### <a name="HTML Page Templates"></a> HTML Page Templates
-%WIKITOOLNAME% uses HTML template files for all actions, like topic view, edit, and preview. This allows you to change the look and feel of all pages by editing just a few template files.
+TWiki uses HTML template files for all actions, like topic view, edit, and preview. This allows you to change the look and feel of all pages by editing just a few template files.
-Templates are in the <code>**twiki/templates**</code> directory. As an example, <code>**twiki/templates/view.tmpl**</code> is the template file for the <code>**twiki/bin/view**</code> script. Templates can be overloaded by individual webs. The following search order applies:
+Templates are stored either in the <code>**twiki/templates**</code> directory or in user topics. As an example, <code>**twiki/templates/view.tmpl**</code> is the template file for the <code>**twiki/bin/view**</code> script.
-1. <code>**twiki/templates/$webName/$scriptName.tmpl**</code>
-2. <code>**twiki/templates/$scriptName.tmpl**</code>
- - `$webName` is the name of the web (ex: `Main`)
- - `$scriptName` is the script (ex: `view`).
+%H% Templates can be overloaded by individual webs.
-%H% **NOTE:** [[TWikiSkins]] can be defined to overload the standard templates.
+%H% [[TWikiSkins]] can overload the standard templates.
+
+TWiki uses the following search order to determine which template to use:
+
+> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
+> <tr>
+> <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong> If a skin is specified </strong></th>
+> <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong> If no skin is specified </strong></th>
+> </tr>
+> <tr>
+> <td><code>templates/%WEB%/%RED%script.%RED%skin%ENDCOLOR%.tmpl</code></td>
+> <td><code>templates/%WEB%/%RED%script%ENDCOLOR%.tmpl</code></td>
+> </tr>
+> <tr>
+> <td><code>templates/%RED%script%ENDCOLOR%.%RED%skin%ENDCOLOR%.tmpl</code></td>
+> <td><code>templates/%RED%script%ENDCOLOR%.tmpl</code></td>
+> </tr>
+> <tr>
+> <td><code>data/%WEB%/%RED%Skin%ENDCOLOR%Skin%RED%Script%ENDCOLOR%Template.txt</code></td>
+> <td><code>data/%WEB%/%RED%Script%ENDCOLOR%Template.txt</code></td>
+> </tr>
+> <tr>
+> <td><code>data/TWiki/%RED%Skin%ENDCOLOR%Skin%RED%Script%ENDCOLOR%Template.txt</code></td>
+> <td><code>data/TWiki/%RED%Script%ENDCOLOR%Template.txt</code></td>
+> </tr>
+> <tr>
+> <td colspan="2"><strong>Legend:</strong> %BB% %RED%script%ENDCOLOR% refers to the script name, e.g <code>view</code>, <code>edit</code> %BB% %RED%Script%ENDCOLOR% refers to the same, but with the first character capitalized, e.g <code>View</code> %BB% %RED%skin%ENDCOLOR% refers to the skin name, e.g <code>dragon</code>, <code>pattern</code> %BB% %RED%Skin%ENDCOLOR% refers to the same, but with the first character capitalized, e.g <code>Dragon</code> %BB% <code>%WEB%</code> refers to the current web </td>
+> </tr>
+> </table>
+
+Additionally (and primarily for use in `%TMPL:INCLUDE{}%`) the template name may be a wiki topic name, specified as `%RED%Web%ENDCOLOR%.%RED%Topic%ENDCOLOR%`, in which case the search is:
+
+> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
+> <tr>
+> <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong> If a skin is specified </strong></th>
+> <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong> If no skin is specified </strong></th>
+> </tr>
+> <tr>
+> <td><code>templates/%RED%web%ENDCOLOR%/%RED%Web%ENDCOLOR%.%RED%Topic%ENDCOLOR%.%RED%skin%ENDCOLOR%.tmpl</code></td>
+> <td><code>templates/%RED%web%ENDCOLOR%/%RED%Web%ENDCOLOR%.%RED%Topic%ENDCOLOR%.tmpl</code></td>
+> </tr>
+> <tr>
+> <td><code>templates/%RED%Web%ENDCOLOR%.%RED%Topic%ENDCOLOR%.%RED%skin%ENDCOLOR%.tmpl</code></td>
+> <td><code>templates/%RED%Web%ENDCOLOR%.%RED%Topic%ENDCOLOR%.tmpl</code></td>
+> </tr>
+> <tr>
+> <td align="center" colspan="2"><code>data/%RED%Web%ENDCOLOR%/%RED%Topic%ENDCOLOR%.txt</code></td>
+> </tr>
+> </table>
+
+If %RED%Web%ENDCOLOR% is not specified in the INCLUDE, it defaults to TWiki, and the search to the first type.
