[Mediawiki-l] enable downloads/dinamic logo/installing my miki

[Jamie Bliss]

On 6/19/05, Jordi Domingo <jordidr at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, only three questions (I didn't find nothing similar googling
> archives) and I'd almost finished my app...;)
> 
> - Downloads: I enabled the upload funcionality usuing functions form
> specialupload, integrating it when you press the button appearing in
> edit mode (the "save changes"). My apllication based in Mediawiki
> modifies a file of pure text that I have previously uploaded...but how
> I get a link to download the file?. I mean, if uload was thought to
> images, then putting the image you could download it wih right button
> of the mouse, but it is a uplaoded text file, that I have to
> download....there's any function to do this, or simply I remade one of
> the navigation links to point the file? (rough method, I suppose; but
> if there's a specific function to download files as there is one to
> upload file, would be better...)

I believe the Image object is what you are looking for.

> - Dinamic logo: I change in localsettings.php the image to be loaded
> in the logo; however I would like to change the logo according to
> change of "screen"; this would be when I enter in index.php and I know
> what action is done, but doesnt' work. I printed a var to screen to
> know if I was getting well the path, and it's correct. Not critical,
> but if there's a way of do it...

I assume you are refering to $wgLogo. If you want to change it based
on the request, I would look into using an extension function (so you
can use $wgRequest).

> -Installing my application: to do my application I have based on
> Mediawiki. To the present moment, the instructions would be
> 
> 1.install mediawiki 1.4.0 and
> 2.copy all the files I have modified overwriting the older ones, but
> careful with localsettings.
> 
> I can't simply say "copy the files" because my aplication uses the
> database for users (not for text). Can I modify the installing program
> to integrate my apllication, and reduct it to a single step
> (substitute the Article.php by my Article.php, etc...) I suppose it
> work, yes? And I suppose there's no problem with that, as I inform
> continously that is based and powered by Mediawiki, being open source,
> yes?

If you've modified the original source files, I'd using a diff/merge
application.

You can make all the changes you want, it's open source. ;) You may
want to be more specific and clearer.

-- Jamie
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