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* If you'd like to link to a category, you can do something like this '''<nowiki>[[:Category:lens makers|lens makers]]</nowiki>''' which renders like this [[:Category:lens makers|lens makers]].
 
* If you'd like to link to a category, you can do something like this '''<nowiki>[[:Category:lens makers|lens makers]]</nowiki>''' which renders like this [[:Category:lens makers|lens makers]].
  
== Pics ==
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== Pictures ==
  
The most important feature in a photographic wiki is the placement of Pictures. This wiki has no special tags for images. Use
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The most important feature in a photographic wiki is the placement of pictures. This wiki has no special tags for images. Use
  
 
'''<'''div class="floatright"'''>''' image-address '''<'''/div'''>''' for images on the '''right''' side of the browserwindow,
 
'''<'''div class="floatright"'''>''' image-address '''<'''/div'''>''' for images on the '''right''' side of the browserwindow,
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The page [[Camera-wiki.org:Adding_Images]] has useful advice.
 
The page [[Camera-wiki.org:Adding_Images]] has useful advice.
  
== chapters, text structure ==
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== Chapters and text structure ==
  
 
* A chapter begins with a headline enclosed in two double equal signs ('''==''')
 
* A chapter begins with a headline enclosed in two double equal signs ('''==''')
 
* Further structuring of a camera-wiki article is possible by sub-headlines enclosed in two triple or quadruple equal signs ('''===''', '''====''')
 
* Further structuring of a camera-wiki article is possible by sub-headlines enclosed in two triple or quadruple equal signs ('''===''', '''====''')
  
==contents==
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==Contents==
 
* it's always good to know the [[Camera-wiki.org: Quality standards|Camera-wiki quality standards]]
 
* it's always good to know the [[Camera-wiki.org: Quality standards|Camera-wiki quality standards]]
 
* If you want to stop the wiki from turning certain text into "wiki text", you can use the '''<nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></nowiki>''' tags.  Anything between these tags shouldn't be altered by the wiki software.
 
* If you want to stop the wiki from turning certain text into "wiki text", you can use the '''<nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></nowiki>''' tags.  Anything between these tags shouldn't be altered by the wiki software.
 
* If you know that the topic of your article needs much more information than you actually are able to write into it, then give it the special categorization '''<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>'''
 
* If you know that the topic of your article needs much more information than you actually are able to write into it, then give it the special categorization '''<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>'''

Revision as of 03:31, 2 March 2011

Helpful Wiki Syntax

  • '''fat''' lets appear the word fat like this: fat
  • ''italic'' lets appear the word italic like this: italic

Lists

  • simple list: A simple list is a text block with several lines. Each line begins with an asterisk symbol (*) followed by a blank

Linking

  • LINK: A simple link looks like [http://www.address-so-and-so.com so and so] and appears as so and so

Better link to contents of camera-wiki first. External links are usually put at the end of a camera-wiki article.

  • LINK inside camera-wiki: [[so and so]]
  • LINK inside camera-wiki with synonym: [[so and so|soso]]
  • You can link to a singular version of a page with a plural word by doing this [[lens]]es which renders like this lenses.
  • If you'd like to link to a category, you can do something like this [[:Category:lens makers|lens makers]] which renders like this lens makers.

Pictures

The most important feature in a photographic wiki is the placement of pictures. This wiki has no special tags for images. Use

<div class="floatright"> image-address </div> for images on the right side of the browserwindow,

and

<div class="floatleft"> image-address </div> for images on the left side of the browserwindow

The page Camera-wiki.org:Adding_Images has useful advice.

Chapters and text structure

  • A chapter begins with a headline enclosed in two double equal signs (==)
  • Further structuring of a camera-wiki article is possible by sub-headlines enclosed in two triple or quadruple equal signs (===, ====)

Contents

  • it's always good to know the 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 shouldn't be altered by the wiki software.
  • If you know that the topic of your article needs much more information than you actually are able to write into it, then give it the special categorization {{stub}}