Special variables are used in templates, especially in `view`, to display [[meta data|Main/TWikiMetaData#MetaDataRendering]].
> <td> Assuming the template topic has a form with a field called "TopicClassification", it will set the value of the field </td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
+> <td><code>contenttype</code></td>
+> <td> Optional parameter that defines the application type to write into the CGI header. Defaults to <code>text/html</code>. May be used to invoke alternative client applications </td>
+> </tr>
+> <tr>
> <td><code>anyname</code></td>
> <td> Any parameter can passed to the new topic; if the template topic contains <code>%URLPARAM{"anyname"}%</code>, it will be replaced by its value </td>
> </tr>
- A drawback of referring to a master template is that you can only test a template from within TWiki, where the include variables are resolved. In the previous system, each template was a structurally complete HTML document with a `.tmpl` filename extension - it contained unresolved `%VARIABLES%`, but could still be previewed directly in a browser.
--- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny - 25 Apr 2004 %BR% -- TWiki:Main.MikeMannix - 14 Sep 2001 %BR% -- TWiki:Main.DavidLeBlanc - 11 Mar 2002
+-- TWiki:Main.CrawfordCurrie - 30 Jun 2004 %BR% -- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny - 15 Aug 2004 %BR% -- TWiki:Main.MikeMannix - 14 Sep 2001 %BR% -- TWiki:Main.DavidLeBlanc - 11 Mar 2002
-## <a name="Text Formatting FAQ"></a><a name=" Text Formatting FAQ"></a> Text Formatting FAQ
+## <a name="Text Formatting FAQ"></a> Text Formatting FAQ
The most frequently asked questions about text formatting are answered. Also, [[TextFormattingRules]] contains the complete TWiki shorthand system on one quick reference page.
<div>
<ul>
- <li><a href="#How do I make a separator?"> How do I make a separator?</a></li>
- <li><a href="#How do I create a heading?"> How do I create a heading?</a></li>
- <li><a href="#Text enclosed in angle brackets"> Text enclosed in angle brackets like <filename> is not displayed. How can I show it as it is?</a></li>
- <li><a href="#Some words appear highlighted, w"> Some words appear highlighted, with a "?" link at the end. How can I prevent that?</a></li>
- <li><a href="#How can I write fixed font text?"> How can I write fixed font text?</a></li>
- <li><a href="#Text I enter gets wrapped around"> Text I enter gets wrapped around. How can I keep the formatting as it is?</a></li>
- <li><a href="#How do I create tables?"> How do I create tables?</a></li>
- <li><a href="#Can I include images on a page?"> Can I include images on a page?</a></li>
- <li><a href="#Can I write colored text?"> Can I write colored text?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#Text Formatting FAQ"> Text Formatting FAQ</a><ul>
+ <li><a href="#How do I make a separator?"> How do I make a separator?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#How do I create a heading?"> How do I create a heading?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#Text enclosed in angle brackets"> Text enclosed in angle brackets like <filename> is not displayed. How can I show it as it is?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#Some words appear highlighted, w"> Some words appear highlighted, with a "?" link at the end. How can I prevent that?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#How can I write fixed font text?"> How can I write fixed font text?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#Text I enter gets wrapped around"> Text I enter gets wrapped around. How can I keep the formatting as it is?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#How do I create tables?"> How do I create tables?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#Can I include images on a page?"> Can I include images on a page?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#Can I write colored text?"> Can I write colored text?</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
</ul>
</div>
-> ----
->
-> ### <a name="How do I make a separator?"></a> How do I make a separator?
->
-> Create a separator - a horizontal rule - by entering three dashes at the beginning of a blank line: `---`. You can enter more than three if you like, for a more visible separator in edit mode: <br />`--------------`
->
-> ----
->
-> ### <a name="How do I create a heading?"></a> How do I create a heading?
->
-> You can create six sizes of headings - <h1>...<h6> in HTML - by typing, from the beginning of a line, three dashes (-), from one to six plus signs (+), a space, and your heading text. The FAQ questions on this page are created with: `---+++ Have a question?`.
