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<font size="+3"> *TWiki History: The Dev Timeline* </font>

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---++ 01-Sep-2001 Release

   * *30 Aug 2001* - JohnTalintyre
      * Easier install for Windows, including auto detection in =TWiki.cfg=
   * *30 Aug 2001* - JohnTalintyre
      * Ability to move attachments between topics, see FileAttachments 
   * *21 Aug 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * Convert to XHTML 1.0 function: first step to XHTML-ifying TWiki
   * *26 Jun 2001* - JohnTalintyre
      * Category information to forms using the TWikiMetaData format, see TWikiForms
   * *07 Jun 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * New topic templates as topics instead of templates. Customize by editing the topic. Retired =notedited.tmpl=, =notext.tmpl= and =notwiki.tmpl= templates. More in TWikiTemplates. 
   * *07 Jun 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * New =%<nop>TOPICLIST{"format"}%= and =%<nop>WEBLIST{"format"}%= variables to get a formatted topic index and web index, respectively. More in TWikiVariables. 
   * *01 Jun 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * New =%<nop>URLPARAM{"name"}%= variable to query URL parameters. More in TWikiVariables. 
   * *01 Jun 2001* - AndreaSterbini
      * API to extend TWiki, see [[TWikiPlugins#PluginAPI][TWikiPluginAPI]] 
   * *01 Jun 2001* - KlausWriessnegger, AndreaSterbini
      * Forms to change/reset/install passwords, see ChangePassword &amp; ResetPassword
   * *01 May 2001* - AndreaSterbini
      * The %MAINWEB%.TWikiAdminGroup (or other group) can be enabled as a [[TWikiAccessControl#SuperAdminGroup][SuperAdminGroup]]. Members have browser edit access to _all_ locked topics. 
   * *01 May 2001* - JohnTalintyre
      * Meta information format, see TWikiMetaData
   * *01 May 2001* - JohnTalintyre
      * Attachment under revision control See FileAttachment 
   * *01 May 2001* - JohnTalintyre
      * Ability to rename/move topics, ManagingTopics
   * *27 Mar 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * The table syntax has been enhanced to (i) render ==| <nop>*bold*<nop> |== cells as table headers, (ii) render space padded cells ==|   center aligned   |== and ==|   right aligned |==, (iii) span multiple columns using ==| empty cells |||==. More in TextFormattingRules. 
   * *25 Mar 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * Security fix Questionable files like PHP scripts (executables) and ==.htaccess== files that are attached to a topic get a ==.txt== suffix appended to the file name. See also TWiki:Codev/FileAttachmentFilterSecurityAlert 
   * *28 Feb 2001* - AndreaSterbini, PeterThoeny
      * New Wiki rule for headings, i.e. =---++ My Title=; and new =%<nop>TOC%= variable to build a table of content from headings in a topic. More in TWikiVariables. 
   * *28 Feb 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * New Wiki rule to specify arbitrary text for external links (i.e. =[<nop>[http://TWki.org][TWiki]]=) and internal links (i.e =[<nop>[WikiSyntax][syntax]]=). More in TWikiVariables. 
   * *28 Feb 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * New Wiki rule for named anchors, e.g. links within a topic. Define a named anchor with =#MyAnchor= at the beginning of a line, and link to it with =[<nop>[#MyAnchor]]=. More in TWikiVariables. 
   * *25 Feb 2001* - NicholasLee, PeterThoeny
      * Use =Net::SMTP= module instead of =sendmail= if installed. 
   * *01 Feb 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * Added =&lt;verbatim&gt;= ... =&lt;/verbatim&gt;= tags to show source code "as is". Unlike the =&lt;pre&gt;= ... =&lt;/pre&gt;= tags, it also shows =&lt;=, =&gt;=, =&amp;= characters "as is". 
   * *01 Feb 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * Fixed TWiki:Codev/CreateLinkToAttachedFileBug. 
   * *21 Jan 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * Added a "Minor change, don't notify" checkbox in preview. More in DontNotify. 
   * *21 Jan 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * Added Bold Fixed formatting using double-equal signs, e.g. write =<nop>==Bold Fixed==<nop>= to get ==Bold Fixed==. 
   * *20 Jan 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * Format changed of =%<nop>GMTIME{"..."}%= and =%<nop>SERVERTIME{"..."}%= variables. Format is now ="$hour:$min"= instead of ="hour:min"=. More in TWikiVariables. __Attention:__ Check your existing topics when you upgrade TWiki! 
   * *18 Jan 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * WebChanges, WebSearch and e-mail notification indicate also the revision number of a topic (i.e. <u>18 Jan 2001 16:43 r1.5</u>), or NEW for a new topic (i.e. i.e. <u>18 Jan 2001 16:43 <b>NEW</b></u>). 
   * *16 Jan 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * New variable =%<nop>STARTINCLUDE%= and =%<nop>STOPINCLUDE%= variables to control what gets included of a topic. More in TWikiVariables. 
   * *16 Jan 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * TWiki skins Define a different page layout with a customized header and footer layout, i.e. a =print= skin for a printable view of a topic. More in TWikiSkins and TWiki:Codev/TWikiSkins. 
   * *07 Jan 2001* - StanleyKnutson
      * Better error handling when saving a topic. 
   * *05 Jan 2001* - PeterThoeny
      * View authorization based on groups. Define who is allowed to see a TWiki web. More in TWikiAccessControl and TWiki:Codev/AuthenticationBasedOnGroups. 
   * *05 Dec 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Improved include handling. Infinite recursion of includes are prevented; new variables =%<nop>BASEWEB%=, =%<nop>INCLUDINGWEB%=, =%<nop>BASETOPIC%= and =%<nop>INCLUDINGTOPIC%= to have more control over include handling. More in TWikiVariables and TWiki:Codev/IncludeHandlingImprovements. 
   * *03 Dec 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * New =noheader="on"= switch in =%<nop>SEARCH{...}%= to suppress table header. More in TWikiVariables. 

