edittemplate: Look for template pages under templates/ like everything else (still...

[ikiwiki.git] / doc / templates.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/templates.mdwn b/doc/templates.mdwn
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--- a/doc/templates.mdwn
+++ b/doc/templates.mdwn
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ searched first. Customized templates can also be placed inside the
 
 Ikiwiki uses the HTML::Template module as its template engine. This
 supports things like conditionals and loops in templates and is pretty
-easy to learn. All you really need to know are a few things:
+easy to learn. All you really need to know to modify templates is this:
 
 * To insert the value of a template variable, use `<TMPL_VAR variable>`.
 * To make a block of text conditional on a variable being set use
-  `<TMPL_IF NAME="variable">text</TMPL_IF>`.
+  `<TMPL_IF variable>text</TMPL_IF>`.
 * To use one block of text if a variable is set and a second if it's not,
-  use `<TMPL_IF NAME="variable">text<TMPL_ELSE>other text</TMPL_IF>`
+  use `<TMPL_IF variable>text<TMPL_ELSE>other text</TMPL_IF>`
 
 [[!if test="enabled(template)" then="""
 ## template pages
@@ -22,20 +22,22 @@ easy to learn. All you really need to know are a few things:
 The template directive allows wiki pages to be used as templates,
 filled out and inserted into other pages in the wiki.
 """]]
-[[!if test="enabled(template) and enabled(inline)" then="""
-[[!inline pages="templates/* and !*/discussion" feeds=no archive=yes
-sort=title template=titlepage
-rootpage=templates postformtext="Add a new template named:"]]
-"""]]
 
 [[!if test="enabled(edittemplate)" then="""
-## edit templates
+## default content for new pages
 
 The edittemplate directive can be used to make new pages default to
-containing text from a template, which can be filled as out the page is
+containing text from a template page, which can be filled as out the page is
 edited.
 """]]
 
+[[!if test="(enabled(template) or enabled(edittemplate)
+and enabled(inline)" then="""
+[[!inline pages="templates/* and !*.tmpl and !templates/*/* and !*/discussion"
+feeds=no archive=yes sort=title template=titlepage
+rootpage=templates postformtext="Add a new template named:"]]
+"""]]
+
 ## wiki templates
 
 These templates are used to build the wiki. The aim is to keep almost all
@@ -45,8 +47,6 @@ html out of ikiwiki and in the templates.
   key template to customize. [[!if test="enabled(pagetemplate)" then="""
   (The pagetemplate directive can be used to make a page use a
   different template than `page.tmpl`.)"""]]
-* `misc.tmpl` - Generic template used for any page that doesn't
-  have a custom template.
 * `rsspage.tmpl` - Used for generating rss feeds for blogs.
 * `rssitem.tmpl` - Used for generating individual items on rss feeds.
 * `atompage.tmpl` - Used for generating atom feeds for blogs.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ html out of ikiwiki and in the templates.
 * `editpage.tmpl`, `editconflict.tmpl`, `editcreationconflict.tmpl`,
   `editfailedsave.tmpl`, `editpagegone.tmpl`, `pocreatepage.tmpl`,
   `editcomment.tmpl` `commentmoderation.tmpl`, `renamesummary.tmpl`,
-  `passwordmail.tmpl` - Parts of ikiwiki's user interface; do not
-  normally need to be customised.
+  `passwordmail.tmpl`, `openid-selector.tmpl` - Parts of ikiwiki's user
+  interface; do not normally need to be customised.
 
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