[Mediawiki-l] Category listing with hierarchal view?

[Lisa Jill]

Hello, all.

I have recently set up MediaWiki to use as an information repository. 
I am interested in using the Categories page as a table of contents.

However, to do this effectively, I would like to do two things.

1) Have Special:Categories show a hierarchal view of categories, witih
top level categories and sub-categories indented underneath.

2) I would like to make a page that lists all entries organized by
category, and paginated.  So much like special:categories but with
actual article listings in it.

Anyway, are these things possible / will they be, and if so can
someone do an "idiot's guide to implementing" them?

Thank you in advance. =)

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Lisa Jill
http://www.lisa-jill.com
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