A blank page usually means a php error (check your php and web server logs). Also check permissions on the extension software and make sure your web service can execute. -Jim
-----Original Message----- From: Henny Savenije [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 12:50 PM To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Sidebar Customization At 12:45 AM 4/9/2011, you wrote: >Take a look at the Vector extension. It offers a variety of >progressive enhancements for the Vector skin. I tried to install that but I get a blank page. >- Trevor > >On Apr 8, 2011, at 2:02 AM, Henny Savenije wrote: > > > How do you make those menu's in the sidebar collapsable? Looks very neat. > > > > At 01:56 AM 4/8/2011, you wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:13 AM, Frederick Grose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:19 AM, John Durant <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Does anyone know of a technique or extension that would allow me to > >>>> customize the Sidebar? Following the example shown on > >>>> Manual:Interface/Sidebar does not return the results shown. > >>>> > >>>> The manual page further states: > >>>> > >>>> " The link target can be the name of an interface message (page in the > >>>> MediaWiki namespace) or wiki page, or an external link. In > >> either case, the > >>>> link can be internal, interwiki, or external. In some cases > (such as links > >>>> with the "&" character), an interface message is necessary. The > >> link target > >>>> cannot be made dependent on the interface language set in the > >> preferences." > >>>> > >>>> After trying every permutation of link and link text the > Sidebar does not > >>>> perform as stated. What am I missing here? > >>>> > >>>> Further down the page examples using Javascript and PHP. Are > these my only > >>>> recourse? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> John > >>>> > >>> > >>> An example might be helpful, > >>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sidebar&action=edit > >>> > >>> The centered language links are accomplished by this > MediaWiki:Common.css: > >>> > >>> #p-Google_translations.portlet li, > >>> #p-Google_translations.portal li { > >>> > >>> text-align: center; > >>> } > >>> #panel div#p-Google_translations div.body, > >>> #mw-panel div#p-Google_translations div.body { > >>> margin-left: 0px; > >>> } > >>> > >>> --Fred > >>> > >> > >> Forwarded conversation > >> Subject: [Mediawiki-l] Sidebar Customization > >> ------------------------ > >> ---------- > >> From: *John Durant* <[email protected]> > >> Date: Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:11 PM > >> To: Frederick Grose <[email protected]> > >> > >> Thanks for pointing me to your site Fred. This looks very much like what I > >> am trying to do. Other than the code in Mediawiki:Common.js, is there > >> anything else I would need for a working prototype on my site? > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> John > >> > >> ---------- > >> From: *Frederick Grose* <[email protected]> > >> Date: Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 7:59 PM > >> To: John Durant <[email protected]> > >> > >> > >> You can check the Special:Version page of a MediaWiki site, > >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Special:Version > >> to see what software is running. > >> > >> In our case, we are just using the Vector skin with UsabilityInitiative > >> extension in MediaWiki 1.16.0 > >> > >> The MediaWiki:Sidebar content, > >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/MediaWiki:Sidebar > >> and MediaWiki:Common.css (the sections I extracted below), > >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/MediaWiki:Common.css > >> and the Google Translate and other external or internal links are the only > >> customizations to our sidebar. > >> > >> Best wishes, > >> --Fred > >> ---------- > >> From: *John Durant* <[email protected]> > >> Date: Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 11:00 PM > >> To: Frederick Grose <[email protected]> > >> > >> As suggested, went through the various components. It appears to > be working, > >> more tests in the morning. > >> > >> Will keep you posted. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> ---------- > >> From: *John Durant* <[email protected]> > >> Date: Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 8:55 PM > >> To: Frederick Grose <[email protected]> > >> > >> > >> Compared Special:Version pages, removed other extensions that > could possibly > >> conflict, verified Vector, checked Mediawiki:Sidebar and still no > >> collapsing. Looking at the code with Firebug, the functions all load and > >> run. Any ideas? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> ---------- > >> From: *Frederick Grose* <[email protected]> > >> Date: Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:21 PM > >> To: John Durant <[email protected]> > >> > >> > >> Oh sorry, I forgot about the collapsing feature. > >> > >> You may need also some MediaWiki:Common.js, > >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/MediaWiki:Common.js > >> or, its good to take from the source, > >> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.js > >> > >> But I'm not certain at the moment. > >> > >> I would feel better if this discussion were on-list, so others could > >> contribute and benefit. > >> > >> Any objections to forward all back to the original thread? > >> > >> --Fred > >> > >> ---------- > >> From: *John Durant* <[email protected]> > >> Date: Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 8:23 AM > >> To: Frederick Grose <[email protected]> > >> > >> No, please do. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> MediaWiki-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > > > > _ _ > > (o) (o) > > oOOO----(_)----OOOo--- > > Henny (Lee Hae Kang) > > ----------------------------- > > http://www.henny-savenije.pe.kr Portal to all my sites > > http://www.hendrick-hamel.henny-savenije.pe.kr (in English) Feel free > > to discover Korea with Hendrick Hamel (1653-1666) > > http://www.hendrick-hamel.henny-savenije.pe.kr/indexk2.htm In Korean > > http://www.hendrick-hamel.henny-savenije.pe.kr/Dutch In Dutch > > http://www.vos.henny-savenije.pe.kr Frits Vos Article about Witsen > > and Eibokken and his first Korean-Dutch dictionary > > http://www.cartography.henny-savenije.pe.kr (in English) Korea > > through Western Cartographic eyes > > http://www.hwasong.henny-savenije.pe.kr Hwasong the fortress in Suwon > > http://www.oldKorea.henny-savenije.pe.kr Old Korea in pictures > > http://www.british.henny-savenije.pe.kr A British encounter in Pusan (1797) > > http://www.genealogy.henny-savenije.pe.kr/ Genealogy > > http://www.henny-savenije.pe.kr/phorum Bulletin board for Korean studies > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MediaWiki-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > > >_______________________________________________ >MediaWiki-l mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l _ _ (o) (o) oOOO----(_)----OOOo--- Henny (Lee Hae Kang) ----------------------------- http://www.henny-savenije.pe.kr Portal to all my sites http://www.hendrick-hamel.henny-savenije.pe.kr (in English) Feel free to discover Korea with Hendrick Hamel (1653-1666) http://www.hendrick-hamel.henny-savenije.pe.kr/indexk2.htm In Korean http://www.hendrick-hamel.henny-savenije.pe.kr/Dutch In Dutch http://www.vos.henny-savenije.pe.kr Frits Vos Article about Witsen and Eibokken and his first Korean-Dutch dictionary http://www.cartography.henny-savenije.pe.kr (in English) Korea through Western Cartographic eyes http://www.hwasong.henny-savenije.pe.kr Hwasong the fortress in Suwon http://www.oldKorea.henny-savenije.pe.kr Old Korea in pictures http://www.british.henny-savenije.pe.kr A British encounter in Pusan (1797) http://www.genealogy.henny-savenije.pe.kr/ Genealogy http://www.henny-savenije.pe.kr/phorum Bulletin board for Korean studies _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
