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The place to ask for enhancements in upcoming TWiki releases. Note: Please start a new topic for each request.

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Please start a new topic for each feature request.

Consider filing a Support question unless you are very sure that you cannot do what you want with the current feature set or with one of the many Plugins.
Please scan over the existing feature requests to see if it has been requested already.
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Page name:		Example: BinaryFileDiffersError (use a WikiWord)
Page title:		Example: Topic save gives a Binary file differs error
Motivation:		Reasons why this feature is needed, and why it is suitable for adding to the next release of TWiki
Description:		Enter a relatively short summary of the request
WhatDoesItAffect:		Hold CTRL to select multiple items
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Priority	Feature	Outstanding Issues	No. of Issues
	Codev.TableOfContentsIgnoreNullHeaders		0
	Codev.GeneralisedCHARTdefinition		0
	Codev.IncludePermissionDeniedWarning		0
	Codev.GetExtensionsFromTrunk		0
	Codev.AddTopicAttributeToVAR		0
	Codev.AddAttachmentsVarToFormattedSearch		0
	Codev.MakingVarVARTopicCapable		0
	Codev.PopupPageIndexForEditing		0
	Codev.IdentifyUsers		0
	Codev.UsabilityImprovementsList		0
	Codev.MetaSearch		0
	Codev.ViewInClientTime		0
	Codev.SetTimezoneInTWikiDotCfg	getting correct syntax for your TZ is problematic	1
	Codev.NoWrapInTableCells		0
	Codev.ArbitraryTopicNames		0
	Codev.AddUSERSLISTandGROUPSLIST		0
	Codev.DatabaseStore	Proposed as release theme. Needs more spec and concept code to be decided on.	1
	Codev.CloneTopicLinkUnderMore		0
	Codev.LinkOpensNewWindow		0
	Codev.MultipleSitesSameCodebase		0
	Codev.PrecalculateSearchResultCount	No justification	1
	Codev.ShowLocalTimeOfUser		0
	Codev.SidebarNavigationWithParent	Someone is supposed to "look" at it.	1
	Codev.Odf2TWiki		0
	Codev.AutoConnection		0
	Codev.SecuringAttachments		0
	Codev.PackageTwistyContribInTwistyPlugin		0
	Codev.WordWrapLongUrls		0
	Codev.GetRidOfTWikiUsersPage		0
	Codev.ViewNonExistingTopicShouldHttp302		0
	Codev.NeedWebRootVariable		0
	Codev.UserSpecifiedRedirect		0
			0
	Codev.WorkFlow		0
	Codev.GoIsSearch		0
	Codev.MultiLevelWikiWebsAllowsTrashWebPerWeb		0
	Codev.UpdateAttachmentsDontWorkAsExpected		0
	Codev.AutoIncStep		0
	Codev.MakeAnchorVariable		0
	Codev.FreeBusy		0
	Codev.ApacheCompatibility		0
	Codev.TopicGarbageCollection		0
	Codev.MetaDataDrivenTagDesign		0
	Codev.SomethingGoodAboutChanges		0
	Codev.WYSiWYGAttachPaste		0
	Codev.StoreFacade		0
	Codev.MetaExpansionImprovements		0
	Codev.ImproveAttachmentToTrashFlow		0
	Codev.PageTitleVariable		0
	Codev.NeedAccessControlDENYWEBNEW		0
	Codev.ExtensionToAttachUrlDirective		0
	Codev.AutomaticLinkLabelBasedOnHeading		0
	Codev.ApprovingRegistrations		0
	Codev.RenameMainWebToHome		0
	Codev.MainTWikiPreferencesNeedsFixing		0
	Codev.KillURLPARAM		0
	Codev.SoundexSearch		0
	Codev.MissingGrepUnreported		0
	Codev.TWikiPerformanceEnhancements	there is likely a significant amount of code drift since this patch was developed.	1
