Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
2012/5/8 Isabell Alcott uv22ealc...@googlemail.com: Hello, I would like to include special signs in my new 1.19 Mediawiki installation, but they are showing not right. I have 200 *.doc files which need to be indexed all into one MW Installation.

Re: [Mediawiki-l] online Git/Gerrit tutorial by saper on 8 May

2012-05-08 Thread Gregory Varnum
Tom - if you just want to test your sip - you may find this useful: http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/FAQ#How_can_I_test_if_it_is_working.3F Make sure you RSVP as well: http://doodle.com/qnrgibpqxyamqhzb I suspect saper will get the sip dial-in info out to folks before the show begins so you can

[Mediawiki-l] Reminder about online Git/Gerrit tutorial - May 8 (today) @ 19:00 UTC

2012-05-08 Thread Gregory Varnum
Reminder to folks about the tutorial that saper is doing for Git / Gerrit later today @ 19:00 UTC. Below is more info, but here is a link with the highlights: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:WikiProject_Extensions/MediaWiki_Workshops#Upcoming:_Git_.2F_Gerrit_Tutorial Remember to RSVP!

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Isabell Alcott
Hello, when i change the font of the document, nothing happens. The signs keep the way they are. I dont use an import tool. I just did copy and paste the documents. Which import tool do you recommend? thank you so much! :) On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Amir E. Aharoni

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Frank Ralf
Hi Isabell, I dont use an import tool. I just did copy and paste the documents. Which import tool do you recommend? You might find http://wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/Editing_using_open_office useful. hth Frank ___ MediaWiki-l mailing

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
Isabel wrote: I dont use an import tool. I just did copy and paste the documents. What do you actually see? What do you mean by showing not right? Do you see question marks, squares, gibberish, other letters or just nothing? Which import tool do you recommend? You might find

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Isabell Alcott
Hello and thank you! But when I change the Wordpress file into a *.txt File, the many signs go away and change to other signs. Your help is highly appreciated. On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Frank Ralf frank.r...@gmx.net wrote: Hi Isabell, I dont use an import tool. I just did copy and

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
2012/5/8 Isabell Alcott uv22ealc...@googlemail.com: Hello and thank you! But when I change the Wordpress file into a *.txt File, the many signs go away and change to other signs. Which signs? If you can give an example like the smiley changes to the letter X, it will be easier to solve. --

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Isabell Alcott
sorr,y I mean, when i change the *.doc file into a *.txt file, all the special signs go away. On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Isabell Alcott uv22ealc...@googlemail.comwrote: Hello and thank you! But when I change the Wordpress file into a *.txt File, the many signs go away and change to

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Isabell Alcott
here is an example: Open Office normal: http://s7.directupload.net/images/120508/ok3l4icb.jpg Open Office with TXT File: http://s14.directupload.net/images/120508/98iddlfw.jpg On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: 2012/5/8 Isabell Alcott

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
2012/5/8 Isabell Alcott uv22ealc...@googlemail.com: here is an example: Open Office normal: http://s7.directupload.net/images/120508/ok3l4icb.jpg Open Office with TXT File: http://s14.directupload.net/images/120508/98iddlfw.jpg Hmm, it looks like the characters are corrupted by Word or

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Nikola Smolenski
On 08/05/12 12:46, Isabell Alcott wrote: here is an example: Open Office normal: http://s7.directupload.net/images/120508/ok3l4icb.jpg Open Office with TXT File: http://s14.directupload.net/images/120508/98iddlfw.jpg You are using a font with non-standard characters. If you really need the

[Mediawiki-l] Mediawiki extension distributor issue

2012-05-08 Thread John W. Foster
I have been getting this error for the last few days when I try to download an extension from Mediawiki. Since other downloads are working OK I am wondering if there is a problem with the server. Linux system. FYI frosty ___ MediaWiki-l mailing list

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Isabell Alcott
well, mediawiki does not even add the simpliest arrows or signs when i delete any kind of formatting or fonts. here a result when i use a TXT Version of my text. http://s1.directupload.net/images/120508/pttzm4ph.jpg On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Nikola Smolenski smole...@eunet.rs wrote:

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Signs in Mediawiki

2012-05-08 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
2012/5/8 Isabell Alcott uv22ealc...@googlemail.com: well, mediawiki does not even add the simpliest arrows or signs when i delete any kind of formatting or fonts. here a result when i use a TXT Version of my text. http://s1.directupload.net/images/120508/pttzm4ph.jpg They are simple only

[Mediawiki-l] user creation policy

2012-05-08 Thread Boris Epstein
Hello listmates, How do I make it so that no one gets to become a user unless they are cleared by an administrator of the MW installation? Thanks. Boris. ___ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Screen Artifacts question

2012-05-08 Thread Platonides
On 08/05/12 06:54, John W. Foster wrote: On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 23:23 +0200, Platonides wrote: I have added such detection at https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/6874 Adding that patch into your wiki should fix it (it will show an increase of fetching errors, but it's preferable than accepting

Re: [Mediawiki-l] user creation policy

2012-05-08 Thread Benjamin Lees
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Preventing_access#Restrict_account_creation ___ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l