[pmwiki-users] Help for Recent Changes function

[H. Fox]

On 12/19/05, Waylan Limberg <waylan at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/19/05, Susan <pmwiki at onebit.ca> wrote:
> > Still working on the skin.
> >
> > I've noticed four different versions of Recent Changes, and would like to
> > know the differences.
> >
> > 1. Top of the default template.
> > <a href='$ScriptUrl/$[$Group/RecentChanges]' accesskey='$[ak_recentchanges]'>
> >   $[Recent Changes]
> >   </a> -
> >
> > 2. Bottom of the default template.
> > <a href='$ScriptUrl/$[$Group/RecentChanges]'>
> >    $[Recent Changes]
> >    </a> -
>
> 1 and 2 are links to the same page, namely $Group.RecentChanges. The
> only difference is that 1 also defines and access key for the link
> (which only needs to be defined once per page). An access key is a
> keybourd shortcut for that link.

The list of default access keys is here:

http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Site/Preferences

> > 3. Sidebar of www.pmwiki.org (not in default template, so I don't know the php)
> >    www.pmwiki.org/Site/AllRecentChanges
> >    (URL does not change with group.)
> >
> > 4. Sidebar of www.pmwiki.org (not in default template, so I don't know the php)
> >    www.pmwiki.org/Site/AllRecentChangesShort
> >
> > (I'm guessing the only difference between 3 and 4 is the number of
> > changes listed.)
>
> That's correct.

You don't need special PHP code for #4 because it's just a normal
wikilink.  The AllRecentChangesShort page is a simple one-liner.

http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Site/AllRecentChangesShort?action=source

Hagan