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General Description

To place a simple box around text , you can use the ^ tag, as explained in WikiCharacterFormattingDoc. The BOX plugin, one of several plugins that may be available on your Tiki site, creates a box with a title bar. Optionally, you can add title text, a background color, and/or a width (specified in pixels or a percentage of the available window space). The title bar is formatted using the CSS style used for module headings, so the box will look consistent no matter which theme is chosen.

Quick Refererence

Here's the BOX plugin's syntax.

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Note the following:

  • Title is text that appears in a one-line title box. Keep it short!
  • color is a hexadecimal color code, such as #FFFFFF (white).
  • num is the width of the box in pixels or, if followed by a percent sign, the width as a percentage of the available window area.
  • The commas aren't needed unless you type two or more of the options.


TIP: Even though the title 's optional, be sure to define a title. The default title is "Message Box," which isn't very helpful to your readers.

The square brackets indicate that the parameter is optional.

Key Function and sub-features
  • Adds an attractively formatted box to any page that accepts Wiki formatting (including articles, blogs, comments, forums, HTML, and Wiki pages)
  • Title bar is formatted using the module heading style defined in the current theme
  • Background color (optional)
  • Width in pixes (optional)
  • Width in perentages (optional)





Using the BOX Plugin


To use the BOX plugin, do the following:

  1. Place the insertion point on a blank line.
  2. Define the box and the options you want (title, background color, and/or width ) by following these examples:
    1. Title: {BOX(title=>Title)}
    2. Background color: {BOX(bg=>#CCCCCC)}
    3. Width in pixels: {BOX(width=>256)}
    4. Width in percentage: {BOX(width=75%)
    5. All options: {BOX(title=>Title, bg=>#CCCCCC, width=>75%)}
  3. Type the text you would like to place within the box, and press Enter.
  4. Type {BOX}.


Note: If something goes wrong, see Help!, below.

Examples


No options (note that Tiki supplies a default title automatically, but you probably don't want this title):

A whole lot a shakin goin on


Title only:

Tiki Rocks

A whole lot a shakin goin on


Title and background color:

Tiki Rocks

A whole lot a shakin goin on


Title, background color, and width:

Tiki Rocks

A whole lot a shakin goin on

Help!


Did something go wrong?

  • Double-check your typing to make sure you have included all the necessary curly braces, commas, and parentheses.
  • If you're sure you typed the plugin syntax correctly, ask your administrator whether the BOX plugin is enabled.

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