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:''I will have a to do list and links to subpages etc. that I feel will add to the documentation, structure and ease of use of the wiki.''
This a '''Wiki improvement''' to do list and links to subpages etc. that I feel will add to the documentation, structure and ease of use of the wiki.


:''If you have comments please add them to the [[User talk:Johan G/Wiki improvement|talk page]], sign and summarise them.  If you start a new section, pleas add it to the bottom.''
:''If you have comments please add them to the [[User talk:Johan G/Wiki improvement|talk page]], sign and summarise them.  If you start a new section, pleas add it to the bottom.''
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== The help namespace ==
== The help namespace ==
=== To do ===
=== To do ===
* Rewriting [[Help:Contents]] into a ''very'' brief introduction and tutorial
* Maybe extend [[Help:Copyright tags]] or maybe create a list like [[Help:List of messagebox templates]]
* Look through [[Help:Translate]]
* Look through [[Help:Upload]]
=== Done ===
* Templates:
** Read in more on templates {{done}}
::<small>And learned a ''lot'' I did! :-D —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)</small>
:* Start a template editing help page {{done}}, '''sort of'''
::<small>Rewrote and extended the existing one. —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)</small>
* Consider renaming [[Help:Tutorial]] or extending [[Help:Editing]] probably both {{Done}}
: <small>Deleted the very tiny [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=Help:Editing&oldid=64926 Help:Editing], moved [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=Help:Tutorial&oldid=42573 Help:Tutorial] over there, extended it considerably and moved it to [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=Help:Formatting&oldid=65369 Help:Formatting].  —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 21:26, 20 December 2013 (UTC)</small>
* Have a look at [[Help:Categories]] {{done}}
: <small>Rewritten and extended.  —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 21:26, 20 December 2013 (UTC)</small>
=== Not done ===
* Templates:
* Templates:
** Read in more on templates
:* Split [[Help:Templates]] into {{not done}}
** Start a template editing help page
::* a general help page with also basic use of templates,
** Split the template page into
::* a page with samples of all the templates and
*** a general help page with also basic use of templates,
::* a page with more advanced editing help.
*** a page with samples of all the templates and
::<small>That page will only serve as an introduction, for the rest links to MediaWiki is provided. —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)</small>
*** a page with more advanced editing help.
* Look through [[Help:Archiving a talk page]] and see if I can document {{tl|archives}}.  {{not done}}
: <small>It was hugely simplified ''and'' documented by {{usr|Red Leader}} [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=Template:Archives&diff=89100&oldid=66695 31 October 2015] —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 10:50, 12 March 2016 (EST)</small>


== Templates ==
== Templates ==
=== To do ===
=== To do ===
* Documentation templates
* Documenting templates, later on with a documentation template
* Archive templates
: <small>Maybe I should create a documentation template and "accessories" before starting to document templates. Need to learn a few things before that though. -- [[User:Johan G|Johan G]] 07:06, 11 February 2012 (EST)</small>
: <small>More to it than I thought. ;-) -- [[User:Johan G|Johan G]] 13:59, 12 February 2012 (EST)</small>
: <small>{{usr|Gijs}} created {{tl|informative template}} in favour of a more complex one in February 2012. —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)</small>
* Create a navigation box for the help pages.
* Nasal tutorials:
** Read through, or at least skim through the nasal pages.
** Create a nasal tutorial page template with input Hooray.
** Create nasal tutorial info/navbox with input from Hooray.


=== Work in progress ===
=== Work in progress ===
* <s>[[User:Johan G/Wiki improvement/Template:tl|Template:tl]] Template link template.  I think this one will be used a lot. Since it will be used in running text I have opted for a short name.</s> Already exist. Should have known to search for it before adding it.
* Experiments with a template <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[User:Johan G/Template:documentation]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> template. Similar to, but enormously much simpler than [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Documentation&oldid=405804566 the one on the English Wikipedia]. {{hourglass}} '''Stalled'''
** <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[User:Johan G/test]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> page with <tt>/doc</tt> subpage to test it against.
* Have a look at the help pages. {{pending}}
: <small>I have at least gone through ''most'' of them. —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 10:50, 12 March 2016 (EST)</small>
 
=== Done ===
* Categorising uncategorised templates. {{done}}
* {{tl|thumbs up}} {{thumbs up}}, {{tl|thumbs down}} {{thumbs down}}, {{tl|cross}} {{cross}} and {{tl|tick}} {{tick}} templates. {{done}}
* {{tl|done}} and {{tl|not done}} templates {{done}}
* {{tl|red light}} {{red light}}, {{tl|amber light}} {{amber light}} and {{tl|green light}} {{green light}} {{done}}
* {{tl|Dual control ready}} {{done}}
* {{tl|Bombable ready}} {{done}}
 
