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Wikis should be easy to edit, so most text you add or change will appear as you expect it. But you can do more if you want. | Wikis should be easy to edit, so most text you add or change will appear as you expect it. But you can do more if you want. | ||
This wiki is in [ | This wiki is currently in [https://wikiindex.org/Category:LoginToEdit login-to-edit mode] after the move from [[Wikispaces]] to MediaWiki-based installation (the edit mode may change again some time). For editing or adding information to the wiki, you have to join the wiki. See [[How to Get Your Xenwiki Account]] for more! | ||
==Using links== | == Using links == | ||
What you always have dreamed of (for your paper notes) - in a wiki it becomes true: fast links! | What you always have dreamed of (for your paper notes) - in a wiki it becomes true: fast links! | ||
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For external links, simply place the URL into the text, certain protocols (http, https, mailto) will be automatically transformed into links. For alternate text, use single brackets, start with the URL and after a space enter the title, like so <code><nowiki>[http://acid3.acidtests.org the Acid3 test]</nowiki></code> which renders to [http://acid3.acidtests.org the Acid3 test]. | For external links, simply place the URL into the text, certain protocols (http, https, mailto) will be automatically transformed into links. For alternate text, use single brackets, start with the URL and after a space enter the title, like so <code><nowiki>[http://acid3.acidtests.org the Acid3 test]</nowiki></code> which renders to [http://acid3.acidtests.org the Acid3 test]. | ||
===Link text=== | === Link text === | ||
''tbd'' | ''tbd'' | ||
The link text should relate to the link target, don't use "[[help:here-links|here]]". | The link text should relate to the link target, don't use "[[help:here-links|here]]". | ||
===Redirects=== | === Redirects === | ||
There are 3 types of redirects: soft redirect, regular redirect and hard redirect. | There are 3 types of redirects: soft redirect, regular redirect and hard redirect. | ||
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see also | see also | ||
* http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/tuning/conversations/topics/101227 - redirects were discussed on the [[tuning_list|tuning list]] in the [[Wikispaces]] era | |||
* [[:Category:soft redirect|list of pages tagged as soft redirect]] - pages that contain only see <tt>[[</tt><nowiki>''some other page''</nowiki><tt>]]</tt> (be cautious with other tags on these) | |||
* [[:Category:smart redirect|list of pages tagged as smart redirect]] - pages that have more information (a small definition, classification etc.) | |||
== | == Text formatting == | ||
===Emphasis=== | === Emphasis === | ||
Some typographic markup can easy be added by including the phrase in doubled '' | Some typographic markup can easy be added by including the phrase in doubled <code>''</code> or tripled <code>'''</code> (apostrophe chars): | ||
* ''italic'' using <nowiki>''italic''</nowiki> | |||
* '''bold''' using <nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki> | |||
* '''''bold italic''''' using <nowiki>'''''bold italic'''''</nowiki> | |||
===Lists=== | === Lists === | ||
You can create bulleted lists by one or more * (asterisk) chars at the beginning of the line: | You can create bulleted lists by one or more <code>*</code> (asterisk) chars at the beginning of the line: | ||
* first level | |||
** second level | |||
** second level | |||
* first level | |||
You can create numbered lists by one or more # (number sign) at the beginning of the line: | You can create numbered lists by one or more <code>#</code> (number sign) at the beginning of the line: | ||
# first level | |||
## second level | |||
## second level | |||
# first level | |||
...and you can of course mix both, if you know what you're doing ;) | ...and you can of course mix both, if you know what you're doing ;) | ||
# first level | |||
#* second level | |||
#* second level | |||
# first level | |||
===Tables=== | === Tables === | ||
You can add tables | You can add tables to wiki pages: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! what you write | |||
| | |||
<nowiki> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ The Title | |||
! column A | |||
! column B | |||
|- | |||
| cell A1 | |||
| cell B1 | |||
|- | |||
| cell A2 | |||
| cell B2 | |||
|}</nowiki> | |||
|- | |||
! what you get | |||
| | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ The Title | |||
! column A | |||
! column B | |||
|- | |||
| cell A1 | |||
| cell B1 | |||
|- | |||
| cell A2 | |||
| cell B2 | |||
|} | |||
|} | |||
The table cells are left aligned by default, the heading cells are center aligned. You may change this via inline CSS style definitions: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! what you want for the cell | |||
! what you do to get it | |||
|- | |- | ||
| left aligned text | |||
| nothing to do | |||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center;" | centered text | | style="text-align:center;" | centered text | ||
