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* FILL IN THE COPYRIGHT DETAILS WHEN UPLOADING FILES. | * FILL IN THE COPYRIGHT DETAILS WHEN UPLOADING FILES. | ||
- | + | Or, you can embed images into your article and then upload the image/s to the Cruising Wiki. The easiest and most convenient way of doing this is to do it ''after'' you finish editing the text of your article. | |
- | #While you are editing the text, just insert the wiki markup that embeds the image. For example: <nowiki>[[Image: | + | #While you are editing the text, just insert the wiki markup that embeds the image. For example: <nowiki>[[Image:Examplefilename.jpg|Port Justin]]</nowiki>. |
#Save or preview your work. | #Save or preview your work. | ||
#Now look at the image link in the previewed or saved page. You will see that it is '''RED''' in colour. | #Now look at the image link in the previewed or saved page. You will see that it is '''RED''' in colour. | ||
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#You will notice that the '''Destination filename:''' field is already filled in. All you have to do is browse to your image. | #You will notice that the '''Destination filename:''' field is already filled in. All you have to do is browse to your image. | ||
#If you go back to your original page and do a browser refresh or a new preview, you will see the image linked. | #If you go back to your original page and do a browser refresh or a new preview, you will see the image linked. | ||
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====Uploaded files==== | ====Uploaded files==== | ||
To use an image or other file which has been uploaded to the Wiki, use: | To use an image or other file which has been uploaded to the Wiki, use: | ||
- | *<code><nowiki>[[Image: | + | *<code><nowiki>[[Image:Examplefilename.jpg]]</nowiki></code> |
If you add a pipe (|) and some text after the filename, the text will be used as alternative text for text-only browsers: | If you add a pipe (|) and some text after the filename, the text will be used as alternative text for text-only browsers: | ||
- | *<code><nowiki>[[Image: | + | *<code><nowiki>[[Image:Examplefilename.jpg|alternative text]]</nowiki></code> |
If you don't want to display the image, you can link to the file's description page, by adding a colon: | If you don't want to display the image, you can link to the file's description page, by adding a colon: | ||
- | *<code><nowiki>[[:Image: | + | *<code><nowiki>[[:Image:Examplefilename.jpg]]</nowiki></code> |
You can also make piped links if you want some other text to be used: | You can also make piped links if you want some other text to be used: | ||
*<code><nowiki>[[:Image:Example.jpg|link text]]</nowiki></code> | *<code><nowiki>[[:Image:Example.jpg|link text]]</nowiki></code> | ||
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====A common example will be:==== | ====A common example will be:==== | ||
- | <nowiki> [[Image:filenameofyourimage.jpg|right|thumb| | + | '''<nowiki> [[Image:filenameofyourimage.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'''Caption''']] </nowiki>''' - (''copy this template if you wish - change to the correct image filename and .jpg, .gif or .png extension that you upload'') |
- | This will insert the image to the RIGHT of the page as a THUMBNAIL, | + | This will insert the image to the RIGHT of the page as a THUMBNAIL, 350 pixels wide with your CAPTION underneath. |
See the [[Pagetemplates|Templates]] page for more options (galleries, etc). | See the [[Pagetemplates|Templates]] page for more options (galleries, etc). |
Revision as of 20:29, 7 February 2010
Contents |
General Help
Important information: Copyright Details
- In order to contibute to this World Cruising Wiki please REGISTER (it's free, quick and easy) or LOGIN (top R/H corner of this page). This is essential in an attempt to reduce spam.
- Once you are logged in, update "My Preferences" (menu at top R/H of page).
- When editing, ALWAYS click on "Show Preview" BEFORE saving the page. This allows you to re-edit/add without unnecessary page-loading. Save the page when finished.
To Edit:
- Register/Login
- Click the "EDIT" tab at the top of the page to be able to edit the whole page
- Click the "EDIT" link (R/H, top) of each section to edit only that section.
The "rich-text" Editor opens to allow you to edit/add, etc. After editing, click the "Preview" link to preview your edits - this step affords you the opportunity to do any corrections before finally saving your edit. N.B. Do not forget to "SAVE" your edit.
Note: Do not leave a SPACE at the beginning of paragraphs or lines as this will cancel the Wiki text formatting - it will change the text font and make the lines/paragraphs run off the page width.
