SID-00329: Confluence Panel equivalent in TWiki

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How can we build a panel in TWiki like the one in Confluence?

http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Panel+Macro

-- BoGao - 2009-05-21

Discussion and Answer

You can do that with parameterized includes. See doc at VarINCLUDE, IncludeTopicsAndWebPages, and example at AlertBoxExample.

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-05-21

If I want to put some formatted content, for example, a table, in the panel, must I create seperate topic for each panel?

-- BoGao - 2009-06-01

Here is an alternative: Define preferences settings for start and end panel in WebPreferences of a web or Main.TWikiPreferences to make it effective on the site level.

Here is are example settings for a golden panel (on page level for demo) :

   * Set GOLD_PANEL_START = <div style="border-color:#FF9933; border-style:solid; border-width:thin; width:60%; background-color:#FFCC66; padding: 10px; margin: 0 auto">
   * Set GOLD_PANEL_END = </div>

Now you can use the %GOLD_PANEL_START% .. GOLD_PANEL_END% variables, also with complex content in between. For example, write this:

%GOLD_PANEL_START%
This is a normal paragraph.
   * and a bullet
   * one more
%GOLD_PANEL_END%

To get this:

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-06-01

Thanks for answers so far. The variable solution brings another question: Is ParameterizedVariables implemented in latest release? It would be much better to have color as a parameter.

-- BoGao - 2009-06-11

ParameterizedVariables is not yet implemented. In the mean time you could define several start settings, such as GOLD_PANEL, GREEN_PANEL, and a generic =END_PANEL. Or you could use parameterized includes.

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-06-13

I am writing TWiki templates with ParameterizedIncludes now, how ever, I still find inline marco/varible is necessary.

Regarding a template test case, I use following codes:

<verbatim>
Template:
%INCLUDE{ %TemplateName% %TemplateVars% }%
</verbatim>
%INCLUDE{ %TemplateName% %TemplateVars% }%

but I can't simplify them with a single include or marco

-- BoGao - 2009-12-18

I invite you to get involved with the TWiki community. Help refine the spec in ParameterizedVariables, and help implement if you are a programmer.

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-12-18

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