created: 20150110182600000
modified: 20240224170607731
tags: [[Improving TiddlyWiki Documentation]]
title: Documentation Macros
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

The following macros are used throughout ~TiddlyWiki's documentation. Their names start with a dot to keep them out of the way of names that a user might try experimenting with.

! General

|Macro |Used for |Example |Rendered|h
|.def |the defining instance of a term |`<<.def widget>>` |<<.def widget>> |
|.em |minor emphasis within a sentence |`<<.em not>>` |<<.em not>> |
|.place |a placeholder for the user to fill in |`<<.place tagname>>` |<<.place tagname>> |
|.strong |major emphasis within a tiddler |`<<.strong Important!>>` |<<.strong Important!>> |
|.word |a mention of an ordinary word or phrase |`<<.word "hello world">>` |<<.word "hello world">> |
|.icon |an icon, sized to match the surrounding text |`<<.icon "$:/core/images/globe">>` |<<.icon "$:/core/images/globe">> |

! Textboxes

!! Textbox Parameters

; text
: Text to be shown in the box

; title
: A title shown as an HTML STRONG element

; icon
: Core icons can be found at [[Icon Gallery]]

; class
: An optional custom class can be added to the text block. It will overwrite the defaults. To keep the defaults, ''add them'' to the custom class settings. 
: ''.note''-macro defaults to `doc-note`
: ''.tip''-macro defaults to `doc-tip`
: ''.warning''-macro defaults to `doc-warning`

!! Textbox Examples

|Macro |Used for |Example |Renderd |h
|^.infoBox |^Text-box with an icon |`<<.infoBox text:"A generic ...">>` |<<.infoBox "A generic text box, with an optional title and a custom icon">> |
|^.note|^Infos with a title |`<<.note text:"Some text ...">>` |<<.note "Some text in a box with a title by default">> |
|^.tip |^hints and tips |`<<.tip text:"Eg: Turn ...">>` |<<.tip "Eg: Turn your screen on, otherwise<br>you won't be able to see much.">> |
|^.warning |^warning advice |`<<.warning text:"Eg: Make a backup ...">>` |<<.warning "Eg: Make a backup of your file<br>before you upgrade.">> |



! Blocks

|Macro |Example |Used for |h
|.preamble |`<<.preamble "your text comes here">>` |<<.preamble "an introductory sentence that stands apart from the rest of the tiddler">> |

! Tiddlers and Fields

|Macro |Used for |Example |Rendered |h
|.tid |a tiddler title |`<<.tid Example>>` |<<.tid Example>> |
|.tag |a tag |`<<.tag Example>>` |<<.tag Example>> |
|.field |a field name |`<<.field example>>` |<<.field example>> |
|.value |a field value |`<<.value "example value">>` |<<.value "example value">> |
|.op |a filter operator |`<<.op backlinks>>` |<<.op backlinks>> |
|.var |a variable or macro name |`<<.var currentTiddler>>` |<<.var currentTiddler>> |
|.wid |a widget name |`<<.wid list>>` |<<.wid list>> |
|.attr |an attribute name |`<<.attr filter>>` |<<.attr filter>> |
|.param |a macro parameter name |`<<.param text>>` |<<.param text>> |
|.tiddler-fields |a list of tiddler fields |`<<.tiddler-fields "Monday">>` |<<.tiddler-fields "Monday">> |

