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Table of Contents
Wiki Authoring
Here are instructions on how to create new wiki pages on this wiki: www.dokuwiki.org/page#wiki_pages
Here are instructions on how to edit pages: www.dokuwiki.org/editing
A page showing syntax for editing wiki pages: Formatting Syntax
Draft versions
- Saving a draftfile can be forced by pressing the preview button.
- Recover1) a retained draftfile with Edit draft (to the right, above Old revisions).
- Draft file found (heading)
Draft versions: www.dokuwiki.org/draft
Show pagesource
- Review the DokuWiki pagesource.
Log out
to view the Show pagesource option.
- This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. (heading)
Wiki Authoring Tips
URL Schemes
URL Schemes: www.dokuwiki.org/urlschemes
Gemini links
Unlike the usual URL links, such as HTTP, FTP, mailto, etc, Gemini links will now2) don't work in the SDF wiki, because it appears to not understand the protocol (which makes sense, Gemini is now not widely accepted yet at SDF) but if you don't surround a gemini link in the link markup syntax with double brackets, dokuwiki will consider // as “start italics” and mess up your document.
so if you type [[gemini://gem.sdf.org]]
inline in wiki markup, it will render as
but if you just type the url straight, as gemini://gem.sdf.org
, it will be displayed as:
headline level
It is possible to link to a headline that is omitted from the Table of Contents.
1. | The Sectioning and headline documentation. | Use different levels of headlines to structure your content. |
a. | A Profile and Rules headline example. | Use the browser go back to return to Wiki Authoring. |
b. | Use the Show pagesource to view the Profile and Rules headline example. |
playground namespace
A pagename that is saved in the wiki playground ns can display nonexistent wiki pagename links, unless a colon is used.
- Links within the DokuWiki playground namespace.
- This wiki authoring link 3) is green when viewed from the playground namespace.
- A link with `[[:`
This [[:wiki_authoring|wiki authoring]] link is green when viewed from the playground namespace.
- This wiki authoring link 4) is red when viewed from the playground namespace.
- A link with `[[`
This [[wiki_authoring|wiki authoring]] link is red when viewed from the playground namespace.
- A red pagename link 5) example.
- nonexistent pagename
//a topic that doesn't exist yet//\\ https://wiki.sdf.org/doku.php?id=playground:author:playground
Plan 9 pages
This section provides links to some SDF Wiki Plan 9 abaco, or mothra, browser pagesource examples 6) 7).
Some of the Text to Image Conversions do not work well with the abaco, or mothra, browsers.
- View the CAUTION headline with the abaco browser to demonstrate the broken Text to Image Conversions.
- Impression: inspiring
- abaco CAUTION:
[:!:] CAUTION [:!:] CAUTION [:!:] CAUTION [:!:]
- View the CAUTION headline with the mothra browser to demonstrate the broken Text to Image Conversions.
- Impression: uninspiring
- mothra CAUTION:
[img: https://wiki.sdf.org/lib/images/smileys/exclaim.svg: unknown image type] CAUTION[img: https://wiki.sdf.org/lib/images/smileys/exclaim.svg: unknown image type] CAUTION[img: https://wiki.sdf.org/lib/images/smileys/exclaim.svg: unknown image type] CAUTION[img: https://wiki.sdf.org/lib/images/smileys/exclaim.svg: unknown image type]
The supported ordered and unordered lists will look different when viewed with the abaco, or mothra, browsers.
Headline viewed with abaco 10) 11) | Ordered and unordered lists impression |
|
---|---|---|
inspiring | uninspiring | |
ARPA | ✔ | |
Common File Commands | ✔ | |
Reference book | ✔ |
Headline viewed with mothra 12) 13) | Ordered and unordered lists impression |
|
---|---|---|
inspiring | uninspiring | |
ARPA | ✔ | |
Common File Commands | ✔ | |
Reference book | ✔ |
The supported Tables can work well while the headers may work differently when viewed with the abaco, or mothra, browsers.
- View the Plan 9, plan9front, Boot Camp headline with the abaco browser to demonstrate the tables, rows, and headers.
- Impression: inspiring
- View the Plan 9, plan9front, Boot Camp headline with the mothra browser to demonstrate the tables, rows, and headers.
- Impression: uninspiring