Re: [Wikitech-l] modernizing mediawiki

2010-03-04 Thread Tisza Gergő
Aryeh Gregor Simetrical+wikilist at gmail.com writes: 2) Some people really want to see the software succeed for non-financial reasons, so they're willing to put in extra effort to make it easier to use even if it doesn't directly benefit them. ... (2) hasn't happened because most of us care

Re: [Wikitech-l] modernizing mediawiki

2010-03-04 Thread Chad
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Tisza Gergő gti...@gmail.com wrote: Aryeh Gregor Simetrical+wikilist at gmail.com writes: 2) Some people really want to see the software succeed for non-financial reasons, so they're willing to put in extra effort to make it easier to use even if it doesn't

[Wikitech-l] Including tables in templates

2010-03-04 Thread Makelesi Kora-Gonelevu
Hi I've been asked to create a template where there is a table where editors can just input the information. For example Location Captial city Head of state I know how to include tables but i'm not sure how to include them in the template. Thanks Mak.

[Wikitech-l] External editor with merge capability?

2010-03-04 Thread Jani Patokallio
Greetings, There are a whole bunch of external editors for Mediawiki, but are any of them capable of merging/diffing changes instead of simply overwriting *if* the session is closed in the meantime? That is, if: 1) I open an article externally (v1) 2) Somebody else changes the article (v2a) 3)

Re: [Wikitech-l] Including tables in templates

2010-03-04 Thread church.of.emacs.ml
Hi Mak, Mediawiki-l is the correct list to discuss this, Wikitech-l is for developers. About your question: You have to use tricks: Create the following templates Template:! with the content | Template:!- with the content |- Template:(! with the content {| Template:!) with the content |} Now

Re: [Wikitech-l] External editor with merge capability?

2010-03-04 Thread Roan Kattouw
2010/3/4 Jani Patokallio jpato...@iki.fi: Greetings, There are a whole bunch of external editors for Mediawiki, but are any of them capable of merging/diffing changes instead of simply overwriting *if* the session is closed in the meantime?  That is, if: 1) I open an article externally (v1)

Re: [Wikitech-l] Including tables in templates

2010-03-04 Thread Platonides
Makelesi Kora-Gonelevu wrote: I know how to include tables but i'm not sure how to include them in the template. Just write the table in the template. It's the same syntax. ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikitech-l] Including tables in templates

2010-03-04 Thread church.of.emacs.ml
Platonides wrote: Just write the table in the template. It's the same syntax. AFAIK that doesn't work in all cases. It fails if you mix template syntax and table syntax. E.g.: {{{1||foo}}} (for: if {{{1}}} is set then {{{1}}} else |foo) More realistic cases where this happens is with #if and

Re: [Wikitech-l] modernizing mediawiki

2010-03-04 Thread Chris Lewis
A lot of the replies were helpful, in particular Ryan Lane and Yaron's replies. Also made a quick reply to Domas. First to Ryan: This is likely the right list. Are you aware of the Wikipedia usability initiative? Have you seen the new skin they are creating (Vector), or the awesome new

Re: [Wikitech-l] modernizing mediawiki

2010-03-04 Thread Chad
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Chris Lewis yecheondigi...@yahoo.com wrote: -Being able to manage extensions like wordpress does. Feel free to develop it :) These types of replies are hilarious. It's like Iphone user: Dear Apple, if your iphone had the following features it would be great

Re: [Wikitech-l] External editor with merge capability?

2010-03-04 Thread Jani Patokallio
Thanks for the reply, and I stand corrected on MW's ability to merge versions. However: Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:03:13 +0100 From: Roan Kattouw roan.katt...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] External editor with merge capability? To decide whether you've seen a certain change, MediaWiki

Re: [Wikitech-l] Including tables in templates

2010-03-04 Thread Makelesi Kora-Gonelevu
Ok i tried church of emacs solution and it works great. I just added border=1 and did a {{subst:templatename}} in the wiki pages to include it in the wiki pages that dont have the table. I'm really learning alot from posting questions on the forum thanks everyone for your replies. On Fri, Mar 5,