TWikiPreferences < TWiki

<H1>%WIKITOOLNAME% Site-Level Preferences</H1>
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 %WEBPREFSTOPIC% in each web), and on the __user level__ (create preferences in your user account topic in the %MAINWEB% web, ex: %MAINWEB%.%USERNAME%). 
   * %X% *NOTE:* You can lock individual settings at the site or web levels using User & Group Access Control - see section below.
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---++ General Preferences:

   * List of %WIKITOOLNAME% webs - on the first line of the upper toolbar (to add a new web, see ManagingWebs and TWikiWebsTable):
      * Set WIKIWEBLIST = [[%MAINWEB%.%HOMETOPIC%][Main]] %SEP% [[%TWIKIWEB%.%HOMETOPIC%][TWiki]] %SEP% [[Know.%HOMETOPIC%][Know]] %SEP% [[Test.%HOMETOPIC%][Test]]
      * %T% *NOTE:* To automatically list all non-hidden webs in alphabetical order, use this variable instead: <br />Set WIKIWEBLIST = %WEBLIST{"[[$name.%HOMETOPIC%][$name]]" separator=" %SEP% "}%

   * List of selected topics in a web - the second line of the upper toolbar (usually overwritten in individual %WEBPREFSTOPIC%):
      * Set WEBTOPICLIST = [[%HOMETOPIC%][Home]] %SEP% [[WebChanges][Changes]] %SEP% [[WebIndex][Index]] %SEP% [[WebSearch][Search]] %SEP% Go <input type="text" name="topic" size="16" />

   * Copyright notice:
      * Set WEBCOPYRIGHT = <font size="-2">Copyright &copy; 2001 by the contributing authors. \nAll material on this collaboration tool is the property of the contributing authors. <br /> \nIdeas, requests, problems regarding %WIKITOOLNAME%? <a href="mailto:%WIKIWEBMASTER%?subject=%WIKITOOLNAME%&#32;Feedback">Send</a> feedback. </font>

   * Exclude web from a =web="all"= search: (Set to =on= for hidden webs; is overwritten by web preferences)
      * Set NOSEARCHALL =

   * Web specific background color: (is overwritten by web preferences)
      * Set WEBBGCOLOR = #C0C0C0

   * %TWIKIWEB%.PreviewBackground image:
      * Set PREVIEWBGIMAGE = %PUBURLPATH%/%TWIKIWEB%/PreviewBackground/previewbg.gif

   * Background color of non existing topic: ( default =cornsilk= or =#FFFFCE= )
      * Set NEWTOPICBGCOLOR = #FFFFCE

   * Font color of non existing topic: ( default =#0000FF= )
      * Set NEWTOPICFONTCOLOR = #0000FF

   * Horizontal size of text edit box: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
      * Set EDITBOXWIDTH = 70

   * Vertical size of text edit box: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
      * Set EDITBOXHEIGHT = 15

   * Default state of the __Release edit lock__ (UnlockTopic) check box in preview. Checkbox is initially checked if =Set RELEASEEDITLOCKCHECKBOX = checked="checked"=, or unchecked if empty. If checked, make sure to click on <u>Edit</u> to do more changes; do *not* go back in your browser to the edit page, or you risk that someone else will edit the topic at the same time: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
      * Set RELEASEEDITLOCKCHECKBOX = 

   * Default state of the __Minor Changes, Don't Notify__ (DontNotify) check box in preview. Check box is initially checked if =Set DONTNOTIFYCHECKBOX = checked="checked"=, or unchecked if empty: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
      * Set DONTNOTIFYCHECKBOX = 

   * Default state of the __link__ check box in the attach file page. Checkbox is initially checked if =Set ATTACHLINKBOX = checked="checked"=, or unchecked if empty (=Set ATTACHLINKBOX ==). If checked, a link is created to the attached file at the end of the topic: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
      * Set ATTACHLINKBOX = 

   * Format of file link when the __link__ check box is checked: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
      * Set ATTACHEDFILELINKFORMAT = \t* [[%ATTACHURL%/$name][$name]]: $comment
      * %H% *NOTE:* Keyword ==$name== gets expanded to filename; ==$comment== to comment; ==\t== to tab (3 spaces for bullets).

