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diff --git a/TWiki/GnuSkinPlugin.mdwn b/TWiki/GnuSkinPlugin.mdwn index c48a3344..86a4f3ea 100644 --- a/TWiki/GnuSkinPlugin.mdwn +++ b/TWiki/GnuSkinPlugin.mdwn @@ -1,7 +1,3 @@ -This is the [[TWiki/GnuSkin]] plugin. It's designed to more like a general [GNU](http://www.gnu.org) web page and less like the [[TWiki/TigerSkinPlugin]]. - -Lean & simple and yet still good looking and stylish. - * Description * Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = A complete bare bones skin theme template for TWiki @@ -14,4 +10,130 @@ Status: It's at beta stage. Now I only have to start ripping out allt the pieces Download: Send me an email if you want a snapshot. +See the [[GnuSkinPluginDev]] for development talk, + -- [[Main/JoachimNilsson]] - 04 Jun 2002 + +## <a name="_TOPIC_"> %TOPIC% </a> + +The [[GnuSkin]] plugin is a rip off from the [[TigerSkinPlugin]]. The main intentions are to simplify the design enough to get a basic and yet useful environment suitable for production use by [GNU](http://www.gnu.org/) projects. + +See it in action on the Hurd Wiki web at vmlinux.org, <http://vmlinux.org/twiki/bin/view/Hurd/WebHome>. + +**_Primary goals include:_** + +Issues the current release, v1.0, will address. + +* Basic skin compatible with most browsers: Mozilla 4.xx-6.xx, Lynx, W3M, Links, (X)Emacs/W3 and maybe even Internet Explorer. +* Looks, "skin deep" design � la [The Hurd](http://hurd.gnu.org) web pages. +* User configurable everything, as far as possible. Therefore the TigerSkin's WebMenu parser is integrated. + +**_Secondary goals:_** + +These design goals will go into the v2.0 series of the Gnuskin. + +* Quicker. +* Lesser files. +* Smaller. +* Extended configurability - Edit **all** of the webmenu, change topmenu, etc. + +## <a name="Syntax_Rules"> Syntax Rules </a> + +* See the TigerSkin's WebMenu for example. +* More to to come... + +## <a name="ToDo"> ToDo </a> + +* Release v1.0 +* Simplify, simplify, simplify! + +## <a name="History"> History </a> + +This is the [[TWiki/GnuSkin]] plugin. It's designed to more like a general [GNU](http://www.gnu.org) web page and less like the [[TWiki/TigerSkinPlugin]]. + +Lean & simple and yet still good looking and stylish. The [[GnuSkinPlugin]] is a rip-off from the [[TigerSkinPlugin]] with a lot of the useless stuff removed. It is designed to be simple and functional and yet stylish enough to be used in production like environments. + +The [[GnuSkin]] design is a rip-off [the Hurd website](http://hurd.gnu.org/), with a few bells and whistles from TWiki added. + +See the [[GnuSkinPlugin]] page for more information about the [[GnuSkin]] features. Or take a look at the [[Know/WebHome]] for a hint of how it looks and feels. + +## <a name="_TOPIC_Settings"> %TOPIC% Settings </a> + +Plugin settings are stored as preferences variables. To reference a plugin setting write <code>**%<plugin>\_<setting>%**</code>, i.e. <code>**%INTERWIKIPLUGIN\_SHORTDESCRIPTION%**</code> + +* One line description, is shown in the %TWIKIWEB%.TextFormattingRules topic: + * Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = A complete bare bones skin theme template plugin for TWiki + +* Debug plugin: (See output in `data/debug.txt`) + * Set DEBUG = 0 + +## <a name="Plugin_Installation_Instructions"> Plugin Installation Instructions </a> + +* Download the ZIP file from the Plugin web (see below) +* Unzip <code>**%TOPIC%.zip**</code> in your twiki installation directory. Content: <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> + <tr> + <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong>File:</strong></th> + <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong>Description:</strong></th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td><code><b>data/TWiki/%TOPIC%.txt</b></code></td> + <td> Plugin topic </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td><code><b>data/TWiki/%TOPIC%.txt,v</b></code></td> + <td> Plugin topic repository </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td><code><b>lib/TWiki/Plugins/%TOPIC%.pm</b></code></td> + <td> Plugin Perl module </td> + </tr> +</table> +* Check this topic here if the installation was successful +* Test if the plugin is correctly installed: + * Make sure the SKINHANDLER is set to Gnu and the + * SKIN variable is set to gnu. + +## <a name="Plugin_Info"> Plugin Info </a> + +<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> + <tr> + <td align="center"> Plugin Author: </td> + <td><span style="background:"><font color="">Joachim Nilsson</font></span><a href="http://LOCATIONMain/JoachimNilsson">?</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="center"> Plugin Version: </td> + <td> 28 May 2002 </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="center"> Change History: </td> + <td> </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="center"> 28 May 2002: </td> + <td> Project started </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="center"> CPAN Dependencies: </td> + <td> none </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="right"> Other Dependencies: </td> + <td> none </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="center"> Perl Version: </td> + <td> 5.005 </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="center"> Plugin Home: </td> + <td><a href="http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC%" target="_top">http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC%</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="center"> Feedback: </td> + <td><a href="http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC%Dev" target="_top">http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC%Dev</a></td> + </tr> +</table> + +**_Related Topics:_** %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiPreferences, %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiPlugins + +-- [[Main/JoachimNilsson]] - 28 May 2002 |