<noautolink> I'm doing some experimenting with TWiki page names with spaces and assorted punctuation (well, only ":" so far). See variations of Linux:WindowsExplorer (I will (fairly soon, I think) all of those except the one I decide to use.)

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Does the page name work:

• in a URL (in the browser's address bar)
• in the "Go" box
• as a link without [[]]
• as a link with [[]]
• in TWiki searches
• in Google searches
• are revisions saved properly
• ???

Is the page name displayed as if it had spaces on:

• the title of a page
• in automatic searches (WebChanges)
• in a [[]] link (no spaces)
• in a [[]] link (added spaces)
• in a non-[[]] link:

Variations

Linux:WindowsExplorer

Colon, no spaces.

Does the page name work:

• in a URL (in the browser's address bar)
• in the "Go" box
• as a link without [[]]
• as a link with [[]]
• are revisions saved properly
• in TWiki searches
• in Google searches
• ???

Is the page name displayed as if it had spaces on:

• the title of a page
• in automatic searches (WebChanges)
• in a Linux:WindowsExplorer link (no spaces)
• in a Linux: Windows Explorer link (added spaces)
• in a non-[[]] link: Linux:WindowsExplorer

Linux: Windows Explorer

Colon and spaces.

Does the page name work:

• in a URL (in the browser's address bar)
• in the "Go" box
• as a link without [[]]
• as a link with [[]]
• are revisions saved properly
• in TWiki searches
• in Google searches
• ???

Is the page name displayed as if it had spaces on:

• the title of a page
• in automatic searches (WebChanges)
• in a Linux:WindowsExplorer link (no spaces)
• in a Linux: Windows Explorer link (added spaces)
• in a non-[[]] link: Linux: Windows Explorer

Linux:_Windows_Explorer

Colon and underbars.

Does the page name work:

• in a URL (in the browser's address bar)
• in the "Go" box
• as a link without [[]]
• as a link with [[]]
• are revisions saved properly
• in TWiki searches
• in Google searches
• ???

Is the page name displayed as if it had spaces on:

• the title of a page
• in automatic searches (WebChanges)
• in a Linux:_Windows_Explorer link (no spaces)
• in a Linux:_ Windows_ Explorer link (added spaces)
• in a non-[[]] link: Linux:_Windows_Explorer

Linux_WindowsExplorer

Underbar, no colon.

Does the page name work:

• in a URL (in the browser's address bar)
• in the "Go" box
• as a link without [[]]
• as a link with [[]]
• are revisions saved properly
• in TWiki searches
• in Google searches
• ???

Is the page name displayed as if it had spaces on:

• the title of a page
• in automatic searches (WebChanges)
• in a Linux_WindowsExplorer link (no spaces)
• in a Linux_ Windows Explorer link (added spaces)
• in a non-[[]] link: Linux_WindowsExplorer

Linux:WindowsExplorer

<later> Colon and &nbsp;s

Does the page name work:

• in a URL (in the browser's address bar)
• in the "Go" box
• as a link without [[]]
• as a link with [[]]
• are revisions saved properly
• in TWiki searches
• in Google searches
• ???

Is the page name displayed as if it had spaces on:

• the title of a page
• in automatic searches (WebChanges)
• in a Linux:WindowsExplorer link (no spaces)
• in a Linux: Windows Explorer link (added spaces)
• in a non-[[]] link: Linux:WindowsExplorer

Linux:WindowsExplorer

<later> Colon and hex equivalent of &nbsp;s

What I'm thinking of is hex a0 (as utilized some places in the text version of the Dive Into Python book .txt file), but I forget how to specify it as such in Nedit, and don't know how to do in a browser.

Does the page name work:

• in a URL (in the browser's address bar)
• in the "Go" box
• as a link without [[]]
• as a link with [[]]
• are revisions saved properly
• in TWiki searches
• in Google searches
• ???

Is the page name displayed as if it had spaces on:

• the title of a page
• in automatic searches (WebChanges)
• in a Linux:WindowsExplorer link (no spaces)
• in a Linux: Windows Explorer link (added spaces)
• in a non-[[]] link: Linux:WindowsExplorer

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