HacDC Wiki:Suggestions - Revision history

Gatohaus: user defaults done

2013-12-16T00:32:40Z

user defaults done

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	{{TOCright}}Suggestions for changes to HacDC wiki. Feel free to add ~~you~~ ideas!		{{TOCright}}Suggestions for changes to HacDC wiki. Feel free to add your ideas!

	== Incoming Suggestions ==		== Incoming Suggestions ==
	; Examine User Defaults
			; add DPL
			: Dynamic Page Listing enables the creation of, well, dynamic search results within a page. For example a list of the last 5 monthly meeting pages that updates on refreshing the page. DPL has many uses and can play a key role in moving toward a semantic wiki. You can create standard tables (forms) and pull the contents willy-nilly. It's useful and fun for the whole family! ...well, except for Bob, but he's just a grump.
			Adding DPL will require a '''server admin'''.



			== Successful ==
			If an incoming suggestion carried out move it into this section. Please provide a note about what was done and a date.

			; Examine User Defaults - Dec2013
	: Mediawiki installs with a very conservative set of defaults for user preferences. Most users will never (speaking from experience) bother to change them. I'd like to suggest turning on 'add page to watchlist' for all edited pages, and email user when notifications are triggered. There are others I'll return later with a list.		: Mediawiki installs with a very conservative set of defaults for user preferences. Most users will never (speaking from experience) bother to change them. I'd like to suggest turning on 'add page to watchlist' for all edited pages, and email user when notifications are triggered. There are others I'll return later with a list.
	:* ON - E-mail me when my user talk page is changed		:* ON - E-mail me when my user talk page is changed
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	:* ON - Add pages I edit/move/create to my watchlist		:* ON - Add pages I edit/move/create to my watchlist
	:: A must, pretty much a cornerstone of collaboration.		:: A must, pretty much a cornerstone of collaboration.
	~~We'll need a '''server admin''' to make these changes.~~


	~~; add DPL~~
	: Dynamic Page Listing enables the creation of, well, dynamic search results within a page. For example a list of the last 5 monthly meeting pages that updates on refreshing the page. DPL has many uses and can play a key role in moving toward a semantic wiki. You can create standard tables (forms) and pull the contents willy-nilly. It's useful and fun for the whole family! ...well, except for Bob, but he's just a grump.
	~~Adding DPL will require a '''server admin'''.~~

	~~== Successful ==~~
	~~If an incoming suggestion carried out move it into this section. Please provide a note about what was done and a date.~~
	; CSS - whitespace		; CSS - whitespace
	: add <code>whitespace:pre-wrap;</code> to the CSS, perhaps under ''p''.		: add <code>whitespace:pre-wrap;</code> to the CSS, perhaps under ''p''.

Gatohaus: /* Incoming Suggestions */ server admin needed for these

2010-12-01T02:22:38Z

Incoming Suggestions: server admin needed for these

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	; Examine User Defaults		; Examine User Defaults
	: Mediawiki installs with a very conservative set of defaults for user preferences. Most users will never (speaking from experience) bother to change them. I'd like to suggest turning on 'add page to watchlist' for all edited pages, and email user when notifications are triggered. There are others I'll return later with a list.		: Mediawiki installs with a very conservative set of defaults for user preferences. Most users will never (speaking from experience) bother to change them. I'd like to suggest turning on 'add page to watchlist' for all edited pages, and email user when notifications are triggered. There are others I'll return later with a list.
	* ON - E-mail me when my user talk page is changed		:* ON - E-mail me when my user talk page is changed
	*: Leave at least one path open that other editors can contact a user.		:: Leave at least one path open that other editors can contact a user.
	* ON - Enable section editing via [edit] links		:* ON - Enable section editing via [edit] links
	*: On busy pages, reduces editing conflicts.		:: On busy pages, reduces editing conflicts.
	* ON - Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary		:* ON - Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary
	*: Summaries are a major help to heavy users and often alleviate misunderstanding for all users. This will encourage their use.		:: Summaries are a major help to heavy users and often alleviate misunderstanding for all users. This will encourage their use.
	* ON - Add pages I edit/move/create to my watchlist		:* ON - Add pages I edit/move/create to my watchlist
	*: A must, pretty much a cornerstone of collaboration.		:: A must, pretty much a cornerstone of collaboration.
			We'll need a '''server admin''' to make these changes.


