MediaWiki-l September 2004

mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org

92 participants
132 discussions

OT: Mailing list tags
by Paul Johnson 18 Sep '04

18 Sep '04

<#secure method=pgp mode=sign> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Given that there are several headers on every message from the mailing list that will positively identify the message as coming from a mailing list already, is there really any need to make the subject lines scroll the right end of the screen by adding grandiose tags with the list name to the start of every list message? The only obvious use for such tags that I see is waste space and make the list harder to read. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBS4j9UzgNqloQMwcRAjAWAJ9ch8ZzPdVhTt5RJvqLMS2PCtAnGgCfQVLy Xtg7bl4rofONAchUbHzZb68= =O2sS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

4 5

wgExtraNamespaces
by Peter Gerdes 18 Sep '04

18 Sep '04

So I have need to add custom namespaces to my project. I find tons of pages that tell me to modify wgExtraNamespages in LocalSettings.php, however this variable is not given an example config in my file and I have no idea what the proper format is supposed to be for this. Can anyone tell me, or give me a link as to how I should format this pref? Peter

2 1

How do I add a link to the Navigation Bar
by Breck Yunits 18 Sep '04

18 Sep '04

I want to add a "Donations" link to my navigation bar, just as Wikipedia does it. How would I do that?

4 3

Link and edit problems in 1.3.3
by Richard Karpinski 18 Sep '04

18 Sep '04

We just set up a mediawiki to discuss some open source software now under initial development but have been annoyed with several problems: Clicking on a selection in the navigation sidebar often gives a generic not-found message until the target page has been accessed through an embedded link. Clicking on an embedded link or an edit tab or a preview or save button often results in a two line gobbledegook error message, but the second or third try after backing up usually works just fine. Sometimes the message occurs for save but the page is saved anyway. Text that is indented is rendered in a dashed box despite no such hint in the user guide. It doesn't even contain all the text in many cases. Surrounding an indented line with <nowiki> and </nowiki> suppresses the box but loses the indent. Are we doing something wrong? Dick

3 2

backing up database
by Moonlight Embrace 18 Sep '04

18 Sep '04

I have to move my database to another server, yes, it's corrupt, but there seems to be no way to move only the current pages, so, how do I backup and move my database? I've tried exporting from phpmyadmin but I only get the first four tables. How do i get the entire thing?

2 3

Transferring database
by Moonlight Embrace 18 Sep '04

18 Sep '04

my database is already partially corrupt, and I'm moving it to a new server. Is there anyway I can get mediawiki to spew out only the current versions of the pages so i can put them in a new install of 1.3.3 ?

1 0

Direct links
by Rutledge Shawn-E50053 18 Sep '04

18 Sep '04

If I upload an html file to the MediaWiki, it treats it like a media item - a link to the file takes me to a page which shows revision history rather than the page itself. Is there a syntax to link directly to the page?

4 4

removing all skins but one?
by Bruce Bertrand 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

Hi, I want to set up a single default skin for my wiki and remove all others. In other words, I don't want to have user selectable skins. How would I go about doing this.

1 0

search box problem
by June Kim 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

I have created a MediaWiki site and it really looks good, but the search button doesn't seem to work: it only works for a very small set of words, and that quite erratically. Do I need to set up something, for example, run an index building script everyday? Or is it that I don't have to do anything normally but something must have been messed up, for example, by me editing the sidebar template? I'm using MediaWiki 1.3.0, PHP 4.3.8, MySQL 3.23.58. Thanks. -June

2 2

RE: [Mediawiki-l] Templates - not understanding a concept
by Richards,Michael 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

If I understand what you are asking for, you can use the substitution ("subst") syntax with a template. For example, lets says you have Template:foo with the outline you talked about. When you create a new article, you can put {{subst:foo}} in the edit box and press Show Preview. This will display the content of Template:foo at the top, but still show "{{subst:foo}}" in the edit box (but only temporarily, until you save). You can either - save, and then re-edit the article and customize the text (although this creates one extra edit, no big deal) or - copy the text from the previewed text into the edit box (which only works if there is no formatting, as that will be lost). This is more fully explained in the template help: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template#subst Michael Richards -----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces(a)Wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org]On Behalf Of Craig Hartel Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 6:22 PM To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list Subject: [Mediawiki-l] Templates - not understanding a concept Hello, all. I have a question about templates. I understand that they are excellent for building things that one might wish to repeat on many pages, so having the template saves a lot of extra work. Not only that, if you need to update the content, you need only update the template, and the changes show up everywhere. That part I get, but here is what I'm wondering: If I had a page structure that I wanted people to use, would that be appropriately done with a template? For example, if I had a few sections, like "Description", "Requirements", "Download" etc., would it make sense to build a template with those pre-built as section headings? Could I then create custom stubs and include them in the template? The custom stub would be like "Add the product description here, blah, blah, blah." I have this in mind because there will be a lot of pages that we want to look exactly alike, save for the actual content. How could I set this up so that they use the template to start a new page from scratch? Hmm...lots of questions in this one. Thank you in advance for your assistance in clarifying my understanding of templates. Craig Hartel http://codex.wordpress.org/

2 1

← Newer
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
...
14
Older →

Jump to page:

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

MediaWiki-l September 2004