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created: 20141226192500000
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modified: 20150117152552000
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title: Reference Tiddlers
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tags: [[Improving TiddlyWiki Documentation]]
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<<.def "Reference tiddlers">> offer raw information in a comprehensive interlinked way. The reader is likely to be an intermediate or expert user.
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There are several subcategories:
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;Concepts
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* With definitions, together forming a glossary
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;User manual
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* Presenting technical details of ~WikiText features
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* Subcategorised: messages, operators, widgets, etc
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;Developer manual
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* Presenting technical details of ~TiddlyWiki's internal architecture
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Reference material is written in a terse, formal style that avoids referring to the reader, and instead focuses on how ~TiddlyWiki itself behaves. The passive voice is often suitable:
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* <<.word "the template is specified as a tiddler">> rather than <<.word "specify the template as a tiddler">>
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* <<.word "the widget can be used for various purposes">> rather than <<.word "you can use the widget for various purposes">>
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* But <<.word "this widget has several possible uses">> is better, because it is less convoluted and more succinct
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Most contracted verb forms are avoided in reference tiddlers. But those ending in <<.word "n't">> (<<.word "aren't">>, <<.word "doesn't">>, <<.word "hasn't">>, <<.word "isn't">>, etc) are acceptable, as they make it less easy to accidentally overlook the word <<.word not>>.
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