[Mediawiki-l] About New version

[Joshua Yeidel]

I went to Wikipedia, put "Template:If" in the search box, clicked "GO", then
clicked "Edit This Page", and copied the wikitext there.

Then I went to my wiki, put "Template:If" in the search box, clicked "GO",
then clicked "Edit", and pasted the wikitext there.

Then I went to a new page and put in a template call like:

{{if||some stuff|other stuff}}

It didn't work.  In fact, the result was really crazy-looking...

...because "If" depends on having "If2"!

So I went back to Wikipedia, put "Template:If2" in the search box, clicked
"GO", then clicked "Edit This Page", and copied the wikitext there.

Then I went to my wiki, put "Template:If2" in the search box, clicked "GO",
then clicked "Edit", and pasted the wikitext there.

Then I went back to my new page, and voila!

So "If" IS reproducible in other wikis.  How understandable it is I leave to
the judgement of history <grin>.

-- Joshua

P.S.:  If you try this, PLEASE remember to go to the EDIT tab of the
Template page before copying.  The "TEMPLATE" tab is worse than useless for
this kind of template, because it shows the template as it would appear if
called without parameters -- completely confusing in this case.

-- Joshua




On 10/12/05 3:04 PM, "Emilien ARNAUD" <emilien at creatixea.com> wrote:

> Then, for now, is it possible to use "if" function ?
> Or something possible to be reproduced in other wikis (and understandable
> lol)
>  
> E.
> 
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : mediawiki-l-bounces at Wikimedia.org
> [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces at Wikimedia.org] De la part de Rob Church
> Envoyé : mercredi 12 octobre 2005 23:06
> À : MediaWiki announcements and site admin list
> Objet : Re: [Mediawiki-l] About New version
> 
> Isn't this the template that Kate said works because of a pug in the
> software, and which should be phased out of use because that pug will likely
> be removed in later versions?
> 
> 
> Rob Church
> 
> On 12/10/05, Emilien ARNAUD <emilien at creatixea.com> wrote:
>> I don't understand  the code signification:
>> 
>> {{if2|{{{2}}}|1{{{1}}}={{{3}}}}} could be translated in words by:
>> 
>> $if2_1 means {{{1}}} for the If2 template
>> $if2_(1$if_1) means 1{{{1}}} for the if2 template
>> 
>> "Inserting the if2 template in if1, associating $if2_1 = $if_2,
>> $if2_(1$if_1) = $if_3"
>> But
>> If2 is only equal to {{{1}}} means only equal to $if2_1
>> 
>> Is something clear as explanation ??? lol
>> 
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : mediawiki-l-bounces at Wikimedia.org
>> [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces at Wikimedia.org] De la part de Joshua Yeidel
>> Envoyé : mercredi 12 octobre 2005 18:53 À : mediawiki list Objet : Re:
>> [Mediawiki-l] About New version
>> 
>> "If" is a  Wikipedia template (and a pretty cool one, at that).  Go to
>> 
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:If
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:If&action=edit>
> &action=edit
>> 
>> To view it.  [Don't be fooled by its appearance on the "Template" tab;
>> you must view the source on the "edit" page to see the real thing.]
>> 
>> Copy and paste the source into your own Template:If page.
>> 
>> Also be sure to read the "discussion" page for Wikipedia's Template:If.
>> 
>> -- Joshua
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/12/05 12:35 AM, "Emilien ARNAUD" <emilien at creatixea.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi, I installed the 1.5.0 version.
>>> Does the {{{if:variable|hello world}}} function works ? If not, is
>>> there any way to enable / activate it. If not does anyone wrote
>>> something to implement that ?
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance for your answer,
>>> Sincerely,
>>> 
>>> CreatixEA
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