! Links

|!Macro |Used for |Example |Renderd |h
|.link |link containing WikiText |`<<.link "^^an^^ ~~example~~" Example>>` |<<.link "^^an^^ ~~example~~" Example>> |
|.clink |code link |``<<.clink `<$list>` ListWidget>>`` |<<.clink `<$list>` ListWidget>> |
|.dlink |definition link for a instance of a term |`<<.dlink widget Widgets>>` |<<.dlink widget Widgets>> |
|.dlink-ex |external link to a defining instance of a term |`<<.dlink-ex Example "http://example.com/">>` |<<.dlink-ex Example "http://example.com/">> |
|.flink |field link |`<<.flink ListField>>` |<<.flink ListField>> |
|.mlink |macro link |`<<.mlink qualify>>` |<<.mlink qualify>> |
|.mlink2 |macro link with a specified target |`<<.mlink2 foo "Examples of Macros">>` |<<.mlink2 foo "Examples of Macros">> |
|.olink |operator link |`<<.olink prefix>>` |<<.olink prefix>> |
|.olink2 |operator link with specified target |`<<.olink2 foo prefix>>` |<<.olink2 foo prefix>> |
|.vlink |variable link |`<<.vlink currentTiddler>>` |<<.vlink currentTiddler>> |
|.vlink2 |variable link with specified target |`<<.vlink2 foo "Examples of Variables">>` |<<.vlink2 foo "Examples of Variables">> |
|.wlink |widget link |`<<.wlink ButtonWidget>>` |<<.wlink ButtonWidget>> |
|.wlink2 |widget link with specified text |`<<.wlink2 foo ButtonWidget>>` |<<.wlink2 foo ButtonWidget>> |

! Keyboard Shortcuts

|Macro |Used for |Example |Rendered |h
|.key |a key on the keyboard |`<<.key Escape>>` |<<.key Escape>> |
|.keys |a key combination |`<<.keys Ctrl+Enter>>` |<<.keys Ctrl+Enter>> |

! Doc-Tabs

See: [[CheckboxWidget]]

|Macro |Used for |Example |h
|.doc-tabs |showing a tab set in a documentation tiddler | -- |
|.doc-tab-link |button to activate a tab | -- |
|.widget-attr-link |button with a widget attribute name to activate a tab | -- |

! Sidebar Tabs

|Macro |Used for |Example |Rendered |h
|.sidebar-tab |the name of a sidebar tab |`<<.sidebar-tab More>>` |<<.sidebar-tab More>> |
|.more-tab |the name of a subtab of the More tab |`<<.more-tab Shadows>>` |<<.more-tab Shadows>> |
|.info-tab |the name of a tiddler info tab |`<<.info-tab Fields>>` |<<.info-tab Fields>> |
|.controlpanel-tab |the name of a Control Panel tab |`<<.controlpanel-tab Settings>>` |<<.controlpanel-tab Settings>> |
|.advancedsearch-tab |the name of an Advanced Search tab |`<<.advancedsearch-tab Filter>>` |<<.advancedsearch-tab Filter>> |
|.toc-tab |name of the tw5.com TOC tab |`<<.toc-tab>>` |<<.toc-tab>> |
|.example-tab |an example tab name |`<<.example-tab "Notes">>` |<<.example-tab "Notes">> |

!! Parameters for .sidebar-tab

|Open |`<<.sidebar-tab Open>>` |<<.sidebar-tab Open>> |
|Recent |`<<.sidebar-tab Recent>>` |<<.sidebar-tab Recent>> |
|Tools |`<<.sidebar-tab Tools>>` |<<.sidebar-tab Tools>> |
|More |`<<.sidebar-tab More>>` |<<.sidebar-tab More>> |

!! Parameters for .more-tab

|All |`<<.more-tab All>>` |<<.more-tab All>> |
|Recent |`<<.more-tab Recent>>` |<<.more-tab Recent>> |
|Tags |`<<.more-tab Tags>>` |<<.more-tab Tags>> |
|Missing |`<<.more-tab Missing>>` |<<.more-tab Missing>> |
|Drafts |`<<.more-tab Drafts>>` |<<.more-tab Drafts>> |
|Orphans |`<<.more-tab Orphans>>` |<<.more-tab Orphans>> |
|Types |`<<.more-tab Types>>` |<<.more-tab Types>> |
|System |`<<.more-tab System>>` |<<.more-tab System>> |
|Shadows |`<<.more-tab Shadows>>` |<<.more-tab Shadows>> |

!! Parameters for .info-tab

|Tools |`<<.info-tab Tools>>` |<<.info-tab Tools>> |
|References |`<<.info-tab References>>` |<<.info-tab References>> |
|Tagging |`<<.info-tab Tagging>>` |<<.info-tab Tagging>> |
|List |`<<.info-tab List>>` |<<.info-tab List>> |
|Listed |`<<.info-tab Listed>>` |<<.info-tab Listed>> |
|Fields |`<<.info-tab Fields>>` |<<.info-tab Fields>> |
|Advanced |`<<.info-tab Advanced>>` |<<.info-tab Advanced>> |

