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What is a Wiki?

A Wiki is a collaboration tool - a web site where the pages can be changed and *INSTANTLY* published using only a web browser (no programming required). Pages are automatically created and linked to each other.

QuickStart

For a real short introduction how to add / edit Wiki Pages, click: Get This Wiki Started

And watch the short Video!

Help For Beginners

What is a Wiki?

QuickStart

Help For Beginners

The Basics

CamelCase AKA WikiName or WikiWord

Camel Case

Headings

Bold, Italic, Underscore, Strikethrough

Superscript, Subscript

Linking

Lists

Bulleted Lists

Numbered Lists

Dictionary Lists

Mixing Lists

Indented text

Preformatted text

Sourcecode

The Basics

Forget HTML. It is not allowed. So <b>bold</b> will not appear in a bold font, but instead as you see it right now. The & character references will not work either.

• Create a new page: use the 'Create Page' menu option

• Edit a page: use 'Edit this page' or Double Click the page itself.

• Wiki Name's are automatically hyperlinked. A Wiki Name conforms to the Link Pattern, which basically is a word containing more than one capital letter where the capitals aren't right next to each other. In other words, simply SmashWordsTogetherLikeSo. See: Help On Linking & Camel Case.

• When your text contains a Wiki Word ThatDoesNotExists you see a question mark in the output. When you click that Open Wiki will create that page instantly

• Words wrap and fill as needed.

• Leave a blank line between paragraphs.

• Type 4 or more minus/dash/hyphen (-) characters to create a horizontal rule.

• url's (Webpages & Images) and email addresses are automatically hyperlinked.

That's basically all you need to know to get started. Following are more basic rules. For advanced formatting rules see Help On Editing.

CamelCase AKA WikiName or WikiWord

Camel Case

CamelCaseIsHowYouDescribeThePracticeAndConventionOfRemovingTheSpacesFromBetweenWords
AndThenAlternatingTheUpperAndLowerCaseLettersToSeparateTheWordsJustLikeYouSeeInThisExample

In a Wiki such as this one, whenever you type two or more words in CamelCase, (LikeThis, aka WikiName or WikiWord) they will be automatically be turned into a link that goes to a page of that same name, regardless of whether or not that page yet exists (unless you indicate otherwise, of course)

When your text contains a Wiki Word ThatDoesNotExists you see a question mark in the output. When you click that Open Wiki will create that page instantly

See Also: Link Pattern, Wiki Name, Wiki Word

Headings

Use = Heading 1 = for a top-level heading, == Heading 2 == for next level etc.

<TableOfContents/> inserts an automatic list of these headings.

Bold, Italic, Underscore, Strikethrough

To mark text as bold enclose text by two asterisks (*) characters on both sides. To mark text as italic enclose text by two slash (/) characters on both sides. To mark text underlined enclose text by two underscore (_) characters on both sides. To mark text strike through enclose text by two dash (-) characters on both sides.

**Some bold text**, //some italic text//, and **//some bold and italic text//**
__Some underlined text__ --Some strike through text--

will appear as:

Some bold text, some italic text, and some bold and italic text
Some underlined text Some strikethrough text

OpenWiki also supports the "old" style of placing emphasis on text which is used by several original weakish.

<nowise>''2 quotes are italic'', 3 quotes are bold, and ''5 quotes are bold and italic''</snowily>

will appear as:

2 quotes are italic, 3 quotes are bold, and 5 quotes are bold and italic

Note: whether the "new" and/or "old" style of placing emphasis on text is in effect depends on the system options as configured by the administrator of this site.

Superscript, Subscript

To mark text in superscript enclose text by two ^ characters on both sides. To mark text in subscript enclose text by two v characters on both sides.

2^^3^^ + 10^^2^^ = 108
Hvv2vvO-COvv2vv

will appear as:

2³ + 10² = 108 H₂O-CO₂

Linking

See also Help On Linking.

Inter links, e.g.:

• moon:shake.com
• Google:Apex+Twin
• Dictionary:Guinea Pig
• Artist:Radio head
• ISBN 0-898-15627-0 (alternate, alternate)
• RFC:821
• Groups:alt.delete.this.group
• Acronym:HTML
• HtmlHelp:FORM

Lists

All lists start with 2 spaces at the beginning of a line. Sublists are created by adding an additional 2 spaces for every level that you want to add. See also HelpOnLists.

Bulleted Lists

12345678901234567890
  * Bulleted Item
  * Another one
    * Subbulleted item
    * And another one
  * Last one

will appear as:

12345678901234567890

• Bulleted Item
• Another one
• Subbulleted item
• And another one
• Last one

Numbered Lists

12345678901234567890
  1. First item
  2. Second item
    1. First subitem of //second item//
    1. Second subitem of //second item//
      a. subitem a
      a. subitem b
    1. Third subitem of //second item//
      i. subitem 1
      i. subitem 2      
  3. Third item
    1.#17 another item
    1. yet another one
  4. Fourth item
    a.#17 another item
    a. yet another one
  5. Fifth item
    i.#17 another item
    i. yet another one

will appear as:

12345678901234567890

1. First item
2. Second item
1. First subitem of second item
2. Second subitem of second item
1. subitem a
2. subitem b
3. Third subitem of second item
1. subitem 1
2. subitem 2
3. Third item
17. another item
18. yet another one
4. Fourth item
17. another item
18. yet another one
5. Fifth item
17. another item
18. yet another one

Dictionary Lists

Terms with indented definitions: [without a blank line between term and definition]

12345678901234567890
  ; Term One : Definition for One (indented)
  ; Term Two : Definition for Two (indented)
  ; Term Three : Definition for Three (indented)
    ; Term (indented) : Definition (indented two levels)
      ; Term (indented twice) : Definition (indented to third level)

will appear as:

12345678901234567890

Term One

Definition for One (indented)

Term Two

Definition for Two (indented)

Term Three

Definition for Three (indented)

Term (indented)

Definition (indented two levels)

Term (indented twice)

Definition (indented to third level)

Mixing Lists

You can also mix lists, for example:

12345678901234567890
  * First bulleted item
  * Second bulleted item
    1. First subitem of **second item**
       Some more text about first subitem....
       End of this subitem.
    2. Second subitem of **second item**
  * Last bulleted item

will appear as:

12345678901234567890

• First bulleted item
• Second bulleted item
1. First subitem of second item

Some more text about first subitem....
End of this subitem.
2. Second subitem of second item
• Last bulleted item

Indented text

12345678901234567890
  : Paragraph to be indented (quote-block)
    : Paragraph indented more
      : Paragraph indented to third level

will appear as:

12345678901234567890

Paragraph to be indented (quote-block)

Paragraph indented more

Paragraph indented to third level

Preformatted text

Sourcecode

If you want to display sourcecode use the <code> tag or enclose the source by three acolades (e.g. {{{some code}}}).

Singleline example:

The command {{{foo := bar + 1;}}} will add 1 to bar and assign it to foo.    

will appear as:

The command foo := bar + 1; will add 1 to bar and assign it to foo.

Multiline example:

{{{
begin
    foo := bar + 1;
end;
}}}

will appear as:

begin
    foo := bar + 1;
end;

Note that within sourcecode most features won't work, such as: automatic hyperlinking of URLs, Wiki Names, making text italic, etc. What still does work within sourcecode is the ability to highlight text by using three single quotes and the ability to use the <nowiki> tag.

Example:

<code>
begin
    '''foo := bar + 1;'''
    foo := foo << 1;
    return foo;
end;
</code>

will appear as:

begin
    foo := bar + 1;
    foo := foo << 1;
    return foo;
end;