1 rizwank 1.1 %META:TOPICINFO{author="ArthurClemens" date="1094508899" format="1.0" version="1.15"}%
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  3             ---+!! Pattern skin
  4             
  5             *<nop>PatternSkin is developed to provide a CSS based default look and feel for TWiki - flexible and W3C-compliant.* Its layout and color scheme are designed to provide a nice, clean and productive _editing environment_. For use in corporate or perhaps in personal websites it should be fairly easy to tune the looks or even create a !PatternSkin-based new skin.
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  9             ---++ Screen Shot
 10             
 11             <a href="%ATTACHURL%/patternskin_screenshot_full.gif"><img src="%ATTACHURL%/patternskin_screenshot.gif" style="border:1px solid #eee;" alt="Click for full screen image" width="600" height="130" /></a>
 12             <!--
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 14             <div class="twikiGrayText">Click to view full screenshot</div>-->
 15             
 16             ---++ Supported browsers
 17             
 18             !PatternSkin has been tested successfully on the following browsers:
 19             	* Windows
 20             		* Internet Explorer 6.0, 5.5 (note: Explorer 5.0 is *not* supported: will function but shows visual quirks)
 21             		* Mozilla/Firefox 0.9.3
 22 rizwank 1.1 	* Mac OS X
 23             		* Safari 1.2
 24             		* Mozilla/Firefox 0.9.3
 25             	* UNIX (GNU/Linux, BSD, etc.)
 26             		* Mozilla/Firefox 0.9.3
 27             
 28             ---++ Installation
 29             
 30             *Note:* You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this skin. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the skin on the server where TWiki is running.
 31             
 32             *Note 2:* !PatternSkin is included with TWiki by default. Use the following instructions only if you are upgrading !PatternSkin.
 33             
 34             	* Download the ZIP file from the Skin Home page (see below)
 35             	* Unzip ==%TOPIC%.zip== in your twiki installation directory
 36             	* Test if installed: %SCRIPTURL%/view%SCRIPTSUFFIX%/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?skin=pattern
 37             	* For skin activation see %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiSkins
 38             
 39             ---+++ Troubleshooting
 40             
 41             If you have set the SKIN variable setting to =pattern= and you still don't see the layout as on the <a href="%ATTACHURL%/patternskin_screenshot_full.png">screenshot</a>, a few settings in may have been disabled.
 42             
 43 rizwank 1.1 Check these variables here:
 44             	* TWIKILAYOUTURL = %TWIKILAYOUTURL%
 45             	* TWIKISTYLEURL = %TWIKISTYLEURL%
 46             	* SKIN = %SKIN%
 47             
 48             If TWIKILAYOUTURL or TWIKISTYLEURL don't give a value or point to non-existing files, check in TWiki.TWikiPreferences that the following variables do exist and that they are set to on:
 49             <pre>
 50             	* %<nop>TWIKIWEB%.PatternSkin settings:
 51             		* <nop>Set TWIKILAYOUTURL = %<nop>PUBURL%/%<nop>TWIKIWEB%/PatternSkin/layout.css
 52             		* <nop>Set TWIKISTYLEURL = %<nop>PUBURL%/%<nop>TWIKIWEB%/PatternSkin/style.css
 53             </pre>
 54             
 55             If this still does not work, contact the administrator who installs skins.
 56             
 57             For further troubleshooting and feedback, go to TWiki:Plugins/PatternSkinDev.
 58             
 59             ---++ Creating your own look
 60             
 61             It is easy to tune the look and feel of !PatternSkin by changing the color and space (margin, padding) settings in the Style Sheet files. 
 62             
 63             You may also choose to radically change the look and create a !PatternSkin-based new skin. This is easier than to create a skin by writing new template files; you can concentrate on how things should look instead of what elements should get displayed.
