-Welcome Main.admin,
+## <a name="Welcome, Main.admin!"></a> Welcome, Main.admin!
-you have reached the [[TWikiWeb]] (pronounced twee-kee web). %WIKITOOLNAME% is a meeting place to collaborate on common interests. Everybody can contribute by just using a web browser. It looks like a normal web site, but then... everybody can (and is encouraged to) **edit the web pages** here and to contribute their questions and what they know. It really is very simple to learn and use.
+Welcome to %WIKITOOLNAME%! This is a [[TWikiSite]] (pronounced _twee-kee site_), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. %WIKITOOLNAME% looks like a normal Web site... except that it encourages contribution and **editing** of pages, questions, answers, comments and updates.
-**How %WIKITOOLNAME% Works**
+**_Mission: "TWiki is a leading-edge, web-based collaboration platform targeting the corporate intranet world. TWiki fosters information flow within an organization; lets distributed teams work together seamlessly and productively; and eliminates the one-webmaster syndrome of outdated intranet content."_**
-1. **Read:** You can treat this web site like any other. Just read and follow interesting links.
- - **Web:** %WIKITOOLNAME% is divided up into webs; each one represents one area of collaboration. The webs are accessible at the upper right corner.
- - **Topic:** Each web has hyper-linked topics. A topic is one web page in your browser.
- - **What's New:** Visit [[WebChanges]] in any %WIKITOOLNAME% web to see what other people are doing here and what is currently being discussed.
-2. **Create an Account:** Before you'll be able to write new content on this site you'll need to create an account for yourself. Its simple, and only takes a minute. Just visit [[TWikiRegistration]] and fill out the form. This will also create your personal home page.
-3. **Write:** If you have something to say, you can and should (most of the time). Anyone can change or add to anything they see written in a %WIKITOOLNAME% topic. You can edit a topic from within your browser, using [[WikiSyntax]], a very simple markup language (you could also use HTML if you wish, but this is optional). To contribute,
- - click the `Edit` link at the bottom of the page, edit the text, and then
- - click the `[ Preview Changes ]` button at the bottom of the page to see what your topic will look like (use the BACK button on your browser to go back and fix something.), and finally
- - click the `[ Save Changes ]` to save what you did.
-4. **But this is scary:** Anybody can do anything! Collaborating the Wiki way works because of the [[WikiCulture]]. (You can define fine grained [[TWikiAccessControl]] based on groups if really necessary)
-5. **Experiment:** To get your virtual hands dirty, visit [[Test|Test/WebHome]] in the %WIKITOOLNAME%.Test web.
-6. **Create a Link:** To link to another topic, start by editing an existing topic.
- - To create a link to a topic that already exists, type its `JoinCapitalizedWords` name (topics are automatically linked if they are [[WikiWords]], e.g. names composed of two or more words with initial capitals, run together).
- - To create a link to a page that does not yet exist, make up and type a `NeverBeforeUsedPhrase`. You are encouraged to include [[WikiWords]] in your content, for others to fill out later.
- - When you have saved the topic, and redisplayed it, the references to existing topics will be linked and the references to topics that don't exist will be followed by a linked "<u>?</u>" (question mark).
-7. **Create a Topic:**
- - To write something up for a new topic, click on the "<u>?</u>" (question mark) that follows a [[WikiWord]].
- - To create a free-floating topic, e.g. a topic that is not linked from anywhere, type its [[WikiWord]] in the entry field at the top of any page. If the topic already exists you'll then be taken to it. If it doesn't exist, you'll then have the option to create it.
-8. **See the History of a Topic:** Check out the the various "Diff" entries at the bottom of page.
-9. **Attach Files:** Upload and attach any file to a topic by following the "Attach" link at the bottom of page.
-10. **Learn More**: The [[TWikiTutorial]] gives you some more details on the %WIKITOOLNAME%.
+"Wiki" systems are fundamentally editable web pages. It's a fun and useful way of communicating asynchronously over the web for many existing intranet and public Internet sites. TWiki is simple to learn and use. It aims to provide a transparent way for you to publish and exchange your ideas with others over the web.
-**Main Features of %WIKITOOLNAME%**
+**How TWiki Works**
-- Edit existing pages or create new pages by using any web browser.
-- Web pages are automatically linked. You do not need to learn HTML commands to link pages.
-- Very simple text formatting. Basically, you write a web page like you would write an email.
-- Full text search with/without regular expressions.
-- All changes to pages are under revision control. Find out who changed what and when.
-- Fine grained access control based on groups.
-- Automatic email notification when web pages change.
-- File attachments: Upload and download any file as an attachment to a page by using your browser. This is similar to email file attachments, but it happens on web pages.
-- Topic locking: Users are warned if a page is being edited by an other person. This is to prevent contention, e.g. simultaneous page editing.
+1. **Browse.** This is a site like other sites. Read and follow interesting links.