Practice your editing skills in the SANDBOX
Editing Tip: Prepare your edit/addition in MS Notepad (using the Wiki formatting below) - then copy/paste this to the Wiki's editor.
Personal Signature to Contributions
Don't forget to set "My Preferences" - link at top R/H side of page.
- To add your signature and timestamp to your contributions simply type 4 tildes (~~~~)
This will automatically convert to your username and date, e.g. (Lighthouse 02:31, 3 November 2007 (MDT)) - To add your signature (username only) to your contributions simply type 3 tildes (~~~)
This will automatically convert to your username only, e.g. (Lighthouse) - To add the timestamp only to your contributions simply type 5 tildes (~~~~~)
This will automatically convert to the timestamp (only) of your contribution, e.g. (02:31, 3 November 2007 (MDT))
Text Formatting
Template:H12 |Description | Template:H12 |You type | Template:H12 |You get |
applies anywhere | ||
Italic text | ''italic'' | italic |
Bold text | '''bold''' | bold |
Bold and italic | '''''bold & italic''''' | bold & italic |
Escape wiki markup | <nowiki>no "markup"</nowiki> | no ''markup'' |
Fixed width text |
<tt>Fixed width text</tt> |
Fixed width text |
only at the beginning of the line | ||
Indent text |
:Single indent |
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Headings of different levels An article with four or more headings will automatically create a Table of Contents |
=level 1= Use of a level 1 heading is highly discouraged as it appears with the same formatting and size as the page title, which can be confusing. |
Level 1 |
Horizontal rule |
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Bullet list |
* one |
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Numbered list |
# one |
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Mixture of bulleted and numbered lists |
# one |
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Definition list |
;Definition |
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Preformatted text |
preformatted text is done with |
preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line |
Preformatted text with no indentation |
<pre> some preformatted text with no indentation </pre> |
some preformatted text with no indentation |
How to link in Wiki format
Template:H12|Description | Template:H12|You Type | Template:H12|You Get |
Internal link | [[Main Page]] | Main Page |
Internal link stored on intranet server | [file:///\\server_name123\pubshare_name\internal_webpage.htm internal_webpage.htm] | internal_webpage.htm |
Category link | [[:Category:The Yacht]] | Category:The Yacht |
Piped link | [[Main Page|different text]] | different text |
Anchor link | [[#External links|Anchor link]] | Anchor link |
External link | http://www.cruiserlog.com | http://www.cruiserlog.com |
External link from internal image | [http://targetURL {{Server}}/wiki/images/imagelocation] | Internal image |
External link, different title | [http://www.cruiserlog.com CruiserLog Home] (note "space" between URL and description) | CruiserLog Home |
External link, unnamed | [http://www.cruiserlog.com] | [1] |
External link, same host unnamed | [http://{{SERVERNAME}}/pagename] | [2] |
mailto | mailto:[email protected] | mailto:[email protected] |
mailto unnamed | [mailto:[email protected]] | [3] |
mailto named | [mailto:[email protected] Email] | |
redirect | #REDIRECT [[Main Page]] | → Main Page |
Table Formatting
See the TEMPLATES page to copy examples of formatted tables.
Wiki table markup summary
{| | table start |
|+ | table caption, optional; only between table start and first table row |
|- | table row, optional on first row -- wiki engine assumes the first row |
! | table header cell, optional. Consecutive table header cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (!! ) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (! ).
|
| | table data cell, required! Consecutive table data cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (|| ) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (| ).
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|} | table end |
- The above marks must start on a new line except the double
||
and!!
for optionally adding consecutive cells to a line. However, blank spaces at the beginning of a line are ignored. - XHTML attributes. Each mark, except table end, optionally accepts one or more XHTML attributes. Attributes must be on the same line as the mark. Separate attributes from each other with a single space.
- Cells and caption (
|
or||
,!
or!!
, and|+
) hold content. So separate any attributes from content with a single pipe (|
). Cell content may follow on same line or on following lines. - Table and row marks (
{|
and|-
) do not directly hold content. Do not add pipe (|
) after their optional attributes. If you erroneously add a pipe after attributes for the table mark or row mark the parser will delete it and your final attribute if it was touching the erroneous pipe!
- Cells and caption (
- Content may (a) follow its cell mark on the same line after any optional XHTML attributes or (b) on lines below the cell mark. Content that uses wiki markup that itself needs to start on a new line, such as lists, headings, or nested tables, must be on its own new line.
