TWiki Documentation Graphics

This is one way to create a library of common icons, accessible through user-defined TWikiVariables set in WebPreferences, or in TWikiPreferences for site-wide use.

There are other approaches as well:

• In any topic, write %PUBURL%/%TWIKIWEB%/TWikiDocGraphics/help.gif to show the icon
• The TWiki:Plugins/TopicVarsPlugin lets you set variables in any topic, not just in WebPreferences, for use in the same topic
• The TWiki:Plugins/SmiliesPlugin, using a different short hand than %VARIABLES%, may be worth checking out for extended use
• Related: TWiki's FileAttachments show their own icons for many different file types. As documented in TWikiVariables, write %ICON{"pdf"}% to show the icon

In this example, TWikiDocGraphics - this topic - acts as the icon library. Graphics are uploaded and displayed. Then, the paths are set in TWiki.TWikiPreferences#DocGraphics for site-wide access. You can also create individual library pages in each web. And you don't have to restrict yourself to graphics: Preferences Variables can include text and links to any type of file.

Icon	File Name	Comment
	help.gif	Help
	tip.gif	Tip / Idea
	warning.gif	Warning / Important
	stop.gif	Stop
	pencil.gif	Refactor / Edit
	choice-yes.gif	Done
	updated.gif	Updated
	new.gif	New
	starred.gif	Highlight (positive)
	stargold.gif	Favorites (gold star)
	arrowright.gif	Moved to...
	arrowdot.gif	Meet here (arrows to red dot)
	wip.gif	Work in progress
	rfc.gif	Request for comments
	days.gif	Days
	hourglass.gif	Hour glass
	watch.gif	Watch
	viewtopic.gif	View topic
	edittopic.gif	Edit topic
	topicdiffs.gif	Topic difference
	topicbacklinks.gif	Topic back-links
	newtopic.gif	New topic
	searchtopic.gif	Search topic
	printtopic.gif	Print topic
	attachfile.gif	Attach file
	home.gif	Home
	changes.gif	Changes
	notify.gif	Notify
	mail.gif	Mail
	empty.gif	Empty transparent 16x16 spacer
	line_ud.gif	Line graph up-down
	line_lr.gif	Line graph left-right
	line_udlr.gif	Line graph up-down-left-right
	line_ur.gif	Line graph up-right
	line_rd.gif	Line graph right-down
	line_ld.gif	Line graph left-down
	line_ul.gif	Line graph up-left
	line_udr.gif	Line graph up-down-right
	line_lrd.gif	Line graph left-right-down
	line_udl.gif	Line graph up-down-left
	line_ulr.gif	Line graph up-left-right
	dot_ud.gif	Dot graph up-down
	dot_lr.gif	Dot graph left-right
	dot_udlr.gif	Dot graph up-down-left-right
	dot_ur.gif	Dot graph up-right
	dot_rd.gif	Dot graph right-down
	dot_ld.gif	Dot graph left-down
	dot_ul.gif	Dot graph up-left
	dot_udr.gif	Dot graph up-down-right
	dot_lrd.gif	Dot graph left-right-down
	dot_udl.gif	Dot graph up-down-left
	dot_ulr.gif	Dot graph up-left-right

-- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny - 11 Jan 2004
-- TWiki:Main.MikeMannix - 16 May 2002
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