---++ 01-Dec-2000 Release

   * *03 Nov 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Flag =$doHidePasswdInRegistration= in =wikicfg.pm= to hide plain text password in registration email. 
   * *01 Nov 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * New variable =%<nop>VAR{"NAME" web="Web"}%= to get web specific preferences. More in TWikiVariables. 
   * *01 Nov 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Added a "Cancel" link in edit that releases the edit lock. 
   * *23 Oct 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Authorization based on groups. Define fine graned control who is allowed to change or create topics. More in TWikiAccessControl and TWiki:Codev/AuthenticationBasedOnGroups. 
   * *05 Oct 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Remember user by IP address so that =view= "knows" the user once authenticated in =edit=. More in TWikiUserAuthentication. 
   * *26 Sep 2000* - AlWilliams, PeterThoeny
      * Fixed TWiki:Codev/UppercaseAttachments bug and added =png= image support. 
   * *26 Sep 2000* - HaroldGottschalk, AndreaSterbini, PeterThoeny
      * Allow nesting of variables, i.e. =%<nop>INCLUDE{"%<nop>TWIKIWEB%.TWikiWebsTable"}%=. More in TWiki:Codev/BetterTWikiTagTemplateProcessing. 
   * *20 Sep 2000* - ManpreetSingh
      * New -q switch in =mailnotify= to suppress all normal output. 
   * *19 Sep 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Fixed TWiki:Codev/AttachedNotificationLinksBug. 
   * *18 Sep 2000* - ManpreetSingh, PeterThoeny
      * Added forced internal links. Write =[<nop>[text formatting FAQ]]= to get the link [[text formatting FAQ]] that points to topic TextFormattingFAQ. 
   * *19 Aug 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Ref-By link searches all webs (not just the current web.) 
   * *16 Aug 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * New TWikiPreferences variables =%<nop>HTTP_EQUIV_ON_VIEW%= , =%<nop>HTTP_EQUIV_ON_EDIT%= and =%<nop>HTTP_EQUIV_ON_PREVIEW%= that define the =&lt;meta http-equiv="..."&gt;= meta tags for the TWiki templates. This can be used for example to set a document expiration time. 
   * *29 Jul 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * New variables =%<nop>GMTIME{"..."}%= and =%<nop>SERVERTIME{"..."}%= . More in TWikiVariables. 
   * *23 Jul 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Changed include syntax from =%<nop>INCLUDE{"Web/TopicName.txt"}%= to =%<nop>INCLUDE{"Web.TopicName"}%= . Legacy syntax still supported. 
   * *23 Jul 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * BookView search allows you show a set of topics for easy printing. 
   * *22 Jul 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * More forgiving syntax for =*bold*, _italic_, __bold italic__= and ==fixed== , where it is not necessary anymore to have a trailing space before =.,;:?!= characters. 
   * *22 Jul 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Split the TWiki.Main web into TWiki.Main (users, company data) and TWiki.TWiki (TWiki related documentation, registration) 
   * *07 Jul 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Added an "Release edit lock" checkbox in preview to let other people edit the topic immediately without the one hour lock. 
   * *07 Jul 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Fixed problem of losing carriage returns when editing topics with KDE KFM browser or W3M browser. 
   * *21 Jun 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Fixed problem that a page redirect on some server environments is not working (host name is needed in URL). 
   * *21 Jun 2000* - CrisBailiff, PeterThoeny
      * Fixed security issue to prevent a server side =%<nop>INCLUDE%= of arbitrary files. 
   * *29 May 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * New =%<nop>GMTIME%= variable that shows the current GM time. 
   * *28 May 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Lock warning shows remaining lock time in minutes. 
   * *15 May 2000* - PeterFokkinga
      * Each topic can have its own template file. TWikiTemplatesVer1 has more. 
   * *02 May 2000* - KevinKinnell, PeterThoeny
      * Advanced search features like search multiple webs; sort by topic name / modified time / author; limit the number of results returned. More in TWikiVariables. 

