Re: [talk-au] Who to create a OSM Wikipedia information page

[Stephen Backway]

Brett,

I assume that you are referring to the OSM wiki, not Wikipedia:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Main_Page

If this is the case, you do not need any special editors at all (just your 
favourite web browser).

The first step would be to go to the wiki and sign up for an account.

Once this is done you can edit pages, so find a spot in the wiki where you 
think there should be more information what you want to do and either:
1) add it to an existing page, or
2) edit the page to link to a wiki page with the right title, once that is done 
click on the link to the new page and edit it with the new information.

The syntax for creating headings/links/images etc is rather simple and brief 
look into the source (button on each wiki page) will show you the syntax. See 
this page for style guides and hints:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Help:Wiki-Editing

Hope this makes sense,

Stephen.
- Original Message -
From: Brett Russell
Sent: 07/17/13 02:27 PM
To: OSM Australia mailing list
Subject: [talk-au] Who to create a OSM Wikipedia information page

Hi All


Thanks to the enormous efforts and patience of a mailing list member, I am 
gradually battling through the process of creating img files for Garmin on a 
Windows machine.The process ironically is easier on a Unix cmd style interface 
as many things work without battling Window style differences, but for better 
and more likely worse Windows is my operating system as that is what matches my 
work environment.Also many people use it.
 G
iven that I can find no clear guides to creating Garmin img files using Windows 
machines I would like to document the process and put up a Wikipedia entry on 
the process.I am not sure how to do this and would like a few pointers such as 
login and editors to use, and even confirmation that it is possible.I would 
like to do it now as nothing like writing instructions before you become 
familiar and start assuming and abstracting away things plus steps that once 
made your life difficult.

Anyway, as usual, any help and pointers would be appreciated.


Cheers Brett
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[talk-au] Who to create a OSM Wikipedia information page

[Brett Russell]

Hi All



Thanks to the enormous
efforts and patience of a mailing list member, I am gradually battling through
the process of creating img files for Garmin on a Windows machine.  The process 
ironically is easier on a Unix cmd
style interface as many things work without battling Window style differences,
but for better and more likely worse Windows is my operating system as that is
what matches my work environment.  Also
many people use it.



 Given
that I can find no clear guides to creating Garmin img files using Windows
machines I would like to document the process and put up a Wikipedia entry on
the process.  I am not sure how to do
this and would like a few pointers such as login and editors to use, and even
confirmation that it is possible.  I
would like to do it now as nothing like writing instructions before you become 
familiar
and start assuming and abstracting away things plus steps that once made your
life difficult.


 
Anyway, as
usual, any help and pointers would be appreciated.



 



Cheers Brett


 
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