->
-> - You can insert a nested table of contents, generated from headings, by placing `%TOC%` wherever you like on a page (see [[TWikiVariables]] for more `%TOC%` options).
->
-> ----
->
-> <a name="TextEnclosed"></a>
->
-> ### <a name="Text enclosed in angle brackets"></a><a name="Text enclosed in angle brackets "></a> Text enclosed in angle brackets like <filename> is not displayed. How can I show it as it is?
->
-> TWiki interprets text as HTML, and the '<' and '>' characters define where HTML commands start and end. Text _inside_ angle brackets is treated as HTML, and ignored if it doesn't actually do anything - either way, the brackets and its contents are not displayed.
->
-> If you want to display angle brackets, enter them as HTML codes instead of typing them in directly:
->
-> - `<` = `<`<br />`>` = `>`
->
-> - **_You enter:_** `(a > 0)`
-> **_Result:_** `(a > 0)`
->
-> ----
->
-> ### <a name="Some words appear highlighted, w"></a> Some words appear highlighted, with a "?" link at the end. How can I prevent that?
->
-> A question mark after a word is a link to a topic that doesn't yet exist - click it to create the new page. This is a TWiki feature - typing a [[MeaningfulTitle]] in a comment is an invitation for someone else to add a new branch to the topic.
->
-> To prevent auto-linking - say you want to enter a word like JavaScript (the proper spelling!) - prefix the [[WikiStyleWord]] with the special TWiki HTML tag `<nop>`:
->
-> - `<nop>WikiStyleWord` displays as WikiStyleWord
->
-> ----
->
-> ### <a name="How can I write fixed font text?"></a> How can I write fixed font text?
->
-> The quickest way is to enclose the text in equal signs:
->
-> - **_You enter:_** `Proportional text, =fixed font=, proportional again.`
-> **_Result:_** Proportional text, `fixed font`, proportional again.
->
-> ----
->
-> <a name="VerbatimText"></a>
->
-> ### <a name="Text I enter gets wrapped around"></a> Text I enter gets wrapped around. How can I keep the formatting as it is?
->
-> TWiki interprets text as HTML, so you can use the `preformatted` HTML option to keep the new line of text as is. Enclose the text in <pre> </pre>, or in TWiki's own <verbatim> </verbatim> tag:
->
-> This text will keep its format as it is:
-> <verbatim>
-> Unit Price Qty Cost
-> ------- ------ --- ------
-> aaa 12.00 3 36.00
-> </verbatim>
->
-> The `pre` tag is standard HTML; `verbatim` is a special TWiki tag that forces text to fixed font mode, and also prevents other tags and TWiki shortcuts from being expanded.
->
-> ----
->
-> ### <a name="How do I create tables?"></a> How do I create tables?
->
-> There are three possibilities:
->
-> 1. Use Wiki rule with "|" vertical bars.
-> 2. Use HTML tables with <table>, <tr>, <td> tags.
-> 3. Use preformatted text with <verbatim> tags.
->
-> **1\. Use Wiki rule with "|" vertical bars**
->
-> - Example text: <br />`| cell A1 | cell B1 | cell C1 |`<br />`| cell A2 | cell B2 | cell C2 |`
-> - Example output: <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
-> <tr>
-> <td> cell A1 </td>
-> <td> cell B1 </td>
-> <td> cell C1 </td>
-> </tr>
-> <tr>
-> <td> cell A2 </td>
-> <td> cell B2 </td>
-> <td> cell C2 </td>
-> </tr>
-> </table>
->
-> **2\. Use HTML tables with <table>, <tr>, <td> tags**
->
-> This is a manual process using HTML commands.
->
-> **_You enter:_**
->
-> <table border="1">
-> <tr>
-> <th> Head A </th> <th> Head B </th>
-> </tr><tr>
-> <td> Cell A2 </td> <td> Cell B2 </td>
-> </tr><tr>
-> <td> Cell A3 </td> <td> Cell B3 </td>
-> </tr>
-> </table>
->
-> **_Result:_**
->
-> <table border="1">
-> <tr>
-> <th> Head A </th>
-> <th> Head B </th>
-> </tr>
-> <tr>
-> <td> Cell A2 </td>
-> <td> Cell B2 </td>
-> </tr>
-> <tr>
-> <td> Cell A3 </td>
-> <td> Cell B3 </td>
-> </tr>
-> </table>
->
-> **3\. Use preformatted text with <verbatim> tags**
->
-> See [["Text I enter gets wrapped around..."|Main/WebHome#VerbatimText]]
->
-> ----
->
-> ### <a name="Can I include images on a page?"></a> Can I include images on a page?