---++ 01-May-2000 Release

   * *21 Apr 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * New TWikiVariables =%<nop>HTTP_HOST%= , =%<nop>REMOTE_ADDR%= , =%<nop>REMOTE_PORT%= and =%<nop>REMOTE_USER%= . 
   * *21 Apr 2000* - JohnAltstadt, PeterThoeny
      * TWikiRegistration is done separately for Intranet use (depends on remote_user) or Internet use (depends on .htpasswd file). 
   * *20 Mar 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Uploading a file (topic file attachment) will optionally create a link to the uploaded file at the end of the topic. The preference variable =%<nop>ATTACHLINKBOX%= controls the default state of the __link__ check box in the attach file page. 
   * *11 Mar 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Better security with taint checking ( =Perl -T= option ) 
   * *25 Feb 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * New preference variables =%<nop>EDITBOXWIDTH%= and =%<nop>EDITBOXHEIGHT%= to specify the edit box size. 
   * *25 Feb 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Edit preferences topics to set TWiki variables. There are three level of preferences Site-level (TWikiPreferences), web-level (WebPreferences in each web) and user-level preferences (for each of the Main.TWikiUsers). With this, discontinue use of server side include of =wikiwebs.inc= , =wikiwebtable.inc= , =weblist.inc= , =webcopyright.inc= and =webcolors.inc= files.  
   * *11 Feb 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * New variable =%<nop>SCRIPTSUFFIX%= / $scriptSuffix containing an optional file extension of the TWiki Perl script. Templates have been changed to use this variable. This allows you to rename the Perl script files to have a file extension like for example ".cgi". 
   * *11 Feb 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * New variable =%<nop>SCRIPTURLPATH%= / $scriptUrlPath containing the script URL without the domain name. Templates have been changed to use this variable instead of =%<nop>SCRIPTURL%= . This is for performance reasons. 
   * *07 Feb 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Changed the syntax for server side include variable from =%<nop>INCLUDE:"filename.ext"%= to =%<nop>INCLUDE{"filename.ext"}%= . (Previous syntax still supported. Change was done because of inline search syntax) 
   * *07 Feb 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Inline search. New variable =%<nop>SEARCH{"str" ...}%= to show a search result embedded in a topic text. TWikiVariables has more on the syntax. Inline search combined with the category table feature can be used for example to create a simple bug tracking system. 
   * *04 Feb 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Access statistics. Each web has a WebStatistics topic that shows monthy statistics with number of topic views and changes, most popular topics, and top contributors. (It needs to be enabled, TWikiDocumentation has more.) 
   * *29 Jan 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Fixed bug where TWiki would not initialize correctly under certain circumstances, i.e. when running it under mod_perl. Sub =initialize= in =wiki.pm= did not handle =$thePathInfo= correctly. 
   * *24 Jan 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * Fixed bug where an email address starting with a WikiName was rendered as an internal Wiki link instead of an email address, i.e. SomeWikiName@somewhere.test . 
   * *10 Jan 2000* - PeterThoeny
      * No more escaping for '%' percent characters. (Number of consecutive '%' entered and displayed is identical.) 
   * *03 Oct 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * Limit the number of revisions shown at the bottom of the topic. Example <br> Topic <nop>%TOPIC% . { .....   <A href="../../rdiff/%WEB%/%TOPIC%">Diffs</A>   r1.10   <A href="../../rdiff/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev1=1.10&rev2=1.9">&gt;</A>   <A href="../../view/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev=1.9">r1.9</A>   <A href="../../rdiff/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev1=1.9&rev2=1.8">&gt;</A>   <A href="../../view/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev=1.8">r1.8</A>   <A href="../../rdiff/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev1=1.8&rev2=1.7">&gt;</A>   <A href="../../view/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?rev=1.7">r1.7</A>   <A href="../../oops/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?template=oopsrev&param1=1.10">&gt;...</A> } <br> Additional revisions can be selected by pressing the =>...= link.  

