Question

Is the create topic a new feature, or can the same URL be used in an stable release of Twik

http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/edit/Support/

seems to be the URL that the form calls.

• TWiki version: latest stable release
• Web server: Apache 1.3.19
• Server OS: Linux
• Web browser: Internet Explorer 6
• Client OS: Windows XP Pro

-- ErrolCasey - 17 May 2002

Answer

You can just point to a non-existent topic's URL to create that topic, e.g. http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/edit/Test/RichardsNewTopic101. See the source for BugReport for how to create a new topic with a template using a form.

Since you use IE6, you might also want to watch out for BackFromPreviewStillLosesText, which affects some IE6 users at least - this is easily tested, just try the steps at top of BackFromPreviewLosesText.

-- RichardDonkin - 18 May 2002

This is a standard TWiki feature since the beginning. You can specify a topic paramter in the view or edit URL to point to a specific topic, e.g. http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/edit/Support/?topic=NewTopicName. If you name the form field topic it will be supplied as a parameter to the URL you specify in the form action.

-- PeterThoeny - 21 May 2002