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Welcome to the '''Village Pump'''. This page is used to discuss the technical issues, operations and guidelines of the [[FlightGear wiki]].
Welcome to the '''Village Pump'''. This page is used to discuss the technical issues, operations and guidelines of the [[FlightGear wiki]].


: Please [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit&section=new}} add new topics] to the '''bottom''' of this page.
Please <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit&section=new}} add new topics]</span> to the '''bottom''' of this page.
 
: Old discussion should be moved to a [[FlightGear wiki:Village pump/Archive YEAR]]. These discussions can then be moved to a relevant talk page if appropriate.
 
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== Navigation links added to FlightGear Newsletter header ==
 
As per [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=25104 request by Michat on the forum] I have now managed to add navigation links to the FlightGear Newsletter header, {{tl|Newsletter-header}}, pointing to the previous and next months newsletter.
 
So far I have only added it to the latest header though.
 
Happy browsing! :-)
 
—[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 19:48, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
 
 
: Looking into the older template, {{tl|Newsletter}}, I have seen a fundamental difference.  The new one, {{tl|Newsletter-header}}, uses a parameter, '''edition''', that I have used to get working links to the previous and following editions.
 
: It seems that a similar behavior can not be added to the older template without adding a similar parameter to it and all older editions of the newsletter.  I simply can not figure out a way to parse the page name into a date. :-\
 
—[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 10:05, 23 May 2015 (EDT)
 
== MediaWiki updated to 1.24.1 ==
 
I've updated MediaWiki to the latest stable release (1.24.1) today. There is a small issue with some of the extensions not displaying icons, so some of them have been disabled for the moment. I hope to have them re-enabled later today. Please report bugs if you find any. For a list of changes, see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.24
 
[[User:Gijs|Gijs]] ([[User talk:Gijs|talk]]) 12:00, 1 February 2015 (EST)
 
: It seems that Nasal syntax highlighting via Geshi is no longer working (I think it was Philosopher who came up with the module...)?
: --[[User:Hooray|Hooray]] ([[User talk:Hooray|talk]]) 15:58, 1 February 2015 (EST)
 
:: Ah, didn't move that one over. Should be fixed now.
:: [[User:Gijs|Gijs]] ([[User talk:Gijs|talk]]) 16:19, 1 February 2015 (EST)
 
::: Confirmed fixed.  Thank you for the quick fix.  :-D
::: —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 16:49, 1 February 2015 (EST)
 
== Support SVG file ==
 
Is there some securty issues/software limitations (no plugin's installed) why the wiki don't support uploads of SVG images?
 
[[User:Www2|Www2]] ([[User talk:Www2|talk]]) 21:02, 4 February 2015 (EST)
 
== If you find missing images ==
 
In case you find missing images have a look at this page: [[FlightGear wiki:Missing images]].
 
—[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 23:51, 7 February 2015 (EST)
 
== Additional Portals ==
Given the recent interest in doing embedded development related to FlightGear (Arduino/Rasberry PI), I was thinking that we might want to introduce dedicated portals for such use-cases,  to keep things neatly organized, but also to provide a place to grow this further - e.g. depending on how this goes, we could have portals covering:
* Embedded/Hardware (including cockpit building)
* UAVs
 
Equally, we may want to provide sub-forums for these two topics, which should help clean up the offtopic/development forum, too. Currently, the SUPPORT/HARDWARE forum is being used for many of these topics, even though that was originally intended for joysticks/yokes and pedals related stuff - not custom hardware, which would fit better under DEVELOPMENT in my opinon.
 