	; add DPL		; add DPL
	: Dynamic Page Listing enables the creation of, well, dynamic search results within a page. For example a list of the last 5 monthly meeting pages that updates on refreshing the page. DPL has many uses and can play a key role in moving toward a semantic wiki. You can create standard tables (forms) and pull the contents willy-nilly. It's useful and fun for the whole family! ...well, except for Bob, but he's just a grump.		: Dynamic Page Listing enables the creation of, well, dynamic search results within a page. For example a list of the last 5 monthly meeting pages that updates on refreshing the page. DPL has many uses and can play a key role in moving toward a semantic wiki. You can create standard tables (forms) and pull the contents willy-nilly. It's useful and fun for the whole family! ...well, except for Bob, but he's just a grump.
			Adding DPL will require a '''server admin'''.

	== Successful ==		== Successful ==

Gatohaus: CSS - tweak headers -done

2010-12-01T02:18:37Z

CSS - tweak headers -done

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	; add DPL		; add DPL
	: Dynamic Page Listing enables the creation of, well, dynamic search results within a page. For example a list of the last 5 monthly meeting pages that updates on refreshing the page. DPL has many uses and can play a key role in moving toward a semantic wiki. You can create standard tables (forms) and pull the contents willy-nilly. It's useful and fun for the whole family! ...well, except for Bob, but he's just a grump.		: Dynamic Page Listing enables the creation of, well, dynamic search results within a page. For example a list of the last 5 monthly meeting pages that updates on refreshing the page. DPL has many uses and can play a key role in moving toward a semantic wiki. You can create standard tables (forms) and pull the contents willy-nilly. It's useful and fun for the whole family! ...well, except for Bob, but he's just a grump.


			== Successful ==
			If an incoming suggestion carried out move it into this section. Please provide a note about what was done and a date.
			; CSS - whitespace
			: add <code>whitespace:pre-wrap;</code> to the CSS, perhaps under ''p''.
			: This will alleviate the problem in the editing layout where users have to add additional empty lines in order to control spacing.
			* Done by [[User:Gatohaus\|Gatohaus]] 01:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC) - see [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] for changes.


	; CSS - tweak headers		; CSS - tweak headers
	: In a long, long standing tradition the default CSS on Mediawiki has a peculiar take on header formatting. H4 all but disappears in the text, H3 is bolded while H2 is not. It's just weird I tell ya'. I'm not graphic designer, but maybe bolding them all would be more clear. ...and maybe decreasing the line spacing between the header and its text...?? (yes you can laugh at my OCD)		: In a long, long standing tradition the default CSS on Mediawiki has a peculiar take on header formatting. H4 all but disappears in the text, H3 is bolded while H2 is not. It's just weird I tell ya'. I'm not graphic designer, but maybe bolding them all would be more clear. ...and maybe decreasing the line spacing between the header and its text...?? (yes you can laugh at my OCD)
	<div style="border:1px solid black; width:600px; padding:1em;">		<div style="border:1px solid black; width:600px; padding:1em; margin-left:2em;">

	== Header 2 ==		== Header 2 ==
	some text		some text
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	yep, even more text		yep, even more text
	</div>		</div>
			* I bolded h2 - [[User:Gatohaus\|Gatohaus]] 02:18, 1 December 2010 (UTC). Change made in [[MediaWiki:Common.css]].
			: The headers could use more help but maybe this'll do...?