->
-> Yes. The easiest way is to [[attach|Main/FileAttachment]] a GIF, JPG or PNG file to a topic and then to place it with: `%ATTACHURL%/myImage.gif`. This works only for the page that the image is attached to.
->
-> To place an image on any page, ther are two ways of including inline images.
->
-> **1\. Using URL ending in .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png**
->
-> This is a simple and automatic way of including inline images. Simply write the URL of the image file, this will create the inline image for you. **_NOTE:_** The images must be [[accessible|Main/WebHome#ImgUpload]] as a URL.
->
-> - **_You enter:_** ` TWiki http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/TWiki/TWikiLogos/twikilogo88x31.gif logo.`<br />**_Result:_** TWiki  logo.
->
-> <a name="ImgUpload"></a> You can upload images directly to your server with FTP access. You can also [[attach|Main/FileAttachment]] image files to a topic - you could even create a dedicated image topic, like `ImageLibrary` - and then link to the images directly:
->
-> - Attach `pic.gif` to `Someweb.SomeTopic`<br /> Display with <code>http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/Someweb/SomeTopic/pic.gif</code>
->
-> **2\. Using <img> tag**
->
-> This is a manual process where you have more control over the rendering of the image. Use the <img> tag of HTML to include GIF, JPG and PNG files. **Note:** The display of the topic is faster if you include the `WIDTH` and `HEIGHT` parameters that have the actual image size. <http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/wilbur/special/img.html> has more on inline images.
->
-> - **_You enter:_** `TWiki <img src="http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/TWiki/TWikiLogos/twikilogo88x31.gif" width="88" height="31" border="0" alt="logo" /> logo.`<br />**_Result:_**<br /> TWiki <img src="http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/TWiki/TWikiLogos/twikilogo88x31.gif" width="88" height="31" alt="logo" /> logo.
->
-> ----
->
-> ### <a name="Can I write colored text?"></a> Can I write colored text?
->
-> [[TWikiPreferences]] defines some commonly used colors: **%YELLOW% %YELLOW%%ENDCOLOR%, %RED% %RED%%ENDCOLOR%, %PINK% %PINK%%ENDCOLOR%, %PURPLE% %PURPLE%%ENDCOLOR%, %TEAL% %TEAL%%ENDCOLOR%, %NAVY% %NAVY%%ENDCOLOR%, %BLUE% %BLUE%%ENDCOLOR%, %AQUA% %AQUA%%ENDCOLOR%, %LIME% %LIME%%ENDCOLOR%, %GREEN% %GREEN%%ENDCOLOR%, %OLIVE% %OLIVE%%ENDCOLOR%, %MAROON% %MAROON%%ENDCOLOR%, %BLACK% %BLACK%%ENDCOLOR%, %GRAY% %GRAY%%ENDCOLOR%, %SILVER% %SILVER%%ENDCOLOR%** and **%ENDCOLOR%**.
->
-> - **_You enter:_** `%RED% red text %ENDCOLOR% and %GREEN% green text %ENDCOLOR%`
-> **_Result:_** %RED% red text %ENDCOLOR% and %GREEN% green text %ENDCOLOR%
->
-> **_Note:_** `%<color>%` text must end with `%ENDCOLOR%` . If you want to switch from one color to another one you first need to end the active color with `%ENDCOLOR%`, e.g. write `%RED% some text %ENDCOLOR% %GREEN% more text %ENDCOLOR%`.
->
-> If you need more colors you can use HTML, like `<font color="#ff0000"> red text </font>`. You can also use the up-to-date `style` attribute - ex: `style="color:#ff0000"` - placed in most HTML tags. `span` is an all-purpose choice: `<span style="color:#ff0000">CoLoR</span>`. Only old (like 3.x IE & NS) browsers have a problem with `style`.
->
-> The code is the _hexadecimal RGB color code_, which is simply Red, Green and Blue values in hex notation (base 16, 0-F). For pure red, the RGB components are 255-0-0 - full red (255), no green or blue. That's FF-0-0 in hex, or `"#ff0000"` for Web page purposes. [[StandardColors]] lists basic colors.
->
-> ----
-
--- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny - 16 Mar 2004 <br /> -- TWiki:Main.MikeMannix - 14 Sep 2001 <br />
+----
+
+### <a name="How do I make a separator?"></a> How do I make a separator?
