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Infobox (A simple Javascript based tooltip)

Package version/links:

pmwiki-2.2.5
Skin - pmwiki
infobox-2.2.2-20120325

Cookbook /
: Infobox
: Infobox-changelog
: Infobox-download
: Infobox-sample1
: Infobox-sample1InfotIps
: Infobox-sample2
: Infobox-sample2Infotips

Infobox-sample1 - Infobox-sample2 - Infobox-sample3(from wikitext and css)

NOTE: Some of the potential uses of Infobox

Site wide or group wide tips can be set.

Page wise tips can be set.

Comprehensive glossary terms can be defined using this recipe. Thus, can be used where terms on pages needs additional explanations but the page design does not permit the explanation to be inserted there itself.

Infobox's can be used to explain terms in any other language. Thus helping in creating a multilanguage page.

Infotips page can be shared among users or easily copied on to a new/different website/page.

Multi-language infotips pages can be maintained by different users.

Link tips can be created using simple wiki text.

Link tips (from wiki text)

The link tip text needs to be in the same line with the link itself.

Tested in: Firefox - 2.0+, Konqueror - 3.5.9+ , Chromium - 10+

(:infobox:)
* [[Main/HomePage | Home]] %lnktip%The main page of the site --a
jumping-off point, as it were-- and not actually a picture of our house%%
* [[Main/WikiSandbox | Wiki Sandbox]] %lnktip% A place to test your editing
skills%%
* [[Site/AllRecentChanges | Recent Changes]] %lnktip% The latest happenings
on this site %%
* [[PmWiki/DocumentationIndex | Documentation Index]] %lnktip% Learn how to
use PmWiki %%

Home The main page of the site --a jumping-off point, as it were-- and not actually a picture of our house
Wiki Sandbox A place to test your editing skills
Recent Changes The latest happenings on this site
Documentation Index Learn how to use PmWiki

%lnktip% [[Main/HomePage | Home]] ''The main page of the site --a
jumping-off point, as it were-- and not actually a picture of our house''
%lnktip% [[Main/WikiSandbox | Wiki Sandbox]] ''A place to test your editing
skills''
%lnktip% [[Site/AllRecentChanges | Recent Changes]] ''The latest happenings
on this site''
%lnktip% [[PmWiki/DocumentationIndex | Documentation Index]] ''Learn how to
use PmWiki''

Home The main page of the site --a jumping-off point, as it were-- and not actually a picture of our house Wiki Sandbox A place to test your editing skills Recent Changes The latest happenings on this site Documentation Index Learn how to use PmWiki