	~~== Successful ==~~
	~~If an incoming suggestion carried out move it into this section. Please provide a note about what was done and a date.~~
	~~; CSS - whitespace~~
	~~: add <code>whitespace:pre-wrap;</code> to the CSS, perhaps under ''p''.~~
	~~: This will alleviate the problem in the editing layout where users have to add additional empty lines in order to control spacing.~~
	~~Done by [[User:Gatohaus\|Gatohaus]] 01:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC) - see [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] for changes.~~

	== Not So Successful ==		== Not So Successful ==
	Suggestions that either we simply cannot do or will not do. Please provide the reason for moving a suggestion to here.		Suggestions that either we simply cannot do or will not do. Please provide the reason for moving a suggestion to here.

Gatohaus: /* Successful */ grammar

2010-12-01T01:31:33Z

Successful: grammar

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	: add <code>whitespace:pre-wrap;</code> to the CSS, perhaps under ''p''.		: add <code>whitespace:pre-wrap;</code> to the CSS, perhaps under ''p''.
	: This will alleviate the problem in the editing layout where users have to add additional empty lines in order to control spacing.		: This will alleviate the problem in the editing layout where users have to add additional empty lines in order to control spacing.
	Done [[User:Gatohaus\|Gatohaus]] 01:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC) - see [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] for changes.		Done by [[User:Gatohaus\|Gatohaus]] 01:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC) - see [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] for changes.

	== Not So Successful ==		== Not So Successful ==
	Suggestions that either we simply cannot do or will not do. Please provide the reason for moving a suggestion to here.		Suggestions that either we simply cannot do or will not do. Please provide the reason for moving a suggestion to here.

Gatohaus: /* Successful */ forgot to date

2010-12-01T01:30:57Z

Successful: forgot to date

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:30, 1 December 2010
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	: add <code>whitespace:pre-wrap;</code> to the CSS, perhaps under ''p''.		: add <code>whitespace:pre-wrap;</code> to the CSS, perhaps under ''p''.
	: This will alleviate the problem in the editing layout where users have to add additional empty lines in order to control spacing.		: This will alleviate the problem in the editing layout where users have to add additional empty lines in order to control spacing.
	~~See~~ [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] for changes.		Done [[User:Gatohaus\|Gatohaus]] 01:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC) - see [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] for changes.



	== Not So Successful ==		== Not So Successful ==
	Suggestions that either we simply cannot do or will not do. Please provide the reason for moving a suggestion to here.		Suggestions that either we simply cannot do or will not do. Please provide the reason for moving a suggestion to here.

Gatohaus: CSS- whitespace successfully completed

2010-12-01T01:29:55Z

CSS- whitespace successfully completed

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	== Incoming Suggestions ==		== Incoming Suggestions ==
	~~; CSS - whitespace~~
	~~: add <code>whitespace:pre-wrap;</code> to the CSS, perhaps under ''p''.~~
	~~: This will alleviate the problem in the editing layout where users have to add additional empty lines in order to control spacing.~~

	; Examine User Defaults		; Examine User Defaults
	: Mediawiki installs with a very conservative set of defaults for user preferences. Most users will never (speaking from experience) bother to change them. I'd like to suggest turning on 'add page to watchlist' for all edited pages, and email user when notifications are triggered. There are others I'll return later with a list.		: Mediawiki installs with a very conservative set of defaults for user preferences. Most users will never (speaking from experience) bother to change them. I'd like to suggest turning on 'add page to watchlist' for all edited pages, and email user when notifications are triggered. There are others I'll return later with a list.
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	== Successful ==		== Successful ==
	If an incoming suggestion carried out move it into this section. Please provide a note about what was done and a date.		If an incoming suggestion carried out move it into this section. Please provide a note about what was done and a date.
			; CSS - whitespace
			: add <code>whitespace:pre-wrap;</code> to the CSS, perhaps under ''p''.
			: This will alleviate the problem in the editing layout where users have to add additional empty lines in order to control spacing.
			See [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] for changes.

