TWiki Documentation Graphics

This is one way to create a library of common icons, accessible through user-defined TWikiVariables set in WebPreferences, or in TWikiPreferences for site-wide use.

There are other approaches as well:

• In any topic, write %PUBURL%/%TWIKIWEB%/TWikiDocGraphics/help.gif to show the icon
• The TWiki:Plugins/TopicVarsPlugin lets you set variables in any topic, not just in WebPreferences, for use in the same topic
• The TWiki:Plugins/SmiliesPlugin, using a different short hand than %VARIABLES%, may be worth checking out for extended use
• Related: TWiki's FileAttachments show their own icons for many different file types. As documented in TWikiVariables, write %ICON{"pdf"}% to show the icon

In this example, TWikiDocGraphics - this topic - acts as the icon library. Graphics are uploaded and displayed. Then, the paths are set in TWiki.TWikiPreferences#DocGraphics for site-wide access. You can also create individual library pages in each web. And you don't have to restrict yourself to graphics: Preferences Variables can include text and links to any type of file.

Icon	File Name	Comment
	wip.gif	Work in progress
	watch.gif	Watch
	warning.gif	Warning / Important
	viewtopic.gif	View topic
	updated.gif	Updated
	topicdiffs.gif	Topic difference
	topicbacklinks.gif	Topic back-links
	tip.gif	Tip / Idea
	stop.gif	Stop
	starred.gif	Highlight (positive)
	stargold.gif	Favorites (gold star)
	searchtopic.gif	Search topic
	rfc.gif	Request for comments
	printtopic.gif	Print topic
	pencil.gif	Refactor / Edit
	notify.gif	Notify
	newtopic.gif	New topic
	new.gif	New
	mail.gif	Mail
	line_ur.gif	Line graph up-right
	line_ulr.gif	Line graph up-left-right
	line_ul.gif	Line graph up-left
	line_udr.gif	Line graph up-down-right
	line_udlr.gif	Line graph up-down-left-right
	line_udl.gif	Line graph up-down-left
	line_ud.gif	Line graph up-down
	line_rd.gif	Line graph right-down
	line_lrd.gif	Line graph left-right-down
	line_lr.gif	Line graph left-right
	line_ld.gif	Line graph left-down
	hourglass.gif	Hour glass
	home.gif	Home
	help.gif	Help
	empty.gif	Empty transparent 16x16 spacer
	edittopic.gif	Edit topic
	dot_ur.gif	Dot graph up-right
	dot_ulr.gif	Dot graph up-left-right
	dot_ul.gif	Dot graph up-left
	dot_udr.gif	Dot graph up-down-right
	dot_udlr.gif	Dot graph up-down-left-right
	dot_udl.gif	Dot graph up-down-left
	dot_ud.gif	Dot graph up-down
	dot_rd.gif	Dot graph right-down
	dot_lrd.gif	Dot graph left-right-down
	dot_lr.gif	Dot graph left-right
	dot_ld.gif	Dot graph left-down
	days.gif	Days
	choice-yes.gif	Yes / Done
	choice-no.gif	No
	choice-cancel.gif	Cancel
	changes.gif	Changes
	attachfile.gif	Attach file
	arrowright.gif	Moved to...
	arrowdot.gif	Meet here (arrows to red dot)

-- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny - 11 Jan 2004
-- TWiki:Main.MikeMannix - 16 May 2002