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Revision as of 03:50, 30 November 2005
This page explains the technical part of entering chapters. We have a separate page with some guidelines such as chapter length.
If you want to practise your formatting skills, you can use the sandbox.
Headers
Chapters moved over from the old system all start with a chapter number and title. If you want, you can give your chapter a title, but you do not have to. The chapter will always get the option text as a main title.
Clicking the Signature button (second from the right) will enter your login name (or nickname / real name, if you're entered one), plus the server time. Your name will appear as a link to your user page, where you may want to write a little about yourself, or a link to your site / LJ. People can also leave messages to you there, and see what else you've written here.
Please also include warnings at the top of your chapter if you are introducing a new squick to the thread.
Chapter Text
In your chapter you can use bold and italic text by clicking the buttons, or typing ''' (three single straight quotes) before and after bold text, and '' (two single straight quotes) before and after anything that should be in italic. It might be helpful to preview before you save to check you've got it all right.
If you want to include headings in your chapter text, the level 2 header for which a button is provided might be too heavy. Try a lower level header instead (the ones used for this text are level 3: type === before and after the header text; for level 4 it's ====), but maybe just a bold line will do just as well. In any case it's always a good idea to preview before you save.
Avoid using asterisks (*) at the start of a line. In wiki markup an asterisk is used to create an unordered list, so it will show up as a little blue square, just like the ones in the navigation menu on the left of your screen. If you want to use an asterisk at the start of a line, you'll have to turn off wiki markup for a bit: use the 'Ignore wiki formatting' button for this (third from right), or the <nowiki> command.
You can include in-text links, for example to Character pages. By putting double square brackets around a character's name like [[this]], the system automatically generates a link to the page with the same name, or will make a new page if it doesn't exist already.
For readability, better not make a link out of every mention of a name; just one of these links per character per page will do. That is enough for your chapter to show up on the "What links here" page for that character, so people interested in a particular character can easily find your chapter.
There's a table of the most commonly used formatting below, and for all your other formatting needs, WikiMedia has a comprehensive list of all wiki markup - but please: less is more!
Options
To enter options, you put your link text in double square brackets: [[text]] - or you just select your option text and click the internal link button. Note that your options must be unique, otherwise you'll just link back to an earlier chapter/option.
You can also copy and paste the text below, and write in your own options, but remember to leave the brackets in place.
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What happens next?
* [[Your first option goes here]]
* [[Your second option goes here]]
Overview Page
Then when you've entered your chapter, it would be helpful if you could also enter it in the Chapter list. Read the talk page to learn how.
Admin will add your chapter if you don't, but as it's not an automatic system, it may take a day or two.
Wiki Markup
| What it looks like | What you type | Button |
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Bold text |
'''Bold''' text |
http://wiki.faramirfiction.com/skins/common/images/button_bold.png |
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Italic text |
''Italic'' text |
http://wiki.faramirfiction.com/skins/common/images/button_italic.png |
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Underlined text |
<u>Underlined</u> text |
n/a |
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Horizontal line: |
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http://wiki.faramirfiction.com/skins/common/images/button_hr.png |
Level 2 Header |
==Level 2 Header== |
http://wiki.faramirfiction.com/skins/common/images/button_headline.png |
Level 3 Header |
===Level 3 Header=== |
n/a |
Level 4 Header |
====Level 4 Header==== |
n/a |
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Basis internal link: |
[[Interactive Home]] |
http://wiki.faramirfiction.com/skins/common/images/button_link.png |
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Internal link with alternative text: |
[[Interactive Home|Click here for the homepage]] |
http://wiki.faramirfiction.com/skins/common/images/button_link.png |
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Basic external link: |
[http://www.faramirfiction.com] |
http://wiki.faramirfiction.com/skins/common/images/button_extlink.png |
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External link with alternative text: |
[http://www.faramirfiction.com The Faramir FanFiction Archive] |
http://wiki.faramirfiction.com/skins/common/images/button_extlink.png |
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Email link: |
[mailto:faramirfiction@gmail.com Email us!] |
n/a |
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Signature: |
--~~~~ |
http://wiki.faramirfiction.com/skins/common/images/button_sig.png |
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Link to your userpage: |
~~~ |
n/a |
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Current date&time: |
~~~~~ |
n/a |
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Ordered list:
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# one # two ## two.one ## two.two # tree |
n/a |
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Unordered list:
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* one * two ** two.one ** two.two * tree |
n/a |
