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[edit] Sections/Headers

Use the equal symbol (=) on each side of the text for each "level" (font size decrease):

==Section==

To do another section that was a part of the first one:

===Next Section===

Avoid using just one = as the article title itself should be considered the "top section". However, since sections show up in the optional auto-generated table of contents (TOC), use HTML code to increase the font size of the page title without it appearing in the TOC.


[edit] Bullet Points & Lists

[edit] Bullet points

*List item 1

  • List item 1

Add another bullet point below that by adding an asterisk for each "level".

**List item 1.2

  • List item 1
    • List item 1.2


[edit] Numbered Lists

#List item

  1. List item

More items are added to numbered lists by simply grouping them together:

#Banana #Apple

  1. Banana
  2. Apple

To do a numbered list within a numbered list, use the following:

#Fruits ##Orange ##Apple

  1. Fruits
    1. Orange
    2. Apple


[edit] Code

For pasting in code such as LSL scripts, it's useful to put a space before text (preformatted):

llSay(0,"Hello!");

llSay(0, "Hello!");

Note: text that uses this is not line-wrapped. Any extremely long text will force the page to be lengthened horizontally. Avoid this when possible. Optionally, use the <tt></tt> HTML tags to make the text monospace.

To do more than one line, just add a space before each line:

state_entry() { llSay(0, "Hello!"); }

state_entry()
{
  llSay(0, "Hello!");
}


[edit] Quoting Text

MediaWiki doesn't have any syntax built-in that's good for quoting text. However, there is a suggested hack:

<blockquote>"This is quote text"</blockquote>

"This is quote text"

Note: a space is used before the blockquote tag.


[edit] Links

[edit] Internal

Internal links are done by using two brackets ([[ ]])on either side of the title. User is done with [[User]]. You can also provide alternative text to the link by separating the title and text with a pie (|). A user is done with [[User|A user]].

[edit] External

External links can be made with one bracket on either side of the link, like [1]. Text for the link can be given by using a space between the link and the text. official SL website is done with [http://secondlife.com official SL website]. When possible, provide text for the link, as not doing so produces the "[1]" style links which aren't very helpful. The link can also just be typed without using brackets at all for a "bare link", such as http://secondlife.com. This is acceptable for simple links (like short domains) that can be easily recognized.


[edit] Redirects

A page can redirect to another wiki page (like for an acronym or for capitalization issues) by putting this on the page (which will override any other text):

#redirect [[newpage]]

Note: External redirects will display the link but won't automatically redirect (and MediaWiki won't allow the HTML <meta http-equiv=refresh content="0; url=http://externallink.com/"> refresh tag).

[edit] Images

[edit] Internal

Internal links to images are done in much the same way as other internal links, but add Image: (or lowercase image:) before the image's title: [[Image:Oz Spade.jpg]]

Add other properties to the image, like adjusting its size or adding a description: [[Image:Oz Spade.jpg|thumb|left|This is the user Oz Spade]]

  • thumb: Turns the image into a thumbnail and puts the image on the right side of the page. Replacing thumb with a pixel size like 120px will shrink the image to 120 pixels without producing a border or description below (but the description will be visible in the mouseover tooltip).
  • left: Puts the image on the left side of the page with the rest of the text as the description.
  • right: default thumbnail position

To add a link to an image without actually showing the image: [[:Image:Oz Spade.jpg]] Result: Image:Oz Spade.jpg

If images are cutting into headers or otherwise distorting the page, attempt to use HTML tables or use the HTML tags <br style="clear:both" /> or <br clear="all" /> which will force a page break.

See Wikipedia: Extended image syntax for more options.

[edit] External

Links to external images should be avoided where possible but, if necessary, just paste in the link to the image and it will display it: http://secondlife.com/_img/promos/gift.jpg or to link without showing the image (use this for large images): [http://secondlife.com/_img/promos/gift.jpg]


[edit] Misc

[edit] Nowiki

"Nowiki" tags are used to make it so that wiki-syntax will not be used for the text between the tags, example: <nowiki>#Hi</nowiki>

[edit] Seperators

You can add separators between text without creating headers by using:

----


[edit] Signature

When adding a comment to a discussion page it is good practice to "sign" your name at the end of the text, a good way of doing this is to use: ~~~~

Oz Spade 18:03, 26 May 2006 (EDT)


[edit] More Editing Help

For greater detail in how to edit a page see Wikipedia: How To Edit A Page

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