- **Operating system administration:** Ability to use Unix/Linux command line tools (or equivalent Windows tools), including ability to move/copy/delete files, change permissions, view web server log files, set environment variables, use a text editor, etc.
- **Web server administration:** Ability to do basic setup, e.g. ability to edit config files or use GUI configuration tools to enable CGI scripts on a directory.
-- **Program compilation:** Where RCS is not pre-installed (that is most Unix systems), the ability to download and compile the RCS program from source, including use of `configure`, `make`, etc. This is normally not necessary on Linux or Windows.
+- **Program compilation:** _Where RCS is not pre-installed_ (that is most Unix systems), the ability to download and compile the RCS program from source, including use of `configure`, `make`, etc. This is often **not** necessary on Linux or Windows.
- **Troubleshooting**: Ability to perform tests, inspect error logs, talk to technical support (whether in an IT department or web hosting provider) and read documentation in order to help with diagnosing installation problems.
Installing TWiki is **not** recommended for people who only know HTML and web design, unless they are willing to learn the above, or team up with someone who can handle the installation.
Although the [[TWikiInstallationGuide]] is quite complete, there will on occasion be parts that don't work in your local environment (particularly with TWiki:Codev/TWikiOnWebHostingSites, which are sometimes challenging even for those with good OS and web server skills).
-There are many excellent resources for learning how to administer your OS and web server, including books, web sites, web forums and email lists. The TWiki:Support web is not one of these - in other words, it is not there to answer basic questions about operating system and web server administration. Asking and answering questions is time consuming for all concerned and is best used for specific TWiki related issues, rather than helping you learn the OS and web server.
+There are many excellent resources for learning how to administer your OS and web server, including books, web sites, web forums, IM and email lists. The TWiki:Support web must **not** be depended on as a resource for this purpose - in other words, it is not there to answer basic questions about operating system and web server administration. Asking and answering questions is time consuming for all concerned and is best used for specific _TWiki related_ issues, rather than helping you learn the OS and web server.
--- [[RichardDonkin]] - 27 Apr 2002
+-- [[RichardDonkin]] - 27 Apr 2002 %BR% -- [[GrantBow]] - 15 Jan 2003
--- /dev/null
+# <a name="Text Editor"></a> Text Editor
+
+A text editor, or text processor, handles plain text only, different from a _word processor_ because it doesn't do display formatting like bold type, or mixed font styles, sizes and colors. Advanced text editors are typically used by computer programmers, and have text manipulation features not found or regularly used in word processors, like _regular expression_ search and replace, clip libraries, bookmarks to tag individual lines, upfront display of line numbers, file size and the like, and the ability to save in PC, Mac and Unix formats.
+
+HTML editors are text editors with built-in formatting functions.
+
+Windows **Notepad** is a simple text editor, designed to be small and fast loading, for taking quick notes.
+
+-- [[MikeMannix]] - 12 May 2002
<table>
<tr>
- <td valign="top"> Welcome to TWiki: a flexible, powerful, secure, simple, Web-based collaboration platform. Use TWiki to run a project development space, a document management system, a knowledge base or any other groupware tool on either on an intranet or on the Internet. <p> This is the place to learn about TWiki features, find where to download it, and try it out for yourself... </p>
+ <td valign="top"><strong>Welcome to TWiki:</strong> a flexible, powerful, secure, yet simple web-based collaboration platform. Use TWiki to run a project development space, a document management system, a knowledge base or any other groupware tool on either on an intranet or on the Internet. <p> This is the place to learn about TWiki features, find where to download it, and try it out for yourself... </p>
</td>
<td width="25"> </td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="200"><a href="http://TWiki.org/"><img alt="Powered by TWiki" border="0" height="64" src="http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/TWiki/TWikiLogos/twikiRobot131x64.gif" width="131" /></a><br /> The official TWiki<sup>TM</sup><br />site is <a href="http://twiki.org/" target="_top">http://twiki.org/</a></td>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td><a name="UsersGuide"></a><h2><a name="TWiki User's Guide"></a> TWiki User's Guide </h2>
+ <p><em>Documentation for TWiki users.</em></p>
<p>
</p>
<ul>
> - [[TablePlugin]] <span>(1.020, 12339)</span>:
> - [[TwistyPlugin]] <span>(1.2.0, $Rev: 12154$)</span>:
-- %T% **ADMINS:** In less than an hour, you can read through and customize the [[User's Guide|Main/WebHome#UsersGuide]] to reflect the exact feature set enabled on your own TWiki site.