	Codev.AutomaticAttachments	Further Testing	1
	Codev.MoreThanPreLessThanVerbatim		0
	Codev.UserSuppliedHeadingAnchorNameForToc		0
	Codev.NotifyByTag		0
	Codev.IssuesWithIF		0
	Codev.StaticFormOptionDefinitions		0
	Codev.BulkCreatePagesUsingTemplate		0
	Codev.AddIsValidWebNameToTWikiFunc		0
	Codev.EnableOrDisableSeveralTWikiTipsOfTheDay		0
	Codev.SegregateWikiness		0
	Codev.GetRidOfPseudoHTML	Awfully many!	1
	Codev.HackAndSlashTWikiDotOrg		0
	Codev.RegistrationWikiNameHandler		0
	Codev.MoveAttachmentsOutOfPub	Define requires for various grades of corporate and non corporate security	1
	Codev.WordDiff		0
	Codev.RelayAlertsToTopicTop		0
	Codev.DiffAttachments	binaries: The diff twiki uses tries to diff the binaries and garbage is printed to the screen.	1
	Codev.VariableForCategoryDropdown		0
	Codev.HowToDeleteUserAccount		0
	Codev.AttachLockRequest		0
	Codev.EditOnPreviewPage		0
	Codev.AllowUrlParametersInBracketLinks		0
	Codev.ObjectOrientedTWikiPluginSystem		0
	Codev.SkinSelectionUsingAgent		0
	Codev.ViewfileLogging		0
	Codev.ChangePrivilegesTopicAction		0
	Codev.BrokenPluginKillsTWiki	needs benchmarking, there is potential for really expensive operations here	2
	Codev.FixSMTPAuth		0
	Codev.WebTopBarShouldBeWebPerWeb		0
	Codev.SkipMinorChanges		0
	Codev.RemoveSubscriptionFunction		0
	Codev.SearchWordDocsPlugin		0
	Codev.ManageStaleContent		0
	Codev.DisplayFormFieldToolTipInEdit		0
	Codev.VarIncludeOptionallyUsesProxy		0
	Codev.DynamicFormOptionDefinitions		0
	Codev.SomeTWikiVariablesShouldBeInPlugins		0
	Codev.AddTruncateVAR		0
	Codev.QueueChanges		0
	Codev.NewWindowPerTopic		0
	Codev.FormattedSearchPatternAndCountContext		0
	Codev.DefaultTextInSearch		0
	Codev.NumberedHeadersAndLists		0
	Codev.AutomateDefaultPluginBinAccessPermissioning		0
	Codev.IncludeWarnTopic		0
	Codev.AddAContextVAR		0
	Codev.DateFieldPluginAsDefaultPlugin		0
	Codev.DoWeNeedToShipClassicSkin		0
	Codev.BetterRevisionControl		0
	Codev.AttachUrlForOtherTopics		0
	Codev.FinerGranularityOfEnablingRegistrationBasedOnPatternMatchingEmail		0
	Codev.MoveMultipleAttachmentsAtOnce		0
	Codev.TopicObjectModel		0
	Codev.ExtendSECTIONToSupportConditionals		0
	Codev.TopicComponents		0
	Codev.CgiApplicationFramework		0
	Codev.EasierLinking		0
	Codev.EnginesAsContribs		0
	Codev.RelativeHeadingLevelsforINCLUDE		0
	Codev.DefineUserTopicBeforeRegistration		0
	Codev.ConfigurableEditAnyway		0
	Codev.MailNotificationEnhanced	compare/consolidate/refactor with ConsolidateNotification and Plugins.MailerContrib (?)	1
	Codev.InterestingChanges		0
	Codev.PerTopicWebNotifyReports		0
	Codev.AddDescriptionSettingToGroupTopics		0
	Codev.LetICONCalculateImageSize	are all icons that need to be 16x16 actually that size?	1
	Codev.DOMAccessibleToPlugins		0
	Codev.IncludeSupportInterwiki		0
	Codev.ParentTopicVariable		0
	Codev.UserMailList		0
	Codev.NoSearchResultsForALLOWWEBVIEW		0
	Codev.TopicRenamedHandler		0
	Codev.EmailAllTWikiUsers		0
	Codev.VersionUpdates		0
	Codev.InhibitTopicSelfLinking		0
	Codev.UseUTF8		0
	Codev.ForcedRegistration		0
	Codev.AppendTextToTopic		0
	Codev.INCLUDEdSetvariablesshouldwork		0
	Codev.NotificationTimeChoice		0