   * Format of images when the __link__ check box is checked: (can be overwritten by user preferences)
      * Set ATTACHEDIMAGEFORMAT = \t* $comment: <br /> <img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/$name" alt="$name" $size /> __Example image is broken because there is no attached image file.__
      * %H% *NOTE:* Keyword ==$name== gets expanded to filename; ==$comment== to comment; ==$size== to ==width="..." height="..."== attribute of ==img== tag; ==\t== to tab (3 spaces for bullets).

---++ Email Settings

   * TWiki webmaster email address:
      * Set WIKIWEBMASTER = webmaster@your.company

   * Mail host for outgoing mail. This is used for WebChangesAlert if Perl module ==Net::SMTP== is installed. If not, or if =SMTPMAILHOST= is empty, the external sendmail program is used instead (defined by ==$mailProgram== in ==TWiki.cfg==). Examples: ==mail.your.company== or ==localhost==
      * Set SMTPMAILHOST = mail

   * Mail domain sending mail. SMTP requires that you identify the TWiki server sending mail. If not set, ==Net::SMTP== will guess it for you. Ex: ==twiki.your.company==
      * Set SMTPSENDERHOST = 

---++ Plugins Settings

   * TWikiPlugins configuration: All plugin modules that exist in the =lib/TWiki/Plugins= directory are activated automatically unless disabled by DISABLEDPLUGINS. You can optionally list the installed plugins in INSTALLEDPLUGINS. This is useful to define the sequence of plugin execution, or to specify other webs then the %TWIKIWEB% web for the plugin topics. Specify plugins as a comma separated list of topics.
      * Set INSTALLEDPLUGINS = TWiki.DefaultPlugin
      * Set DISABLEDPLUGINS = EmptyPlugin
      * Currently activated plugins: %ACTIVATEDPLUGINS%
      * %T% *NOTE:* You can enable/disable all plugins with the ==$disableAllPlugins== flag in the ==lib/TWiki.cfg== file.

---++ HTTP-<nop>EQUIV Settings

   * ==http-equiv== meta tags for ==view==, ==rdiff==, ==attach==, ==search*== scripts:
<verbatim>
      * Set HTTP_EQUIV_ON_VIEW = 
</verbatim>

   * ==http-equiv== meta tags for ==edit== script. Example, to expire immediately: <br /> =Set HTTP_EQUIV_ON_EDIT = &lt;meta http-equiv="Expires" content="%<nop>GMTIME{"day month, year - hour:min:sec"}% GMT"&gt;=
<verbatim>
      * Set HTTP_EQUIV_ON_EDIT = 
</verbatim>

   * ==http-equiv== meta tags for ==preview== script:
<verbatim>
      * Set HTTP_EQUIV_ON_PREVIEW = 
</verbatim>

---++ Preferences Access Control

   * Users or groups allowed to change or rename this <nop>%TOPIC% topic: (ex: %MAINWEB%.TWikiAdminGroup)
      * Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = 
      * Set ALLOWTOPICRENAME = 

   * Site-level preferences that are *not* allowed to be overridden by %WEBPREFSTOPIC% and user preferences:
      * Set FINALPREFERENCES = PREVIEWBGIMAGE, WIKIWEBMASTER, SMTPMAILHOST , SMTPSENDERHOST

---++ Creating New Preference Variables
 
You can introduce new VARIABLES and use them in your topics and templates. There is no need to change the TWiki engine (Perl scripts).
   * A preference is defined in a TWikiShorthand bullet item: ==[3 spaces] * [space] Set NAME = value== <br /> Example (as a nested bullet item, indented 6 spaces):
      * S<nop>et WEBBGCOLOR = #FFFFC0
   * Preferences are used as %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiVariables by enclosing the name in percent signs: ==%==. Example:
      * When you write variable ==%WEB<nop>BGCOLOR%==, it gets expanded to =%WEBBGCOLOR%= .

   * %X% The sequential order of the preference settings is significant. Define preferences that use other preferences FIRST. For example, set ==<nop>WEBCOPYRIGHT== before ==<nop>WIKIWEBMASTER== since the copyright notice uses the webmaster email address.

---++ Related Topics

   * %WEBPREFSTOPIC% has preferences of the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web.
   * %MAINWEB%.%WIKIUSERSTOPIC% has a list of user topics. User topics can have optional user preferences.
   * %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiVariables has a list of common =%<nop>VARIABLES%= .
   * %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiAccessControl explains how to restrict access by users or groups.
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Topic revision: r22 - 2001-12-31 - MikeMannix
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