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[openafs-wiki.git] / TWiki / TextFormattingRules.mdwn

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@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Know.ReadmeFirst
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-    <td valign="top"><a name="SquareBrackets"></a> <strong>Forced Links:</strong> %BR% You can create a forced internal link by enclosing words in double square brackets. %BR% <strong><em>Note:</em></strong> Text within the brackets may contain optional spaces; the topic name is formed by capitalizing the initial letter and by removing the spaces; for example, <code>[[text formatting FAQ]]</code> links to topic [[Main/TextFormattingFAQ]]. You can also refer to a different web and use anchors. </td>
+    <td valign="top"><a name="SquareBrackets"></a> <strong>Forced Links:</strong> %BR% You can create a forced internal link by enclosing words in double square brackets. %BR% <strong><em>Note:</em></strong> Text within the brackets may contain optional spaces; the topic name is formed by capitalizing the initial letter and by removing the spaces; for example, <code>[[text formatting FAQ]]</code> links to topic [[Main/TextFormattingFAQ]]. You can also refer to a different web and use anchors. %BR% <strong><em>Note:</em></strong> To "escape" double square brackets that would otherwise be a correct link, use <code>&lt;nop&gt;</code> between the leading left square brackets, that is, begin with <code>[&lt;nop&gt;[....</code></td>
     <td valign="top"><span style="background: #FFFFCC"><font color="#990000"> <pre>
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@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ Variables are names that are enclosed in percent signs `%` that are expanded on
 
 - There are many more variables, see **[[TWikiVariables]]**.
 
+- To "escape" a percent sign that would otherwise be interpreted as a variable, add `<nop>` after the first percent sign. Write: <code><span><font> %&lt;nop&gt;SOMEVARIABLE% </font></span></code> to get: %SOMEVARIABLE%.
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 ## <a name="TWikiPlugin Formatting Extension"></a><a name="_TWikiPlugin Formatting Extensio"></a> TWikiPlugin Formatting Extensions
 
 Plugins provide additional text formatting capabilities and can extend the functionality of %WIKITOOLNAME% into many other areas. For example, the optional [SpreadSheetPlugin](http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/SpreadSheetPlugin) lets you create a spreadsheet with the same basic notation used in TWiki tables.