As far as I can tell there are roughly 10-15 contributors actively exploring embedded development including UAV stuff - so I guess it would be a good idea for the project (i.e. the forum and the wiki) to provide some structure to "house" such efforts.
 
thoughts/ideas ?
--[[User:Hooray|Hooray]] ([[User talk:Hooray|talk]]) 06:17, 10 February 2015 (EST)
 
== Wiki extensions observations ==
 
Hi all,
 
Recently I was looking at the [[Special:Version#Installed extensions|installed extensions]], and noticed the below:
 
; [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SmoothGallery SmoothGallery]
: It appears that it doesn't work anymore on this wiki.  For instance, the below code …
<nowiki><sgallery>
Glass01.jpg
Glass07.jpg
Glass11.jpg
</sgallery></nowiki>
: … causes the following error:
 
: Notice: Undefined variable: args in /home/wiki/wiki/extensions/SmoothGallery/SmoothGallery.php on line 113 Fatal error: Call to undefined method LocalFile::getThumbnail() in /home/wiki/wiki/extensions/SmoothGallery/SmoothGalleryParser.php on line 208
 
: This could be related to extension's [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SmoothGallery#Fixing_bugs bugs].
 
: I suggest this extension be removed because
# As far as I know, it's not used on any of the wiki's pages.
# Is it needed?
# Its ''unstable'' as of 22 March, 2015, which means it's broken and shouldn't be used ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension_status link]).
 
; [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo EmbedVideo]
: According to the [http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Extension:EmbedVideo&oldid=1447164 page revision as of 16 March 2015], there were XSS flaws in version 2.2.4 and earlier of the extension.  It should probably be updated to the latest revision.
 
[[User:Red_Leader|<span style="color:red">'''''Red Leader'''''</span>]] ([[User_talk:Red_Leader|Talk]], [[Special:Contributions/Red_Leader|contribs]]) 14:08, 22 March 2015 (EDT)
 
: Both are done. Thanks for reporting!
: [[User:Gijs|Gijs]] ([[User talk:Gijs|talk]]) 17:21, 24 March 2015 (EDT)
 
== Boeing 777 Cleanup ==
 
Just wrapping up cleaning up Boeing 777 articles that I discussed a full year ago. All now redirect centrally to that page. This makes for a lot less segregated wiki. Looking at it, it would appear that very little happens on the individual pages and the content on them is relatively insignificant. The stuff that is needed I copied over to the main page. Will try to add some pictures as well.
 
If anybody has any objections, speak up :)
 
 
: It would be really useful to merge the pages ''if'' the aircraft are similar in many ways, for example:
:* All part of the same aircraft package
:* Same or similar usage, for example
:** Keyboard shortcuts
:** Custom dialogs
:** Clickable cockpit interfaces
:* Same levels of system modeling
 
: If they could be handled pretty much the same way and was part of the same aircraft package I don't think I would have any objections.
 
: However, if they differ a lot in the areas mentioned above I think it would not be a good idea to merge the pages; the aircraft would be dissimilar enough that the page would have to be uncomfortably long and possibly confusing if it were to describe the different workings.
 
: If they are not part of the same aircraft package, looking into the similarities and differences and slowly work towards integrating them into the same aircraft package could also bee a good idea.
 
: —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 07:48, 5 May 2015 (EDT)
 
== Aircraft Page Organization ==
I just started a [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=26161 topic] over on the forum on how posts are organized if somebody has input.
 
{{unsigned|11:45, 5 May 2015|Manfred}}
 
 
: I think it would probably be better to discuss the quality and organization of the wiki right here (on this very page) than on the forum.
 
: The main two reasons for that is (1) to keep the wiki quality discussions here and (2) that it would be a bit more transparent to do it that way.
 
: The transparency is important in that it would make it easier to later look into ''why'' things were decided to be in a certain way and ''who'' said ''what'' and ''when''.
 
: —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 08:07, 5 May 2015 (EDT)
 
Alright, so here goes:
 
By the nature of FlightGear, multiple people might work on different projects covering the same areas. For instance, there are 2 different projects covering the Boeing 787. This makes overview and indexing very difficult. Wikipedia is designed to only really have one article on a topic (i.e. aircraft) that can be extended.
 
For instance:
 
{{Airbus}}
 
It is dreadfully unclear on the overview of aircraft. In my opinion, it would make more sense to get an disambiguation page on the various 'packages' that contain the A319 for instance. The multiple entries greatly diminishes the value of the list.
 
