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What is a Wiki?
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- 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
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- For a real short introduction how to add / edit Wiki Pages, click: Get This Wiki Started
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- And watch the short Video!
Help For Beginners
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- 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 CaseJacob2010-08-19T14:58:01+01:00Camel 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.:
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
- First item
- Second item
- First subitem of second item
- Second subitem of second item
- subitem a
- subitem b
- Third subitem of second item
- subitem 1
- subitem 2
- Third item
- another item
- yet another one
- Fourth item
- another item
- yet another one
- Fifth item
- another item
- 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
- First subitem of second item
Some more text about first subitem....
End of this subitem.
- 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
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- Paragraph to be indented (quote-block)
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- Paragraph indented more
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- 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;