Skyloom.Wiki Site-Level Preferences

The following are site-level settings that affect all users in all webs on this TWikiSite^?. They can be selectively overwritten on the individual web level (see WebPreferences in each web), topic level (the topic being rendered), and on the user level (create preferences in your user account topic in the Main web, ex: TWikiGuest).

• NOTE: You can lock individual settings at the site or web levels using User & Group Access Control - see section below.

Skyloom Site Custom Variables

These are some custom variables for special formatting. Because the html code in the variable definition does strange things to display of this topic, they are hidden in html comments. To see the code, Click here to view this topic in "raw" format.

• SUMMARY box - %SUMMARY% and %ENDSUMMARY% variables to create a highlighted box. Nice for summarizing a topic.

• Return to topc - %TOP% creates a small, quick-link back to the top of any page. Here's what it looks like:

• TEMPLWEB variable for identifying which web holds topic templates
  • Set TEMPLWEB = Main

• PLUGINSWEB variable for identify which location of installed plugins
  • Set PLUGINSWEB = TWiki

• Set sidebar style:

      * Set STARTSIDEBAR = <div style="float:right;width:30%;border:2px dotted %WEBBGCOLOR%;padding:1em;margin:0.5em;">
      * Set STOPSIDEBAR = </div>

• Six hat icons:
  • Set BKH =
  • Set WH =
  • Set BLH =
  • Set GH =
  • Set RH =
  • Set YH =

• Image for external links
  • Set XL =

TWiki Platform Settings

• TWiki site name:
  • Set WIKITOOLNAME = Skyloom.Wiki

• Image, URL and alternate tooltip text of the logo for this installation: you should change these settings for your site, or they can be overwridden in WebPreferences for individual webs by defining these variables there.
  • Set WIKILOGOIMG =
  • Set WIKILOGOURL = http://skyloom.com/bin/view/Main/WebHome
  • Set WIKILOGOALT = Skyloom-Wiki Home

• Copyright notice:
  • Set WEBCOPYRIGHT = Copyright © by the contributing authors. All material on this collaboration platform is the property of the contributing authors.
    Skyloom® is a registered trademark of Lynnwood Brown. Ideas, requests, problems regarding Skyloom.Wiki? Send feedback

• Simplified Copyright notice for the WebRss feed (don't use any special characters, xml tags or WikiWords^?)
  • Set WEBRSSCOPYRIGHT = Copyright 2010 by contributing authors. Skyloom® is a registered trademark by Lynnwood Brown.

• List of Skyloom.Wiki webs - on the first line of the upper toolbar (to add a new web, see ManagingWebs^? and SiteMap):
  • Set WIKIWEBLIST = SiteHome  |  SiteMap  |  Help
  • NOTE: To automatically list all non-hidden webs in alphabetical order, use the %WEBLIST{}% variable instead:
    Demo <span class=Know <span class=Lynnwood <span class=Main <span class=Skyloom

• Broadcast message for skins supporting a %BROADCASTMESSAGE% at the top of the page: (IMPORTANT: Set to empty message if not used; #Comment out unused messages)
  • Set BROADCASTMESSAGE =
  • #Set BROADCASTMESSAGE =

    NOTE: Edit and Attach will be disabled today between 05:00 PM and 06:00 PM PDT (00:00 to 01:00 GMT) for a scheduled Skyloom.Wiki maintenance.

  • If you use PatternSkin^?:
  • #Set BROADCASTMESSAGE =
    NOTE: Edit and Attach will be disabled today between 05:00 PM and 06:00 PM PDT (00:00 to 01:00 GMT) for a scheduled Skyloom.Wiki maintenance.

• Warn if %INCLUDE{}% of topic fails: Fail silently if empty or off. Output warning message (defined in templates/oopsalerts.tmpl) if set to on. Otherwise output specific text (use $topic for topic). You can override this in web preferences, or by using a warn="..." parameter with %INCLUDE{}% :
  • Set INCLUDEWARNING =

Email and Proxy Server Settings

• TWiki webmaster email address:
  • Set WIKIWEBMASTER = twikimaster@skyloom.com

• TWiki webmaster name (first name and last name, e.g. Fred Smith):
  • Set WIKIWEBMASTERNAME = Lynnwood Brown

Skin Settings

• Skin overriding the default TWiki templates: (can be overwritten by WebPreferences and user preferences)
  • Set SKIN = skyloom,pattern
    • Set EDITURL = http://skyloom.com/bin/edit/Main/TWikiPreferences?skin=pattern&t=1268332869
  • Set WEBFANCYNAME = Skyloom.com
  • Set WEBDESCRIPTION = Weaving together the threads of community...

• Note: See TWikiSkinBrowser^? for currently installed skins

PatternSkin

• Using attachments for styles
  • Set TWIKILAYOUTURL = http://skyloom.com/pub/Main/SkyloomSkin/layout.css
  • Set TWIKISTYLEURL = http://skyloom.com/pub/Main/SkyloomSkin/style.css
  • Set USERLAYOUTURL = http://skyloom.com/pub/TWiki/PatternSkin/empty.css
  • Set USERSTYLEURL = http://skyloom.com/pub/TWiki/PatternSkin/empty.css

DragonSkin^?

• Theme: (gray, monochrome, tabstyle)
  • Set DS_THEME = gray
• Quicklinks headings:
  • Set DS_QUICKLINKSHEADING =
• Quicklinks submenu:
  • Set DS_QUICKLINKS =

FlexibleSkin^? set up

• • Set WEBTITLE = TWikiPreferences in Main Web

Access Control Settings

• Users or groups allowed to create new webs: (ex: TWikiAdminGroup)
  • Set ALLOWWEBMANAGE = TWikiAdminGroup

Preferences Control Settings

• Site-level preferences that are not allowed to be overridden by WebPreferences and user preferences:
  • Set FINALPREFERENCES = WIKILOGOURL, WIKITOOLNAME, WIKIWEBMASTERNAME, WIKIWEBMASTER, ALLOWWEBMANAGE, WEBCOPYRIGHT, WEBRSSCOPYRIGHT

Access Control Settings

• Users or groups allowed to create new webs: (ex: TWikiAdminGroup)
  • Set ALLOWWEBMANAGE = TWikiAdminGroup
  • Set DENYWEBCHANGE = TWikiGuest