Difference between revisions of "Notes"
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I solved these problems with several tricks. | I solved these problems with several tricks. | ||
| + | * Extensions ParserFunctions, StringFunctions, DynamicPageList. | ||
* [[:Template:DES]] which allows me to associate descriptions with each page. | * [[:Template:DES]] which allows me to associate descriptions with each page. | ||
* Index templates [[:Template:List]] and [[:Template:Quotations]]. These let me list categories with DPL and display descriptions with each page. If a page is for an external link, that link is used rather than the internal wiki link. | * Index templates [[:Template:List]] and [[:Template:Quotations]]. These let me list categories with DPL and display descriptions with each page. If a page is for an external link, that link is used rather than the internal wiki link. | ||
| + | * A number of templates that associate other data with pages, such as external links ([[:Template:URL]]), text from external links ([[:Template:Text]]) and citation information. | ||
| + | * Page building services written in JavaScript that automatically construct wiki page code and open the page to paste it into. [[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20086520/js/new_external.html Indexable Page/Quote]] | ||
* A one-line hack to the mediawiki OutputPage.php code that makes the categories links at the bottom of each page go directly to a main namespace page instead of a category namespace page. Switch <code>$title = Title::makeTitleSafe( NS_CATEGORY, $category );</code> to use <code>NS_MAIN</code>. Thus, no sending people to category pages or having category pages redirect to regular pages. You can still go to Category pages directly. | * A one-line hack to the mediawiki OutputPage.php code that makes the categories links at the bottom of each page go directly to a main namespace page instead of a category namespace page. Switch <code>$title = Title::makeTitleSafe( NS_CATEGORY, $category );</code> to use <code>NS_MAIN</code>. Thus, no sending people to category pages or having category pages redirect to regular pages. You can still go to Category pages directly. | ||
| − | + | The end result is: | |
| + | * I can make and rapidly index pages in a flexible and powerful way that allows me to present more information than the title. | ||
| + | * Code rot due to URL changes is simple to fix in one place. | ||
| + | * Broken external links can be automatically looked up in the internet archive from the in-wiki page. | ||
| + | * External text can be searched within the wiki because it is in the database. | ||
| − | + | == Other Notes == | |
Things to fix: | Things to fix: | ||
| − | * eliminate showing structural categories such as URL and Description | + | * eliminate showing structural categories such as URL and Description (hidden categories?) |
* generation of book pages | * generation of book pages | ||
* main page choices at top | * main page choices at top | ||
| + | * test if an external link works before leaving site: if broken, go to in-wiki page with broken link message. | ||
| + | * remove old category redirects | ||
| + | * examine where I should be using <pre><blockquote></pre> | ||