---++ 01-Sep-1999 Release

   * *31 Aug 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * Fixed Y2K bug. (Date in year 2000 had wrong format.) 
   * *08 Aug 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * New text formatting rule for creating tables. Text gets rendered as a table if enclosed in " " vertical bars. Example line as it is written and how it shows up  
   * *03 Aug 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * Online registration of new user using web form in TWikiRegistration. Authentication of users. 
   * *22 Jul 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * Flags =$doLogTopic*= in wikicfg.pm to selectively log topic view, edit, save, rdiff, attach, search and changes to monthly log file. 
   * *21 Jul 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * Flag =$doRemovePortNumber= in wikicfg.pm to optionally remove the port number from the TWiki URL. Example =www.some.domain:1234/twiki= gets =www.some.domain/twiki= . 
   * *15 Jul 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * Search path for include files in =%<nop>INCLUDE:"file.inc"%= variable. Search first in the current web, then in parent data directory. Useful to overload default include text in the data directory by web-specific text, like for example =webcopyright.inc= text. 
   *  *07 Jul 1999* - ChristopheVermeulen
      * Link a plural topic to a singular topic in case the plural topic does not exist. Example =TestVersion= / =TestVersions= , =TestPolicy= / =TestPolicies= , =TestAddress= / =TestAddresses= , =TestBox= / =TestBoxes= .

---++ 01-Jul-1999 Release

   * *23 Jun 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * New TextFormattingRules to write __bold italic__ text by enclosing words with double underline characters. 
   * *23 Jun 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * Separate wiki.pm into configuration (wikicfg.pm) and TWiki core (wiki.pm) . This is to ease the upgrade of TWiki installations, it also allows customized extensions to TWiki without affecting the TWiki core. 
   * *21 May 1999* - DavidWarman
      * Externalize copyright text at the bottom of every page into a web-specific =webcopyright.inc= file. This is to easily customize the copyright text.  
   * *20 May 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * Added meta tag so that robots index only /view/ of topics, not /edit/, /attach/ e.t.c. Tag &lt;META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX"&gt; 
   * *20 May 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * New variables =%<nop>WIKIHOMEURL%= (link when pressing the icon on the upper left corner) and =%<nop>WIKITOOLNAME%= (the name of the wiki tool =%WIKITOOLNAME%= ). 
   * *15 Apr 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * Topic locking Warn user if a topic has been edited by an _other_ person within _one_ hour. This is to prevent contention, e.g. simultaneous topic updates. 
   * *26 Mar 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * File attachments Upload and download any file as a topic attachment by using the browser. FileAttachment has more. 
   * *26 Mar 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * New variables =%<nop>PUBURL%= (Public directory URL) and =%<nop>ATTACHURL%= (URL of topic file attachment). 
   * *09 Feb 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * New text formatting rule for creating =fixed font text= . Words get showns in =fixed font= by enclosing them in "=" equal signs. Example Writing <nop>=fixed font=<nop> will show up as =fixed font= . 
   * *09 Feb 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * No new topic revision is created if the _same_ person saves a topic again within _one_ hour. 
   * *03 Feb 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * Possible to view complete revision history of a topic on one page. Access at the linked date in the Changes page, or the <code>Diffs</code> link at the bottom of each topic, e.g. <br> <code> Topic <nop>TWikiHistory . { Edit   Ref-By   Diffs   r1.3   >   r1.2   >   r1.1 } <br> Revision r1.3 1998/11/10 01:34 by <nop>PeterThoeny </code> 
   * *04 Jan 1999* - PeterThoeny
      * Fixed bug when viewing differences between topic revisions that include HTML table tags like &lt;table&gt;, &lt;tr&gt;, &lt;td&gt;. 

