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Frequently Asked Questions About TWiki

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  • Question: How can I create a simple TWiki Form based application? Answer: 1 Create a TWiki Form and define fields (see TWikiForms for details) 1 Add the form in the list ... (details)
  • Question: How do I delete or rename a topic? Answer: These two questions are answered together because often when you think you want to delete a page, more often it makes sense ... (details)
  • Question: How do I delete or rename a file attachment? Answer: You can move and delete attachments directly from your browser. Moving lets you transfer an attachment from one ... (details)
  • Question: Why does the topic revision not increase when I edit a topic? Answer: The same topic revision will be used when you save a topic again within a certain time frame ... (details)
  • Question: TWiki has a GPL (GNU General Public License). What is GPL? Answer: TWiki is distributed under the GNU General Public License, see TWikiDownload. GPL is one of the ... (details)
  • Question: I've problems with the WebSearch. There is no Search Result on any inquiry. By clicking the Index topic it's the same problem. Answer: That is an indication that ... (details)
  • Question: What happens if two of us try to edit the same topic simultaneously? Answer: TWiki allows multiple simultaneous edits of the same topic, and then merges the different ... (details)
  • Question: I would like to install TWiki on my server. Can I get the source? Answer: TWiki is distributed under the GnuGeneralPublicLicense. You can get the source from http ... (details)
  • Question: What does the "T" in TWiki stand for? Answer: TWiki is short for TakeFive Wiki, the name of the company where its founder Peter Thoeny worked. Peter first named the ... (details)
  • Question: So what is this WikiWiki thing exactly? Answer: A set of pages of information that are open and free for anyone to edit as they wish. They are stored in a server ... (details)
  • Question: Everybody can edit any page, this is scary. Doesn't that lead to chaos? Answer: TWiki is one of many WikiWikiClones, the first one was built by Ward Cunningham. Collaborating ... (details)

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