Here are a few ideas:
* '''Give aircraft a codeword or project name.''' For instance, the Boeing 787 (Dream Project) or Boeing 787 (GPL Project) to distinguish between them. Then list them like that in the index as well. When you both have a --aircraft= A319 and A319-131, what are you going to do when the next person comes around and wants to design an A319? It would make more sense to migrate to a structure of say B787-8-Dream and B787-8-GPL. If you make a piece of software, you're not going to go calling your software 'Conference Manager', with the next person making the similar stuff calling it 'Conference Manager 2', but rather ConferenceTime and and ConferenceMaster. Naming your work after aircraft in the current way gets bloody confusing.
 
* I imagine that perhaps as a bit of a continuation of the above, '''people try to distinguish between their models by giving them very specific names, such as Boeing 707-338'''. I realize that people want to work on it themselves, but from a broader perspective, how much technical difference is there really between these? The A319 should also work with the corresponding changes as a A320- it is an identical cockpit and much the same fuselage. IMHO, it should have been filed as an A320 instead with only one model, an A319. As for the Boeing, give it a codeword, such as Boeing 707 (Qantas Project). It even makes it more marketable.
 
* '''Clearly distinguish between current and past development in the template''', i.e. add a new index on the left that contains both categories. I find that not doing any work on the model in five years qualifies for past development.
 
The ability to grow is proportional to the ability to handle the increase in information. While this perhaps happens mostly on aircraft articles, what happens if somebody wants a fresh start on that airport scenery? How does he name the page and organize it in relation to the current one? It would have been easier to name both after some town landmark so one the second one came around, you could easily categorise them.
 
In a nutshell:
* Give all aircraft projects a name after the aircraft type ("Boeing 787"+ Phoenix, Dream, Toulouse...+ Project) to distinguish between individual development.
* Sort all aircraft by model type (i.e. A320) rather than the sub-model being worked on (i.e. A319).
 
[[User:Manfred|Manfred]] ([[User talk:Manfred|talk]]) 11:56, 5 May 2015 (EDT)
 
 
: You have several good points there.  I have some thoughts on them (note that this this is only my opinions).
:; Disambiguation pages:  This could probably be used on an aircraft type level basis.  For example describing the Boeing 777 in general and short descriptions of the 'subtypes' and links to pages with them and any different variants. To some extent this could be given a standardized look by using templates.
:: I think these could be very useful, and I wish there was some of them.
:; The navigation template:  Dreadful at least to some extent.  I have more than once found them a bit inconsistent and confusing (in particular when looking like the one you showed here).  Could probably be remade quite a bit, possibly following the structure I outlined in the point above.
:; Project names:  I have noted that a few projects have had names, for example the ''Lake of Constance Boeing 707'' or the ''Seattle'' (though I embarrassingly do not remember what aircraft type that was).
:; Distinguish between past and current development:  Probably a good idea.  Could possibly be done with color coded backgrounds for the aircraft type text and color coding of the development state field in the aircraft infobox.
 
: Some additional thoughts:
:* I guess the navigation templates could also be link to the aircraft disambiguation pages when needed.
:* Setting up a style manual for the disambiguation pages and navigation templates would probably be a good idea.  It should not be done before some time of experimentation though.
 
: —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 12:40, 5 May 2015 (EDT)
 
===Action Plan===
 
It's good to see that we are on the same page. To complete this:
 
* I propose that we start with the Boeing aircraft as a model project.
* We need a name structure for all aircraft that is universal and unique. Otherwise the reorganization will be in vain. As suggested earlier, along the lines of [Manufacturer, Model, Project Name]. The problem is that last one. I called the 787 'GPL' and 'Dreamliner' but I don't like any of those and would much rather give them something that is really not connected to any other aircraft of the name it itself. I'd propose 'Seattle' and 'Firebird' but I don't want to go renaming all the aircraft myself. I think it's something the developers should come up with. The aircraft would not be renamed A319 Toulouse Project, because the fact that it is an A319 is insignificant in that it uses much the same fuselage and identical cockpit as the A320. Only a significant model code should be included. Less of a problem with Boeing but this has to work everywhere.
* I am really not sure about putting the background history on a separate page and I'm tempted to say we should leave that to Wikipedia. I think it would be better just to make it to a disambiguation page.
 
