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Form Definition for Extension Packages

NEVER EVER CHANGE THIS FORM UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE CONFIGURE REPORT, AND HOW TO FIX IT

The first eight fields are inherited from PackageForm and should not be modified anyway.

Name:	Type:	Size:	Values:	Description:	Default
Author	text	60
Version	text	60		Numerical version number e.g. 1.2
Release	text	60		Release identifier (usually the date)
Description	text	60		one line description of the module
Copyright	text	60		e.g. 2015, The Artist, All Rights Reserved
License	text	60		e.g GPL (GNU General Public License)
Home	text	60		e.g. http://foswiki.org/Extensions/PackageForm
Support	text	60		e.g. http://foswiki.org/Support/PackageForm
Repository	text	60		URL of source control repository e.g. https://github.com/foswiki/ExtensionName
	label		Make your package findable: select one or more characteristics to describe it. For example: Admin - access control, admin tool, authentication, automation, caching Data and Files - attachment, caching, database, email, import-export, statistics Development - bugs, build, compatibility, debugging, documentation, helper extension, javascript utility, library Exporting, Printing and Publishing - export, printing, publishing, office, pdf Information structuring and Search - changes, classification, date and time, diagram, documentation, findability, search, tagging Interface and Visualisation - accessibility, css, chart, diagram, drawing, editing, skin, source code highlighting Multilingual and Locality - localisation, translation Security - access control, authentication, encryption, spam User interactivity - blog, calendar, comment, discussion, editing, forum, poll, questionnaire, subscribe to content Workflow automation - workflow, process, control
ExtensionClassification	select+multi	9		Classify the package
	label		Classify the package according to its type
ExtensionType	select	1	PluginPackage, SkinPackage, ContribPackage, WikiApplicationPackage	Classify the type of package
	label		Describe what environments the extension has been tested on / should run on; for example What Foswiki versions? What TWiki versions? Which browsers? Which server configurations?
Compatibility	text	60		Compatibility notes
IncompatibleWith	checkbox	5		Foswiki versions the extension has been tested on and found not to work
	label		The URL of an image that will be used to illustrate the package in `configure`. This must resolve to an absolute URL in ConfigureImageGallery
ImageUrl	text	60		A URL where the image for this package resides.
	label		A URL where this package can be seen in action, if available
DemoUrl	text	60	http://	A URL where this package can be seen in action
	label		A URL where users can get support, and talk to other users of the extension
SupportUrl	text	60	PackageForm	A URL where users can get support, and talk to other users of the extension
	label		What do you want people to do before making modifications to this package?
ModificationPolicy	radio	3	PleaseFeelFreeToModify, CoordinateWithAuthor, FollowsReleaseProcess	What does the author wants you to do before making modifications to this package. FollowsReleaseprocess is only used for the set of default extensions that ship with Foswiki.	PleaseFeelFreeToModify