Errg .. so much trouble with words :-(
In the example the "car" page is used as a 'prototype', a 'sample', a
'template' for the new page of "caravan".
You could chose another page to act as your 'prototype'.
I used "basketball" as a 'prototype' for "netball" as they are similar
sports for example.
The 'editing' is only done for the new page, using your own editor as
you are probably more familiar with it.
Once saved the new page is just another page.
Sorry if that gets confused with other "templates"..
That help Dave?
On 07/01/19 17:05, Dave Swarthout wrote:
@Warin
Can you illustrate or explain the differences between editing a
"template" and editing a simple page? When you save your edited
version of the new page does it become a template?
On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 8:12 AM Warin <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
This is what I do .. it works and leaves the original page alone...
1) get the "car" template
On the page you want to copy Click on "edit Source" - Copy all of
it and paste it over to your your word processor as a new document.
Exit out out this "Edit Source" without saving "cancel" I think
is it - so it stays the same.
2) edit the template
Now in your word processor find and replace all the "car" and
replace with "caravan". Perform similar edits here - much easier
than the editor you may not be familiar with on the wiki.
When your finished here ...
3) create the new page
Type the title of the page you want to create in the wiki search
box ...
It will come up with a suggestion to create the page you want ..
click on that and you have started to create the new page :)
Copy all of the stuff you have on your word processor page over to
the new page (copy and paste) .. and save it ... Done.
On 07/01/19 11:23, Dave Swarthout wrote:
Haha, Graeme. I am in the same boat when it comes to adding
anything to the Wiki. Welcome to the arcane world of Wiki
editing. I don't have an answer to your question. I only want to
sympathize.
Dave
On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 5:35 AM Graeme Fitzpatrick
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Recently asked what to tag some things as, including a
business selling caravans.
On Sat, 29 Dec 2018 at 02:37, Philip Barnes
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
On Fri, 2018-12-28 at 16:36 +1000, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
& yards dedicated to caravan sales? I can find shop=car
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop=car, which
says it's a place that sells cars, buses or trucks.
Perhaps shop=caravan?
Shop=caravan has over 100 uses, so why not?
With fear & trepidation :-) I am about to try & create a page
shop=caravan, then put it up for further discussion.
I know this has been discussed before, but I'm still unclear
on the details (& from previous discussions, a lot of other
people are as well :-()
The page would be fairly similar to shop=car
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dcar, so that
sounds like a good basis to start with.
If I just open that page, "Edit source", change value=car to
value=caravan, then save that, I'm fairly sure that will
create a shop=caravan page ready for further editing, but
will the original shop=car page still exist?
Is there a better way to create a new page?
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