[[User:Manfred|Manfred]] ([[User talk:Manfred|talk]]) 16:38, 5 May 2015 (EDT)
 
 
: For the disambiguation pages I was more thinking along the lines of for example [[Boeing 707]] ([http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=Boeing_707&oldid=63942 permalink]) and [[Boeing 747]] ([http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=Boeing_747&oldid=62527 permalink]), but with maybe shorter general descriptions and a one-liner or short paragraph describing each variant. An [[User:Johan G/Aircraft series|early draft of one possible way]] to do it have been added to my [[User:Johan G/In my sandbox|sandbox]].
 
: To my slight frustration the {{tl|Boeing}} template is more consistent and logical than the {{tl|Airbus}} template (in essence less 'messy').  Some of my thoughts on how to improve it (and probably other ones as well) turned into a puff of smoke when I saw it.
 
: —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 09:53, 6 May 2015 (EDT)
 
:: While I do agree that disambiguation pages are an important step on the way, they are not the solution to the problem. People working on very similar aircraft differentiate their by minimalistic changes in their model name, but this is subject to change as people add different variations of that aircraft based off the same cockpit for instance. It has to be 'robust' in that regard. That is why the unique identifier in the form of a 'project name' or an equivalent solution is necessary, especially for the Airbus aircraft as can be seen. Even if there's only one model at the moment, since there's no harm in doing so because somebody might come along and start some new work. But giving them a name only here won't be very clear and would ideally occur for all use 'globally' in FlightGear.
 
:: [[User:Manfred|Manfred]] ([[User talk:Manfred|talk]]) 12:18, 6 May 2015 (EDT)
 
 
::: I can only agree to that the disambiguation pages are not the solution.  Regarding those I am rather thinking of consistent style and intuitive navigation (as in more effortless for the reader).
 
::: Ideally (as in an utopia) aircraft should be merged or better ones replace older ones, at least in regard to the official aircraft (in essence those available from the download page).  But waiting for the utopia differentiating between them using project names is probably the best way.
 
::: Maybe we <s>&ensp;could&ensp;</s> should encourage people to use project names in those cases when they can not merge aircraft (for example due to licenses etc).  Using project names consistently, as you seem to suggest, is would probably work well.  Also, people tend to copy other peoples way of doing things.
 
::: —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 12:52, 6 May 2015 (EDT)
 
== Bug report specific article(s) ==
To my surprise there is no [[Submitting bug reports]] article (or [[Responding to bug reports]] for that matter), and I remind myself that the relevant information is spread throughout the wiki instead of being summed up in one place.
 
Some things to consider when writing it (kind of a 'note to self' for now):
 
* The bug reports themselves:
** What bugs should be reported where?
*** FlightGear itself
*** Aircraft, vehicles etc.
*** Airports
*** Scenery
** What information might be needed?
** What kind of responses should be expected?
 
* Target groups?
** Non-native English speaking computer novices?
** Regular FlightGear users?
** FlightGear developers?
 
* Concepts could also be borrowed from from:
** Eric Steven Raymond, [http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html How To Ask Questions The Smart Way]
** Amy Hoy, [http://slash7.com/2006/12/22/vampires/ Help Vampires: A Spotter’s Guide], in particular the section ''Reforming the Help Vampire''
** Karl Fogel, Producing Open Source Software, [http://producingoss.com/en/bug-tracker.html Bug Tracker]
 
* Last, but not least:  What formal and informal guidelines, rules and procedures do we actually have?
 
