MediaWiki-l October 2010

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default image license
by Florian Effenberger 31 Oct '10

31 Oct '10

Hi, is there any way of setting the default image license? Right now, I only could find adding licenses, but the default is always "no license given", and has to be manually changed before uploading. Thanks, Florian

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Help with including/embedding external dynamic content
by Phillip Corchary 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

What I've been trying to do is find a way to embed external content on MW pages, especially the main page. This is for a departmental team portal project. The 'external' content maybe be in several forms, and is typically small snippets of information that are placed in different places on a page with <div>. My goal is that each time the MW page is loaded that the external data is loaded. I've used two methods so far: <php>include ('http://someURL.php <http://someurl.php/>');</php> and also using the 'include' extension like <include src="http://.someURL.php" /> or <include src="file.inc" />. The PROBLEM is that the external data isn't reliably loaded dynamically. Seems like it's cached somewhere and only updated when I modify the page -- how can I work around this? (tried disabling memcached with effect) The external data are either fully dynamic (e.g. some php that pulls/calculates data at each execution), or are peridically updated by some outside method (eg a cron job that runs every 15min and dumps some results to a txt file). This is not an attempt to create an ajax-like solution with <div> that are independent of the page (althought that would be nice too and I don't know where to even start)... this is only to update each time the page is refreshed (anyone know a way to add a meta-refresh to a MW page?) Thanks in advance ... i've been picking away at this for a few months with no luck and now i really need to find a solution FAST.

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SVG Thumbnail errors
by Caitlin Dempsey 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

I'm using ImageMagick to render SVG images on my wiki but some of the thumbnails have problems with them. For exampled this SVG image has some pixels in the upper left hand corner that shouldn't be there: http://thecatholicguide.com/wiki/File:Arms_of_Basilica.svg My wiki is hosted so my only image converting option is ImageMagick. Is there anything I can do to get better thumbnails? Thanks, Caitlin ________________________________ Caitlin Dempsey Editor, GIS Lounge editor(a)gislounge.com http:.gislounge.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/geospatialnews Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gislounge On Oct 27, 2010, at 5:00 AM, mediawiki-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org wrote: > Send MediaWiki-l mailing list submissions to > mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mediawiki-l-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mediawiki-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of MediaWiki-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Accessing User's standard.js file? (Tech Geek) > 2. SMWCon 2011 spring pre-conference survey (Jesse Wang) > 3. Re: Accessing User's standard.js file? (Platonides) > 4. wiki.xml to wiki.txt (Jerry Van Suchtelen) > 5. Re: Accessing User's standard.js file? (Tech Geek) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:15:33 -0700 > From: Tech Geek <techgeek12345(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Mediawiki-l] Accessing User's standard.js file? > To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list > <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTi=1t1LxiawEotCoGQXoQeV9VNEgotzxibEV9hRN(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I am trying to configure the "External Edit" feature in MediaWiki from [1]. > One of the things mentioned (recommended) in there is to put the following > piece of code in User's .js file: > > addOnloadHook(function() { > var editTab = document.getElementById("ca-edit"); > if (!editTab) return; > var editURL = editTab.getElementsByTagName("a")[0].href; > addPortletLink("p-cactions", editURL + "&externaledit=true", "EE", > "ca-exted", "External editor", ""); > }); > > I am assuming that I might have to put this code in User's standard.js file > [2]. > > How do I access my personal standard.js file? > > My User page is accessible as follow: > http://myserver/wiki/index.php/User:TechGeek > > Thanks > > [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:External_editors > > [2] > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/JavaScript#Personal_scripts > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:34:24 -0700 > From: Jesse Wang <wjxhome(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Mediawiki-l] SMWCon 2011 spring pre-conference survey > To: semediawiki-devel <semediawiki-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net>, > mediawiki-l <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTinSk_rr5zWXEJqaxnxR1V1ZKVag5T=_uT+OU=_2(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear all, > > If you are interested in social semantic web or MediaWiki development, > especially Semantic MediaWiki related stuff, you may be interested in > attending SMWCon 2011 Spring, please take several minutes to finish this > _pre-conference_ survey to help us make it better for you, of you, and by > you. > > (sorry for the multiple post if you have seen it already) > > All 13 questions are choices and mostly yes/no answers, only 3 questions are > required to complete the survey. > > Please click the link below to begin the survey. > http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BDFEKJWSB > > Thanks, > Jesse > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:01:43 +0200 > From: Platonides <Platonides(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Accessing User's standard.js file? > To: mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Message-ID: <ia7fgp$nbv$1(a)dough.gmane.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Tech Geek wrote: >> I am trying to configure the "External Edit" feature in MediaWiki from [1]. >> One of the things mentioned (recommended) in there is to put the following >> piece of code in User's .js file: >> >> addOnloadHook(function() { >> var editTab = document.getElementById("ca-edit"); >> if (!editTab) return; >> var editURL = editTab.getElementsByTagName("a")[0].href; >> addPortletLink("p-cactions", editURL + "&externaledit=true", "EE", >> "ca-exted", "External editor", ""); >> }); >> >> I am assuming that I might have to put this code in User's standard.js file >> [2]. >> >> How do I access my personal standard.js file? >> >> My User page is accessible as follow: >> http://myserver/wiki/index.php/User:TechGeek >> >> Thanks >> >> [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:External_editors >> >> [2] >> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/JavaScript#Personal_scripts > > If you are using monobook skin that would be > http://myserver/wiki/index.php/User:TechGeek/monobook.js > If you are using vector skin, > http://myserver/wiki/index.php/User:TechGeek/vector.js > and so on. > There will be a common.js but that's not on a release yet. > > Note that you can also choose "Use external editor" in your preferences > (but if it's not configured it will look like a download!). > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:40:00 -0400 > From: Jerry Van Suchtelen <worldgate989(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Mediawiki-l] wiki.xml to wiki.txt > To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list > <MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTikc67Btiy5JE8mzF09dVHt2qXsUhBjHHSO253Ue(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Is there a way to take a wiki.xml dump and export it to the individual > pages (retaining wiki formatting) so that each article is its own .txt > file? > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:55:00 -0700 > From: Tech Geek <techgeek12345(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Accessing User's standard.js file? > To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list > <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTi=MMFXJ5OsSBWCTi3mZjvLOwL6mqONiogFiUTGK(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Thanks. I was able to put the code in but did not help much. For example, I > uploaded a file called Test.xls on my Wiki: > http://wiki.koolsolutions.com/index.php?title=File:TestFile.xls > > But when I click on the link "Edit this file using an external application", > all I get is a Firefox Download box (I am using Windows Machine) for > index.php instead. How I can edit this excel file in place using MS Excel > which is installed on my system. > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > > > End of MediaWiki-l Digest, Vol 85, Issue 44 > ******************************************* >

