Re: [Mediawiki-l] Special syntax for dialogues

Hi, On 5 September 2010 12:41, wrote: > Hello guys, > > I often have to present dialogues and conversations in my articles. Is there > a special syntax form mediawiki uses, that could display them in a form of > nice quotes? You can easily create a template that suit your needs. {{Quote|[text]

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Bread Crumbs and sub pages

Hi, On 20 August 2010 04:35, Ross McKay wrote: > Aaron Gray wrote: > >>That's near enough exactly what I want, except for, to do it to the actual >>title line. >> >>That's standard on WikiBooks ? How do I get that on a normal MediaWiki >>instillation ? > > You just need to configure subpages in y

Re: [Mediawiki-l] tables

Hi Philippe, On 9 July 2010 16:28, Philippe Dhont wrote: > Thanks for the reply and the links! > I searched on my wiki server for common.css or Common.css and *css > I found a lot of css files but no common.css. > Thanks, Ph. It is a wiki page in your wiki. In the Mediawiki namespace, which can

Re: [Mediawiki-l] tables

Hi, On 9 July 2010 14:53, Philippe Dhont wrote: > Hi,  I want to use tables in mediawiki and the code that i use works but > there is no layout. > As a test, this should make a nice viewing table (example from a learning > site): > > {| class="prettytable" width="40%" > ! Planten || Dieren > |-

Re: [Mediawiki-l] TNG integration

Hi, On 9 June 2010 03:30, Henny Savenije wrote: > I have a working Wiki installation but also a TNG database > > In order to integrate the two one should have one database for both. > > Alright, so I copied the physical files of the wiki database to the > TNG database, changed the settings in the

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Fwd: Help regarding Importing Wiki pages

Hi, On 9 June 2010 06:51, Nihit Saxena wrote: > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Platonides > Date: Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 9:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Help regarding Importing Wiki pages > To: mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Nihit Saxena wrote: >> Hi All, >>     I'm us

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Yellow discussion pages

Hi, On 7 April 2010 12:01, Benoit BRAIDA wrote: > > Le 6 avr. 2010 à 23:54, Platonides a écrit : > >> Benoit BRAIDA a écrit: >>> Dear all, >>> >>> I'm looking for the extension that color in different yellow shades the >>> discussions in Wikipedia. Could you indicate me which extension does that

Re: [Mediawiki-l] preferences

Hi, On 19 March 2010 09:47, Scheid, Bernhard wrote: > Hi, > > I am presently experimenting with setting up a wiki for educational purposes. > Everything went fine so far, but when I try to change my own (Sysop) > preferences I get the following error-message, whatever I try to change: > > Warni

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Style pages based on category, possible?

Bernard, On 28 January 2010 14:58, bern...@bernardhulsman.nl wrote: > Jean-Marc, you have to use > http://handleiding.wikiation.nl/MediaWiki:Common.css . That is where it is > defined. It is no standard MW feature. There is no LocalSettings involved. The Common.css is only the part where you def

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Reference don't appear when user is not logged in

Hi, On 28 January 2010 14:13, Ekompute .info wrote: > Hi, after 4 years, I just discovered that a user will not be able to see my > references with if he is not logged in! However, Wikipedia > can display the references without the need for a user to log in. How can I > accomplish it? > This is

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Style pages based on category, possible?

Hi Bernard, 2010/1/27 bern...@bernardhulsman.nl : > Jean-Marc, > > Yes it is. See http://handleiding.wikiation.nl/MediaWiki:Common.css for > the definition and > http://handleiding.wikiation.nl/Niveau_2_infobox_gebruiken for the > implementation of that definition. > I see the cat-foo entries app

[Mediawiki-l] Style pages based on category, possible?

Hi, What is the best approach to support styling MW pages based on the category (categories) the page belongs to? I was hoping the category name could be inserted in the class attribute just like the namespace and pagename appear there, but I did not find any configuration setting indicating that

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Maintaining newline as first line of a template

Hi, 2010/1/21 Jack D. Pond : > MW 1.15.1 (and before) > > Does anyone know what causes this and how to remedy? > > Wiki code only recognizes table commands ("{|", "|-", "|}") when they begin > on a new line.  Therefore if your template is using these commands, the > first line of your template MUS

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Comments and Parameters on Templates

Hi Rodney, 2009/12/2 Rodney Morris : > I've two issues I've been bashing my head against for the last few days > and finally decided to put it out to the list as a whole.  I'm working > on an increasingly complex template and I'm hoping you guys might be > able to provide some easy answers. > > 1)

