Question

I find the "web" names aren't as informative as I would like for various user communities and would like to list the SITEMAPWHAT in the web list of the WebLeftBar. I've found examples of how to do this, but all include the web name. I simply want the SITEMAPWHAT displayed as the rest tends to make the link too long for the LeftBar.

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-- DanaCarrington - 22 Mar 2006

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SITEMAPWHAT is simply an example. I would like to create a DISPLAYNAME variable to display in the web list.....for example I have a web that is for education and support but is only named education -- I would like to display the entire description.

-- DanaCarrington - 22 Mar 2006

%WEBLIST{"      * <a href=\"%SCRIPTURLPATH{"view"}%/$name/%HOMETOPIC%\"><img src=\"%ICONURL{web-bg}%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" style=\"background-color:%$markerVAR{\"WEBBGCOLOR\" web=$qname}$marker%\" />&nbsp;%$markerVAR{\"SITEMAPWHAT\" web=$qname}$marker%" webs="public"</a>"}%

You got it basically right. Here it is a working example:

•  Blog: Blog of the TWiki.org community
•  Codev: TWiki development: the core collaboration zone for the TWiki Project.
•  Main: TWiki home with users and groups for access control
•  Plugins: Repository for TWiki Plugins, Skins and Add-Ons.
•  Sandbox: Sandbox test area. Use this workspace to try out TWiki.
•  Support: Tech support for the TWiki collaboration platform.
•  TWiki: TWiki documentation, welcome, registration and other starting points
•  TWiki01: Official documentation of the TWiki Release 01-Dec-2001
•  TWiki02: Official documentation of the TWiki Release 01-Feb-2003
•  TWiki03: Official documentation of the TWiki Release 01-Sep-2004
•  TWiki04: Official documentation of the TWiki Release 4.0
•  TWiki04x01: Official documentation of the TWiki Release 4.1
•  TWiki04x02: Official documentation of the TWiki Release 4.2
•  TWiki04x03: Official documentation of the TWiki Release 4.3
•  TWiki05x00: Official documentation of the TWiki-5.0 Release
•  TWiki05x01: Official documentation of the TWiki-5.1 Release

You can define your own setting in the WebPreferences, e.g. create a shorter DISPLAYNAME instead of the vervose SITEMAPWHAT.

-- PeterThoeny - 23 Mar 2006