+ - **web:** A [[TWikiSite]] is divided into webs, each one represents an area for collaboration. Your site has the following webs: %WIKIWEBLIST%
+ - **topic:** Each web is made up of hyperlinked topics ([[TWikiTopics]]) that appear in your browser.
+ - **WebChanges:** in each TWiki web to find what's new
+2. **Write.** Speak your mind! From your browser you can change or add to anything you see in a TWiki topic. Use regular text, HTML or [[TWikiShorthand]]. To contribute:
+ - **Create An Account.** To be able to edit or write new content, you'll need to create an account for yourself. It's simple, and only takes a minute. [[TWikiRegistration]] This will also create your personal home page.
+ - click <code>**Edit**</code> at the bottom of any topic and make your changes
+ - click <code>**[ Preview Changes ]**</code> at the bottom to verify the topic (use your brower's <code>**Back**</code> button if necessary)
+ - click <code>**[ Save Changes ]**</code>
+3. **Don't worry!** It can be scary at first to change "public" content. Please just try it. _Revision control_ keeps all content, nothing is lost. For special cases, [[access control|Main/TWikiAccessControl]] is available yet you may find you don't need it in most cases. You'll soon see how successful [[WikiCulture]] works in this kind of collaboration environment. This is new. Just try to relax.
+4. **Experiment.** Edit your personal page or visit the [[Sandbox|Sandbox/WebHome]] web.
+ 1. **Link.** To link to another topic, start by editing an existing topic.
+ - To create a link to an existing topic type its <code>**JoinCapitalizedWords**</code> name. [[WikiWords]] (two or more capitalized words run together) link automatically.
+ - To create a link to a new topic, enter a newly <code>**UsedPhrase**</code>.
+ - When previewing, the links show and "<u>?</u>" (question marks) are used to create topics.
+ - Another way to create a topic is to type its [[WikiWord]] in the Go box or URL.
+ 2. **Topic history.** click <code>**Diffs**</code> at the bottom of a topic
+ 3. **Attach files.** click <code>**Attach**</code> to upload and attach any type of file.
+5. **Organize.** You can learn to use [[TWikiForms]] and [[FormattedSearch]]es to include topic information - for example, classify pages by subject, status, or date.
+6. **Learn more.** [[TWikiTutorial]] is a 20-minute tour of TWiki essentials. [[ATasteOfTWiki]] is a short introduction training course for beginners. [[WikiReferences]] links to selected articles and books about Wiki technology and online collaboration.
-**Starting Points in the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% Web**
-
-- ** [[TWikiTutorial]] **: Familiarize yourself with %WIKITOOLNAME% before you start editing content.
-- [[WebHome]]: Entry point of this %WIKITOOLNAME% web.
-- [[TWikiWeb]]: Explains what a %WIKITOOLNAME% web is.
-- [[GoodStyle]]: Things to consider when changing text.
-- [[WikiSyntax]]: Easy to learn rules when editing text.
-- [[WebChanges]]: Recent changes to the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web.
-- [[TWikiRegistration]]: **Before you leave** add your name here.
+<table>
+ <tr valign="top">
+ <td width="40%"><strong>Starting Points</strong><p>
+ </p>
+ <ul>
+ <li><strong>[[Main/TWikiTutorial]]</strong> - familiarize yourself with TWiki </li>
+ <li>[[Main/ATasteOfTWiki]] - a short introduction training course for beginners </li>
+ <li>[[Main/TWikiRegistration]] - <strong>Sign up to edit</strong> topics, personal home page </li>
+ <li>[[Main/WebChanges]] - in this %WEB% web </li>
+ <li>[[Main/WebHome]] - this web's entry point </li>
+ <li>[[Main/TWikiSite]] - what is a TWiki site? </li>
+ <li>[[Main/WikiSyntax]] - simple syntax for edits </li>
+ <li>[[Main/GoodStyle]] - recommendations for edits </li>
+ </ul>
+ <p>
+ </p>
+ </td>
+ <td width="60%"><strong>TWiki Highlights</strong><p>
+ </p>
+ <ul>
+ <li><strong>Web browser</strong> used to create and edit topics </li>
+ <li><strong>Automatic linking</strong> HTML not required </li>
+ <li><strong>Search</strong> topic names or full-text (regular expressions available) </li>
+ <li><strong>Revision control</strong> for changes (who, what, when) for topics and attachments </li>
+ <li><strong>Access control</strong> using users and groups </li>
+ <li><strong>Email notification</strong> of topic changes </li>
+ <li><strong>File attachments</strong> upload and download any file to any topic similar to email attachments </li>
+ <li><strong>Warnings</strong> for simultaneous topic editing </li>
+ <li><strong>Plug-in</strong> via TWiki's flexible architecture using templates, skins, plug-ins and add-ons to customize everything </li>
+ <li><strong>Development</strong> active with growing set of features in TWiki releases and plug-ins </li>
+ <li><strong>Strong community</strong> for support of users, administrators and developers </li>
+ <li><strong><em>Read more</em></strong> about TWiki at <a href="http://TWiki.org/" target="_top">http://TWiki.org/</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+</table>