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Welcome to mediawiki-l (weekly posting)
by river＠nightshade.toolserver.org 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

Welcome to mediawiki-l. This mailing list exists for discussion and questions about the MediaWiki software[0]. Important MediaWiki-related announcements (such as new versions) are also posted to this list. Other resources. If you only wish to receive announcements, you should subscribe to mediawiki-announce[1] instead. MediaWiki development discussion, and all Wikimedia technical questions, should be directed to the wikitech-l[2] mailing list. Several other MediaWiki-related lists exist: - mediawiki-api[5] for API discussions, - mediawiki-enterprise[6] for discussion of MediaWiki in the enterprise, - mediawiki-cvs[7] for notification of commits to the Subversion repository, - mediawiki-i18n[8] for discussion of MediaWiki internationalisation support, - wikibugs-l[9] for notification of changes to the bug tracker. List administrivia (unsubscribing, list archives). To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit [12]. Archives of previous postings can be found at [3]. This list is also gatewayed to the Gmane NNTP server[4], which you can use to read and post to the list. Posting to the list. Before posting to this list, please read the MediaWiki FAQ[10]. Many common questions are answered here. You may also search the list archives to see if your question has been asked before. Please try to ask your question in a way that enables people to answer you. Provide all relevant details, explain your problem clearly, etc. You may wish to read [13], which explains how to ask questions well. To post to the list, send mail to <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>. This is a public list, so you should not include confidential information in mails you send. When replying to an existing thread, use the "Reply" or "Followup" feature of your mail client, so that clients that understand threading can sort your message properly. When quoting other messages, please use the "inline" quoting style[11], for clarity. When creating a new thread, do not reply to an existing message and change the subject. This will confuse peoples' mail readers, and will result in fewer people reading your mail. Instead, compose a new message for your post. Messages posted to the list have the "Reply-To" header set to the mailing list, which means that by default, replies will go to the entire list. If you are posting a reply which is only interesting to the original poster, and not the list in general, you should change the reply to only go to that person. This avoids cluttering the list with irrelevant traffic. About this message. This message is posted to the list once per week by <river(a)wikimedia.org>. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns about this mailing. References. [0] http://www.mediawiki.org/ [1] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce [2] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l [3] http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/ [4] http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.mediawiki [5] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api [6] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-enterprise [7] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-cvs [8] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-i18n [9] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l [10] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FAQ [11] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Inline_replying [12] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l [13] http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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Drupal authorization .htaccess
by David Benfell 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