It would be quite preferable from a maintenance perspective to have that information gathered to only a few places and only describe the concepts briefly before linking to those articles, also from the forum and mailing list (in essence DRY – Don't Repeat Yourself).
 
—[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 18:23, 10 May 2015 (EDT)
 
== Most helicopter screenshots are now categorized ==
 
With some few exceptions all helicopter screenshots are now categorized in [[:Category:Screenshots of helicopters]] and its subcategories.  ''Tip: Test clicking the blue triangles.  ;-)''
 
What I am trying to achieve is to separate files and articles and to put the files into a browseable category structure (sort of like a tree with some spider webs here and there between the branches).  That way they should be easier to find for example when looking for the next [[:Category:Picture of the week|picture of the week]] or a good illustration for an article.
 
The exception is the files that have gotten a [[:Category:Copyright statuses|license category]], but is not categorized in any other relevant category, are not used in an article and/or does not have a descriptive file name.
 
:''See also [[FlightGear wiki:Village pump/Archive 2014#Having separate image categories or not?]] ([http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=FlightGear_wiki:Village_pump/Archive_2014&oldid=81713#Having_separate_image_categories_or_not.3F permalink])''
 
I am ''very'' slowly working on adding {{tl|file information}} templates, descriptions, links and categories to uncategorized files, with the long term goal of not having any files that not can be found by browsing logical and consistent categories.
 
Good file names, descriptions, categories and internal linking are all four good 'white hat' search engine optimization (SEO) strategies, in essence making it easier to find what you are looking for.  Be that using the wiki's search engine or an external one such as Google search.
 
—[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 07:00, 14 May 2015 (EDT)
 
== Disambiguating the two Space Shuttle pages ==
 
I would like to hear some ideas of how to disambiguate the two Space Shuttle articles, [[Space Shuttle]] originally about the 3D model-less FGData Space Shuttle re-entry FDM but now about the shuttle by the [[FlightGear space program]], and [[SpaceShuttle - Project Overview‎]] modified from that one.
 
Preferably they could be differentiated by different project names or something like that.
 
—[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 12:22, 19 May 2015 (EDT)
 
: Hi Johan,
: My two cents are as follows ('''HW''' = HerbyW Space Shuttle, '''TH''' = Thorsten Space Shuttle):
:{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
! Shuttle variant !! Suggestion !! Comments
|-
| HW
| Space Shuttle (FlightGear Space Program)
| Too long?
|-
| HW
| Space Shuttle (FG Space Program)
| Again, too long?
|-
| HW
| Space Shuttle (Space Program)
| Would make people think that the Space Shuttle is the name of a space program.
|-
| TH
| Space Shuttle (official)
| Don't like this one myself.  Also, might be too controversial.
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center" | Favoured by me
|-
| HW
| Space Shuttle (FGSP)
| None
|-
| TH
| Space Shuttle
| None
|}
 
: Also, idea for disambiguation text (assuming my favoured suggestions above):
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap"><nowiki>The Space Shuttle could either refer to …
* The [[Space Shuttle (FGSP)|Space Shuttle]] developed from the original Shuttle by {{usr|HerbW}} ''et al'' for the [[FlightGear Space Program]].
* The [[Space Shuttle]] further developed from the above by {{usr|Thorsten}} ''et al'' with new, more realistic [[FDM]]. This is the Space Shuttle that is included in the [[FGAddon]] repository.</nowiki></pre>
 
: I hope these suggestions are helpful.
: [[User:Red_Leader|<span style="color:red">'''''Red Leader'''''</span>]] ([[User_talk:Red_Leader|Talk]], [[Special:Contributions/Red_Leader|contribs]]) 15:50, 19 May 2015 (EDT)
 
 
:: First off I will apologize for the late reply.
 
:: I think I consider it a good idea to move the current [[Space Shuttle]] article to [[Space Shuttle (FG Space Program)]], moving [[Space Shuttle - Project overview]] there instead, and keep the [[Space Shuttle (disambiguation)]] page describing both in a few lines.  I think that "FGSP" would be a bit too cryptic for the "uninitiated", but that most users would be able to figure out "FG".
 
