[Mediawiki-l] Link to a file

[laurent]

> Is there an easy way to link a file on a page? I am currently doing
> this:
>  [http://host1/mediawiki-1.5.4/index.php?title=Image:test1.doc
> test1.doc]
>   
If what you mean is link to a LOCAL file, then my answer applies.

The best i've found so far after trying many different approaches is 
this extension:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:EdmundMielach/FileProtocolLinks

If your users are using Firefox, you may need to adjust a setting for 
local file links to work.

Laurent