!! Parameters for .controlpanel-tab

|Info |`<<.controlpanel-tab Info>>` |<<.controlpanel-tab Info>> |
|Appearance |`<<.controlpanel-tab Appearance>>` |<<.controlpanel-tab Appearance>> |
|Settings |`<<.controlpanel-tab Settings>>` |<<.controlpanel-tab Settings>> |
|Saving |`<<.controlpanel-tab Saving>>` |<<.controlpanel-tab Saving>> |
|Plugins |`<<.controlpanel-tab Plugins>>` |<<.controlpanel-tab Plugins>> |

!! Parameters for .advancedsearch-tab

|Standard |`<<.advancedsearch-tab Standard>>` |<<.advancedsearch-tab Standard>> |
|System |`<<.advancedsearch-tab System>>` |<<.advancedsearch-tab System>> |
|Shadows |`<<.advancedsearch-tab Shadows>>` |<<.advancedsearch-tab Shadows>> |
|Filter |`<<.advancedsearch-tab Filter>>` |<<.advancedsearch-tab Filter>> |

! Buttons

|Macro |Used for |Example |Rendered |h
|.button |a standard button name and icon |`<<.button "new-tiddler">>` |<<.button "new-tiddler">> |

!! Parameters for .button

!!! Tiddler toolbar

|clone |`<<.button "clone">>` |<<.button "clone">> |
|close |`<<.button "close">>` |<<.button "close">> |
|close-others |`<<.button "close-others">>` |<<.button "close-others">> |
|edit |`<<.button "edit">>` |<<.button "edit">> |
|export-tiddler |`<<.button "export-tiddler">>` |<<.button "export-tiddler">> |
|info |`<<.button "info">>` |<<.button "info">> |
|more-tiddler-actions |`<<.button "more-tiddler-actions">>` |<<.button "more-tiddler-actions">> |
|new-here |`<<.button "new-here">>` |<<.button "new-here">> |
|new-journal-here |`<<.button "new-journal-here">>` |<<.button "new-journal-here">> |
|permalink |`<<.button "permalink">>` |<<.button "permalink">> |

!!! Edit-mode toolbar

|cancel |`<<.button "cancel">>` |<<.button "cancel">> |
|delete |`<<.button "delete">>` |<<.button "delete">> |
|save |`<<.button "save">>` |<<.button "save">> |

!!! Page toolbar

|advanced-search |`<<.button "advanced-search">>` |<<.button "advanced-search">> |
|close-all |`<<.button "close-all">>` |<<.button "close-all">> |
|control-panel |`<<.button "control-panel">>` |<<.button "control-panel">> |
|encryption |`<<.button "encryption">>` |<<.button "encryption">> |
|export-page |`<<.button "export-page">>` |<<.button "export-page">> |
|full-screen |`<<.button "full-screen">>` |<<.button "full-screen">> |
|home |`<<.button "home">>` |<<.button "home">> |
|import |`<<.button "import">>` |<<.button "import">> |
|language |`<<.button "language">>` |<<.button "language">> |
|more-page-actions |`<<.button "more-page-actions">>` |<<.button "more-page-actions">> |
|new-journal |`<<.button "new-journal">>` |<<.button "new-journal">> |
|new-tiddler |`<<.button "new-tiddler">>` |<<.button "new-tiddler">> |
|permaview |`<<.button "permaview">>` |<<.button "permaview">> |
|refresh |`<<.button "refresh">>` |<<.button "refresh">> |
|save-wiki |`<<.button "save-wiki">>` |<<.button "save-wiki">> |
|storyview |`<<.button "storyview">>` |<<.button "storyview">> |
|tag-manager |`<<.button "tag-manager">>` |<<.button "tag-manager">> |
|theme |`<<.button "theme">>` |<<.button "theme">> |