---+ TWiki History: The Dev Timeline ---++ 2001 * __JohnTalintyre • 30 Aug 2001 (Mar/May 2001) • Ability to move attachments between topics, see FileAttachments__ MM * __PeterThoeny • 21 Aug 2001 • Convert to XHTML 1.0 goal is to XHTML-ify TWiki. ConvertToXHTML10__ MM * __JohnTalintyre • 26 Jun 2001 • Category information to form using MetaDataDefinition format__ MM * PeterThoeny • 07 Jun 2001 • New topic templates are now topics instead of templates, e.g. can be customized by editing a topic. Retired =notedited.tmpl=, =notext.tmpl= and =notwiki.tmpl= templates. More in TWikiTemplates. * PeterThoeny • 07 Jun 2001 • New =%<nop>TOPICLIST{"format"}%= and =%<nop>WEBLIST{"format"}%= variables to get a formatted topic index and web index, respectively. More in TWikiVariables. * PeterThoeny • 01 Jun 2001 • New =%<nop>URLPARAM{"name"}%= variable to query URL parameters. More in TWikiVariables. * __AndreaSterbini • Apr/Jun 2001 • API to extend TWiki, see TWikiPluginAPI__ MM * __%MAINWEB%.KlausWriessnegger, AndreaSterbini • Jun 2001 • Forms to change/reset/install passwords, see TWikiChangePassword OR ChangingTWikiPasswords (in Spring Release dev table)__ MM * __AndreaSterbini • May 2001 • Now users of %MAINWEB%.TWikiAdminGroup can be enabled to edit locked topics. See UnchangeableTopicBug__ MM * __JohnTalintyre • Apr/May 2001 • Meta information, see MetaDataDefinition__ MM * __JohnTalintyre • Mar/May 2001 • Attachment under revision control See FileAttachment__ MM * __JohnTalintyre • Mar/May 2001 • Ability to rename/move topics, RenameTopic__ MM * PeterThoeny • 27 Mar 2001 • The table syntax has been enhanced to (i) render == <nop>*bold*<nop> == cells as table headers, (ii) render space padded cells == center aligned == and == right aligned ==, (iii) span multiple columns using == empty cells ==. More in TextFormattingRules. * PeterThoeny • 25 Mar 2001 • Security fix Questionable files like PHP scripts (executables) and ==.htaccess== files that are attached to a topic get a ==.txt== suffix appended to the file name. See also [[http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/FileAttachmentFilterSecurityAlert][TWiki:Codev.FileAttachmentFilterSecurityAlert]] * AndreaSterbini, PeterThoeny • 28 Feb 2001 • New Wiki rule for headings, i.e. =---++ My Title=; and new =%<nop>TOC%= variable to build a table of content from headings in a topic. More in TWikiVariables. * PeterThoeny • 28 Feb 2001 • New Wiki rule to specify arbitrary text for external links (i.e. =[<nop>[http://TWki.org][TWiki]]=) and internal links (i.e =[<nop>[WikiSyntax][syntax]]=). More in TWikiVariables. * PeterThoeny • 28 Feb 2001 • New Wiki rule for named anchors, e.g. links within a topic. Define a named anchor with =#MyAnchor= at the beginning of a line, and link to it with =[<nop>[#MyAnchor]]=. More in TWikiVariables. * NicholasLee, PeterThoeny • 25 Feb 2001 • Use =Net::SMTP= module instead of =sendmail= if installed. * PeterThoeny • 01 Feb 2001 • Added =<verbatim>= ... =</verbatim>= tags to show source code "as is". Unlike the =<pre>= ... =</pre>= tags, it also shows =<=, =>=, =&= characters "as is". * PeterThoeny • 01 Feb 2001 • Fixed <a href="http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/CreateLinkToAttachedFileBug">TWiki:Codev.CreateLinkToAttachedFileBug</a>. * PeterThoeny • 21 Jan 2001 • Added a "Minor change, don't notify" checkbox in preview. More in DontNotify. * PeterThoeny • 21 Jan 2001 • Added Bold Fixed formatting using double-equal signs, e.g. write =<nop>==Bold Fixed==<nop>= to get ==Bold Fixed==. * PeterThoeny • 20 Jan 2001 • Format changed of =%<nop>GMTIME{"..."}%= and =%<nop>SERVERTIME{"..."