Hi all, I have recently--and apparently successfully--implemented Drupal authorization for my Mediawiki installation with the AuthDrupal extension. (Yes, I've tested it with a user account that is not my own that had not previously been used to log in to the wiki--ever--in an environment that hadn't been used to access the Drupal site either.) But I'm having trouble with the .htaccess file to foreclose access to Special:Userlogin. The directions suggested by the INSTALL file at http://wiki.case.edu/CaseWiki:External_Authentication just didn't do it for me. From Apache documentation, I gather this should be entirely unsurprising. Unfortunately, I never have been able to figure anything out using that documentation--and this was no exception. So here's my setup: I have a Drupal installation at http://www.parts-unknown.org/drupal6/ and a MediaWiki installation at http://www.parts-unknown.org/mediawiki/ . The Drupal installation is login-only and it would actually be fine if people hitting http://www.parts-unknown.org/ were automatically redirected to the wiki as long as access to the Drupal site remains possible. At the very least, I would like to disable Special:Userlogin. How do I do this? Thanks! -- David Benfell <benfell(a)parts-unknown.org> http://www.parts-unknown.org/

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Accessing User's standard.js file?
by Tech Geek 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

I am trying to configure the "External Edit" feature in MediaWiki from [1]. One of the things mentioned (recommended) in there is to put the following piece of code in User's .js file: addOnloadHook(function() { var editTab = document.getElementById("ca-edit"); if (!editTab) return; var editURL = editTab.getElementsByTagName("a")[0].href; addPortletLink("p-cactions", editURL + "&externaledit=true", "EE", "ca-exted", "External editor", ""); }); I am assuming that I might have to put this code in User's standard.js file [2]. How do I access my personal standard.js file? My User page is accessible as follow: http://myserver/wiki/index.php/User:TechGeek Thanks [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:External_editors [2] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/JavaScript#Personal_scripts

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wiki.xml to wiki.txt
by Jerry Van Suchtelen 26 Oct '10

26 Oct '10

Is there a way to take a wiki.xml dump and export it to the individual pages (retaining wiki formatting) so that each article is its own .txt file?

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SMWCon 2011 spring pre-conference survey
by Jesse Wang 26 Oct '10

26 Oct '10

Dear all, If you are interested in social semantic web or MediaWiki development, especially Semantic MediaWiki related stuff, you may be interested in attending SMWCon 2011 Spring, please take several minutes to finish this _pre-conference_ survey to help us make it better for you, of you, and by you. (sorry for the multiple post if you have seen it already) All 13 questions are choices and mostly yes/no answers, only 3 questions are required to complete the survey. Please click the link below to begin the survey. http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BDFEKJWSB Thanks, Jesse

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update.php ignores LocalSettings in command line mode
by Axel Rau 26 Oct '10

26 Oct '10

Hello all, while trying to update my wiki_family from 1.15.4 to 1.16.0, I see that update.php tries to update my public schema, which contains no wiki. My PostgreSQL 8.4.5 setup has one schema per wiki, as described here: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Wiki_family#Ultimate_minimalist_soluti… My LocalSettings contains: ------- $mysites=array( array('BarbarasWiki','w_barbara','w_barbara'), array('Admin Wiki', 'w_admin', 'w_admin')); foreach($mysites as $site){ if(strpos($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'],$site[1])!==false){$wgSitename= $site[0];$wgDBmwschema=$site[2];break;}} ##trigger_error("_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = " . $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] . ", wgSitename =" . $wgSitename,E_USER_ERROR); if(!$wgSitename && $wgCommandLineMode) { foreach($mysites as $site){ if(strpos($_SERVER['PWD'],$site[1])!==false){$wgSitename=$site[0]; $wgDBmwschema=$site[2];break;}}} if(!$wgSitename){trigger_error('Internal Error - Please mail webmaster',E_USER_ERROR);} ------- What shall I do to update my schemas? Thanks, Axel --- axel.rau(a)chaos1.de PGP-Key:29E99DD6 +49 151 2300 9283 computing @ chaos claudius

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Change look of a page depending on "page type"
by Adam Meyer 26 Oct '10

26 Oct '10

Basically I want to have different page types that look a little different (mainly a header and footer) in my wiki. I know I can do this by using different name spaces, or full page templates, but I would rather not have to do that. Is there any way to do this? As of now, I am designating the 3 different types of pages using simple templates - {{Article}}, {{Component}}, {{Module}} - These just place a footer on the page, but I would like a footer and a header if possible. Thanks, -Adam

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