The following macros are used throughout TiddlyWiki's documentation. Their names start with a dot to keep them out of the way of names that a user might try experimenting with.
General Macro Used for Example .def the defining instance of a term widget .em minor emphasis within a sentence not .place a placeholder for the user to fill in tagname.strong major emphasis within a tiddler Important! .word a mention of an ordinary word or phrase "hello world"
Advice Macro Used for Example .tip hints and tips Turn your screen on, otherwise
you won't be able to see much.
.warning warning advice Make a backup of your file
before you upgrade.
Blocks Macro Used for .preamble an introductory sentence that stands apart from the rest of the tiddler
Tiddlers and fields Macro Used for Example .tid a tiddler title Example.tag a tag Example.field a field name example.value a field value example value.op a filter operator backlinks.var a variable or macro name currentTiddler.wid a widget name $list.attr an attribute name filter.param a macro parameter name text
Links Macro Used for Example .link a link containing WikiText an example .clink a code link <$list>.dlink a link on a defining instance of a term widget .dlink-ex an external link on a defining instance of a term Example .flink a link to a field list.mlink a link to a macro qualify.mlink2 a link to a macro, with specified target foo.olink a link to an operator prefix.olink2 a link to an operator, with specified target foo.vlink a link to a variable currentTiddler.vlink2 a link to a variable, with specified target foo.wlink a link to a widget $button.wlink2 a link to a widget, with specified text foo
User interface Macro Used for Example .key a key on the keyboard Escape .keycombo a key combination Ctrl +Enter
Tabs Macro Used for Example .sidebar-tab the name of a sidebar tab More .more-tab the name of a subtab of the More tab Shadows .info-tab the name of a tiddler info tab Fields .controlpanel-tab the name of a Control Panel tab Settings .advancedsearch-tab the name of an Advanced Search tab Filter .toc-tab name of the tw5.com TOC tab Contents .example-tab an example tab name Notes
Parameters for .sidebar-tab Open Open Recent Recent Tools Tools More More
Parameters for .more-tab All All Recent Recent Tags Tags Missing Missing Drafts Drafts Orphans Orphans Types Types System System Shadows Shadows
Parameters for .info-tab Tools Tools References Backlinks Tagging Tagging List List Listed Listed Fields Fields Advanced Advanced
Parameters for .controlpanel-tab Info Info Appearance Appearance Settings Settings Saving Saving Plugins Plugins
Parameters for .advancedsearch-tab Standard Standard System System Shadows Shadows Filter Filter
Buttons Macro Used for Example .button a standard button name and icon
Parameters for .button Tiddler toolbar clone close close-others edit export-tiddler info more-tiddler-actions new-here new-journal-here 19 permalink
Edit-mode toolbar cancel delete save
Page toolbar advanced-search close-all control-panel encryption export-page full-screen home import language more-page-actions new-journal 19 new-tiddler permaview refresh save-wiki storyview tag-manager theme