Hello,
Have a look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Stevage/mwreuropeancapitals#N...
Here, I have transcluded about 10 articles into one. Some of the sub articles use the new referencing system. Unfortunately here, the Rome article only actually defines 1 reference, but ends up with 58, because all the references defined in earlier articles transcluded into the parent article are shown again.
Is there a workaround? Could this bug be fixed? The simplest solution would appear to be making <refs> only be shown the first time a <references> section is used. In subsequent <references> sections they should not be shown.
Thanks, Steve
"Steve Bennett" stevage@gmail.com wrote in message news:f1c3529e0605030601o1b77dbccg73ca468da98aa226@mail.gmail.com
Hello,
Have a look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Stevage/mwreuropeancapitals#N...
Here, I have transcluded about 10 articles into one. Some of the sub articles use the new referencing system. Unfortunately here, the Rome article only actually defines 1 reference, but ends up with 58, because all the references defined in earlier articles transcluded into the parent article are shown again.
Is there a workaround? Could this bug be fixed? The simplest solution would appear to be making <refs> only be shown the first time a <references> section is used. In subsequent <references> sections they should not be shown.
Thanks, Steve
Hi Steve
It's a rather suboptimal idea anyway what you are doing. Why do you want to include several full fledged articles like [[en:Berlin]] and [[en:London]] into the same page? This won't work anyway.
This is an editorial issue, not a technical one.
The technical problem you beleive to have is just a hint that you are trying to fit a square pig into a round hole :-)
BTW you do also have problems with the coordinates on the top right. They are written over each other. So this looks rather bad.
On 03/05/06, Adrian Buehlmann ligulem@pobox.com wrote:
It's a rather suboptimal idea anyway what you are doing. Why do you want to include several full fledged articles like [[en:Berlin]] and [[en:London]] into the same page? This won't work anyway.
This is an editorial issue, not a technical one.
The technical problem you beleive to have is just a hint that you are trying to fit a square pig into a round hole :-)
I'm trying to produce a WikiReader the SimplestWayThatCouldPossiblyWork. Doing it this way actually gets damn close. By using the printable version, you can basically define a simple structure that transcludes other pages, then print it out, and you grab a whole set of pages on a useful topic in one hit.
My concern with the actual WikiReader project is that there's a lot of human intervention required to produce each pdf, which probably explains why only 2 have actually been released - and of course they're both out of sync with the actual Wikipedia version. By keeping it live, you always have the latest version - and there is no human intervention required whatsoever.
I think it's not so much fitting a square peg into a round hole, as trying to soup up a lawn mower to compete with race cars. Sure, it's not going to win, but how fast can we get this baby to go?
BTW you do also have problems with the coordinates on the top right. They are written over each other. So this looks rather bad.
It's not *that* bad. I haven't gotten around to investigating what's causing that mess :)
Anyway, it's now bug #5810.
Steve
Steve Bennett wrote:
On 03/05/06, Adrian Buehlmann ligulem@pobox.com wrote:
BTW you do also have problems with the coordinates on the top right. They are written over each other. So this looks rather bad.
It's not *that* bad. I haven't gotten around to investigating what's causing that mess :)
Ah, that would be the span id="coordinates" used on several *pedia. All shared by your capitals. You'll need a .css of your own to prevent display.
On 5/6/06, Platonides Platonides@gmail.com wrote:
"Steve Bennett"
On 03/05/06, Adrian Buehlmann wrote:
Is there a workaround?
Have you tried to <noinclude> the <references>, so they don't appear on the global page? Then you only need to add a <references> on the bottom of the includer page.
Interesting...yeah that probably would work as a workaround. It's not ideal, as I really don't want to modify the original articles if I can avoid it, but that should in theory work.
Thanks!
Steve
The technical problem you beleive to have is just a hint that you are trying to fit a square pig into a round hole :-)
I just had to comment on this - I have never seen a square pig in my entire life, but if I *DID* find a square pig, I'd defiantly immediately try to stick it in a round hole i found. Just my 2¢...
On 03/05/06, Elliott F. Cable ecable@avxw.com wrote:
I just had to comment on this - I have never seen a square pig in my entire life, but if I *DID* find a square pig, I'd defiantly immediately try to stick it in a round hole i found. Just my 2¢...
You'd be trying to "defy" me, or Adrian? :)
Steve
My anger would be palpable. Due to my natural charisma, of course, everybody would join me, and we would soundly... 'trounce' you. (-;
On May 3, 2006, at 6:45 AM, Steve Bennett wrote:
On 03/05/06, Elliott F. Cable ecable@avxw.com wrote:
I just had to comment on this - I have never seen a square pig in my entire life, but if I *DID* find a square pig, I'd defiantly immediately try to stick it in a round hole i found. Just my 2¢...
You'd be trying to "defy" me, or Adrian? :)
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