## <a name="TWiki Skins"></a> TWiki Skins
-Skins are customized [[TWikiTemplate|Main/TWikiTemplates]] files. You can use skins to change the look of a %WIKITOOLNAME% topic, for example the layout of the header and footer. Note that the renderd text between header and footer does **_not_** change. You can use skins also to define an alternate view, i.e. a view optimized for printing.
+Skins are customized [[TWikiTemplate|Main/TWikiTemplates]] files. You can use skins to change the look of a %WIKITOOLNAME% topic, for example the layout of the header and footer. Note that the renderd text between header and footer does **_not_** change. You can also use skins to define an alternate view, ex: a view optimized for printing.
-A skin file is located in the <code>**twiki/template**</code> directory and has a name like <code>**<scriptname>.<skin>.tmpl**</code>. For example, the <code>**print**</code> skin for the <code>**view**</code> template is <code>**view<font>.print</font>.tmpl**</code> (red color added for clarification).
+Skin files are located in the <code>**twiki/template**</code> directory and are name with this syntax: <code>**<scriptname>.<skin>.tmpl**</code>. For example, the <code>**print**</code> skin for the <code>**view**</code> template is <code>**view<font>.print</font>.tmpl**</code> (red color added for clarification).
A skin can be activated in two ways:
-- Define the SKIN preference variable in [[TWikiPreferences]], one of the [[WebPreferences]], or a user preference. I.e.
- - `Set SKIN = wikiwiki`
-- Add `?skin=name` to the URL, i.e. for this topic:
+- Define the SKIN preference variable in [[TWikiPreferences]], one of the [[WebPreferences]], or a user preference. Ex:
+ - `Set SKIN = print`
+- Add `?skin=name` to the URL, for this example:
- <http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?skin=print> (for the print view skin)
- <http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?skin=plain> (for the plain view skin that has no header and footer)
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