Question

I am using twiki to document support proceedures. The actions that need to be followed numbered using the standard <space> <space> <space> 1. format however I would like to include example results within the instructions.

Each time I use verbatim it results in the numbering being restarted.

For Example

   1. Log onto the server
   1. Run command ==#/go/here/runthis==
<verbatim>
   # /go/here/runthis
     hello world
</verbatim>
   1.  Next command ==# /go/here/runthisnext==

looks like this

1. Log on to the server
2. Run command #/go/here/runthis

   # /go/here/runthis
     hello world

1. Next command # /go/here/runthisnext

Can anybody help. Thanks

Environment

-- AndyBush - 26 Jul 2005

Answer

If you answer a question - or someone answered one of your questions - please remember to edit the page and set the status to answered. The status selector is below the edit box.

Verbatim text in a bullet is not well supported at this time. You can solve it / work around in two ways:

1. Indent the verbatim text

1. Log onto the server
2. Run command #/go/here/runthis

         # /go/here/runthis
         hello world
         

3. Next command # /go/here/runthisnext

2. Use =preformatted text= and %BR% line breaks:

1. Log onto the server
2. Run command #/go/here/runthis
# /go/here/runthis
hello world
3. Next command # /go/here/runthisnext

(view raw text to see how)

-- PeterThoeny - 27 Jul 2005

The first solution doesn't work properly on Develop (the list numbering isn't continued correctly). But it should, shouldn't it?

-- FranzJosefSilli - 27 Jul 2005

Franz - are you refering to Bugs:Item145 ?

• Now yes. - FJ

-- SvenDowideit - 28 Jul 2005

Use a combination of:

1. outline format as you see to left,
2. transparent shim of 1x20 pixel width, and
3. tactical use of the BR tag.

The resulting output is:

1. The bullets are numbered
   and the lines can be indented
   an arbitrary depth
   
   
2. And the bullet numbering is consistent despite multiple displayed gaps because the BR symbols keep the source text abutted as required by the bullet-handling code.
   meanwhile the lines
   still indent as expected to the depth you desire.

It does make it a bit harder to read the source text. This would be eased if a BR-like global symbol were defined for this transparent shim. But in the meantime you have a completely workable solution.

By the way, I used it to good effect on my TWiki.

-- RichardFreytag - 28 Jul 2005

You can very easily define your own BR-like global symbol by defining one in your TWikiPreferences.

-- FranzJosefSilli - 29 Jul 2005