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Formatting rules
When you save a page, Zwiki formats and links your text according to some standard rules. Different rules are applied depending on the page type; they are described at ZWiki:TextFormattingRules. The default is ZWiki:StructuredText which works like this:
- non-blank lines are run together to form a paragraph;
paragraphs are separated by blank lines
- a one-line "paragraph" followed by a more-indented paragraph makes a
heading. Tip: you need only indent the first line.
- a paragraph beginning with - or a number followed by a space makes a bullet
or numbered list item; a more-indented list item starts a sub-list
- short text enclosed in
*...* ,
**...** ,
_..._ or
'...' is italic, bold, underlined or
monospacedrespectively - WikiName?'s, [Free-form name]?s enclosed in brackets, ZWiki:RemoteWikiLinks , http://bare/urls , and Structured Text links are made into hyperlinks
- HTML tags may be added if necessary; on sites which permit it,
DTML (server-side code) may also be used
- short text enclosed in single quotes is quoted, ie
displayed in monospace font and protected from some of the above formatting.
For reliable quoting of a body of text, indent it after a paragraph
ending with a double colon :
Like this (edit this page to see source). This is the surest way to prevent WikiLinks, <HTML tags> and &dtml-tags; and preserve fixed-width formatting. - don't bother trying to learn all the text formatting rules and their interactions. Mimic the text around you; when it does something unexpected, tweak it until it looks right; go to the docs or ask for help when you get really stuck or curious.
General Meeting August 14, 2008