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-= tycker - a web-based ticker input form =
+# tycker - a web-based ticker input form
 
 
-== Overview ==
+## Overview
 
 tycker offers a very simple interface to be used for entering ticker information.
 Each entry consists of the current time, a title and content.
-The content may be written in wikicreole syntax:
-http://www.wikicreole.org/imageServlet?page=CheatSheet%2Fcreole_cheat_sheet.png
+The content may be written in [wikicreole syntax](http://www.wikicreole.org/imageServlet?page=CheatSheet%2Fcreole_cheat_sheet.png)
 
 The data items are stored in an sqlite database by default. Other options
 (mysql/postgres) are easily configurable, as well.
 
-The result is processed via the template "display.html". Adjust this file to
-generate the desired layout.
+The result is processed via the template "display.html". Adjust this file to generate the desired layout.
 Generated html files are stored in the parent directory of tycker's base directory.
 
 
-== Installation ==
+## Installation
 
 Debian-based systems:
-* apt-get install python-bobo python-genshi python-sqlobject
+
+    apt-get install python-bobo python-genshi python-sqlobject
 
 Additionally you need a wsgi-capable webserver. The most popular solution
 would be the following:
-* apt-get install libapache2-mod-wsgi
+
+    apt-get install libapache2-mod-wsgi
 
 Get the sources and extract them within the tree of your webserver:
-* svn co https://svn.systemausfall.org/svn/codekasten/tycker /var/www/tycker
+    svn co https://svn.systemausfall.org/svn/codekasten/tycker /var/www/tycker
 
 Maybe you will need to enable "AllowOverride FileInfo Options" for this
 directory. Take a look at .htaccess for details.
-Alternatively you can also use "WSGIScriptAlias" directive
-(http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/ConfigurationDirectives) for a
+Alternatively you can also use [WSGIScriptAlias directive](http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/ConfigurationDirectives) for a
 cleaner URL.
 
 
-== Configuration ==
+## Configuration
 
 Configuration is currently done via five settings:
+
 * DATE_FORMAT = "%H:%M %d.%m.%Y"
-** how the date is represented (and parsed) in the input field
+    * how the date is represented (and parsed) in the input field
 * PAGE_SIZE = 10
-** how many ticker entries should be displayed per html output file
+    * how many ticker entries should be displayed per html output file
 * FILENAME_TEMPLATE = "ticker%d.html"
-** basename of the resulting html files
+    * basename of the resulting html files
 * FULL_PATH_FILENAME_TEMPLATE = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, os.path.pardir, FILENAME_TEMPLATE)
-** absolute path of the result html file (by default: in the parent directory
-   of tycker's base directory)
+    * absolute path of the result html file (by default: in the parent directory of tycker's base directory)
 
-Probably you will want to configure some http-authentifaction to protect your
-tycker directory from unintended access.
+Probably you will want to configure some http-authentifaction to protect your tycker directory from unintended access.
 
-The static output generated by tycker can be styled by placing css and other files alongside.
-You may want to use the content of 'example-output-style' as a usable starting point.
+The static output generated by tycker can be styled by placing css and other files alongside. You may want to use the content of 'example-output-style' as a usable starting point.
 
 
-== Usage ==
+##  Usage
 
 Point your webbrowser to the installation directory:
-* http://localhost/tycker/tycker.py/
+
+    http://localhost/tycker/tycker.py/
 
 The result is available (by default) at:
-* http://localhost/ticker1.html
+
+    http://localhost/ticker1.html
 
 
-== Bug reports / feedback ==
+## Bug reports / feedback
 
 Just send a mail to devel@sumpralle.de.
 
 
-== License ==
+## License
 
 tycker is published under the AGPL v3.0 (or later) license.
 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
-