I sometimes write texts that use a lot of words that look like WikiNames but are not (like database table names). I didn't like the idea of adding lots and lots of nop tags to the text, so I added a small feature to my DefaultPlugin that allows me to list all the WikiName-like words in one place.

The idea is to add a %NOPLIST:"SomeWord,SomeOtherWord"% variable and some code that:

1. adds a nop tag before any occurence of any word listed in NOPLIST,
2. removes the NOPLISTS.

The code is:

   # in commonTagsHandler
    while ( $_[0] =~ s/%NOPLIST:"([^%\"]*?)"%// ) {
       $_[0] =~ s/\b\Q$_\E\b/<nop>$_/g 
          foreach split ',', $1;
    }

Was there an easier/elegant way of achieving this?

-- MarcinKaszynski - 06 Feb 2003

You can use noautolink :

<noautolink>
NoneOf these WikiWords will BeLinks
</noautolink>

NoneOf these WikiWords will BeLinks

Documented in TextFormattingRules, scan for the heading Disable Links (second row from the bottom). Note: the noautolink tags can't be used inline, but must be on a line by themself.

-- MattWilkie - 06 Feb 2003

I didn't know about this tag, must have missed it in TWiki documentation. But it does not do what I had in mind.

The idea was to selectively turn off linking of some words without having to do it explicitly in every place they show up. My solution is much less intrusive to the text and easier on eyes. To me, at least

-- MarcinKaszynski - 07 Feb 2003

As I understand it, your solution requires placing a NOPLIST on every topic that requires it. Would it not be better to have a central topic that lists WikiWords that should not be converted throughout the site?

-- SamHasler - 07 Feb 2003

To disable linking, I've seen on some wiki syntax like this: ]]...[[ . Maybe nice/smart thing to will be to build list of un-linked words dynamically, as ]]...[[ words are encountered. Because chances are, if I do not want to link one instance of WikiWord, do not want to link all others, too. Twiki is supposed do the Right Thing, as unobtrusively as possible, right? And then get out of the way...

-- PeterMasiar - 07 Feb 2003

Sam: the idea of putting a NOPLIST in a separate topic is a nice one, but having a single topic for the whole site might lead to a somewhat chaotic global "dictionary". I believe (haven't tested it though) that moving my code just below the lines that handle INCLUDEs would make it possible to INCLUDE topics containing just NOPLISTs; whether they would be global or project-local is a matter of choice of convention.

Peter: I think that marking words right in the text should be reserved for special cases -- like disabling linking of WikiWords that usually would and should be auto-linked.

-- MarcinKaszynski - 10 Feb 2003