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* &amp;nbsp; (of which the semicolon is a part) creates a <u>n</u>on-<u>b</u>reaking <u>sp</u>ace, one that will not break over two lines; useful if (for example) you don't want the ''A'' to be separated from the ''Ikonta'' in ''Ikonta&nbsp;A.''
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* '''&amp;nbsp;''' creates a <u>n</u>on-<u>b</u>reaking <u>sp</u>ace, one that will not break over two lines; useful if (for example) you don't want the ''A'' to be separated from the ''Ikonta'' in ''Ikonta&nbsp;A.''
* &amp;frac14; &amp;frac12; and &amp;frac34; give the fractions '''&frac14;, &frac12;, and &frac34;'''
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* '''&amp;frac14;''', '''&amp;frac12;''' and '''&amp;frac34;''' give the fractions '''&frac14;''', '''&frac12;''', and '''&frac34;'''
* &amp;times; gives the typographically-correct multiplication symbol, for example '''6&times;9 cm'''.
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* '''&amp;times;''' gives the typographically-correct<!-- May we please skip this cumbersome adjective? It's defensible, but just seems to add weight. --> multiplication symbol, in for example 6'''&times;'''9&nbsp;cm.
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=== Lists ===
 
=== Lists ===

Revision as of 07:42, 21 April 2011

Basics

Tool buttons

When you click "Edit" on any page, a text-editing box will open. It will have the following ribbon of tool buttons above it. These automatically type certain formatting commands for you—so you don't need to memorize them, or worry about making mistakes.

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When you click one of these buttons, you'll see various punctuation marks appear at the insertion point. All these marks have a specific meaning, interpreted by the MediaWiki software to display the finished page as you intend. We will explain explain some of this "wiki markup" below.

For the beginner, let's just start with the first five buttons:

  1. B —Bold text
  2. I —Italic text
  3. Ab —Link to another wiki page
  4. (Globe) —Link to an external web page
  5. A —Headline of an article section


Some simple wiki markup

  • '''bold''' (three single quotation marks before and after the text) adds boldface: bold
  • ''italic'' (two single quotation marks before and after) italicizes: italic


Linking

A simple link to a page outside camera-wiki.org (an external link) is created by [http://www.address-so-and-so.com Title_of_page] and appears as Title_of_page. Note the format: URL, space, title; do not use the pipe | character.

Within the main text of an article, it is better to link to other material within camera-wiki.org. (External links are usually put at the end of an article, whether in a footnote or in a list.)

A link inside camera-wiki.org is the exact title of the article linked to, in double square brackets: [[Article]].

A link inside camera-wiki.org but with link text different from the title of the linked article: [[Article | other text]]. Note the vertical line, called a "pipe," which is at the far right of your keyboard.

An article title can be made plural (or otherwise extended) by adding the desired suffix outside the closing brackets: [[lens]]es renders lenses.

If you'd like to link to a category, you can do so by prefixing "Category" with a colon: [[:Category:lens makers|lens makers]] renders lens makers.

Section headings

  • A named section begins with a headline enclosed in two double equal signs (==)
  • When an article has more than three section headings, the wiki software will automatically create a table of contents towards the top of the page
  • Further structuring of a camera-wiki article is possible by sub-headlines enclosed in two triple or quadruple equal signs (===, ====)


Other useful markup

Special characters

  • &nbsp; creates a non-breaking space, one that will not break over two lines; useful if (for example) you don't want the A to be separated from the Ikonta in Ikonta A.
  • &frac14;, &frac12; and &frac34; give the fractions ¼, ½, and ¾
  • &times; gives the typographically-correct multiplication symbol, in for example 6×9 cm.

(The semicolon is an essential part of each of these.)

Lists

  • simple list: A simple list is a text block with several lines, each with a solid blue dot at the start—a 'bullet list'. simply type each line beginning with an asterisk symbol (*) followed by a space before the text:


* Cameras
* Lenses
* Tripods

gives this:


  • Cameras
  • Lenses
  • Tripods


You can use multi-level lists. The second level entries just have two asterisks:


* Cameras
** Viewfinder cameras
** Rangefinder cameras
** TLR cameras
** SLR cameras
* Lenses
** Standard lenses
** Wide-angle lenses
** Telephoto lenses

gives this:


  • Cameras
    • Viewfinder cameras
    • Rangefinder cameras
    • TLR cameras
    • SLR cameras
  • Lenses
    • Standard lenses
    • Wide-angle lenses
    • Telephoto lenses


If you use hash characters (#) instead of asterisks, you get a numbered list instead.

Pictures

We strongly encourage use of Camera-wiki.org's Flickr photo template. This is inserted into the text by clicking the rightmost button on the toolbar above the edit window (its icon resembles a photograph). For images from the Camera-wiki.org photo pool please be sure the "image source" URL includes "/in/pool-camerawiki" at the end.

The URL of Flickr .jpg image files encodes the size they display at, using the last two characters before the .jpg file suffix. For a thumbnail sized image, the format would be http://farmX.static.flickr.com/123StringOfLettersAndNumbers_t.jpg (notice the final "t". For a medium-sized image, the character changes to "m": http://farmX.static.flickr.com/123StringOfLettersAndNumbers_m.jpg. For a large image, (500 pixels max.) omit the underscore & letter: http://farmX.static.flickr.com/123StringOfLettersAndNumbers.jpg.

Adding images gives more advice on formatting pictures.


Notes

You can include footnotes in your text. These are particularly handy for acknowledging the sources of your information, wthout interrupting the flow of your article. Footnotes can also be used as an alternative to parentheses for comments aside from the main theme of the text. To use footnotes, you must include a section at the bottom, where you want the footnotes to appear:


==Notes==

<references />


You can vary the heading, what level of heading you use, and where this appears; but the references tag must be as shown.

The footnote text is entered at the point in the text from which you want to reference it.

The second rangefinder model of the Agifold was introduced in 1955<ref>Some sources say 1954.</ref>. It has a redesigned top housing.

The article text will show

"The second rangefinder model of the Agifold was introduced in 1955[1]. It has a redesigned top housing."

For certain standard reference works the wiki has set up template "shortcuts." Here's an example of that:

The second rangefinder model of the Agifold was introduced in 1955<ref>{{McKeown12}}, pg. 41</ref>. It has a redesigned top housing.

Displays as,

"The second rangefinder model of the Agifold was introduced in 1955[2]. It has a redesigned top housing."

At the bottom of the page, these two notes produce,

Notes

  1. Some sources say 1954.
  2. McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover)., pg. 41


Other tips

  • When writing for Camera-wiki.org, keep in mind our Camera-wiki quality standards
  • If you want to stop the wiki from turning certain text into "wiki text", you can use the <nowiki></nowiki> tags. Anything between these tags will be displayed just as typed, not interpreted as wiki markup.
  • If you know an article you have begun needs much more information than you can provide, then add {{stub}} to the page (including the double curly brackets). This flags it as one other editors may want to expand.