Difference: TextFormattingFAQ (6 vs. 7)

• The most frequently asked questions about text formatting are answered here.
  • TextFormattingRules has the complete system in a handy quick reference format.

How do I make a separator?

Text enclosed in angle brackets like <filename> is not displayed. How can I show it as it is?

Some words (like WinAPI) have an unwanted question mark at the end. How can I prevent that?

How can I write fixed font text?

Text I enter gets wrapped around. How can I keep the formatting as it is?

This text will keep its format as it is:

How do I create tables?

There are three possibilities:

1. Use Wiki rule with "|" vertical bars.

1. Use preformatted text with <PRE> tags.

_1. Use Wiki rule with "|" vertical bars_

• Example text:
  | cell A1 | cell B1 | cell C1 |
| cell A2 | cell B2 | cell C2 |
• Example output:

  cell A1	cell B1	cell C1
  cell A2	cell B2	cell C2

_2. Use HTML tables with <TABLE>, <TR>, <TD> tags_

This is a manual process using HTML commands. Here is an example. If you enter this:

<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>

It is displayed as a table like this:

Text I enter gets wrapped around. How can I keep the formatting as it is? See "Text enclosed..."

Can I include images and pictures?

Yes, this is possible. The easiest way of including images is to attach a GIF or JPG file to a topic and then to include it with text %ATTACHURL%/myImage.gif . FileAttachment has more.

There are actually two ways of including inline images.

_1. Using URL ending in .gif, .jpg, .jpeg_

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 as a URL.

• Example text:
  TWiki http://twiki.oats.inaf.it/twiki/pub/wikiHome.gif logo.
• Example output:
  TWiki logo.

_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 JPEG and GIF 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.

• Example text:
  TWiki <IMG SRC="http://twiki.oats.inaf.it/twiki/pub/wikiHome.gif" WIDTH=46 HEIGHT=50> logo.
• Example output:
  TWiki logo.

Can I write colored text?

Place text you would like to specify a color inside <FONT COLOR="colorCode"> and </FONT> tags.

"colorCode" is the hexadecimal RGB color code. The color is composed by specifying the red, green and blue components of the color in hexadecimal notation. For example, to specify white, the red, green and blue components are 255, 255, 255, so you would use "#FFFFFF". You can use StandardColors or common color codes:

• Example text:
  <FONT COLOR="#FF0000"> Red color </FONT> draws attention.
• Example output:
  Red color draws attention.