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@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
-Note: You should use formatting sparingly, WikiWikiWeb is about content, not look.
-
-Click '''Raw''''''Text''' in the header to see the markup for this page, and try it yourself in WikiSandBox.
-
-==Text Styles==
+Click '''Raw Text''' to see the markup for this page, and try it
+yourself in WikiSandBox.
-To write ''italics'', enclose the text in double single quotes.
-To write '''bold''', enclose the text in triple single quotes.
+---
-Leave blank lines between paragraphs.
+Our wiki syntax is deliberately similar to MoinMoin and WikiCreole.
-These keywords are highlighted: FIXME, TODO, DONE.
+Note: You should use formatting sparingly, WikiWikiWeb is about content, not look.
+See WikiDesignPrinciples.
-==Links==
+== Links ==
Names of pages have to LookLikeThis.
It's called a WikiName.
If you write a word that LooksLikeThis, it will be automatically turned into a link.
You can use URLs directly: http://www.codewiz.org/ ,
-or you can make descriptive links with [[http://www.codewiz.org/ some anchor text]].
+or you can make descriptive links with [[http://www.codewiz.org/ | some anchor text]].
Links to images will appear inline: http://www.w3.org/Icons/valid-css.png
-Anchored links also work with [[FrontPage wiki pages]], [[/index.html local paths]], and [[non_wiki_words]].
+Anchored links also work with [[FrontPage|wiki pages]], [[/index.html | local paths]], and [[non_wiki_words]].
+
+== Block elements ==
+
+Leave blank lines between paragraphs.
-==Block elements==
+You can insert line\\
+breaks\\
+with double backslashes: \****\.
If you indent text
like this, then it is indented in the output
@@ -48,37 +51,52 @@ To insert program source without reformatting in a monospace font, use three cur
Just like that.
-==Rulers==
+
+== Text Styles ==
+
+To write **bold text**, enclose the text in double stars: *''''''*some word*''''''*. \\
+To write //italic text//, enclose the text in double slashes: /****/some word/****/. \\
+Double quotes are also supported for backwards compatiblity with other wikis. \\
+These keywords are highlighted: FIXME, TODO, DONE.
+
+TIP: four consecutive stars (*////*////*////*) or slashes (/****/****/****/****) are a good
+way to prevent the syntax. :-)
+
+
+== Rulers ==
---
----
-----
------
-==Headings==
+
+== Headings ==
===Level 2===
====Level 3====
=====Level 4=====
======Level 5======
-== Tables ==
-|| Table cell 1 || Table cell 2 || Table cell 3 ||
-|| Table cell 4 || Table cell 5 || Table cell 6 ||
-|| Table cell 7 || Table cell 8 || Table cell 9 ||
+== Tables ==
-TODO: support table headers
+||= Table Heading 1 ||= Table heading 2 ||= Table heading 3||
+|| Table cell 4 || Table cell 5 || Table cell 6 ||
+|| Table cell 7 || Table cell 8 || Table cell 9 ||
== Inline HTML ==
-You can use {{div}}, {{span}} and {{iframe}} elements with any attribute.
+
+You can use {{div}}, {{span}} and {{iframe}} elements with any attribute, including
+CSS, of course.
+
== Access Control Lists ==
TODO: document
-==Final Notes==
+== Final Notes ==
-Be aware that GeekiGeeki does not lock pages during editing, so if you pause for a long time on the edit screen you may overwrite somebody else's changes.
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+Be aware that GeekiGeeki does not lock pages during editing, so if you pause for a long time on the edit screen you may overwrite somebody else's changes.