- Escaping to insert a pipe (
|
) character into a table use the <nowiki> markup
Posting Images
To post images:
- [color=red]N.B. RESIZE THE IMAGE FIRST - resize to maximum 600px X 600px. (BEFORE uploading)[/color] (Recommended free software for resizing images)
- Name the file: Try to keep your "Destination filename" short & descriptive, i.e. "Caribbean12.jpg".
- Then, upload the file to the CruiserLog WIKI (Upload File or Multi-Upload links are under "Toolbox" in L/H menu).
- FILL IN THE COPYRIGHT DETAILS WHEN UPLOADING FILES.
Or, you can embed images into your article and then upload the image/s to the Cruising Wiki. The easiest and most convenient way of doing this is to do it after you finish editing the text of your article.
- While you are editing the text, just insert the wiki markup that embeds the image. For example: [[Image:Examplefilename.jpg|Port Justin]].
- Save or preview your work.
- Now look at the image link in the previewed or saved page. You will see that it is RED in colour.
- You can now click on the link (in a new browser tab or window) which will bring you to the upload page.
- You will notice that the Destination filename: field is already filled in. All you have to do is browse to your image.
- If you go back to your original page and do a browser refresh or a new preview, you will see the image linked.
Uploaded files
To use an image or other file which has been uploaded to the Wiki, use:
[[Image:Examplefilename.jpg]]
If you add a pipe (|) and some text after the filename, the text will be used as alternative text for text-only browsers:
[[Image:Examplefilename.jpg|alternative text]]
If you don't want to display the image, you can link to the file's description page, by adding a colon:
[[:Image:Examplefilename.jpg]]
You can also make piped links if you want some other text to be used:
[[:Image:Example.jpg|link text]]
Advanced options
The full syntax for displaying an image is:
[[Image:{name}|{options}]]
Where options can be zero or more of the following, separated by pipes:
thumb
,thumbnail
, orframe
: Controls how the image is formattedleft
,right
,center
,none
: Controls the alignment of the image on the page{width}px
: Resizes the image to the given width in pixels{caption text}
The options can be given in any order. If a given option does not match any of the other possibilities, it is assumed to be the caption text. Caption text can contain wiki links or other formatting.
A common example will be:
[[Image:filenameofyourimage.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'''Caption''']] - (copy this template if you wish - change to the correct image filename and .jpg, .gif or .png extension that you upload)
This will insert the image to the RIGHT of the page as a THUMBNAIL, 350 pixels wide with your CAPTION underneath.
See the Templates page for more options (galleries, etc).
Co-ordinates Formatting
The GPS format of Degrees and decimal minutes (DD & M.M) is used in this Wiki as this is the format most often used by sailors. Please use this format to maintain consistancy throughout the Wiki.
Enter co-ordinates in a page using the "template-call" as shown below:
[[image:World_icon.png]] {{Coord|DD|M.M|N/S|DD|M.M|E/W|}}
Copy the above template (in bold) and paste it into the Wiki page editor, fill in the details and SAVE the edit (don't forget to select either N or S, or E or W). This template will automatically give a link to a GeoHack page with various online geo resources related to the position - resources like Google Earth, MapTech (marine chart), GoogleMaps and access to photos of the position's area on Flickr, Panoramio, etc.
Example: [[image:World_icon.png]] {{Coord|37|43.6|N|26|50.6|W|}} will show as: 37°43.6′N, 26°50.6′W after saving the edit (with link to the geo resources page).
Co-ordinates Conversion Help - (D & M & S) - Divide the seconds by 60 to get the decimal value of minutes for the GPS format of |DD|M.M|
Free Tools
GoogleMaps
GOOGLE MAPS - You can generate Google Maps from within the editor (link at left in the menu on top of the editor). See INSERTING MAPS for more help in using this feature.
Note: If screenshots are used, these MUST be saved in .png format to preserve the Google Logo layer (to show the copyright details). Upload as .png to the Wiki with the logo intact.
Symbols
Easy access to common symbols - copy/paste from here:
- Co-ordinate "Degree" symbol - º º
- Copyright symbol - © ©
- Others - | | -
More Help
- HELP TOPICS on how to contribute to Wiki's.
- HELP WITH BBCode To use BBCode in this Wiki.
- FORMATTING TEXT Help with text formatting in the Wiki.
- MORE IMAGE POSTING HELP
- TEMPLATES
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