 64 rizwank 1.1 
 65             There are 3 ways to quickly change the look of !PatternSkin:
 66             	1 Change the =layout.css= and =style.css= attachment files for this topic (upload updated versions)
 67             	2 In TWiki.TWikiPreferences, point the variables =TWIKILAYOUTURL= and =TWIKISTYLEURL= to other attachments, perhaps in another topic (your new skin topic?)
 68             	3 Use a topic to define a style
 69             
 70             See for practical details: PatternSkinCustomization %BR%
 71             For more detailed information: the CSS classes that !PatternSkin uses are documented in PatternSkinCss.
 72             
 73             ---++ Customization
 74             
 75             See: PatternSkinCustomization, PatternSkinPalette
 76             
 77             ---++ Further reading
 78             
 79             	* PatternSkinCustomization - Practical information on how to change the looks of !PatternSkin
 80             	* PatternSkinPalette - How to change the colors only
 81             	* PatternSkinCss - A reference to used CSS classes
 82             	* TWiki:Plugins/PatternSkinDev - Development page, bug reports, solutions from users
 83             
 84             ---++ Skin Info
 85 rizwank 1.1 
 86             |  Description: | Provides a CSS based default look and feel for TWiki - flexible and W3C-compliant |
 87             |  Screenshot: | <a href="%ATTACHURL%/patternskin_screenshot_full.gif"><img src="%ATTACHURL%/patternskin_screenshot.gif" style="border:1px solid #eee;" alt="Click for full screen image" width="600" height="130" /></a> |
 88             |  Base Name: | pattern |
 89             |  Skin Author: | TWiki:Main/ArthurClemens |
 90             |  Skin Version: | 01 Sep 2004 (v.1.0.10) | 
 91             |  History: | <!-- specify latest version first -->&nbsp; |
 92             |  01 Sep 2004: | v.1.0.10 - Fixes search results display problems on Windows Explorer |
 93             |  28 Aug 2004: | v.1.0.9 - CAIRO RELEASE VERSION - Removed twikiTopic div from attach template |
 94             |  24 Aug 2004: | v.1.0.8 - Fix for disabled !TablePlugin; added plain.pattern.tmpl |
 95             |  23 Aug 2004: | v.1.0.7 - Change to checkboxes in edit and preview screen; removed REVINFO at bottom; style changes |
 96             |  22 Aug 2004: | v.1.0.6b - Removed files from zip that are now part of the TWiki distribution; removed .DS_Store files |
 97             |  17 Aug 2004: | v.1.0.6 - Support for twikiMoved css class |
 98             |  17 Aug 2004: | v.1.0.5 - Fix for not showing SEARCHSTRING |
 99             |  16 Aug 2004: | v.1.0.4 - Fixes search results layout with noheader="on" |
100             |  14 Aug 2004: | v.1.0.3 - Update to attach template, css fix to edit template |
101             |  14 Aug 2004: | v.1.0.2 - Fixes print template, table paddings in topics, minor changes to style.css |
102             |  13 Aug 2004: | v.1.0.1 - Updated /data/TWiki/WebLeftBarPersonalTemplate and style.css |
103             |  08 Aug 2004: | Initial version (v.1.0.0) |
104             |  Dependencies: | |
105             |  Skin Home: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC% |
106 rizwank 1.1 |  Feedback: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC%Dev | %STOPINCLUDE%
107             |  Download: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC% |
108             ---++ Related topics
109             
110             	* TWikiCss
111             	* WebBottomBar
112             	* WebLeftBar
113             	* WebLeftBarExample
114             	* WebLeftBarPersonalTemplate
115             	* WebLeftBarCookbook
116             	* WebTopBar
117             
118             See also [[%TOPIC%#Further_reading][Further reading]] on this page.
119             
120             Other skins:
121             	* TWikiSkins
122             	* TWikiSkinBrowser
123             
124             ---++ Feedback
125             
126             Leave remarks, suggestions and other feedback in TWiki:Plugins.PatternSkinDev.
127 rizwank 1.1 
128             -- Main.ArthurClemens - 06 Sep 2004
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