7 Components: the Function Pages - Developers

11.3.1
Storage Options
Underneath the edit window, you can initially determine if you wish
to lift the edit lock. This lock ensures that the edited page is locked
for 60 minutes, meaning all users trying to access the page will receive
a corresponding message. In addition, all modifications that
you are currently making to the page will be included in the last version;
that is, if you discover an error after saving the page and correct
it within the 60 minutes, a whole new version of the page is not
generated for that edit.
Note: The edit lock can, however, be circumvented. If you access a
locked page, you have the option “Edit anyway,” with which you
can still make modifications to the document.
In order to release the page from the edit lock before the lock period
has expired, activate the option “Release edit lock.” Your own modifications
will, however, be collected in a single version.
You can also set the edit lock period to fit your needs. To do so,
access the file lib/Twiki.cfg and change the value of the variable
$editLockTime.
You have already seen the “Minor changes” option in MediaWiki.
The edit is marked as minor. That means that in TWiki, no
message regarding the edit will be generated by the WebNotify service
(see Chapter 15.5).
11.3.2
Saving Your Work
You have three easy ways in which to save your work:
� Save: The regular way to save pages. When you use this
method, the edit lock is set.
� QuietSave: It has the same effect as saving with “Minor
changes” and was introduced for convenience.
� Checkpoint: This is a kind of interim storage. The page is visible
to all in this state. However, you do not leave edit mode, but,
after such a save, can continue working in it.
Edit lock
Minor
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