Re: [Mediawiki-l] [Mediawiki] Rilpoint skin : how to hide user links

Hi Pierre, 2009/11/27 Pierre Labrecque : > > > > > > > > Personal tools > > > > href="/sandbox/index.php?title=User:WikiSysop">WikiSysop > > The ID's are listed in the tags. Add them to the MediaWiki:Common.css as Walter suggested. For example to hide the link to the talk page, add

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Easy creation of page sequences

Hi all, Just thought I would give an update to my earlier request. I have created a simple parserfunction to get the result I want (at the moment combined with a template to wrap the calls to the parserfunction). It's a start, which I want to expand in several ways: - have the parserfunction retr

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Easy creation of page sequences

Hi Evelyn, 2009/9/15 Evelyn Yoder : > Have you considered organizing pages by Category, and using the Category > Tree extension? The Category Tree can be loaded to the sidebar, as a table > of contents. > Yes, I considered that, but then the order of the pages still depends on the page title does

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Easy creation of page sequences

Hi Steve, 2009/9/14 Steve Sanbeg : > > You could probably make a template like > > [[{{#include:index|prev-{{{PAGENAME}|Prev]] > [[{{#include:index|next-{{{PAGENAME}|Next]] > > Then supress the links at the end by making the first & last pages link back > to themselves, > and avoid dupli

[Mediawiki-l] Easy creation of page sequences

Hi, I have been trying to create a maintainable way of grouping pages together and allowing readers to page through them in sequence. Most samples I've seen use templates that require you to supply the 'previous' and 'next' page. This however results in three page edits to insert a new page betwee

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Using dynamically generated images using cgi

Hi, 2009/9/14 Max : > Hello everyone ! > > I wrote some python scripts outputting images (svg format - I'm using > matplotlib). > My mediawiki is running on a closed intranet at this url : > http://wiki/mediawiki/index.php > I can show my image at this url : http://wiki/cgi-bin/my_script.py > > So

[Mediawiki-l] DPL(2) extension (1.7.4, 1.7.6, 1.8.0, 0.8.0) not working on MW 1.11.0

Hi, Apologies for posting about this ancient Mediawiki version, but I'm working in a corporate environment that prevents me from getting a more up to date version of Mediawiki. Environment: Mediawiki 1.11.0, PHP 5.0.1, MySQL 5.0.24, DPL 1.8.8 (other DPL versions tried with same results) Our Wiki

Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium Edition install error

Hi, 2009/9/8 : > I have a command-line program for interacting with MySQL running at the > moment. I am able to connect to the instance of MySQL and query the database. > In the world of Windows a "service" has a particular connotation. Is your > question, "Do you have MySQL installed as a Win

Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium Edition install error

Hi, 2009/9/8 : > Tell me if I understand correctly. > > In order to use MySQL, PHP must load the extension php_mysql.dll. > > This file is located in the "ext" subdirectory one level down from the root > of the php install directory. > > In order to load this file, the directory must be in the s

Re: [Mediawiki-l] WAMP problems...

Hi, 2009/9/8 : > Guys, > > I've been wrestling with a problem for a few weeks now. > I have a fully working MediaWiki system (Windows XP, IIS, PHP 5, MW 1.14) > - However, I now want to transfer this to its 'production' server > (actually a VM slice running Windows 2003 server). > Rather than ins

Re: [Mediawiki-l] adding namespaces and rights

Hi André 2009/9/4 André Meunier : > Hello, > > I already had configured a namespace with certain rights defined for > users in that group : > > $wgGroupPermissions['bac2008']['read'] = true; > $wgGroupPermissions['bac2008']['edit'] = true; > $wgGroupPermissions['bac2008']['createpage']= true; > $w

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Replacing Newline using Extension:StringFunctions

Hi, 2009/8/31 Jack D. Pond : > Waseem etal, > > I would like to modify Extension:StringFunctions to allow this. > > This requested functionalit is useful in making it easier for users to > edit/create information in infoblocks without having to remember to put in > > I may be dense, but why do y

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Replacing Newline

Hi, 2009/8/26 Waseem Sayegh : > I have also tried > {{#replace:{{{1}}}| |}} > > Though this code ends up replacing "spaces" with . > Perhaps the reply from platonides got mangled in your email reader, but he advised you to try it with an actual newline in the code (put the second | character on a

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Change logo according to namespace

Hi, 2009/8/25 Haim (Howard) Roman : > I'm afraid that the following method did not work for me.  It always > gives the logo that $wgLogo is set to.  At the end, I tried this: > >    ns-0 #p-logo a { >      background-image: url(http://ezrat.jct.ac.il/images/meshi_logo.png) >      !important; >    

