[Moin-user] Re: getting started with page layout tweaking - need pointers

[Mike Rovner]

Skip Montanaro wrote:
> (I tried to search the list archives but SF says there aren't any.
> If the list is archived somewhere I'd appreciate a pointer.)

http://search.gmane.org in group gmane.comp.web.wiki.moin.general

>     1. I'm trying to figure out how to use/set the navi_bar variable.
>        According to the HelpOnConfiguration page it's a "large HTML
>        fragment".  Usage in the source suggests it's simply a list of
>        strings, however.  I'd like to link to pages outside the Wiki
>        from the navi_bar.  Can I do that somehow?

You can use standard wiki syntax for referencies, for ex.
[http://www.python.org PySite]

>     2. (Related to #1) I saw one page on the MoinMoin site which
>        suggested it was redirected from another page, but I've yet to
>        find any indication of how to do redirects.

use '#REDIRECT pagename' as the page first line
see http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/HelpOnProcessingInstructions


Hope that helps,
Mike

PS. I even don't start twiking sources, it in my plans ;)