:: The new [[Space Shuttle]] and [[Space Shuttle (FG Space Program)]] should most probably point to the disambiguation page rather than each other.
 
:: Though not really a part of the reply, it is for the record perhaps worth repeating that the current [[Space Shuttle]] article previously described the fgdata (later FGAddons) one, but was changed to describe the [[FlightGear space program]]/HerbieW/[[FGMEMBERS]] one (see [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=Space_Shuttle&diff=next&oldid=81334 diff]).
 
:: —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 18:03, 21 July 2015 (EDT)
 
== How do I load Cessna 152 on to FSX (2015) on OS X macbook ==
 
Hi I hope you can help. I'm a new user of FlightGear and training for my PPL.
I have software loaded on my macbook and have tried out the C172 but I want the Cessna 152 that I'm doing lessons in.
I've tried to download from disc but I can't do it. I searched online and can only find an add on for PCs.
 
Could you tell me where I can find it to download and step by step instructions please?
 
Z
 
{{unsigned|19:51, 14 June 2015|Zedbee}}
 
 
: You would probably get good answers if you register to the [http://forum.flightgear.org/ forum] and ask in the [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewforum.php?f=21 Mac subforum].
 
: P.S. You can not use FSX aircraft directly in FlightGear, at the other hand there is probably at least one available for FlightGear.
 
: —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 16:36, 14 June 2015 (EDT)
 
== Rename Template ==
Do we have a template which alerts admins to a rename request?
[[Avoiding Multiple Downloads of FGData]] could have on Linux tagged on, while the EDDK article needs rename to Flüghafen Koln / Bonn (EDDK) and the "AV8R 2nd Throttle as Pan Speed" AV8R Should be Aviator...
[[User:Legoboyvdlp|Legoboyvdlp]] ([[User talk:Legoboyvdlp|talk]]) 15:42, 7 July 2015 (EDT)
 
: There is no need to call in admins for "renaming" or rather ''moving'' articles. ;-)


: If you hover over or click on the down arrow between the "More" label and the search box to the top right of the page you will see the option "Move", which is wiki jargon for "rename".  Before starting to move pages, have a peek at [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=FlightGear_wiki:Manual_of_Style&oldid=75296#Article_titles FlightGear wiki:Manual of Style#Article titles] (it is a short section).
Old discussions should be moved to a [[FlightGear wiki:Village pump/Archive YEAR]]. These discussions can then be moved to a relevant talk page if appropriate.


: {{inote|Please leave a redirect behind even if there is no wiki pages linking to that article.  There may be links to that page outside the wiki.}}
__TOC__


: Slightly off topic now, but maybe useful later:  To move a category you would have to move the category page '''and''' edit all the pages in that category so the category link points to the new category. See also [[Help:Categories]].
== MediaWiki updated to 1.39.6 ==


: You can see the difference in what regular users and admins can do at [[Special:ListGroupRights]].
We have updated MediaWiki to its latest LTS version 1.39.6 today. Although we've tested the update, chances are that we've missed certain scenarios or features. Please report any issues that you may encounter.


: —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 13:15, 9 July 2015 (EDT)
[[User:Gijs|Gijs]] ([[User talk:Gijs|talk]]) 09:31, 30 January 2024 (UTC)


== Template:Dmbox and the disambiguation categories ==
== Embedded YouTube videos broken ==
It seems {{tl|dmbox}} adds several categories to each disambiguation page it is used on.  In addition {{tl|disambiguation}}, which uses that template, add one category further.


I would say that the "All ..." is superfluous as well. Also, currently none of the categories have a parent category.
It seems that the [[mw:Extension:EmbedVideo|EmbedVideo extension]] was removed at some point. Consequently, pages such as [[Howto:Creating FlightGear Promo Videos]] are broken. At present, the best replacements seems to be [[mw:Extension:EmbedVideo_(fork)|a fork]] and [[mw:Extension:YouTube|Extension:YouTube]].


