On 23/08/12 15:48, Bjoern Hassler wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is it possible to customise the section numbers displayed by the wiki
> (with the magic word __NUMBEREDHEADINGS__, or through the user
> preference)?
>
> We are developing an open educational resource for African teachers,
> consisting of several units, e.g.
> http://orbit.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/OER4Schools/3.2_Supporting_reasoning_and_managing_groupwork
>
> We'd like to prefix each section within the wiki page with the unit
> number (3.2 in this case), i.e. change the numbering from 1, 2, 3, ...
> to 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, etc.
>
> One solution would be to implement numbering manually (turning wiki
> numbering off with __NONUMBEREDHEADINGS__; then using parser functions
> and Variables extension to reinsert custom numbering), e.g. as
>
> = {{unitnumber}}.{{sectionnumber}} My section =
> == {{unitnumber}}.{{sectionnumber}}.{{subsectionnumber}} My subsection ==
>
> However, that's obviously cumbersome. More elegant would be something like
>
> = {{thenumber}} My section =
> == {{thenumber}} My sub section ==
>
> where the {{thenumber}} template works out which (sub)section it's in
> and generates the number accordingly. Even more elegant would be
> something like
>
> {{sectionnumberprefix|3.2}}
> = My section =
> == My sub section ==
>
> Any thoughts on how one might implement that?
>
> Many thanks!
> Bjoern
It can probably be implemented with ParserFunctions[1] and Variables
extensions [2]. Although an extension providing the
{{sectionnumberprefix}} you want should be easy to make.
Best regards
1- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ParserFunctions
2- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Variables
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