%META:TOPICINFO{author="MikeMannix" date="1002006038" format="1.0" version="1.2"}%
<H1><nop>%TOPIC%</H1>

The <nop>%TOPIC% links ==ExternalSite:Page== text to external sites based on aliases defined in the %TWIKIWEB%.InterWikis topic. This plugin is inspired by <nop>UseMod Wiki's inter-wiki links, http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?InterWiki.

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---++ Syntax Rules

	* Enter ==ExternalSite:Page== to create a link that points to the ==Page== on the ==ExternalSite== server.
	* All ==ExternalSite== aliases are defined in the %TWIKIWEB%.InterWikis topic.
	* Add and edit aliases in %TWIKIWEB%.InterWikis.
	* %H% For TWiki sites, both the *web* and the *topic* have to be specified: ==<nop>TWikisite:Webname/<nop>SomePage==
		* TWiki:Plugins/InterwikiPlugin

---++ <nop>%TOPIC% Settings

Plugin settings are stored as Preferences variables. To reference
a plugin setting write ==%<nop>&lt;plugin&gt;_&lt;setting&gt;%==, i.e. ==%<nop>INTERWIKIPLUGIN_SHORTDESCRIPTION%==

	* One-line description is shown in the %TWIKIWEB%.TextFormattingRules topic:
		* Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Link ==ExternalSite:Page== text to external sites based on aliases defined in the InterWikis topic.

	* Link rules topic name: (default is %TWIKIWEB%.InterWikis)
		* Set RULESTOPIC = 

	* Suppress tooltip help for links: (==0== or ==1==, default is ==0==)
		* Set SUPPRESSTOOLTIP = 0

	* Debug plugin: (See output in =data/debug.txt=)
		* Set DEBUG = 0

---++ Plugin Installation Instructions

%X% *NOTE:* This Plugin is included in the TWiki distribution package. You do not need to install it unless you want to upgrade to a newer version.

	* *Download* the ZIP file from the TWiki:Plugins web (see below)
	* *Unzip* ==%TOPIC%.zip== in your TWiki installation directory. Content:
	  | *File:* | *Description:* |
	  | ==data/TWiki/%TOPIC%.txt== | Plugin topic |
	  | ==data/TWiki/InterWikis.txt== | Link rules topic for inter-site links |
	  | ==lib/TWiki/Plugins/%TOPIC%.pm== | Plugin Perl module |
	* *Test:* If the Plugin is correctly installed, this Wiki:InterWiki link should point to http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?InterWiki topic - try it out.

---++ Plugin Info

|  Plugin Author: | %TWIKIWEB%.AndreaSterbini, %TWIKIWEB%.PeterThoeny |
|  Plugin Version: | 1.0.2 |
|  Change History: | 27 Jul 2001 Allow numbers in site name <br /> 26 Jul 2001 Fixed alternating missed link bug due to greedy $postfixPattern (fix by Richard Donkin) <br /> 14 Jul 2001 Changed to plug & play <br /> 16 Jun 2001: Made tooltips optional; prevent ==Module::Sub== type of link <br /> 12 Jun 2001: Added optional tool tips (IE only); added the link rules topic name variable; added flexible link patterns; optional ==$page== in URL <br /> 10 Jun 2001: Changed rules topic to table-based syntax <br /> 20 Feb 2001: Initial version |
|  CPAN Dependencies: | none |
|  Other Dependencies: | none |
|  Perl Version: | 5.0 |
|  Plugin Home: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC% (TWiki:Plugins/%TOPIC%) |
|  Feedback: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC%Dev (TWiki:Plugins/%TOPIC%Dev) |

__Related Topics:__ %TWIKIWEB%.InterWikis, %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiPreferences, %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiPlugins

-- %TWIKIWEB%.AndreaSterbini - 20 Oct 2000 <br>
-- %TWIKIWEB%.PeterThoeny - 27 Jul 2001 <br>
-- %TWIKIWEB%.MikeMannix - 01 Oct 2001 <br />