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Mapping svnrepository on linux server to a local drive on windows

Hi, 2009/8/19 sirisha mosalikanti : > Hi, > I have installed svn on my mediawiki server. I'm able to access the svn > repository through the browser. > However, what are the settings that are required to map a local drive to the > svn repository? > I have a linux server. How to map a local drive o

[Mediawiki-l] Prevent template parameter from being parsed

Hi, Is there a way to force a template to use the literal value of a parameter instead of the parsed result? For example, if I pass [[Main Page]] to a template, I want it to output that text, not a hyperlink to the Main Page of the wiki. My workaround now is to add in the call to the template,

Re: [Mediawiki-l] REGEXP for wiki tables

Hi, I don't have anything to add to the REGEXP discussion in itself, but does the OP also have to take into account that the table-start and table-end can be provided by templates, as can the table contents? In that case, the initial page wiki text only contains template calls, but after template

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Login page not showing

Hi PM Poon, 2009/7/13 Ekompute .info : > HI Jean-Marc, I have posted  the relevant .php file at this > page. > Actually, I didn't amend anything for the codes to the p-caction bar in the > php file. The li commands are exactly the same as in Monobook.php

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Login page not showing

Hi PM Poon, 2009/7/12 Ekompute .info : > Hi Jean-Marc, thank you once again for your response and for taking the > trouble to help me out. I have checked my main.css but could not find the > problem that you mentioned. I have posted the contents of the main.css at > Dummipedia.com

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Login page not showing

Hi, 2009/7/12 Ekompute .info : > Hi Jean-Marc, thank you for your response. I did follow your advice and > managed to learn a thing or two. However, I still have some problems as > sometimes when I changed certain things, other things move "without" > apparent reason. Anyway, I tried many configur

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Login page not showing

Hi, PM Poon, 2009/7/10 Ekompute .info : > Thank you Jim, for taking the trouble to show me the relevant page. Even my > Firefox has problems. The pages in the main namespace looks okay but not in > the other name spaces like Mediawiki and Template, for example. I guess my > skin really do need a

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Problems with SQL2wiki extension in template

Hi, 2009/7/7 Jan Steinman : > I'm having trouble using the SQL2wiki extension in a template. > > Something seems to be goofy about the use of a parameter. The > parameter is not getting the value it is supposed to get, and the > MySQL error messages seem to indicate that one of the curly braces is

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Breaking lines in an array

Hi, 2009/7/6 Ekompute .info : > Hi, I wanted to break the footer so that the copyright message is in its own > line rather than flowing over 2 lines. I did the following but it didn't > work: > > $footerlinks = array( >            'lastmod', 'viewcount', 'numberofwatchingusers', 'credits', >      

Re: [Mediawiki-l] How can add a menu?

Hi, 2009/7/1 Webmaster Casa das Ciências - Guilherme Monteiro : > Hello! > How can I add a menu? > Buy groceries, experiment and invent some new recipes and write them on a chart? ;-) No seriously, what menus are you talking about? (in Wiki-speak preferably) If you mean the navigation on the l

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Mediawiki Customized Skin: Firefox vs IE incompatibility

Hi, 2009/6/12 Ekompute .info : > The new skin is now adopted at > Webmasterteachyourself.com. > I have displayed both the following files for the new skin in the website: > * Nuskin.php > * main.c

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Mediawiki Customized Skin: Firefox vs IE incompatibility

Hi, 2009/6/10 Ekompute .info : > Hi, I am trying to design a new skin and although it looks good on > Firefox, it looks broken in IE. I am no programmer and to be able to > design a new skin that works in Firefox is admittedly an achievement > by my own lousy standards. > > Instead taking care of

[Mediawiki-l] Styles per category

Hi, Using MW 1.11, is it possible to create CSS that styles a page depending on the category/categories it belongs to? Would that require skin modifications, or just adjustments to LocalSettings.php, or can it be done 'out of the box'? -- Regards, Jean-Marc -- . ___ . @@ // \\ "De

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Infobox Song template - how do I implement on my wiki?

Hi Tim, 2009/5/18 Tim Ware : > Hello, > > I'd like to use the Template: Infobox Song, as is used in Wikipedia > here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_day_in_the_life > > but I just can't seem to figure it out.  The template begins with: > > {| class="infobox" style="width: 20em;" > |- > ! colsp

Re: [Mediawiki-l] moving wiki "root"?