Gatohaus: /* Incoming Suggestions */ fleshed out desired defaults

2010-12-01T00:05:23Z

Incoming Suggestions: fleshed out desired defaults

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	; Examine User Defaults		; Examine User Defaults
	: Mediawiki installs with a very conservative set of defaults for user preferences. Most users will never (speaking from experience) bother to change them. I'd like to suggest turning on 'add page to watchlist' for all edited pages, and email user when notifications are triggered. There are others I'll return later with a list.		: Mediawiki installs with a very conservative set of defaults for user preferences. Most users will never (speaking from experience) bother to change them. I'd like to suggest turning on 'add page to watchlist' for all edited pages, and email user when notifications are triggered. There are others I'll return later with a list.
			* ON - E-mail me when my user talk page is changed
			*: Leave at least one path open that other editors can contact a user.
			* ON - Enable section editing via [edit] links
			*: On busy pages, reduces editing conflicts.
			* ON - Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary
			*: Summaries are a major help to heavy users and often alleviate misunderstanding for all users. This will encourage their use.
			* ON - Add pages I edit/move/create to my watchlist
			*: A must, pretty much a cornerstone of collaboration.

	; add DPL		; add DPL
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	: In a long, long standing tradition the default CSS on Mediawiki has a peculiar take on header formatting. H4 all but disappears in the text, H3 is bolded while H2 is not. It's just weird I tell ya'. I'm not graphic designer, but maybe bolding them all would be more clear. ...and maybe decreasing the line spacing between the header and its text...?? (yes you can laugh at my OCD)		: In a long, long standing tradition the default CSS on Mediawiki has a peculiar take on header formatting. H4 all but disappears in the text, H3 is bolded while H2 is not. It's just weird I tell ya'. I'm not graphic designer, but maybe bolding them all would be more clear. ...and maybe decreasing the line spacing between the header and its text...?? (yes you can laugh at my OCD)
	<div style="border:1px solid black; width:600px; padding:1em;">		<div style="border:1px solid black; width:600px; padding:1em;">

	== Header 2 ==		== Header 2 ==
	some text		some text

Gatohaus: started

2010-11-23T23:51:10Z

started

New page

{{TOCright}}Suggestions for changes to HacDC wiki. Feel free to add you ideas!

== Incoming Suggestions ==
; CSS - whitespace
: add <code>whitespace:pre-wrap;</code> to the CSS, perhaps under ''p''.
: This will alleviate the problem in the editing layout where users have to add additional empty lines in order to control spacing.

; Examine User Defaults
: Mediawiki installs with a very conservative set of defaults for user preferences. Most users will never (speaking from experience) bother to change them. I'd like to suggest turning on 'add page to watchlist' for all edited pages, and email user when notifications are triggered. There are others I'll return later with a list.

; add DPL
: Dynamic Page Listing enables the creation of, well, dynamic search results within a page. For example a list of the last 5 monthly meeting pages that updates on refreshing the page. DPL has many uses and can play a key role in moving toward a semantic wiki. You can create standard tables (forms) and pull the contents willy-nilly. It's useful and fun for the whole family! ...well, except for Bob, but he's just a grump.

; CSS - tweak headers
: In a long, long standing tradition the default CSS on Mediawiki has a peculiar take on header formatting. H4 all but disappears in the text, H3 is bolded while H2 is not. It's just weird I tell ya'. I'm not graphic designer, but maybe bolding them all would be more clear. ...and maybe decreasing the line spacing between the header and its text...?? (yes you can laugh at my OCD)
<div style="border:1px solid black; width:600px; padding:1em;">
== Header 2 ==
some text
=== Header 3 ===
some more text
==== Header 4 ====
yep, even more text
</div>

== Successful ==
If an incoming suggestion carried out move it into this section. Please provide a note about what was done and a date.

== Not So Successful ==
Suggestions that either we simply cannot do or will not do. Please provide the reason for moving a suggestion to here.