EE">
   * Set WHEAT = <font color="#F5DEB3">
   * Set WHITE = <font color="#FFFFFF">
   * Set WHITESMOKE = <font color="#F5F5F5">
   * Set YELLOW = <font color="#FFFF00">
   * Set YELLOWGREEN = <font color="#9ACD32">

  • Graphics used in TWiki documentation - view all images in TWikiDocGraphics. (There are various ways to set up common icons as text variables. This is simply one quick approach.):
    • Set H = HELP
    • Set I = IDEA!
    • Set M = MOVED TO...
    • Set N = NEW
    • Set P = REFACTOR
    • Set Q = QUESTION?
    • Set S = PICK
    • Set T = TIP
    • Set U = UPDATED
    • Set X = ALERT!
    • Set Y = DONE

Miscellaneous Settings

  • Background color of non existing topic: ( default cornsilk or #FFFFCE )
    • Set NEWTOPICBGCOLOR = #FFFFCE

  • Font color of non existing topic: ( default #0000FF )
    • Set NEWTOPICFONTCOLOR = #0000FF

  • PreviewBackground image:
    • Set PREVIEWBGIMAGE = /pub/TWiki/PreviewBackground/preview2bg.gif

Creating New Preference Variables

You can introduce new VARIABLES and use them in your topics and templates. There is no need to change the TWiki engine (Perl scripts).

  • A preference is defined in a TWikiShorthand bullet item: [3 spaces] * [space] Set NAME = value
    Example (as a nested bullet item, indented 6 spaces):
    • Set WEBBGCOLOR = #FFFFC0
  • Preferences are used as TWikiVariables by enclosing the name in percent signs: %. Example:
    • When you write variable %WEBBGCOLOR%, it gets expanded to #FFD8AA .

  • ALERT! The sequential order of the preference settings is significant. Define preferences that use other preferences FIRST. For example, set WEBCOPYRIGHT before WIKIWEBMASTER since the copyright notice uses the TWiki administrator e-mail address.
  • ALERT! In order to protect your custom variables from being overwritten when upgrading the TWiki.TWikiPreferences topic, it is recommended that custom variables are defined in Main.TWikiPreferences.

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