---++ 1998 Releases

   * *08 Dec 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Signature is shown below the text area when editing a topic. Use this to easily copy & paste your signature into the text. 
   * *07 Dec 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Possible to add a category table to a TWiki topic. This permits storing and searching for more structured information. Editing a topic shows a HTML form with the usual text area and a table with selectors, checkboxes, radio buttons and text fields. TWikiDocumentation has more on setup. The TWiki.Know web uses this category table to set classification, platform and OS version.  
   * *18 Nov 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Internal log of topic save actions to the file <code>data/logYYYYMM.txt</code>, where <code>YYYYMM</code> the year and month in numeric format is. Intended for auditing only, not accessible from the web. 
   * *10 Nov 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * The email notification and the Changes topic have now a topic date that is linked. Clicking on the link will show the difference between the two most recent topic revisions. 
   * *10 Nov 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * View differences between topic revisions. Each topic has a list of revisions (e.g. <code>r1.3</code>) and differences thereof (e.g. <code>&gt;</code>) at the bottom <br> <code> Topic <nop>TWikiHistory . { Edit   Ref-By   r1.3   >   r1.2   >   r1.1 } <br> Revision r1.3 1998/11/10 01:34 by PeterThoeny </code> 
   * *26 Oct 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Added preview of topic changes before saving the topic. This was necessary to prevent unneeded revisions. 
   * *26 Oct 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Added revision control using RCS. Each topic has now a list of revisions at the bottom and a revision info, e.g. <br> <code> Topic <nop>TWikiHistory . { Edit   Ref-By   r1.3   r1.2   r1.1 } <br> Revision r1.3 1998/10/26 01:34:00 by PeterThoeny </code> 
   * *14 Oct 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Refered-By Find out which topics have a link to the current topic. Each topic has a  Ref-By  link for that. Note Only references from the current web are shown, not references from other webs. 
   * *13 Oct 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Alphabetical topic index in WebSearch. 
   * *24 Sep 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Corrected templates for automatic email notification so that MS Outlook can display attachment as an HTML file. 
   * *13 Aug 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * WikiNotation allows also numbers after the <code>AaA</code> sequence, e.g. <code>AaA1</code> is a valid WikiTopic name, but not <code>Aa1</code>. 
   * *07 Aug 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Automatic email notification when something has changed in a TWiki web. Each web has a topic WebNotify where one can subscribe and unsubscribe. 
   * *06 Aug 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Added server side include of files. Syntax is =%INCLUDE:<nop>"filename.ext"%= 
   * *05 Aug 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Signature and date is inserted automatically when creating a new topic. 
   * *04 Aug 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Separate templates for text of non existing topic and default text of new topic. (template file templates/Web/notedited.tmpl) 
   * *04 Aug 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Warn user if new topic name is not a valid Wiki name. (template file templates/Web/notwiki.tmpl) 
   * *31 Jul 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Support for quoted text with a '>' at the beginning of the line. 
   * *28 Jul 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Added TWiki variables, enclosed in % signs =%<nop>TOPIC%= (Topic name), =%<nop>WEB%= (web name), =%<nop>SCRIPTURL%= (script URL), =%<nop>DATE%= (current date), =%<nop>WIKIWEBMASTER%= (Wiki webmaster address), =%<nop>WIKIVERSION%= (Wiki version), =%<nop>USERNAME%= (user name), =%<nop>WIKIUSERNAME%= (Wiki user name). 
   * *28 Jul 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Topic WebChanges shows Wiki username instead of Intranet username, e.g. =PeterThoeny= instead of =thoeny= in case the Wiki username exists. Implementation Automatic lookup of Wiki username in topic Main.TWikiUsers. 
   * *28 Jul 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Topic index. (Technically speaking a simple '.*' search on topic names.)  
   * *28 Jul 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Topic WebSearch allows full text search and and topic search with/without regular expressions. 
   * *27 Jul 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Added automatic links to topics in other TWiki webs by specifying &lt;web name&gt;.&lt;topic name&gt;, e.g. =Know.WebSeach= . 
   * *23 Jul 1998* - PeterThoeny
      * Installed initial version, based on the JOS Wiki. See WikiWikiClones for details.

---++ Dev Flow

The typical TWiki development flow...

   * TWiki:Codev/FeatureBrainstorming: open forum for new ideas  
   * TWiki:Codev/TWikiEnhancementRequests: specific detailed request
   * TWiki:Codev/TWikiPlannedFeatures: accepted for future development
   * TWiki:Codev/FeatureToDo: prioritized to up-next dev status
   * TWiki:Codev/FeatureUnderConstruction: currently in development
   * TWikiDocumentation: reference manual for the latest TWiki
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Topic revision: r51 - 15 Sep 2001 - 16:04:47 - PeterThoeny
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