	Codev.CanonicalTWikiVariables		0
	Codev.CentralizeAndHideAdminInstructions		0
	Codev.EnhanceAllowWebTopicChange		0
	Codev.WatchList		0
	Codev.RenameTheMainWeb		0
	Codev.NoiseWordsTopic		0
	Codev.AddFormatToVarURLPARAM		0
	Codev.EmailThisPageLink		0
	Codev.UserContributions	Everyone agrees it's a great idea. We need contributors (programmers), though!	2
	Codev.MakeTWikiCfgPublicToExtensions		0
	Codev.MegaTWiki	too big to easily digest; significant code drift since last release	1
	Codev.RequirementsForMultipleFormSupport		0
	Codev.GetRidOfPersonalBottomBar		0
	Codev.SoYouWantToWriteAPlugin		0
	Codev.OrganizeTWikiVariables		0
	Codev.ComponentisingForceWikiWord		0
	Codev.AgeSensitiveTopicDates		0
	Codev.MakeSignatureFormatConfigurable		0
	Codev.SupportDATEInAllLogFilenames		0
	Codev.CellSpanFeatureForEditTablePlugin		0
	Codev.MapUserToWikiNameCaseInsensitive		0
	Codev.CustomPageTitle		0
	Codev.AllowTopicNameThatBeginsWithSmallLetter		0
	Codev.GoogleDocs		0
	Codev.ServerUniqueId		0
	Codev.ReadWebTopicEditTemplateFromMAINWEB		0
	Codev.RunningTotalStatistics		0
	Codev.HowToShowParentTopics		0
	Codev.MainTWikiPreferencesOverridePluginSettings		0
	Codev.MegaTWikiLives		0
	Codev.MultiStoreRefactor		0
	Codev.AttachedFileLinkFormatExt		0
	Codev.ProposedUTF8SupportForI18N	No commitment to implement.	1
	Codev.LimitNumberOfRevisionsDisplayedInHistory		0
	Codev.EasySettingOfViewTemplate		0
	Codev.WizardForFirstUserAndAdmin		0
	Codev.RegenerateAllStats		0
	Codev.MoveSettingsOutOfText		0
	Codev.DontShowPreferencesToNonAdmins		0
	Codev.AddTextAreaPlusRichToTWikiForms		0
	Codev.AttachTableRowWhenNoAttachments		0
	Codev.GoodSortingForSearchResults		0
	Codev.AllowIncludeOrSearchToChangeHeaderLevels		0
	Codev.TWikiNewsletter		0
	Codev.ImprovePluginStartingTimes		0
	Codev.ExplodeHierarchalWebsInBreadcrumbs		0
	Codev.SimplerDefaultTemplates		0
	Codev.TWikiInstallerWindows		0
1	Codev.DakarDocumentationModelIsBroken		0
20	Codev.ContentAccessSyntax		0
020	Codev.HierarchicallyNestedTwikiWebs		0
040	Codev.UseIncludedFilesForJavaScript		0
080	Codev.HtmlAnchorsOnRdiffSequentialOutput		0
80	Codev.CairoDakarRegistrationDifference		0
080	Codev.UseLessStepsToReparentATopic		0
080	Codev.AddCheckInComment		0
090	Codev.ShipMd5Sums		0
100	Codev.ExtendedModeForTemplates		0
100	Codev.ShowRelativeDatesInWebChanges		0
100	Codev.SectionalWysiwygEditor		0
100	Codev.DisableWYSIWYGforUnsupportedBrowsers		0
100	Codev.MultipleSelectionBox		0
100	Codev.EditTablerowPluginAsDefaultPlugin		0
100	Codev.DynamicText		0
100	Codev.SuggestionConfigureAuthScriptsInstructions		0
100	Codev.RandomSearchOrder		0
100	Codev.OverridingNumericLists		0
100	Codev.SlideOutMenuContribRequest		0
100	Codev.BackslashesInLogin		0
100	Codev.AddCopyTopic		0
100	Codev.ConfigurableNoSpamPadding		0
100	Codev.GeneralSortingMechanism		0
100	Codev.FormattedSearchFormfieldEncode		0
100	Codev.RemoveOldSkinsFromDevelop		0
100	Codev.TopicTemplatesNeedMetaAbility		0
100	Codev.PersistentSaveOpts		0
100	Codev.PersonalWidgetPage		0
100	Codev.SearchOrderAndLimitBehavour		0
100	Codev.MultipleEditsOnSamePage		0
100	Codev.PermaLinks		0
100	Codev.TopicReparenting		0
100	Codev.MultipleStartincludeStopinclude		0