It is possible to add a category table to a TWiki web. This permits storing and searching for more structured information. Editing a topic shows a HTML form with the usual text area and a table with selectors, checkboxes, radio buttons and text fields. The category table is shown at the end of a topic. The format of the category table can be defined per TWiki web.
If you want to use a Category Table in a TWiki web you need to have the following three files in the twiki/templates/{Yourweb} directory:
- twikicatitems.tmpl : Defines the items in the table
- twikicatedit.tmpl : Defines the look of the table when editing a topic
- twikicatview.tmpl : Defines the look of the table when viewing a topic
Format of category definition template twikicatitems.tmpl
Valid lines:
select|{name}|{selSize}|{val1}|{val2}|{val3}...
checkbox|{name}|{checkFlag}|{itemsPerLine}|{val1}|{val2}|{val3}...
radio|{name}|{itemsPerLine}|{val1}|{val2}|{val3}...
text|{name}|{charSize}
# comments start with a # character
Explanation:
{name} name of tag
{selSize} vertical size of SELECT tag
{val1}|{val2}... values
{checkFlag} set to true for [Set] [Clear] buttons, else set to false
{itemsPerLine} input items per line before wrap around, 0 if no wrap around
{charSize} number of characters for text fields
Remark: Line radio|UseCategory|0|Yes|No has a special meaning. If present, it is possible to choose in "edit" if the category table is included in the topic or not
Example file:
radio|UseCategory|0|Yes|No, delete this category table
select|TopicClassification|1|Select one...|NoDisclosure|PublicSupported|PublicFAQ
checkbox|OperatingSystem|true|5|OsSolaris|OsSunOS|OsHPUX|OsWin
text|OsVersion|16
Format of twikicatedit.tmpl and twikicatview.tmpl
Use the example below and customize if needed. twikicatedit.tmpl and twikicatview.tmpl can be identical, but they do not have to be.
Attention: <!--TWikiCat--> is needed at the beginning and end as markers. Do not delete them!
Example:
<!--TWikiCat--> <h4> TWikiCategory </h4>
<table border="2" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1">
%REPEAT%<tr>
<td valign="top" align="right"> %CATNAME%: <br>%CATMODIFIER%</td><td> %CATVALUE% </td>
</tr>%REPEAT%
</table><!--TWikiCat-->
Above template files will result in the following category table when viewing a topic:
Above template files will result in the following table when editing a topic:
Note: It is possible to force the values of a category table when creating a new topic. This is useful to create new topics using a form for the topic name. The default values of the category table can be specified as hidden fields if needed, i.e. <input type="hidden" name="someCategory" value="someValue">
Example (edit this page to see the source) :
-- PeterThoeny - 21 Apr 2000
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Revision r1.1 - 22 Apr 2000 - 00:47 - PeterThoeny
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