start fleshing out "things that make zoned ikiwiki hard"

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@@ -1,45 +1,67 @@
 [[Ikiwiki]] uses many templates for many purposes. By editing its templates,
 [[Ikiwiki]] uses many templates for many purposes. By editing its templates,

-you can fully customise this site.
+you can fully customise its appearance, and avoid duplicate content.

 
 

-[[!if test="enabled(template)" then="""
+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 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 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 variable>text<TMPL_ELSE>other text</TMPL_IF>`
+
+[[!if test="enabled(template) or enabled(edittemplate)" then="""

 ## template pages
 
 ## template pages
 

-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:"]]
+Template pages are regular wiki pages containing a
+[[!iki ikiwiki/directive/templatebody desc="templatebody directive"]],
+used as templates for other pages. The parts of the template
+page outside the directive can be used to document it.

 """]]
 """]]

+

 [[!if test="enabled(template)" then="""
 [[!if test="enabled(template)" then="""

-[[!template id=note text="This note box is built using the
-[[note]] template!"]]
-[[!template id=popup mouseover="popup example" popup="This popup is built using
-the [[popup]] template!"]]
+The [[!iki ikiwiki/directive/template desc="template directive"]] allows
+template pages to be filled out and inserted into other pages in the wiki.

 """]]
 
 [[!if test="enabled(edittemplate)" then="""
 """]]
 
 [[!if test="enabled(edittemplate)" then="""

-## edit templates
+The [[!iki ikiwiki/directive/edittemplate desc="edittemplate directive"]] can
+be used to make new pages default to containing text from a template
+page, which can be filled out as the page is edited.
+"""]]

 
 

-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
-edited.
+[[!if test="(enabled(template) or enabled(edittemplate))
+and enabled(inline)" then="""
+These template pages are currently available:
+
+[[!inline pages="templates/* and !*.tmpl and !templates/*/* and !*/discussion"
+feeds=no archive=yes sort=title template=titlepage
+rootpage=templates postformtext="Add a new template page named:"]]

 """]]
 
 """]]
 

-## wiki templates
+If the template does not contain a `templatebody` directive, the entire
+source of the page is used for the template. This is deprecated.
+
+## template files

 
 

-These templates are used to build the wiki. The aim is to keep almost all
-html out of ikiwiki and in the templates.
+Template files are unlike template pages in that they have the extension
+`.tmpl`. Template files are used extensively by Ikiwiki to generate html.
+They can contain html that would not normally be allowed on a wiki page.
+
+Template files are located in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates` by default;
+the `templatedir` setting can be used to make another directory be
+searched first. Customised template files can also be placed inside the
+"templates/" directory in your wiki's source -- files placed there override
+ones in the `templatedir`.
+
+Here is a full list of the template files used:

 
 * `page.tmpl` - Used for displaying all regular wiki pages. This is the
 
 * `page.tmpl` - Used for displaying all regular wiki pages. This is the

-  key template 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.
+  key template to customise to change the look and feel of Ikiwiki.
+  [[!if test="enabled(pagetemplate)" then="""
+  (The [[!iki ikiwiki/directive/pagetemplate desc="pagetemplate directive"]]
+  can be used to make a page use a different template than `page.tmpl`.)"""]]

 * `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.
 * `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.


@@ -48,7 +70,7 @@ html out of ikiwiki and in the templates.
 * `archivepage.tmpl` - Used for listing a page in a blog archive page.
 * `titlepage.tmpl` - Used for listing a page by title in a blog archive page.
 * `microblog.tmpl` - Used for showing a microblogging post inline.
 * `archivepage.tmpl` - Used for listing a page in a blog archive page.
 * `titlepage.tmpl` - Used for listing a page by title in a blog archive page.
 * `microblog.tmpl` - Used for showing a microblogging post inline.

-* `blogpost.tmpl` - Used for a form to add a post to a blog (and a rss/atom links)
+* `blogpost.tmpl` - Used for a form to add a post to a blog (and rss/atom links)

 * `feedlink.tmpl` - Used to add rss/atom links if `blogpost.tmpl` is not used.
 * `aggregatepost.tmpl` - Used by the aggregate plugin to create
   a page for a post.
 * `feedlink.tmpl` - Used to add rss/atom links if `blogpost.tmpl` is not used.
 * `aggregatepost.tmpl` - Used by the aggregate plugin to create
   a page for a post.


@@ -63,29 +85,15 @@ html out of ikiwiki and in the templates.
 * `autotag.tmpl` - Filled in by the tag plugin to make tag pages.
 * `calendarmonth.tmpl`, `calendaryear.tmpl` - Used by ikiwiki-calendar to
   make calendar archive pages.
 * `autotag.tmpl` - Filled in by the tag plugin to make tag pages.
 * `calendarmonth.tmpl`, `calendaryear.tmpl` - Used by ikiwiki-calendar to
   make calendar archive pages.

+* `trails.tmpl` - Used by the trail plugin to generate links on each page
+  that is a member of a trail.
+* `notifyemail.tmpl` - Used by the notifymail plugin to generate mails about
+  changed pages.

 * `editpage.tmpl`, `editconflict.tmpl`, `editcreationconflict.tmpl`,
   `editfailedsave.tmpl`, `editpagegone.tmpl`, `pocreatepage.tmpl`,
   `editcomment.tmpl` `commentmoderation.tmpl`, `renamesummary.tmpl`,
 * `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.
-
-## Template locations
-
-Templates are located in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates` by default;
-the `templatedir` setting can be used to make another directory be
-searched first. Customized templates can also be placed inside the
-"templates/" directory in your wiki's source.
+  `passwordmail.tmpl`, `openid-selector.tmpl`, `revert.tmpl` - Parts of ikiwiki's user
+  interface; do not normally need to be customised.

 
 

-## Template syntax
-
-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:
-
-* 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>`.
-* 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>`

 
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