Hi Nina, 2009/4/22 McHale, Nina : > Hi, all, > > First post--please don't hurt me. :) > > I installed MediaWiki a couple of months ago to begin using as an intranet > for about 80 people in an academic library environment. At the time, the idea > was to only have a portion of the intranet be a w

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Offline Readers?

Hi Sarel, 2009/4/9 Sarel Wesssels (Agri Wiki) : > What is the easiest why to let all users register, to get a username and > password, and then they will be able to change or edit articles on a wiki. > > Currently all articles are 'open' and anyone, without logging in, can > change these articles.

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Leading or trailing spaces in template parameters

Hi Kenneth, On 02/04/2009, Kenneth Porter wrote: > On Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:49 PM +0200 Jean-Marc van Leerdam > wrote: > >> The following did not work?: >> >> {{Guildbox >> | name = M A > > No, that definitely failed, passing the encoding strin

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Leading or trailing spaces in template parameters

Hi, > [http://eu.wowarmory.com/guild-info.xml?r={{urlencode:{{{server}&n={{urlencode:{{{name}&p=1 > {{{name}}} Armory] }} You first have to find out if the {{{name}}} actually contains the leading and trailing space. If it does, then the urlencode is your problem, otherwise the problem li

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Leading or trailing spaces in template parameters

c van Leerdam : > Hi, > > > 2009/3/31 Kenneth Porter : >> On Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:43 PM +0200 Jean-Marc van Leerdam >> wrote: >> >>> Try using HTML escaped spaces: >> >> The resulting URL expanded to " M+A " and then got HTTP en

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Leading or trailing spaces in template parameters

Hi, 2009/3/31 Kenneth Porter : > On Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:43 PM +0200 Jean-Marc van Leerdam > wrote: > >> Try using HTML escaped spaces: > > The resulting URL expanded to " M+A " and then got HTTP encoded to > "%26%2332%3BM+A%26%2332%3B". >

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Leading or trailing spaces in template parameters

Hi, 2009/3/31 Kenneth Porter : > I want to pass an argument to a template that contains a leading and > trailing space. It looks like the template parser is stripping these before > evaluating the parameter. Is there a way to prevent that? > > Here's an example page: > >

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Offline Readers?

Hi, On 28/03/2009, P. Hightower wrote: > Hi, I'm going to be away from an internet connection for a few weeks at a > time over the next few weeks but would like to be able to carry a snapshot > of my Wiki to reference so I can work on some materials while I'm on the > road. I've been looking arou

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Identifying article drafts

Hi, 2009/3/21 Ekompute .info : > Hi, I have the habit of writing many articles at the same time without > polishing them immediately. Reason is that sometimes it is hard for me to > edit the first draft to my satisfaction until days later. > > How do I set the watchlist such that all new articles

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Can't See Table Line

Hi, 2009/1/27 Zaki Akhmad > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello, > > I am installing mediawiki on Debian testing. But I can't see the table > line. Is it there's plugin should be activated or what? I wrote the > table like this: > > == Daftar Aplikasi == > > {| clas

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Impersonation

Hi, 2009/1/16 David Lubkin > I'm an ancient UNIX hand and I've been wrangling DBs for even > longer, but am new to MediaWiki. So I know how to accomplish > what I want to do, but not what ways go with the flow. > > I have content in other formats that I'm importing as articles and > sections. Th

Re: [Mediawiki-l] nowiki tag not working for me

Hi, 2009/1/16 Dave Derry > I don't have much experience with MediaWiki, so this may be a dumb > question, but > ... > > I'm writing a tutorial for our team. In it I reference example URLs, which, > since they are just examples, don't go anywhere. When I enter something > like > http://test.efx.c

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Include Category?

Hi, On 09/01/2009, Jan Steinman wrote: > I hope this isn't a FAQ -- I did take the time to search through the > last year's worth of email, and a quick search of MediaWiki.org didn't > return anything obvious that didn't require an extension. > > Is there a way to include a listing of pages that

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Main Page missing in phpmyadmin database export

Hi Francois, 2008/12/10 Frames Project <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Le mardi 09 décembre 2008 à 00:06 +0100, Platonides a écrit : > > Frames Project a écrit: > > >> How are you determining that there's no Main Page? Note that it is > > >> stored in the db as "Main_Page". > > >> > > > > > > It is empty

[Mediawiki-l] Where do I find manuals for mediawiki

Hi, My first post to this list, apologies if the answer to this one is obvious (even though I've missed it): Where do I find documentation on the purpose of all the available pages in the MediaWiki: namespace? I've looked at the FAQ on Mediawiki.org; I went to meta.wikimedia.org; browsed through