}%= variables. Format is now ="$hour:$min"= instead of ="hour:min"=. More in TWikiVariables. __Attention:__ Check your existing topics when you upgrade TWiki! * PeterThoeny • 18 Jan 2001 • WebChanges, WebSearch and e-mail notification indicate also the revision number of a topic (i.e. <u>18 Jan 2001 16:43 r1.5</u>), or NEW for a new topic (i.e. i.e. <u>18 Jan 2001 16:43 <b>NEW</b></u>). * PeterThoeny • 16 Jan 2001 • New variable =%<nop>STARTINCLUDE%= and =%<nop>STOPINCLUDE%= variables to control what gets included of a topic. More in TWikiVariables. * PeterThoeny • 16 Jan 2001 • TWiki skins Define a different page layout with a customized header and footer layout, i.e. a =print= skin for a printable view of a topic. More in TWikiSkins and <a href="http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiSkins">TWiki:Codev.TWikiSkins</a>. * StanleyKnutson • 07 Jan 2001 • Better error handling when saving a topic. * PeterThoeny • 05 Jan 2001 • View authorization based on groups. Define who is allowed to see a TWiki web. More in TWikiAccessControl and <a href="http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/AuthenticationBasedOnGroups">TWiki:Codev.AuthenticationBasedOnGroups</a>. ---++ 2000 * PeterThoeny • 05 Dec 2000 • Improved include handling. Infinite recursion of includes are prevented; new variables =%<nop>BASEWEB%=, =%<nop>INCLUDINGWEB%=, =%<nop>BASETOPIC%= and =%<nop>INCLUDINGTOPIC%= to have more control over include handling. More in TWikiVariables and <a href="http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/IncludeHandlingImprovements">TWiki:Codev.IncludeHandlingImprovements</a>. * PeterThoeny • 03 Dec 2000 • New =noheader="on"= switch in =%<nop>SEARCH{...}%= to suppress table header. More in TWikiVariables. * PeterThoeny • 03 Nov 2000 • Flag =$doHidePasswdInRegistration= in =wikicfg.pm= to hide plain text password in registration email. * PeterThoeny • 01 Nov 2000 • New variable =%<nop>VAR{"NAME" web="Web"}%= to get web specific preferences. More in TWikiVariables. * PeterThoeny • 01 Nov 2000 • Added a "Cancel" link in edit that releases the edit lock. * PeterThoeny • 23 Oct 2000 • Authorization based on groups. Define fine graned control who is allowed to change or create topics. More in TWikiAccessControl and <a href="http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/AuthenticationBasedOnGroups">TWiki:Codev.AuthenticationBasedOnGroups</a>. * PeterThoeny • 05 Oct 2000 • Remember user by IP address so that =view= "knows" the user once authenticated in =edit=. More in TWikiUserAuthentication. * AlWilliams, PeterThoeny • 26 Sep 2000 • Fixed <a href="http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/UppercaseAttachments">TWiki:Codev.UppercaseAttachments</a> bug and added =png= image support. * HaroldGottschalk, AndreaSterbini, PeterThoeny • 26 Sep 2000 • Allow nesting of variables, i.e. =%<nop>INCLUDE{"%<nop>TWIKIWEB%.TWikiWebsTable"}%=. More in <a href="http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/BetterTWikiTagTemplateProcessing">TWiki:Codev.BetterTWikiTagTemplateProcessing</a> * ManpreetSingh • 20 Sep 2000 • New -q switch in =mailnotify= to suppress all normal output. * PeterThoeny • 19 Sep 2000 • Fixed <a href="http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/AttachedNotificationLinksBug">TWiki:Codev.AttachedNotificationLinksBug</a>. * AlWilliams, ManpreetSingh, PeterThoeny • 18 Sep 2000 • Added forced internal links. Write =[<nop>[text formatting FAQ]]= to get the link [[text formatting FAQ]] that points to topic TextFormattingFAQ. * PeterThoeny • 19 Aug 2000 • Ref-By link searches all webs (not just the current web.) * PeterThoeny • 16 Aug 2000 • New TWikiPreferences variables =%<nop>HTTP_EQUIV_ON_VIEW%= , =%<nop>HTTP_EQUIV_ON_EDIT%= and =%<nop>HTTP_EQUIV_ON_PREVIEW%= that define the =<meta http-equiv="...">= meta tags for the TWiki templates. This can be used for example to set a document expiration time. * PeterThoeny • 29 Jul 2000 • New variables =%<nop>GMTIME{"..."}%= and =%<nop>SERVERTIME{"..."}%= . More in TWikiVariables. * PeterThoeny • 23 Jul 2000 • Changed include syntax from =%<nop>INCLUDE{"Web/TopicName.txt"}%= to =%<nop>INCLUDE{"Web.TopicName"}%= . Legacy syntax still supported. * PeterThoeny • 23 Jul 2000 • BookView search allows you show a set of topics for easy printing. * PeterThoeny • 22 Jul 2000 • More forgiving syntax for =*bold*, _italic_, __bold italic__= and ==fixed== , where it is not necessary anymore to have a trailing space before =.,;:?!