January 2010 - openSUSE Wiki - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-wiki] wiki.o.o test of new functions
by Rajko M. 08 Feb '10

08 Feb '10

We imported pretty large body of articles from old wiki that will allow us to test wiki. Further imports will be done only if we really need article or group. What is left to upload are images that are missing so that we can really test complete page layout. Right now we have bug that prevents creation of thumbnails so we have time to upload images. The number of new features is quite large comparing to old wiki version 1.5, so we will have quite a job to test them. You can see list of features here: http://wiki.opensuse.org/Special:Version **************** First to test was CategoryTree http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree It enables editors to create list of categories and articles in categories that are available on every page on the wiki. This will allow us to have groups of articles with common navigation menu that is updated as soon as article is added to common category. Unlike current method of creating navbar (navigation bar) templates for each group of articles and updating that navbar every time new article is added, with <categorytree> tag all that wiki maintainers have to do is to ensure that new articles have proper [[Category:<nameit>]] link included at the end of article. I started to create categories from YaST related articles, then used ready to go tag from mediwiki.org to test the wiki tag <categorytree>. Some samples for preview are here: http://wiki.opensuse.org/YaST http://wiki.opensuse.org/Category:YaST and live wiki that is using that tag is here: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree The "plus" widget that you can see in the mediwiki.org CategoryTree is missing in our wiki, which makes use of mode=pages problematic in: <categorytree mode=pages style="float:right; clear:right; margin-left:1ex; border:1px solid gray; padding:0.7ex; background- color:white;">YaST</categorytree> You can see on the page http://wiki.opensuse.org/YaST that there is no distinction between listed category and article in that category. **************** The next in the list is Flagged Revisions. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:FlaggedRevs It is extension with a lot of options. I checked the basics. The editor/reviewer tools at the bottom of the page appear in Main and Template namespace. We are missing icons (images) for tag that is present on every page, before words/strings Unreviewed or Current revision, as well as bars in detailed view that can see user that is not logged in a wiki. The "plus" widget that is used to switch from detailed view of article status to simple is missing too. **************** The rest of extensions is not tested on a new wiki, but we know that: InputBox http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:InputBox works in a simple example on http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:SDB that is the same version. There is more options in InputBox to test and see where this extension can be useful. **************** Next extension to test is DynamicPageList which is described on http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Intersection From description, it can be useful to create list of articles that belong to few categories without need to create new category and add tags to all articles. **************** Conclusion: Sorting articles in categories and subcategories is very important in order to use new tools. It shifts majority of efforts on one time categorization of existing fond in the old wiki, and then export to new one category by category. New software allows us to name category and it will automatically create list of articles that are listed there, so it will be easier track transfer. The files (images etc) is right now the most labor intensive. We have to see is it possible to categorize them and transfer as category, if not them we have to run quite a few downloads from old wiki and uploads to the new one. -- Regards Rajko, openSUSE Wiki Team: http://en.opensuse.org/Wiki_Team People of openSUSE: http://en.opensuse.org/People_of_openSUSE/About -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help(a)opensuse.org

5 7

[opensuse-wiki] Guiding Principles
by EGD 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hello people Please add to page http://en.opensuse.org/Guiding_Principles link to http://ru.opensuse.org/Guiding_Principles Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help(a)opensuse.org

2 1

[opensuse-wiki] Ping the Wiki Team
by Malcolm 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Hi Can someone assist over in the forum with this persons query #2. #1 is being looked at. http://forums.opensuse.org/forums-comments-suggestions/431760-wiki-help-hel… -- Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.42-0.1-default up 12 days 3:18, 4 users, load average: 0.14, 0.14, 0.09 GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - CUDA Driver Version: 190.18 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help(a)opensuse.org

3 7

[opensuse-wiki] Staging openSUSE Login Fixed
by Matthew Ehle 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Hello, For those of you who are waiting to be able to log into the staging wikis and blogs, this issue is fixed now. The new security certificates were not installed on staging iChain, and I guess it likes to pretend it doesn't exist instead of trying to send expired certificates. Go figure :P Please let me know if there are still any issues. Matthew Ehle Web Engineer Novell SBU Application Development & Maintenance Office Phone: (801) 861-2722