=== Not done ===
* <s>[[User:Johan G/Wiki improvement/Template:tl|Template:tl]]</s> Template link template.  I think this one will be used a lot. Since it will be used in running text I have opted for a short name. {{cross}} '''Already exists'''. Should have known to search for it before adding it.
* <nowiki>{{aerotow ready}}</nowiki> template for aerotows. {{cross}} '''Not needed'''
: <small>This is done through {{tl|Infobox Aircraft}} instead. —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)</small>
* <nowiki>{{aerotowable ready}}</nowiki> template for aerotow compatible soaring planes. {{cross}} '''Not needed'''
: <small>This is done through {{tl|Infobox Aircraft}} instead. —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)</small>
* Archive templates. {{not done}}
: <small>{{usr|Gijs}} created templates for this in March 2012, though he did not document them... —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)</small>
: <small>Wich in turn was hugely simplified ''and'' documented by {{usr|Red Leader}} [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=Template:Archives&diff=89100&oldid=66695 31 October 2015] —[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] ([[User_talk:Johan_G|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Johan_G|contribs]]) 10:50, 12 March 2016 (EST)</small>
 
== Useful resources ==
* {{mediawiki|Help:Extension:ParserFunctions}}
* {{mediawiki|Help:Magic words}}
* {{mediawiki|Help:Links}}
* [http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/REC-CSS2-20110607/colors.html CSS2 Colours]
* [http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/present/styles.html#h-14.2.2 HTML DIV and SPAN tags]

Latest revision as of 15:52, 12 March 2016

This a Wiki improvement to do list and links to subpages etc. that I feel will add to the documentation, structure and ease of use of the wiki.

If you have comments please add them to the talk page, sign and summarise them. If you start a new section, pleas add it to the bottom.

The help namespace

To do

Done

  • Templates:
    • Read in more on templates Done Done
And learned a lot I did! :-D —Johan G (Talk | contribs) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
  • Start a template editing help page Done Done, sort of
Rewrote and extended the existing one. —Johan G (Talk | contribs) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
Deleted the very tiny Help:Editing, moved Help:Tutorial over there, extended it considerably and moved it to Help:Formatting. —Johan G (Talk | contribs) 21:26, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Rewritten and extended. —Johan G (Talk | contribs) 21:26, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

Not done

  • Templates:
  • a general help page with also basic use of templates,
  • a page with samples of all the templates and
  • a page with more advanced editing help.
That page will only serve as an introduction, for the rest links to MediaWiki is provided. —Johan G (Talk | contribs) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
It was hugely simplified and documented by Red Leader 31 October 2015Johan G (Talk | contribs) 10:50, 12 March 2016 (EST)

Templates

To do

  • Documenting templates, later on with a documentation template
Maybe I should create a documentation template and "accessories" before starting to document templates. Need to learn a few things before that though. -- Johan G 07:06, 11 February 2012 (EST)
More to it than I thought. ;-) -- Johan G 13:59, 12 February 2012 (EST)
Gijs created {{informative template}} in favour of a more complex one in February 2012. —Johan G (Talk | contribs) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
  • Create a navigation box for the help pages.
  • Nasal tutorials:
    • Read through, or at least skim through the nasal pages.
    • Create a nasal tutorial page template with input Hooray.
    • Create nasal tutorial info/navbox with input from Hooray.

Work in progress

I have at least gone through most of them. —Johan G (Talk | contribs) 10:50, 12 March 2016 (EST)

Done

Not done

  • Template:tl Template link template. I think this one will be used a lot. Since it will be used in running text I have opted for a short name. Cross icon Already exists. Should have known to search for it before adding it.
  • {{aerotow ready}} template for aerotows. Cross icon Not needed
This is done through {{Infobox Aircraft}} instead. —Johan G (Talk | contribs) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
  • {{aerotowable ready}} template for aerotow compatible soaring planes. Cross icon Not needed
This is done through {{Infobox Aircraft}} instead. —Johan G (Talk | contribs) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
  • Archive templates. Not done Not done
Gijs created templates for this in March 2012, though he did not document them... —Johan G (Talk | contribs) 16:00, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
Wich in turn was hugely simplified and documented by Red Leader 31 October 2015Johan G (Talk | contribs) 10:50, 12 March 2016 (EST)

Useful resources