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Frequently Asked Questions for the Formatter Plugin

Modified: 03 Aug 2009 10:33 by Ian - Categorized as: ScrewTurn Formatter
ImageThe ElectricImages.Formatter plugin adds formatting facilities focussed around functionality and security for pages.

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Does the plugin work on Screwturn v3?

Q: Does the ElectricImages.Formatter plugin work on Screwturn v3?

A: No - it is designed for v2 only. The Screwturn plugin interface is quite different between v2 and v3.

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Will this be updated to Screwturn v3?

Q: Will the ElectricImages.Formatter plugin be updated for Screwturn v3?

A: The intention is to upgrade this once the base engine becomes more stable. However, a few facilities may be lost, eg PageSecurity, due to changes in the Screwturn v3 Security Model.

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My Tabs are missing the horizontal line

Q: The border around the tabs frame is missing the horizontal line below the tabs themselves.

A: The top border has to be created with an image. You need a 1 pixel width image - usually a gif - of the correct colour or shading that you wantr to use for that part of the frame. Ultimately it needs to match the style of the rest of your tab framing.

In the example styles described on Configuring_Formatter, the image file named in the css is called tabborder.gif and by default this file must be located in the .../images/ folder of your chosen theme.

Some users have chosen to implement the styles in a way different from that described in the instructions. If the paths within this CSS file are not also appropriately changed, then the horizontal line can disappear.

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My Source Code is missing it's blank lines during code highlighting

Q: As soon as I mark my code block as being highlighted, the blank lines in the code immediately disappear.

A: An issue within the Screwturn Wiki engine causes the blank lines to be removed. This issue involves reworking that part of the renderer, and is being worked on by the Screwturn development team.

In the mean time, an easy (but imperfect) hack to the engine code is available to fix some of this issue.

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My code highlighting does not work

Q: Even though the formatter plugin has been installed and appears to be running, the code I declare is not displayed with colours.

A: The highlighted code is colourised with styles defined in the CSS file. Use the example styles described on Configuring_Formatter, and add them into your own CSS file.

The code formatter styles are those tagged with .ei_codeIan Harding, Christchurch, New Zealand
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