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diff --git a/TWiki/ManagingTopics.mdwn b/TWiki/ManagingTopics.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index dddab2ac..00000000 --- a/TWiki/ManagingTopics.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -%TOC% %STARTINCLUDE% - -# <a name="Managing_Topics"> Managing Topics </a> - -_Browser-based rename, move, and delete for individual topics_ - -## <a name="Overview"> Overview </a> - -Use browser controls while viewing a topic, to change its name, move it to another TWiki web, or delete it to a hidden `Trash` web. - -## <a name="How_to_Rename_Move_Delete_a_Topi"> How to Rename/Move/Delete a Topic </a> - -1. **Click** on <code>**[More]**</code> (bottom right of page) on the topic to be changed, then, in the new screen, on <code>**[Rename/move]**</code>. -2. **Select** target web if other than the current web - chose `Trash` to delete a topic -3. **Enter** the new topic name - default is current name <br />**_NOTE:_** You will be warned if there are locks or if there is a name conflict. -4. **Select** from the list of referring links any topics NOT to be updated with the new name (by default, all referring links will be updated). -5. **Click** on <code>**[Rename/Move]**</code>: the topic will be renamed and links to the topic updated as requested. - * If any of the referring pages are locked then they will be listed. - * You can correct these later by again pressing <code>**[Rename/Move]**</code>. - -### <a name="Referring_Topics"> Referring Topics </a> - -Referring topics are found using the the %SEARCH% variable, see the template `searchrenameview.tmpl`. First, matching topics in the current Web are listed - matches are to _topic_. Next, all Webs (including the current one) are listed that match _web.topic_. Because %SEARCH% is used, Webs marked in [[WebPreferences]] as NOSEARCHALL will not show up in the search for refernces to the _topic_ being changed. - -Changed references are kept are as short as possible, ex: _topic_ is used in preference to _web.topic_. - -<a name="DeleteTopic"></a> - -### <a name="About_Deleting_a_Topic"> About Deleting a Topic </a> - -Deleted topics are moved to the `Trash` web - NOT physically erased from the server. All webs share `Trash` - in case of a name conflict with a topic already `Trash`, the user is alerted and asked to choose a new name. - -## <a name="Clearing_the_Trash"> Clearing the Trash </a> - -The `Trash` web should be be cleared periodically, by archiving the contents if required (recommended), then deleting the files from the `Trash` directory. - -## <a name="Redirecting_from_an_Old_Topic"> Redirecting from an Old Topic </a> - -You can use [[TWikiMetaData]] to place a command in %TWIKIWEB%.WebTopicViewTemplate and %TWIKIWEB%.WebTopicNonWikiTemplate that will show if a topic has moved by searching for the tag %META:TOPICMOVED\{...\}%. Customize something like this: - -> %<nop>METASEARCH{type="topicmoved" web="%WEB%" topic="%TOPIC%" -> title="This topic used to exist and was moved to: "}% - -## <a name="Effect_of_Access_Settings"> Effect of Access Settings </a> - -Permissions affect the rename function in various ways. To rename a topic, you need both change and rename permissions. To alter refer4ing topics, you need change permission. See [[TWikiAccessControl]] for information on setting up access permissions. - -## <a name="How_Rename_move_Works"> How Rename/move Works </a> - -1. %SEARCH%, with a special template, finds and displays all occurrences of the topic name in other topics, site-wide. These referring links are by default automatically changed to the new topic and/or web name. This includes relevant [[TWikiMetaData]] definitions. - * User can omit one or more topics from the update list. - * `<pre>` and `<verbatim>` are honoured - no changes are made to text within these areas. -2. The topic is moved (if locks allow). -3. References are changed (locks and permissions permitting). -4. Any referring topics that can't be changed due to locks are listed - user can change them at another time. - -## <a name="Known_Limitations"> Known Limitations </a> - -**Rename/move** in is fairly complicated due to the dynamic generation of links. Ideally, it would be possible to run the required part of rendering in a way that would allow identification of the text to be changed. Unfortunately, these hooks don't exist in TWiki at present. Instead, %SEARCH% is used with a special template to show the text to be changed, and the selected topics are then altered. One drawback is that `search` can show matches that will not be updated because of case differences. Other mismatches to actual rendered output are also possible as the approaches are so different. - -The following shows some limitations of square bracket processing. - -> [[Old Topic]] => [[NewTopic][Old Topic]] -> [[old topic]] => [[NewTopic][old topic]] -> [[old t opic]] => not changed -> [[OldTopic]] => [[NewTopic]] - --- [[MikeMannix]] - 15 Sep 2001 <br /> |