+- %T% **ADMINS:** In less than an hour, you can read through and customize the [[User's Guide|Main/WebHome#UsersGuide]] to reflect the exact feature set enabled on your own TWiki site. See also other enhancement pages:
+ - [[TWikiAdminCookBook]]: Some tips that can be applied **before installation**
+ - [[InstantEnhancements]]: Simple tips (using just browser, no install needed) and quick (max couple of minutes).
<a name="ReferenceManual"></a>
## <a name="TWiki Reference Manual"></a> TWiki Reference Manual
-Documentation for webmasters, system administrators, project managers, team <br /> leaders, and all other users of the TWiki advanced online collaboration tool.
+_Documentation for webmasters, system administrators, project managers, team leaders, and all other users of the TWiki advanced online collaboration platform._
- **[[TWikiDocumentation]]**: All manual sections in one file...
- 1. [[System Requirements|Main/TWikiSystemRequirements]]
- 2. [[Installation Guide|Main/TWikiInstallationGuide]]
- 3. [[Upgrade Guide|Main/TWikiUpgradeGuide]]
- 4. [[User Authentication|Main/TWikiUserAuthentication]]
- 5. [[Access Control|Main/TWikiAccessControl]]
- 6. [[TWiki Text Formatting|Main/TextFormattingRules]]
- 7. [[TWikiVariables]]
- 8. [[TWikiAttachments|Main/FileAttachment]]
- 9. [[TWikiForms]]
- 10. [[TWikiTemplates]]
- 11. [[TWikiSkins]]
- 12. [[TWiki Search Formatting|Main/FormattedSearch]]
- 13. [[TWikiMetaData]]
- 14. [[TWikiPlugins]]
- 15. [[TWiki::Func Module Documentation|Main/TWikiFuncModule]]
- 16. [[TWikiSiteTools]]
- 17. [[Managing Topics|Main/ManagingTopics]]
- 18. [[Managing Webs|Main/ManagingWebs]]<br />**Appendices**<br />[[A. TWiki File System|Main/AppendixFileSystem]]<br />[[B. TWiki Development Timeline|Main/TWikiHistory]]
+ 1. [[TWiki System Requirements|Main/TWikiSystemRequirements]]
+ 2. [[TWiki Installation Guide|Main/TWikiInstallationGuide]]
+ 3. [[Windows Install Cookbook|Main/WindowsInstallCookbook]]
+ 4. [[TWiki Upgrade Guide|Main/TWikiUpgradeGuide]]
+ 5. [[TWiki User Authentication|Main/TWikiUserAuthentication]]
+ 6. [[TWiki Access Control|Main/TWikiAccessControl]]
+ 7. [[Text Formatting Rules|Main/TextFormattingRules]]
+ 8. [[TWiki Variables|Main/TWikiVariables]]
+ 9. [[File Attachment|Main/FileAttachment]]
+ 10. [[TWiki Forms|Main/TWikiForms]]
+ 11. [[TWiki Templates|Main/TWikiTemplates]]
+ 12. [[TWiki Skins|Main/TWikiSkins]]
+ 13. [[Formatted Search|Main/FormattedSearch]]
+ 14. [[TWiki MetaData|Main/TWikiMetaData]]
+ 15. [[TWiki Plugins|Main/TWikiPlugins]]
+ 16. [[TWiki::Func Module Documentation|Main/TWikiFuncModule]]
+ 17. [[TWiki Site Tools|Main/TWikiSiteTools]]
+ 18. [[Managing Topics|Main/ManagingTopics]]
+ 19. [[Managing Webs|Main/ManagingWebs]]
+ - **Appendices**
+ - [[A. TWiki File System|Main/AppendixFileSystem]]
+ - [[B. TWiki Development Timeline|Main/TWikiHistory]]
## <a name="TWikiSiteTools"></a><a name="_TWikiSiteTools"></a> TWikiSiteTools
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