Guide to Wiki Editing

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Syntax Highlighting

A Wiki for a programming language site needs a powerful way of showing source code in readable fashion. Therefore we use an automatic syntax highlighter to for sources.

Use the "<syntaxhighlight=pascal>" tag for FPC and Pascal code.

Use the "<syntaxhighlight=delphi>" tag for Delphi code.

Note: "<source=pascal>" could also work but is not recommended (see highlighter docs)

More languages are supported; for a list, see the highlighter docs.

• for XML code, use <syntaxhighlight lang=xml>
• for SQL code, use <syntaxhighlight lang=sql>
• for DOS/CMD window code, use <syntaxhighlight lang=dos>
• for bash/shell script code, use <syntaxhighlight lang=bash>
• for ini file content, use use <syntaxhighlight lang=ini>
• for Visual BASIC code, use <syntaxhighlight lang=vb>
• for Java code, use <syntaxhighlight lang=java>
• for JavaScript code, use <syntaxhighlight lang=javascript>

The following example shows the use of the syntax highlighter in this Wiki:

<syntaxhighlight lang=pascal>
Program Test;
Uses Crt;

Var I : Integer;

Begin
  For I := 0 to 12 do
    WriteLn('Test ',I:2);
End.
</syntaxhighlight>

results in this output

Program Test;
Uses Crt;

Var I : Integer;

Begin
  For I := 0 to 12 do
    WriteLn('Test ',I:2);
End.

Below is an example for XML sources.

<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<xs:complexType name="DecimalWithUnits">
  <xs:simpleContent>
    <xs:extension base="xs:decimal">
      <xs:attribute name="Units" type="xs:string"
                    use="required"/>
    </xs:extension>
  </xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType> 
</syntaxhighlight>

which results in:

<xs:complexType name="DecimalWithUnits">
  <xs:simpleContent>
    <xs:extension base="xs:decimal">
      <xs:attribute name="Units" type="xs:string"
                    use="required"/>
    </xs:extension>
  </xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>

Below is an example for INI file content:

<syntaxhighlight lang=ini>
[Section Name]
Name=Value
Height=23
Width=32
</syntaxhighlight>

which results in:

[Section Name]
Name=Value
Height=23
Width=32

For program output or other verbatim quotes simply indent the text by one character like this:

This text is indented from the left margin by one character.

You can also use <pre> and </pre> tags. For example:

This text begins with the <pre> tag and ends with the </pre> tag

Keyboard shortcuts

To display keyboard shortcuts use template Template:keypress:

<code>Ctrl</code>+<code>F12</code>

This will show as:

Ctrl+F12

Note

To make text visible as a note use template Note:

<blockquote>'''Note:''' This is a note for the reader</blockquote>

This will be displayed as:

Note: This is a note for the reader

Tip

To make text visible as a tip use the Tip template:

<blockquote>'''Tip:''' This is a tip for the reader</blockquote>

This will be displayed as:

Tip: This is a tip for the reader

Warning

To make text visible as a warning use template Warning:

<blockquote>'''Warning:''' This is a warning for the reader</blockquote>

This will be displayed as:

Warning: This is a warning for the reader

From the Free Pascal wiki, page "wiki documentation", as it stood on 2020-03-04 after a change by Trev, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's Licensing page. If you have concerns about this material, message the admin.