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= The Trac Wiki Engine = |
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[[TracGuideToc]] |
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Trac has a built-in wiki engine, used for text and documentation throughout the system. WikiFormatting is used for [wiki:TitleIndex wiki pages], '''tickets''' and '''commit log messages'''. |
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This allows for formatted text and hyperlinks in and between all Trac modules. |
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Editing wiki text is easy, using any web browser and a simple formatting system (see WikiFormatting), rather than more complex markups like HTML. |
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The reasoning behind its design is that HTML, with its large library of nested tags, is too complicated to allow fast-paced editing, and distracts from the actual content of the pages. Note though, Trac also supports [wiki:WikiHtml HTML] and [wiki:WikiRestructuredText reStructuredText] as alternative markup formats. |
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The main goal of the wiki is making editing text easier and '''encourage''' people to contribute and annotate text content for a project. |
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Wiki itself does not enforce any structure, but rather resembles a stack of empty paper sheets, where you can organize information and documentation as you see fit, and later reorganize if necessary. |
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For more help on editing wiki text, see: |
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* WikiFormatting |
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* WikiPageNames |
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* WikiNewPage |
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* TracLinks |
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* WikiMacros |
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* WikiProcessors |
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If you want to practice editing, please use the SandBox. |
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Some more information about wiki on the web: |
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* http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki |
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* http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory |
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* http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?WhyWikiWorks |