| | | | place <code><nowiki>style="text-align:center;" |</nowiki></code> after the opening pipe | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:right;" | right aligned | | style="text-align:right;" | right aligned | ||
| | | place <code><nowiki>style="text-align:center;" |</nowiki></code> after the opening pipe | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! headline style | ||
| | | exclamation mark instead of the pipe symbol starts the cell | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Images=== | === Images === | ||
Inserting a JPEG or PNG image is pretty straightforward - when using the visual page editor click the "File" button and upload the image. Or in Wikitext, use < | Inserting a JPEG or PNG image is pretty straightforward - when using the visual page editor click the "File" button and upload the image. Or in Wikitext, use <code><nowiki>[[image:filename]]</nowiki></code>. SVG images are possible but require a bit more work; see [[SVG_images_on_wiki_pages|SVG images on wiki pages]] for details. | ||
===Maths formulas=== | === Maths formulas === | ||
...can be used [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Displaying_a_formula like in the Wikipedia] | ...can be used [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Displaying_a_formula like in the Wikipedia]: start it with <code><nowiki><math></nowiki></code> and end it with <code><nowiki></math></nowiki></code>. Take care: using the math tags will break paragraphs. See for example | ||
<math>V =\frac{4}{3} \pi r^3</math> | <math>V =\frac{4}{3} \pi r^3</math> | ||
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Here is a browser-based formula editor that may be helpful: http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php | Here is a browser-based formula editor that may be helpful: http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php | ||
===Table of contents=== | === Table of contents === | ||
Place < | Place <code><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></code> where you wish to place the table of contents, mostly this will be at the top of the page. | ||
==Social aspects== | == Social aspects == | ||
In | In this wiki, you can use talk pages and user talk pages. | ||
If you want to discuss the wiki itself, do it on the page [[ | If you want to discuss the wiki itself, do it on the page [[wikifuture]]. | ||
===Categories=== | === Categories === | ||
Categories all serve different purposes: sometimes they say what something is or the context in which it belongs ([[tag/view/edo|edo]], [[tag/view/interval|interval]]). Sometimes they are used for annotation purposes ([[tag/view/todo:reduce_mathslang|todo:reduce mathslang]]), etc. All these forms have in common is that they can combine wiki pages in a way that is independent of their authors. | Categories all serve different purposes: sometimes they say what something is or the context in which it belongs ([[tag/view/edo|edo]], [[tag/view/interval|interval]]). Sometimes they are used for annotation purposes ([[tag/view/todo:reduce_mathslang|todo:reduce mathslang]]), etc. All these forms have in common is that they can combine wiki pages in a way that is independent of their authors. | ||
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<ul><li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">[[tag/view/orphan_page|orphan page]]</span> - pages without ingoing links -> [[space/pagelist/orphaned|http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/space/pagelist/orphaned]]</li><li>[[tag/view/todo:add_definition|todo:add definition]] - here a term needs to be defined</li></ul> | <ul><li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">[[tag/view/orphan_page|orphan page]]</span> - pages without ingoing links -> [[space/pagelist/orphaned|http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/space/pagelist/orphaned]]</li><li>[[tag/view/todo:add_definition|todo:add definition]] - here a term needs to be defined</li></ul> | ||
===Discussion=== | === Discussion === | ||
Discussion pages are provided to each content page | Discussion pages are provided to each content page. Please keep in mind that the email notification to people who are observing the page cannot be taken back! | ||
Sometimes you will wait forever for a reply because nobody monitors the page or topic. In this case you should find out who is most familiar with the topic and ask that person directly. You can check the history of pages for its authors. Another approach is to ask questions on further media, examples are listed on the page [[ | Sometimes you will wait forever for a reply because nobody monitors the page or topic. In this case you should find out who is most familiar with the topic and ask that person directly. You can check the history of pages for its authors. Another approach is to ask questions on further media, examples are listed on the page [[GeneralDiscussion]]. | ||
==Links== | == Links == | ||
* [[Halp:Help]] | |||
* [[Conventions]] | |||
[[Category:help]] | [[Category:help]] | ||
[[Category:syntax]] | [[Category:syntax]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:wiki help]] | ||