1 Each page inside a WikiWikiWeb can be edited easily, and as writing
2 a page should be very easy to accomplish, there are only a few
3 rules, which are not all that senseless and annoying as the ones of the
4 HyperTextMarkupLanguage.
6 Click on the [EditThisPage]Link at the bottom of this page or else
7 all you read here won't make much sense to you.
12 * separate paragraphs inside the text with empty lines
13 * use three percent signs %%''''% to enforce a line break
14 * if you prepend text with spaces or tabs it will get indented
19 * use an exclamation mark ! at the beginning of a line to create a small headline
21 * !!! for large headlines
26 * if you want to ''emphasize text'' enclose it in two single-quotes '' (usually looks italic)
27 * __text gets bold__ with two underscores __ (or if enclosed with two asterisks **)
28 * to make ##text big## enclose it in hash characters ##
29 * you can get µµ smaller text µµ using "µµ" likewise
30 * a ==typewrite like font== will be used if you enclose text in two equal == signs
35 * start a line with an asterisk * to begin a list
36 * use # instead for numerated lists
37 *# you can create sublists
38 *# subsequent list points should start with the same mix of * and #
43 * just enter a WikiWord inside your text to create a new HyperLink
44 * enclose some [words in square brackets] to create a !HyperLink inside the WikiWikiWeb which is not made up of a valid WikiWord
45 * any valid internet address (starting with [http://]) like http://www.example.com/ inside the text will be made clickable automagically
46 * enclose a www address or a !WikiLink inside square brackets [[freshmeat | http://www.freshmeat.net/projects/ewiki]] and assign it a neat title using quotation marks or the | character
47 ** ![title | http://example.com]
48 ** ![WikiWord "title"] or !["title for" WikiLink]
49 * if you don't want a !WikiWord or a !http://www-address (or ![anything] inside square brackets) to become a !HyperLink then just prepend it with a exclamation mark or a tilde
50 ** !!NoHyperLink, ~~NoHyperLink
51 ** !![no hyperlink], !!http://nolink.org/
56 | just enclose | things with the dash | character |
57 | to build a | table structure |
58 | browsers usually | leave out the missing | cells |
60 Please always put an empty line before and after a table, so it stands out from other text in its own paragraph.
65 * to include an image into a page enclose its absolute www-address in square brackets, like ![[http://www.example.com/pics/image.png]]
66 * alternatively you could use the ImageUploading function, see EditThisPage
71 Please see the page about ExtendedWikiMarkup, if you'd like to know a bit
72 more about available markup.