—[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 17:26, 12 July 2015 (EDT)
—'''''[[User:Red Leader|<span style="color:red">Red Leader</span>]]''''' ([[User talk:Red Leader|talk]], [[Special:Contributions/Red Leader|contribs]]) 19:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC)


== Description of the FlightGear screenshot categories ==
: Hi,
{{hatnote|Regarding the new article [[FlightGear wiki:FlightGear screenshot categories]].}}
: Thanks for the report. It was introduced by today's update, but should be fixed now.
: [[User:Gijs|Gijs]] ([[User talk:Gijs|talk]]) 21:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC)


I have now written together a description of how I have organized the [[:Category:FlightGear screenshots|FlightGear screenshot categories]] ([[Special:CategoryTree/FlightGear screenshots|tree]]) and the rationale behind them.  I think I have been working on categorizing the images and in particular the screenshots uploaded to this wiki since even before the village pump was here, but I have never really tried to explain what it was all about.
:: Confirmed, thanks. And I’d completely forgotten about {{[[Template:Wikipedia|wikipedia]]}}. 😅
:: '''''[[User:Red Leader|<span style="color:red">Red Leader</span>]]''''' ([[User talk:Red Leader|talk]], [[Special:Contributions/Red Leader|contribs]]) 21:57, 30 January 2024 (UTC)


I would encourage everyone to have a look at it, in particular if you more or less regularly upload screenshots to the wiki.
== Forum registration problem ==


I do encourage leaving feedback on the [[FlightGear wiki talk:FlightGear screenshot categories|discussion page]]. However, I also want to point out that this is a de facto description and that ''some'' aspects of how the screenshots actually are organized probably cannot be changed without requiring literally man-months of work, even if some things can be done by [[User:BotFlightGear|robot]].
Hello,
I would like to register on the forum, but I tried several times without success. I sent an email to the administrator some time ago, but it seems to have been lost. I don't know what to do, is there somebody here who could help? Please tell me if you need additional information.
Thanks very much in advance. [[User:Kestrel|Kestrel]] ([[User talk:Kestrel|talk]]) 13:14, 25 March 2024 (UTC)


—[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 17:18, 19 July 2015 (EDT)
: Hi,
: That's unfortunate! You can find my email address at https://forum.flightgear.org/contact.php Please try again if you've done that before, I'll actively monitor the address for any incoming messages, and let me know if you don't get a reply.
: [[User:Gijs|Gijs]] ([[User talk:Gijs|talk]]) 15:01, 25 March 2024 (UTC) (forum admin)

Latest revision as of 15:01, 25 March 2024

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We have updated MediaWiki to its latest LTS version 1.39.6 today. Although we've tested the update, chances are that we've missed certain scenarios or features. Please report any issues that you may encounter.

Gijs (talk) 09:31, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Embedded YouTube videos broken

It seems that the EmbedVideo extension was removed at some point. Consequently, pages such as Howto:Creating FlightGear Promo Videos are broken. At present, the best replacements seems to be a fork and Extension:YouTube.

—Red Leader (talk, contribs) 19:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi,
Thanks for the report. It was introduced by today's update, but should be fixed now.
Gijs (talk) 21:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
Confirmed, thanks. And I’d completely forgotten about {{wikipedia}}. 😅
Red Leader (talk, contribs) 21:57, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Forum registration problem

Hello, I would like to register on the forum, but I tried several times without success. I sent an email to the administrator some time ago, but it seems to have been lost. I don't know what to do, is there somebody here who could help? Please tell me if you need additional information. Thanks very much in advance. Kestrel (talk) 13:14, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi,
That's unfortunate! You can find my email address at https://forum.flightgear.org/contact.php Please try again if you've done that before, I'll actively monitor the address for any incoming messages, and let me know if you don't get a reply.
Gijs (talk) 15:01, 25 March 2024 (UTC) (forum admin)
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