= characters. * PeterThoeny • 22 Jul 2000 • Split the TWiki.Main web into TWiki.Main (users, company data) and TWiki.TWiki (TWiki related documentation, registration) * PeterThoeny • 07 Jul 2000 • Added an "Release edit lock" checkbox in preview to let other people edit the topic immediately without the one hour lock. * PeterThoeny • 07 Jul 2000 • Fixed problem of losing carriage returns when editing topics with KDE KFM browser or W3M browser. * PeterThoeny • 21 Jun 2000 • Fixed problem that a page redirect on some server environments is not working (host name is needed in URL). * CrisBailiff, PeterThoeny • 21 Jun 2000 • Fixed security issue to prevent a server side =%<nop>INCLUDE%= of arbitrary files. * PeterThoeny • 29 May 2000 • New =%<nop>GMTIME%= variable that shows the current GM time. * PeterThoeny • 28 May 2000 • Lock warning shows remaining lock time in minutes. * PeterFokkinga • 15 May 2000 • Each topic can have its own template file. TWikiTemplates has more. * KevinKinnell, PeterThoeny • 02 May 2000 • Advanced search features like search multiple webs; sort by topic name / modified time / author; limit the number of results returned. More in TWikiVariables. * PeterThoeny • 21 Apr 2000 • New TWikiVariables =%<nop>HTTP_HOST%= , =%<nop>REMOTE_ADDR%= , =%<nop>REMOTE_PORT%= and =%<nop>REMOTE_USER%= . * JohnAltstadt, PeterThoeny • 21 Apr 2000 • TWikiRegistration is done separately for Intranet use (depends on remote_user) or Internet use (depends on .htpasswd file). * PeterThoeny • 20 Mar 2000 • Uploading a file (topic file attachment) will optionally create a link to the uploaded file at the end of the topic. The preference variable =%<nop>ATTACHLINKBOX%= controls the default state of the __link__ check box in the attach file page. * PeterThoeny • 11 Mar 2000 • Better security with taint checking ( =Perl -T= option ) * PeterThoeny • 25 Feb 2000 • New preference variables =%<nop>EDITBOXWIDTH%= and =%<nop>EDITBOXHEIGHT%= to specify the edit box size. * PeterThoeny • 25 Feb 2000 • Edit preferences topics to set TWiki variables. There are three level of preferences Site-level (TWikiPreferences), web-level (WebPreferences in each web) and user-level preferences (for each of the Main.TWikiUsers). With this, discontinue use of server side include of =wikiwebs.inc= , =wikiwebtable.inc= , =weblist.inc= , =webcopyright.inc= and =webcolors.inc= files. * PeterThoeny • 11 Feb 2000 • New variable =%<nop>SCRIPTSUFFIX%= / $scriptSuffix containing an optional file extension of the TWiki Perl script. Templates have been changed to use this variable. This allows you to rename the Perl script files to have a file extension like for example ".cgi". * PeterThoeny • 11 Feb 2000 • New variable =%<nop>SCRIPTURLPATH%= / $scriptUrlPath containing the script URL without the domain name. Templates have been changed to use this variable instead of =%<nop>SCRIPTURL%= . This is for performance reasons. * PeterThoeny • 07 Feb 2000 • Changed the syntax for server side include variable from =%<nop>INCLUDE:"filename.ext"%= to =%<nop>INCLUDE{"filename.ext"}%= . (Previous syntax still supported. Change was done because of inline search syntax) * PeterThoeny • 07 Feb 2000 • Inline search. New variable =%<nop>SEARCH{"str" ...}%= to show a search result embedded in a topic text. TWikiVariables has more on the syntax. Inline search combined with the category table feature can be used for example to create a simple bug tracking system. * PeterThoeny • 04 Feb 2000 • Access statistics. Each web has a WebStatistics topic that shows monthy statistics with number of topic views and changes, most popular topics, and top contributors. (It needs to be enabled, TWikiDocumentation has more.) * PeterThoeny • 29 Jan 2000 • Fixed bug where TWiki would not initialize correctly under certain circumstances, i.e. when running it under mod_perl. Sub =initialize= in =wiki.pm= did not handle =$thePathInfo= correctly. * PeterThoeny • 24 Jan 2000 • Fixed bug where an email address starting with a WikiName was rendered as an internal Wiki link instead of an email address, i.e. SomeWikiName@somewhere.test . * PeterThoeny • 10 Jan 2000 • No more escaping for '%' percent characters. (Number of consecutive '%' entered and displayed is identical.) ---++ 1999 * PeterThoeny • 03 Oct 1999 • Limit the number of revisions shown at the bottom of the topic. Example <br> Topic <nop>%TOPIC% . { ..... <A href="../../rdiff/%WEB%/%TOPIC%">Diffs</A> r1.10 <A href="../../rdiff/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev1=1.10&rev2=1.9">></A> <A href="../../view/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev=1.9">r1.9</A> <A href="../../rdiff/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev1=1.9&rev2=1.8">></A> <A href="../../view/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev=1.8">r1.8</A> <A href="../../rdiff/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev1=1.8&rev2=1.7">></A> <A href="../../view/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev=1.7">r1.7</A> <A href="../../oops/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?template=oopsrev¶m1=1.10">>...