<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><HTML DIR=ltr><HEAD><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"></HEAD><BODY><DIV><FONT face="Courier New" color=#000000 size=2>All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Not sure if anyone has caught the following
issues yet with wiki 'define' markup.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Summary:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>========</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>1. 'define' not honored if it is the first
item in page</FONT></DIV>2. 'color' defines are case sensitive</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Detail:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>=======</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>1. Wiki does not honor a %define% if it is
the first thing in a page.<BR><BR>Group
header:<BR>--------------------<BR>(:include
Site.GroupHeader:)<BR>%define=ngnote block bgcolor=#FFFFCC border='1px solid
blue' padding=5px<BR>margin-left=5pc margin-right=5pc %<BR>%define=ngwarn block
bgcolor=#FFFFCC border='1px solid red' padding=5px<BR>margin-left=5pc
margin-right=5pc %<BR>%define=ngcrit block bgcolor=#FFFFCC border='1px solid
red' padding=5px<BR>margin-left=5pc margin-right=5pc color=red
%<BR>%define=ngmesg block bgcolor=#CCCCCC padding=5px font-family=monospace
%<BR>%define=trail bgcolor=#EEEEEE block%<BR>--------------------<BR><BR>Pages
found not to render %ngcrit% as first item:<BR>--------------------<BR>%ngcrit%
'''Important:'''
Blah...<BR>--------------------<BR><BR>--------------------<BR>(:comment do not
remove:)<BR>%ngcrit% '''Important:'''
Blah...<BR>--------------------<BR><BR>Page that *does* render %ngcrit% as first
item:<BR>--------------------<BR>(:comment do not remove:)<BR><BR>%ngcrit%
'''Important:''' Blah...<BR>--------------------<BR>Note the blank line.
Without the comment wiki will strip leading<BR>whitespace.<BR><BR>If the
'GroupHeader' ends with a double new line or a blank line, then<BR>initial
defines work:<BR><BR>Group header:<BR>--------------------<BR>(:include
Site.GroupHeader:)<BR>%define=ngnote block bgcolor=#FFFFCC border='1px solid
blue' padding=5px<BR>margin-left=5pc margin-right=5pc %<BR>%define=ngwarn block
bgcolor=#FFFFCC border='1px solid red' padding=5px<BR>margin-left=5pc
margin-right=5pc %<BR>%define=ngcrit block bgcolor=#FFFFCC border='1px solid
red' padding=5px<BR>margin-left=5pc margin-right=5pc color=red
%<BR>%define=ngmesg block bgcolor=#CCCCCC padding=5px font-family=monospace
%<BR>%define=trail bgcolor=#EEEEEE
block%<cr><BR><cr><BR>--------------------<BR><BR>This is also true
for GroupFooters; if the end of the page does not<BR>contain a separate blank
line then the %trail% in the group footer is<BR>not formatted (it is appended
tothe last line of the page).<BR><BR>2. NOTE ON COLOURS IN DEFINES<BR><BR>The
%ngcrit% *will* render the correct font colour (red) when it is<BR>given by name
rather than number.<BR><BR>Sometimes numeric color definitions are case
sensitive: '#abceabce' does<BR>not work, whereas '#ABCDABCD'
does.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Let me know if you need any clarification
in addition to the examples aboves.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>-Steve.</FONT></DIV>
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