1 0

[opensuse-wiki] Wiki transition: Status
by Rajko M. 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

There is 667 articles in the list. Checked is 167, or 25% . The bug that is blocking new wiki infrastructure setup (templates, namespaces, help files) is still preset. Problem is that important tool CategoryTree doesn't work for visitor (non logged in user) and logged in users that are not administrators. The main tool FlaggedRevs works fine as Frank fixed problem with css and now it shows just as it should. -- Regards Rajko, openSUSE Wiki Team: http://en.opensuse.org/Wiki_Team People of openSUSE: http://en.opensuse.org/People_of_openSUSE/About -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help(a)opensuse.org

7 12

[opensuse-wiki] Wiki Translation: Status
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

Hello Mates, this is an Status Report about translating important Stuff to german: - openSUSE:Wiki_Guidelines (WIP) - openSUSE:Wiki_Style_Guidelines (done) - openSUSE:Wiki_Template_Guidelines (done) - openSUSE:Template_Messages - openSUSE:Article_Template - openSUSE:Transition_Guidelines (done) -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.com Web: http://www.open-slx.de (openSUSE Box Support German) Web: http://www.open-slx.com (openSUSE Box Support English) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help(a)opensuse.org

2 1

[opensuse-wiki] NavBar Template
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

Hello Mates, i've just shown the Template:NavBar. The Code is: {{{TITLE}}}: {{{CONTENTS}}} How works this NavBar? Lists this all Pages with the same Category? Can i use this in my Projects Page too? -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.com Web: http://www.open-slx.de (openSUSE Box Support German) Web: http://www.open-slx.com (openSUSE Box Support English) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help(a)opensuse.org

4 3

[opensuse-wiki] Terms SuSE, SUSE Linux, etc
by Frank Sundermeyer 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Hi, just stumbled upon http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_from_USB_drive It does not use the term "openSUSE" but rather SuSE Linux or just SuSE. I think we should change such terms to openSUSE when reviewing articles. -- Regards Frank Frank Sundermeyer, Technical Writer, Documentation SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg Tel: +49-911-74053-0, Fax: +49-911-7417755; http://www.opensuse.org/ SUSE Linux Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) "Reality is always controlled by the people who are most insane" Dogbert -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help(a)opensuse.org

4 3

[opensuse-wiki] Wiki e-mail notifications on en.opensuse.org
by Andreas Gruenbacher 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

Hello, [resent after subscribing] Frank is telling me that e-mail notifications for changes in wiki pages are turned off on purpose. This is unfortunate because I am really interested in all changes to a particular page, and checking the page or the watch list by hand all the time is not an option. Also, in my preferences it says that e-mail notifications are enabled. If e- mail notifications are really turned off globally on purpose, then this is very misleading. (It took me quite a while to find out that I wasn't getting notified after all!) By the way, en.opensuse.org and wiki.opensuse.org seem to be different wikis -- my preferences on them differ. How many different wikis instances are there? Thanks, Andreas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help(a)opensuse.org

4 3

[opensuse-wiki] Usability note: Template NavBar
by Rajko M. 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

There is something making us to put important things in a center: http://en.opensuse.org/Template:NavBar That would be OK if just above text is not article title that is positioned (aligned) left and user has to move eyes to the center to read a link to the leading article and then back to the next line that is also centered, then finally start with intro frame, or first section of the article. IMHO, that is not good. Readers read begin of the line trying to catch information. Lines that are not left aligned with main content at the beginning are obstacles, specially for fast readers that can easily miss something that was centered to attract attention. I could change template, but I want consent of writers and editors that read this list, before making any changes. See what is proposed in http://en.opensuse.org/Template:NavBarLine . -- Regards Rajko, openSUSE Wiki Team: http://en.opensuse.org/Wiki_Team People of openSUSE: http://en.opensuse.org/People_of_openSUSE/About -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help(a)opensuse.org

3 2