</A> } <br> Additional revisions can be selected by pressing the =>...= link. * PeterThoeny • 31 Aug 1999 • Fixed Y2K bug. (Date in year 2000 had wrong format.) * PeterThoeny • 08 Aug 1999 • New text formatting rule for creating tables. Text gets rendered as a table if enclosed in " " vertical bars. Example line as it is written and how it shows up * PeterThoeny • 03 Aug 1999 • Online registration of new user using web form in TWikiRegistration. Authentication of users. * PeterThoeny • 22 Jul 1999 • Flags =$doLogTopic*= in wikicfg.pm to selectively log topic view, edit, save, rdiff, attach, search and changes to monthly log file. * PeterThoeny • 21 Jul 1999 • Flag =$doRemovePortNumber= in wikicfg.pm to optionally remove the port number from the TWiki URL. Example =www.some.domain:1234/twiki= gets =www.some.domain/twiki= . * PeterThoeny • 15 Jul 1999 • Search path for include files in =%<nop>INCLUDE:"file.inc"%= variable. Search first in the current web, then in parent data directory. Useful to overload default include text in the data directory by web-specific text, like for example =webcopyright.inc= text. * ChristopheVermeulen • 07 Jul 1999 • Link a plural topic to a singular topic in case the plural topic does not exist. Example =TestVersion= / =TestVersions= , =TestPolicy= / =TestPolicies= , =TestAddress= / =TestAddresses= , =TestBox= / =TestBoxes= . * PeterThoeny • 23 Jun 1999 • New TextFormattingRules to write __bold italic__ text by enclosing words with double underline characters. * PeterThoeny • 23 Jun 1999 • Separate wiki.pm into configuration (wikicfg.pm) and TWiki core (wiki.pm) . This is to ease the upgrade of TWiki installations, it also allows customized extensions to TWiki without affecting the TWiki core. * DavidWarman • 21 May 1999 • Externalize copyright text at the bottom of every page into a web-specific =webcopyright.inc= file. This is to easily customize the copyright text. * PeterThoeny • 20 May 1999 • Added meta tag so that robots index only /view/ of topics, not /edit/, /attach/ e.t.c. Tag <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX"> * PeterThoeny • 20 May 1999 • New variables =%<nop>WIKIHOMEURL%= (link when pressing the icon on the upper left corner) and =%<nop>WIKITOOLNAME%= (the name of the wiki tool =%WIKITOOLNAME%= ). * PeterThoeny • 15 Apr 1999 • Topic locking Warn user if a topic has been edited by an _other_ person within _one_ hour. This is to prevent contention, e.g. simultaneous topic updates. * PeterThoeny • 26 Mar 1999 • File attachments Upload and download any file as a topic attachment by using the browser. FileAttachment has more. * PeterThoeny • 26 Mar 1999 • New variables =%<nop>PUBURL%= (Public directory URL) and =%<nop>ATTACHURL%= (URL of topic file attachment). * PeterThoeny • 09 Feb 1999 • New text formatting rule for creating =fixed font text= . Words get showns in =fixed font= by enclosing them in "=" equal signs. Example Writing <nop>=fixed font=<nop> will show up as =fixed font= . * PeterThoeny • 09 Feb 1999 • No new topic revision is created if the _same_ person saves a topic again within _one_ hour. * PeterThoeny • 03 Feb 1999 • Possible to view complete revision history of a topic on one page. Access at the linked date in the Changes page, or the <code>Diffs</code> link at the bottom of each topic, e.g. <br> <code> Topic <nop>TWikiHistory . { Edit Ref-By Diffs r1.3 > r1.2 > r1.1 } <br> Revision r1.3 1998/11/10 01:34 by <nop>PeterThoeny </code> * PeterThoeny • 04 Jan 1999 • Fixed bug when viewing differences between topic revisions that include HTML table tags like <table>, <tr>, <td>. ---++ 1998 * PeterThoeny • 08 Dec 1998 • Signature is shown below the text area when editing a topic. Use this to easily copy & paste your signature into the text. * PeterThoeny • 07 Dec 1998 • Possible to add a category table to a TWiki topic. 