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[[File:Ref-only-quotes.png|thumb|Instant-Cquotes screenshot prototyping runtime format selection]] | [[File:Ref-only-quotes.png|thumb|Instant-Cquotes screenshot prototyping runtime format selection]] | ||
The '''Instant- | The '''Instant-Refs''' script is a browser addon (user script) implemented in JavaScript in order to convert excerpts (created via copy&paste) from FlightGear forum or [[mailing list]] postings into MediaWiki markup/quotes to be used on the FlightGear wiki. It is supported by Firefox, Google Chrome/Chromium, Opera and Safari. It is being developed and maintained by a group of volunteers involved in maintaining the wiki and in trying to provide more up-to-date information to end-users who may not be as involved in the various FlightGear-related communication channels. | ||
== Background and motivation == | == Background and motivation == | ||
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The aim of the Instant- | The aim of the Instant-Refs script is to help wiki editors to copy relevant excerpts from such sources, formatting them as proper [[Template:Cquote|quotations]], and bootstrap new articles collecting them until a dedicated rewrite is made. It can also be used to reuse announcements to update the changelogs, [[Next newsletter|newsletter]] or the [[Release plan/Lessons learned]] page. | ||
After being away from the wiki system for some time it becomes more of an effort to re-learn how to start a new file and figure out how to format it , with what headings, etc. Sometimes it is almost too much to do the original write up of the original post and all the work of that layout and effort to have to also duplicate it in a wiki article. If I was a little more current and affluent with the wiki editor, I might not be so hesitant to create the work there instead of the forum.<ref>{{cite web | After being away from the wiki system for some time it becomes more of an effort to re-learn how to start a new file and figure out how to format it , with what headings, etc. Sometimes it is almost too much to do the original write up of the original post and all the work of that layout and effort to have to also duplicate it in a wiki article. If I was a little more current and affluent with the wiki editor, I might not be so hesitant to create the work there instead of the forum.<ref>{{cite web | ||
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== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
# Install a user script manager. On Firefox, you can use [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/ Greasemonkey]; on Chrome/Chromium, Opera or Safari, you can use [https://tampermonkey.net/ Tampermonkey] (download links: [https://tampermonkey.net/index.php?ext=dhdg&browser=chrome Chrome/Chromium], [https://tampermonkey.net/index.php?ext=dhdg&browser=opera Opera], [https://tampermonkey.net/index.php?ext=dhdg&browser=safari Safari]). | # Install a user script manager. On Firefox, you can use [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/ Greasemonkey]; on Chrome/Chromium, Opera or Safari, you can use [https://tampermonkey.net/ Tampermonkey] (download links: [https://tampermonkey.net/index.php?ext=dhdg&browser=chrome Chrome/Chromium], [https://tampermonkey.net/index.php?ext=dhdg&browser=opera Opera], [https://tampermonkey.net/index.php?ext=dhdg&browser=safari Safari]). | ||
# Visit [https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/19331-instant-cquotes the Instant- | # Visit [https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/19331-instant-cquotes the Instant-Refs page on GreasyFork] and click on {{button|Install this script}} (green button). If Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey prompts you to confirm the installation, agree to do so. | ||
[[File:Howto-install-instant-cquotes.png|thumb|Click the green button to install the script]] | [[File:Howto-install-instant-cquotes.png|thumb|Click the green button to install the script]] | ||