Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of TracLinks
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- Nov 15, 2004, 4:54:41 AM (20 years ago)
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TracLinks
v7 v8 2 2 As you might have guessed, TracLinks are a very fundamental feature of Trac. 3 3 4 They allow easy hyperlinking to Trac items (tickets, reports, changesets, Wiki 5 pages, milestones and source files) from anywhere in the system where 6 WikiFormatting is used. 4 They allow hyperlinking between Trac entities (tickets, reports, changesets, Wiki 5 pages, milestones and source files) from anywhere WikiFormatting is used. 7 6 8 7 TracLinks are generally of the form '''item:id''' (where ''id'' represents the 9 8 number, name or path of the item) though some frequently used kinds of items 10 have also alternative, shorthand notations. For example: 9 also have short-hand, alternative, notations. 10 11 Some examples: 11 12 12 13 * Tickets: '''!#1''' or '''!ticket:1''' … … 25 26 * Files: source:trunk/COPYING 26 27 27 The wiki:CamelCase form is rarely used, but it can be convenient to refer to28 '''Note:''' The wiki:CamelCase form is rarely used, but it can be convenient to refer to 28 29 pages whose names do not follow WikiPageNames rules, i.e., single words, 29 30 non-alphabetic characters, etc. … … 31 32 Trac links using the full (non-shorthand) notation can also be given a custom 32 33 link title like this: 34 33 35 {{{ 34 36 [ticket:1 This is a link to ticket number one]. … … 39 41 [ticket:1 This is a link to ticket number one]. 40 42 41 It seems a simple enough concept at a glance, but actually allows quite a complex network of information.43 It might seem a simple enough concept at a glance, but actually allows quite a complex network of information. 42 44 43 In practice, it's very intuitive and simple to use, and we've found the "link trail" extremely helpful to better understand what's happening in a project or why a particular change was made. 45 In practice though, it's very intuitive and simple to use, and we've found the "link trail" extremely helpful to better understand what's 46 happening in a project or why a particular change was made. 44 47 45 48 == source: links == … … 71 74 72 75 ---- 73 See also: WikiFormatting 76 See also: WikiFormatting, TracWiki 74 77