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. TWikiDocumentation has more on setup. The TWiki.Know web uses this category table to set classification, platform and OS version. * PeterThoeny • 18 Nov 1998 • Internal log of topic save actions to the file <code>data/logYYYYMM.txt</code>, where <code>YYYYMM</code> the year and month in numeric format is. Intended for auditing only, not accessible from the web. * PeterThoeny • 10 Nov 1998 • The email notification and the Changes topic have now a topic date that is linked. Clicking on the link will show the difference between the two most recent topic revisions. * PeterThoeny • 10 Nov 1998 • View differences between topic revisions. Each topic has a list of revisions (e.g. <code>r1.3</code>) and differences thereof (e.g. <code>></code>) at the bottom <br> <code> Topic <nop>TWikiHistory . { Edit Ref-By r1.3 > r1.2 > r1.1 } <br> Revision r1.3 1998/11/10 01:34 by PeterThoeny </code> * PeterThoeny • 26 Oct 1998 • Added preview of topic changes before saving the topic. This was necessary to prevent unneeded revisions. * PeterThoeny • 26 Oct 1998 • Added revision control using RCS. Each topic has now a list of revisions at the bottom and a revision info, e.g. <br> <code> Topic <nop>TWikiHistory . { Edit Ref-By r1.3 r1.2 r1.1 } <br> Revision r1.3 1998/10/26 01:34:00 by PeterThoeny </code> * PeterThoeny • 14 Oct 1998 • Refered-By Find out which topics have a link to the current topic. Each topic has a Ref-By link for that. Note Only references from the current web are shown, not references from other webs. * PeterThoeny • 13 Oct 1998 • Alphabetical topic index in WebSearch. * PeterThoeny • 24 Sep 1998 • Corrected templates for automatic email notification so that MS Outlook can display attachment as an HTML file. * PeterThoeny • 13 Aug 1998 • WikiNotation allows also numbers after the <code>AaA</code> sequence, e.g. <code>AaA1</code> is a valid WikiTopic name, but not <code>Aa1</code>. * PeterThoeny • 07 Aug 1998 • Automatic email notification when something has changed in a TWiki web. Each web has a topic WebNotify where one can subscribe and unsubscribe. * PeterThoeny • 06 Aug 1998 • Added server side include of files. Syntax is =%INCLUDE:<nop>"filename.ext"%= * PeterThoeny • 05 Aug 1998 • Signature and date is inserted automatically when creating a new topic. * PeterThoeny • 04 Aug 1998 • Separate templates for text of non existing topic and default text of new topic. (template file templates/Web/notedited.tmpl) * PeterThoeny • 04 Aug 1998 • Warn user if new topic name is not a valid Wiki name. (template file templates/Web/notwiki.tmpl) * PeterThoeny • 31 Jul 1998 • Support for quoted text with a '>' at the beginning of the line. * PeterThoeny • 28 Jul 1998 • Added TWiki variables, enclosed in % signs =%<nop>TOPIC%= (Topic name), =%<nop>WEB%= (web name), =%<nop>SCRIPTURL%= (script URL), =%<nop>DATE%= (current date), =%<nop>WIKIWEBMASTER%= (Wiki webmaster address), =%<nop>WIKIVERSION%= (Wiki version), =%<nop>USERNAME%= (user name), =%<nop>WIKIUSERNAME%= (Wiki user name). * PeterThoeny • 28 Jul 1998 • Topic WebChanges shows Wiki username instead of Intranet username, e.g. =PeterThoeny= instead of =thoeny= in case the Wiki username exists. Implementation Automatic lookup of Wiki username in topic Main.TWikiUsers. * PeterThoeny • 28 Jul 1998 • Topic index. (Technically speaking a simple '.*' search on topic names.) * PeterThoeny • 28 Jul 1998 • Topic WebSearch allows full text search and and topic search with/without regular expressions. * PeterThoeny • 27 Jul 1998 • Added automatic links to topics in other TWiki webs by specifying <web name>.<topic name>, e.g. =Know.WebSeach= . * PeterThoeny • 23 Jul 1998 • Installed initial version, based on the JOS Wiki. See WikiWikiClones for details. *Related Topics* * TWikiDocumentation has implementation details. * TWikiPlannedFeatures has a list of planned features. * TWikiEnhancementRequests is the place where you can add your enhancement requests.
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