Foswiki.HQ Web Preferences

The following settings are web preferences of the Foswiki.HQ web. These preferences overwrite the site-level preferences in DefaultPreferences, and can be overwritten by user preferences (your personal topic, i.e. TWikiGuest? in the Foswiki.Main web)

Preferences:

• List of topics of the Foswiki.HQweb:
  • Set WEBTOPICLIST =
  • Set DEBUG = 0

• Web specific background color: (Pick a lighter one of the StandardColors)
  • Set WEBBGCOLOR = #D0D0D0

• List this web in the SiteMap:
  • If yes, Set SITEMAPLIST = on, and add the "what" and "use to..." description for the site map. Make sure to list only links that include the name of the web, e.g. HQ.Topic links.
  • Set SITEMAPLIST = on
  • Set SITEMAPWHAT = HQ web site
  • Set SITEMAPUSETO =

• Exclude web from a web="all" search: (Set to onfor hidden webs)
  • Set NOSEARCHALL =
• Skin-type variables, not used as of July 2012
  • #Set SKIN = csailTIG
  • #Set BROADCASTMESSAGE =
  • #Set DS_QUICKLINKSHEADING = More links
  • #Set DS_QUICKLINKS =
    • CSAIL
    • MIT
    • CSAIL Directory
    • CSAIL web resources
  • #Set DS_LEFTMENUFONTSIZE = small
  • #Set DS_THEME = monochrome

• Set WIKIWEBLIST =

• Default template for new topics and form(s) for this web:
  • WebTopicEditTemplate?: Default template for new topics in this web. (Site-level is used if topic does not exist)
  • System.WebTopicEditTemplate: Site-level default template
  • TWikiForms?: How to enable form(s)
  • Set WEBFORMS =

• Users or groups who are not / are allowed to view / change / rename topics in the HQ web: (See TWikiAccessControl?)
  • Set DENYWEBVIEW =
  • Set ALLOWWEBVIEW =
  • Set DENYWEBCHANGE = WikiGuest
  • Set ALLOWWEBCHANGE =
  • Set DENYWEBRENAME =
  • Set ALLOWWEBRENAME =

• Users or groups allowed to change or rename this WebPreferences topic: (I.e. TWikiAdminGroup?)
  • Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = AdminGroup
  • Set ALLOWTOPICRENAME =

These settings, along with the System-wide WebTopBar, create the CSAIL-themed topbar: --

To replicate the topbar on another web, edit its WebPreferences to (1) #comment out any "Set SKIN" lines, and (2) replace any "Set WIKILOGO*" lines with this section.

• Set CUSTOM_CSAILHEADER_FLAG = 1

• Set WIKILOGOIMG = /hq/wiki/pub/System/WebTopBar/logo.jpg
• Set WIKILOGOURL = http://www.csail.mit.edu/
• Set WIKILOGOALT = CSAIL

• Set WEBHEADERART = /hq/wiki/pub/System/WebTopBar/header-bg-resources.gif
• Set WEBHEADERBGCOLOR = #d8e5e8

• Set PATTERNSKIN_THEME_VARIANT = /hq/wiki/pub/System/WebTopBar/variant_foswiki_csailheader.css

• Web specific background color: (The "RESOURCES green" www.csail.mit.edu is chosen below; this appears in various accents throughout the page.)
  • Set WEBBGCOLOR = #93BD2E

-- End of topbar section

• #Set WIKILOGOIMG = /hq/wiki/pub/HQ/WebHome/Headquarterslogo.gif
• #Set WIKILOGOURL = WebHome
• #Set WIKILOGOALT = CSAIL Headquarters

• Web preferences that are notallowed to be overridden by user preferences:
  • Set FINALPREFERENCES = WEBTOPICLIST, DENYWEBVIEW, ALLOWWEBVIEW, DENYWEBCHANGE, ALLOWWEBCHANGE, DENYWEBRENAME, ALLOWWEBRENAME

Notes:

• A preference is defined as:
  6 spaces * Set NAME = value
  Example:
  • Set WEBBGCOLOR = #FFFFC0
• Preferences are used as TWikiVariables? by enclosing the name in percent signs. Example:
  • When you write variable =#FFFFC0 = , it gets expanded to =#FFFFC0 = .
• The sequential order of the preference settings is significant. Define preferences that use other preferences first, i.e. set WEBCOPYRIGHT before WIKIWEBMASTER since uses the [email protected] variable.
• You can introduce new preferences variables and use them in your topics and templates. There is no need to change the Foswiki engine (Perl scripts).

Related Topics:

• DefaultPreferences has site-level preferences.
• WikiUsers has a list of user topics. User topics can have optional user preferences.
• TWikiVariables? has a list of common %VARIABLES%.
• TWikiAccessControl? explains how to restrict access by users or groups.