Appendix C: TWiki CSS

Listing of CSS class names emitted from TWiki core code and standard plugins, for the Dakar release.

Who should read this document?

Most html elements generated by TWiki core code now have Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) tags. Skin builders and others who want to change the appearance of the default TWiki installation or any of the skins can use this document to see what styles can be created for these html elements.

Naming conventions

1. All TWiki class names have the prefix twiki. So: twikiAlert, twikiToc, etcetera. Remember that CSS class names are case sensitive - TWiki CSS uses lowercase tw.
2. TWiki uses class names only (.twikiDiffTable) and no id names (#twikiDiffTable), to allow multiple class names. Class names are written using the dot prefix.
3. If you define your own CSS classes, it is preferable that you do not use the twiki prefix to prevent undesired overriding effects.

A wide range of standard styles are used in the TWiki core code and topics, and more are used in plugins. The following is an exhaustive list of all styles defined by the Pattern skin. For the most part, the names are the only documentation of the purpose of the style. For more information on how these styles are used, read the code (sorry!)

TWiki styles in core code

.twikiAlert	Client.pm, Form.pm, Statistics.pm
.twikiFirstCol	Render.pm
.twikiForm	Render.pm
.twikiNew	Changes.pm, Search.pm
.twikiHelp	Changes.pm
.twikiTopRow	Manage.pm
.twikiSummary	Manage.pm
.twikiGrayText	Manage.pm
.twikiCheckBox	Manage.pm
.twikiLink	Render.pm
.twikiNewLink	Render.pm
.twikiAnchorLink	Render.pm
.twikiEmulatedLink	Preview.pm
.twikiWebIndent	TWiki.pm

.twikiEditFormTextField	Form.pm
.twikiEditFormLabelField	Form.pm
.twikiEditFormTextAreaField	Form.pm
.twikiEditFormCheckboxButton	Form.pm
.twikiEditFormCheckboxField	Form.pm
.twikiRadioButton	Form.pm
.twikiEditFormRadioField	Form.pm
.twikiEditFormError	Form.pm

.twikiDiffTable	RDiff.pm
.twikiDiffDeletedHeader	RDiff.pm
.twikiDiffDeletedMarker	RDiff.pm
.twikiDiffDeletedText	RDiff.pm
.twikiDiffAddedHeader	RDiff.pm
.twikiDiffAddedMarker	RDiff.pm
.twikiDiffAddedText	RDiff.pm
.twikiDiffChangedHeader	RDiff.pm
.twikiDiffChangedText	RDiff.pm
.twikiDiffUnchangedText	RDiff.pm
.twikiDiffUnchangedTextContents	RDiff.pm
.twikiDiffLineNumberHeader	RDiff.pm

.twikiToc	TWiki.pm
.twikiTocTitle	TWiki.pm

TWiki Styles in Plugins

.twikiTable	TablePlugin
.twikiSortedAscendingCol	TablePlugin
.twikiSortedDescendingCol	TablePlugin
.twikiFirstCol	TablePlugin

TWiki Styles in Templates

.twikiFormTable	formtables.tmpl, form.tmpl
.twikiFormTableHRow	formtables.tmpl, form.tmpl
.twikiFormTableRow	formtables.tmpl
.twikiAttachments	attachtables.tmpl
.twikiEditForm	form.tmpl
.twikiSubmit
.twikiSubmitDisabled
.twikiInputField
.twikiInputFieldDisabled
.twikiButton
.twikiLeft
.twikiRight
.twikiClear
.twikiHidden
.twikiSmall
.twikiBottomRow
.twikiSRAuthor
.twikiSRRev
.twikiPageForm
.twikiSeparator
.twikiAccessKey
.twikiLinkLabel
.twikiFormSteps	container around a form, such as the attach form: attach.tmpl
.twikiFormStep	form row

TWiki Styles in topics

.twikiBroadcastMessage

TWikiPreferences

Tips

PatternSkin makes extensive use of CSS in its templates. Read the PatternSkin topic and PatternSkinCss to learn more about creating your own CSS-based skin.

Practical introduction to CSS: http://www.w3.org/Style/LieBos2e/enter/

Related Topics: TWikiSkins, PatternSkin, DeveloperDocumentationCategory, AdminDocumentationCategory