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Tricia FAQ

 

This page gives answers to the most common starter questions related to Tricia. You can also consult the Tricia online help.

How do I pronounce Tricia?

Like "Patricia" in English. 

What does Tricia mean?

It is just a name and no acronym or abbreviation.  

Am I allowed to use Tricia for my xyz project?

Please contact Nastaran Matthes in case you have specific questions regarding the Tricia licensing options.

How do I install and start Tricia on my server?

Right now we only have installation instructions for software developers who want to extend Tricia. 

todo TB: step-by-step instructions for system administrators.

I do not want to download and upload files. How do I edit files directly with Word, Excel, ...?

See the documentation.

Newly created wiki pages do not appear in the navigation menu. What am I doing wrong?

You have to set  the parent page in the edit screen. The menu only displays pages below the home page of the wiki. This is useful if you create new content that should not yet appear in the naviagtion menu.

What does "Enable Server Script" mean?

This is an option that allows power users to embed server-side content into a page. For example, by using the command  $showTags()$ you can display the tags of the current wiki page. 

Somebody has deleted a Wiki page. How do I restore this Wiki page?

Click on Wikis and then on the tab Deleted Pages. You see a list of all pages deleted in the past.. For each page you see who deleted this page when. Click on Restore to restore the deleted page to its original wiki. If the page does not appear in the  wiki menu, its parent page had been deleted too. In this case you can find the page in the list of all wiki pages. 

I cannot delete a wiki page. I cannot change the parent page of a wiki page. Why?

The home page of a wiki cannot be deleted or moved. You first have to go to the edit page of the wiki and choose another wiki home page.

How do I subscribe via RSS to a protected blog?

If you subscribe to a Blog while being logged in, your RSS feed reader has  to supply a login and password. Not many feed readers are able to do this. If the blog is available to Everybody, you can first log out and subscribe to with your RSS feed reader on the Blog home page.

I have changed the access rights of a wiki (blog, directory, file, ...) and can no longer access it. What can I do?

Members of the Administrator group can help you to restore the access rights.

What is the folder /Attachments/Tmp good for?

If a user uploads a file to a newly created wiki or blog page these files are store d in this folder. When the user saves the page, the attachment is moved to its final destination. Files older than 2 days can be safely deleted.

How can I paste Excel tables into a wiki page or a blog posting?

If you copy and paste Excel table cells, a lot of formatting information is also inserted in the wiki page or blog page. This does not hurt if you want to simply publish the table. However, if you want to maintain and edit this page with Tricia, you should use the following procedure to eliminate the formatting information:  

  • In Excel, use Save As... and choose the format Website (*.html) . You can restrict your output to a range of the spreadsheet. Select Publish and Preview the result without saving it in your browser. 
  • Select the whole table in the browser and paste it into the Tricia editor window. 
  • You may now edit the HTML to markup the table head and to define the width of the columns.