Advanced Wiki Syntax Examples
Wiki syntax is simple and useful in most cases. However, there are some times where wiki syntax gets in the way or it seems you need to use (x)HTML. This page is to share tips & tricks with you about making the most out of the Tiki's wiki syntax.
How to make a non-breakable space
In (x)HTML there's or   for it but how to make it on a wiki page ? It's easy using ~hs~ which is a shortcut for "hard-space":
This is especially useful when you want to~hs~write a~hs~nicely formatted sentence with some date at~hs~the~hs~end of~hs~a~hs~line which will not break into parts after wrapping when resizing the~hs~viewport: 13th~hs~of~hs~December,~hs~2007.
generates:
This is especially useful when you want to write a nicely formatted sentence with some date at the end of a line which will not break into parts after wrapping when resizing the viewport: 13th of December, 2007.
How to get multiple lines in a table cell
||r1c1|r1c2%%% Here is my first line %%% Here is my second line %%% Here is my third line r2c1|r2c2||
generates:
| r1c1 | r1c2%%% Here is my first line Here is my second line Here is my third line |
|---|---|
| r2c1 | r2c2 |
How to make an ordered or unordered (bullet) list in a table cell?
Doesn't look possible with current syntax...
| r1c1 | r1c2%%% #item1 #item2 #item3 |
|---|---|
| r2c1 | r2c2 |
| r1c1 | r1c2%%% * item1 * item2 * item3 |
|---|---|
| r2c1 | r2c2 |
| r1c1 | r1c2%%%* item1 |
|---|---|
| * item2 |
|
| * item3 | |
| r2c1 | r2c2 |
Using HTML Plugin
So here is a workaround using the HTML wiki plugin:
||r1c1|r1c2{HTML()}<ol><li>item1</li><li>item2</li><li>item3</li></ol>{HTML} r2c1|r2c2||
| r1c1 | r1c2
|
|---|---|
| r2c1 | r2c2 |
Using Dynamic Variables syntax
If you cannot use HTML plugin (which requires admin validation), you can try your luck with Dynamic Variable:
||r1c1|r1c2 %ol(% %li(%item1 %)li% %li(%item2 %)li% %)ol% r2c1|r2c2||
| r1c1 | r1c2 |
|---|---|
| r2c1 | r2c2 |
The trick is after you save the wiki page that you need to click every NaV to edit the dynamic variables you just created and substitute first occurence of %)li% with , then `%li(%` with `26. ` and finally `%)ol%` with and %ol(% with ``. After the values are saved, anyone can re-use that new "custom syntax" then.
## Creating advanced tables
Would be nice to not have to resort to HTML when doing tables where you want to span columns or rows. Adding colspan/rowspan options and possibly also allowing individual cell alignment (vert and horiz) would be great. Even if this was relegated to something like FANCYTABLES, I'd be happy with it.
### SPLIT plugin work-around
Would have to edit the plugin and/or CSS if you want a border, though.
<div class='table-responsive'><div><table class='table'><tr><td width="100">
r1c1
r1c2
- item1
- item2
- item3
r2c1
r2c2
<br />