This plugin allows you to edit TWiki tables using edit fields and drop down boxes. Tables have an [ Edit table ] button if preceeded by an %EDITTABLE{...}% variable. Each column can be a text field, a drop down box or a row number. Multiple tables per topic are editable, but only one at a time can be edited.
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This plugin allows you to edit TWiki tables using edit fields and drop down boxes. Tables have an [ Edit table ] button if preceeded by an %EDITTABLE{...}% variable. Each column can be a text field, a drop down box, a date field, etc. Multiple tables per topic are editable, but only one at a time can be edited.
Enable static header if "on", e.g. disable editing of the first row; Else specify the header format of a new table like "|*Food*|*Drink*|".
(no header)
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format
The format of one row when editing the table. A cell can be a text input field, a drop down box, a fixed label, or a row number. Cell definitions: - Text input field (1 line): | text, <size>, <initial value> | - Textarea input field: | textarea, <rows>x<columns>, <initial value> | - Drop down box: | select, <size>, <option 1>, <option 2>, etc | - Fixed label: | label, 0, <label text> | - Row number: | row, <offset> | - Date: | date, <size>, <initial value>, <DHTML date format> |
"text, 16" for all cells
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format
The format of one column when editing the table. A cell can be a text input field, or any of these edit field types: - Text input field (1 line): | text, <size>, <initial value> | - Textarea input field: | textarea, <rows>x<columns>, <initial value> | - Drop down box: | select, <size>, <option 1>, <option 2>, etc | - Fixed label: | label, 0, <label text> | - Row number: | row, <offset> | - Date: | date, <size>, <initial value>, <DHTML date format> |
"text, 16" for all cells
changerows
Rows can be added and removed if "on"; Rows can be added but not removed if "add"
CHANGEROWS Plugin setting
include
Other topic defining the EDITTABLE parameters. The first %EDITTABLE% in the topic is used. This is useful if you have many topics with the same table format and you want to update the format in one place.
(none)
helptopic
Topic name containing help text shown below the table when editing a table. The %STARTINCLUDE% and %STOPINCLUDE% variables can be used in the topic to specify what is shown.
(no help text)
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headerislabel
Table header cells are read-only (labels) if "on"; header cells can be edited if "off" or "0"
"on"
editbutton
Set edit button text, e.g. "Edit this table"; set button image with alt text, e.g. "Edit table, %PUBURL%/%TWIKIWEB%/TWikiDocGraphics/edittopic.gif"; hide button, e.g. "hide" (Note: Automatically hidden if edit button is present in a cell)
EDITBUTTON Plugin setting
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Note: By default, variables in <initial value> (of text input field) and <label text> (of fixed label) get expanded when a new row is added. This can be used for example to add a timestamp to a label. You can escape characters if you do not want that:
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Initial Values
By default, variables in <initial value> (of text input field) and <label text> (of fixed label) get expanded when a new row is added. This can be used for example to add a timestamp to a label. You can escape characters if you do not want that:
Double quote ("). Alternatively write \" to escape it
$percnt
Percent sign (%)
$dollar
Dollar sign ($)
$nop or $nop()
Is a "no operation"
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Date Field Type
The date field type allows one to choose a date with a popup calendar. Popup calendar works for Netscape 6.0 or better, all other Gecko-based browsers, Internet Explorer 5.0 or better for Windows, Opera 7 and Konqueror 3.1.2. The ... button is inactive if the browser cannot support the popup calendar. It uses the nice Mishoo DHTML calendar, see also TWiki:Codev/JavaScriptDatePickerForForm
Per Cell Settings
The edit field type can be defined for each table cell by placing an %EDITCELL{ "type, ..." }% variable after the cell content. This is useful to override the per column %EDITTABLE{ format="..." }% settings, or to create tables with key/value rows. All edit field types of the format="..." parameter are supported, e.g. to define a text field, type: | cell content %EDITCELL{ "text, 20" }% |
It is also possible to place the edit button into a cell instead of default location below the table. Type | %EDITCELL{ "editbutton, 1, Edit this table" }% | to show a button, or | %EDITCELL{ "editbutton, 1, Edit table, Image-URL" }% | to show a button image with alternate text.
Note: The EDITCELL variable cannot be used by itself; place an EDITTABLE variable at the beginning of a table where you want to use EDITCELL variables.
Table Buttons
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(demo only, these buttons do not work)
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Date Field Type
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The following example shows a simple table with key/value rows. The default edit field type for the value column is a text field. This is overloaded by a selector for the Gender, and a date picker for the DOB. This is typically used by TWiki applications where new topics with tables are created based on a template topic.
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The date field type allows one to choose a date with a popup calendar. Popup calendar works for Netscape 6.0 or better, all other Gecko-based browsers, Internet Explorer 5.0 or better for Windows, Opera 7 and Konqueror 3.1.2. The ... button is inactive if the browser cannot support the popup calendar. It uses the nice Mishoo DHTML calendar, see also TWiki:Codev/JavaScriptDatePickerForForm
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You type:
%EDITTABLE{ format="| label | text, 40 |" }%
|*Key*|*Value*|
| Name: | John Smith |
| Gender: | M %EDITCELL{select, 1, , F, M}% |
| DOB: | 1999/12/31 %EDITCELL{date, 10}% |
| City: | New York |
You get:
<-- /editTable -->
Plugin Settings
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a plugin setting write %<plugin>_<setting>%, for example, %EDITTABLEPLUGIN_SHORTDESCRIPTION%
The Plugin fails if the table is at the very end of the topic (without a new line) Always ensure there is a newline after the table
Variables like %ATTACHURL% get expanded unless they are in a label.
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Warning: This plugin uses undocumented functions to read, save and lock a topic. The plugin will likely break in a future TWiki release.
You cannot put two %EDITTABLE% statements on the same line in the source.
You can include %-vars now in select values, by quoting them with
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<nop>, as in %<nop>X% for , say for instance:
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<nop>, as in %<nop>X% for %X%, say for instance:
select,1,%<nop>X%,%<nop>Y%
Plugin Installation Instructions
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data/TWiki/EditTablePlugin.txt
Plugin topic
data/TWiki/EditTablePlugin.txt,v
Plugin topic repository
lib/TWiki/Plugins/EditTablePlugin.pm
Plugin Perl module
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The plugin depends on the viewauth script to authenticate the user. As described in TWikiAccessControl, copy the view script to viewauth (or better, create a symbolic link) and add viewauth to the list of authenticated scripts in the .htaccess file.
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The Plugin depends on the viewauth script to authenticate the user. As described in TWikiAccessControl, copy the view script to viewauth (or better, create a symbolic link) and add viewauth to the list of authenticated scripts in the .htaccess file.
The Mishoo DHTML calendar 0.9.5 is preinstalled and should work without any configuration. If you wish to use another language, specify the in the Plugin settings, or create a new language files, attach it to the Plugin topic, and change the Plugin settings
Test if the Plugin is correctly installed:
Check above example if there is an [ Edit table ] button below the table in above example
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