+
+Create a separator - a horizontal rule - by entering three dashes at the beginning of a blank line: `---`. You can enter more than three if you like, for a more visible separator in edit mode: <br />`--------------`
+
+----
+
+### <a name="How do I create a heading?"></a> How do I create a heading?
+
+You can create six sizes of headings - <h1>...<h6> in HTML - by typing, from the beginning of a line, three dashes (-), from one to six plus signs (+), a space, and your heading text. The FAQ questions on this page are created with: `---+++ Have a question?`.
+
+- You can insert a nested table of contents, generated from headings, by placing `%TOC%` wherever you like on a page (see [[TWikiVariables]] for more `%TOC%` options).
+
+----
+
+<a name="TextEnclosed"></a>
+
+### <a name="Text enclosed in angle brackets"></a><a name="Text enclosed in angle brackets "></a> Text enclosed in angle brackets like <filename> is not displayed. How can I show it as it is?
+
+TWiki interprets text as HTML, and the '<' and '>' characters define where HTML commands start and end. Text _inside_ angle brackets is treated as HTML, and ignored if it doesn't actually do anything - either way, the brackets and its contents are not displayed.
+
+If you want to display angle brackets, enter them as HTML codes instead of typing them in directly:
+
+- `<` = `<`<br />`>` = `>`
+
+- **_You enter:_** `(a > 0)`
+ **_Result:_** `(a > 0)`
+
+----
+
+### <a name="Some words appear highlighted, w"></a> Some words appear highlighted, with a "?" link at the end. How can I prevent that?
+
+A question mark after a word is a link to a topic that doesn't yet exist - click it to create the new page. This is a TWiki feature - typing a [[MeaningfulTitle]] in a comment is an invitation for someone else to add a new branch to the topic.
+
+To prevent auto-linking - say you want to enter a word like JavaScript (the proper spelling!) - prefix the [[WikiStyleWord]] with an exclamation point:
+
+- `!WikiStyleWord` displays as WikiStyleWord
+
+----
+
+### <a name="How can I write fixed font text?"></a> How can I write fixed font text?
+
+The quickest way is to enclose the text in equal signs:
+
+- **_You enter:_** `Proportional text, =fixed font=, proportional again.`
+ **_Result:_** Proportional text, `fixed font`, proportional again.
+
+----
+
+<a name="VerbatimText"></a>
+
+### <a name="Text I enter gets wrapped around"></a> Text I enter gets wrapped around. How can I keep the formatting as it is?
+
+TWiki interprets text as HTML, so you can use the `preformatted` HTML option to keep the new line of text as is. Enclose the text in <pre> </pre>, or in TWiki's own <verbatim> </verbatim> tag:
+
+ This text will keep its format as it is:
+ <verbatim>
+ Unit Price Qty Cost
+ ------- ------ --- ------
+ aaa 12.00 3 36.00
+ </verbatim>
+
+The `pre` tag is standard HTML; `verbatim` is a special TWiki tag that forces text to fixed font mode, and also prevents other tags and TWiki shortcuts from being expanded.
+
+----
+
+### <a name="How do I create tables?"></a> How do I create tables?
+
+There are three possibilities:
+
+1. Use Wiki rule with "|" vertical bars.
+2. Use HTML tables with <table>, <tr>, <td> tags.
+3. Use preformatted text with <verbatim> tags.
+
+**1\. Use Wiki rule with "|" vertical bars**
+
+- Example text: <br />`| cell A1 | cell B1 | cell C1 |`<br />`| cell A2 | cell B2 | cell C2 |`
+- Example output: <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
+ <tr>
+ <td> cell A1 </td>
+ <td> cell B1 </td>
+ <td> cell C1 </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td> cell A2 </td>
+ <td> cell B2 </td>
+ <td> cell C2 </td>
+ </tr>
+</table>
+
+**2\. Use HTML tables with <table>, <tr>, <td> tags**
+
+This is a manual process using HTML commands.
+
+**_You enter:_**
+
+ <table border="1">
+ <tr>
+ <th> Head A </th> <th> Head B </th>
+ </tr><tr>
+ <td> Cell A2 </td> <td> Cell B2 </td>
+ </tr><tr>
+ <td> Cell A3 </td> <td> Cell B3 </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+
+**_Result:_**
+
+<table border="1">
+ <tr>
+ <th> Head A </th>
+ <th> Head B </th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td> Cell A2 </td>
+ <td> Cell B2 </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td> Cell A3 </td>
+ <td> Cell B3 </td>
+ </tr>
+</table>
+
+**3\. Use preformatted text with <verbatim> tags**
+
+See [["Text I enter gets wrapped around..."|Main/WebHome#VerbatimText]]
+
+----
+
+### <a name="Can I include images on a page?"></a> Can I include images on a page?
