created: 20150110182600000
modified: 20150123221155000
title: Documentation Macros
tags: [[Improving TiddlyWiki Documentation]]

The following macros are used throughout ~TiddlyWiki's documentation.

!General

|!Macro |!Used for |!Example |
|.def |the defining instance of a term |<<.def widget>> |
|.em |minor emphasis within a sentence |<<.em not>> |
|.place |a placeholder for the user to fill in |<<.place tagname>> |
|.strong |major emphasis within a tiddler |<<.strong Important!>> |
|.word |a mention of an ordinary word or phrase |<<.word "hello world">> |

!Blocks
|!Macro |!Used for |
|.preamble |an introductory sentence that stands apart from the rest of the tiddler |

!Tiddlers and fields

|!Macro |!Used for |!Example |
|.tid |a tiddler title |<<.tid Example>> |
|.tag |a tag |<<.tag Example>> |
|.field |a field name |<<.field example>> |
|.value |a field value |<<.value "example value">> |
|.op |a filter operator |<<.op backlinks>> |
|.var |a variable or macro nam e|<<.var currentTiddler>> |
|.wid |a widget name |<<.wid list>> |
|.attr |an attribute name |<<.attr filter>> |

!Links

|!Macro |!Used for |!Example |
|.link |a link containing WikiText |<<.link "^^an^^ ~~example~~" Example>> |
|.clink |a code link |<<.clink `<$list>` ListWidget>> |
|.flink |a link to a field |<<.flink ListField>> |
|.olink |a link to an operator |<<.olink prefix>> |
|.wlink |a link to a widget |<<.wlink ButtonWidget>> |

!User interface

|!Macro |!Used for |!Example |
|.key |a key on the keyboard |<<.key Escape>> |
|.keycombo |a key combination |<<.keycombo Ctrl Enter>> |

!Tabs

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

!!Parameters for .sidebar-tab

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

!!Parameters for .more-tab

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

!!Parameters for .info-tab

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

!!Parameters for .controlpanel-tab

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

!!Parameters for .advancedsearch-tab

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

!Buttons

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

!!Parameters for .button

!!!Tiddler toolbar

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

!!!Edit-mode toolbar

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

!!!Page toolbar

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