+
+Yes. The easiest way is to [[attach|Main/FileAttachment]] a GIF, JPG or PNG file to a topic and then to place it with: `%ATTACHURL%/myImage.gif`. This works only for the page that the image is attached to.
+
+To place an image on any page, ther are two ways of including inline images.
+
+**1\. Using URL ending in .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png**
+
+This is a simple and automatic way of including inline images. Simply write the URL of the image file, this will create the inline image for you. **_NOTE:_** The images must be [[accessible|Main/WebHome#ImgUpload]] as a URL.
+
+- **_You enter:_** ` TWiki http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/TWiki/TWikiLogos/twikilogo88x31.gif logo.`<br />**_Result:_** TWiki  logo.
+
+<a name="ImgUpload"></a> You can upload images directly to your server with FTP access. You can also [[attach|Main/FileAttachment]] image files to a topic - you could even create a dedicated image topic, like `ImageLibrary` - and then link to the images directly:
+
+- Attach `pic.gif` to `Someweb.SomeTopic`<br /> Display with <code>http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/Someweb/SomeTopic/pic.gif</code>
+
+**2\. Using <img> tag**
+
+This is a manual process where you have more control over the rendering of the image. Use the <img> tag of HTML to include GIF, JPG and PNG files. **Note:** The display of the topic is faster if you include the `WIDTH` and `HEIGHT` parameters that have the actual image size. <http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/wilbur/special/img.html> has more on inline images.
+
+- **_You enter:_** `TWiki <img src="http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/TWiki/TWikiLogos/twikilogo88x31.gif" width="88" height="31" border="0" alt="logo" /> logo.`<br />**_Result:_**<br /> TWiki <img src="http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/TWiki/TWikiLogos/twikilogo88x31.gif" width="88" height="31" alt="logo" /> logo.
+
+----
+
+### <a name="Can I write colored text?"></a> Can I write colored text?
+
+[[TWikiPreferences]] defines some commonly used colors: **%YELLOW% %YELLOW%%ENDCOLOR%, %RED% %RED%%ENDCOLOR%, %PINK% %PINK%%ENDCOLOR%, %PURPLE% %PURPLE%%ENDCOLOR%, %TEAL% %TEAL%%ENDCOLOR%, %NAVY% %NAVY%%ENDCOLOR%, %BLUE% %BLUE%%ENDCOLOR%, %AQUA% %AQUA%%ENDCOLOR%, %LIME% %LIME%%ENDCOLOR%, %GREEN% %GREEN%%ENDCOLOR%, %OLIVE% %OLIVE%%ENDCOLOR%, %MAROON% %MAROON%%ENDCOLOR%, %BLACK% %BLACK%%ENDCOLOR%, %GRAY% %GRAY%%ENDCOLOR%, %SILVER% %SILVER%%ENDCOLOR%** and **%ENDCOLOR%**.
+
+- **_You enter:_** `%RED% red text %ENDCOLOR% and %GREEN% green text %ENDCOLOR%`
+ **_Result:_** %RED% red text %ENDCOLOR% and %GREEN% green text %ENDCOLOR%
+
+**_Note:_** `%<color>%` text must end with `%ENDCOLOR%` . If you want to switch from one color to another one you first need to end the active color with `%ENDCOLOR%`, e.g. write `%RED% some text %ENDCOLOR% %GREEN% more text %ENDCOLOR%`.
+
+If you need more colors you can use HTML, like `<font color="#ff0000"> red text </font>`. You can also use the up-to-date `style` attribute - ex: `style="color:#ff0000"` - placed in most HTML tags. `span` is an all-purpose choice: `<span style="color:#ff0000">CoLoR</span>`. Only old (like 3.x IE & NS) browsers have a problem with `style`.
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+The code is the _hexadecimal RGB color code_, which is simply Red, Green and Blue values in hex notation (base 16, 0-F). For pure red, the RGB components are 255-0-0 - full red (255), no green or blue. That's FF-0-0 in hex, or `"#ff0000"` for Web page purposes. [[StandardColors]] lists basic colors.
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