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+ | ====== How to contribute (registered users only)====== | ||
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+ | Wiki software is a type of collaborative software allowing web pages to be created and edited using a simple web browser interface. This means that everyone who is a member of the wiki can contribute. | ||
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+ | If you're new to wiki software, there are some instructions below on how to get started. | ||
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+ | If you're familiar with wikis, some site-specific guidance is: | ||
+ | * To add a topic that others can find by browsing we suggest you add to the alphabetical list at: [[alphabetical_listing_of_key_words|Alphabetical listing of keywords]] | ||
+ | * If you want to contribute a macro go to: [[macros|User Macros]] | ||
+ | * Add a page anywhere you like by typing the a new url in the top bar like " | ||
+ | * Try to keep images and other files as small as sensible | ||
+ | * Be aware that the moderators will remove any pages they think are inappropriate | ||
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+ | Most pages can be editted by users but some (e.g. manual pages) are read only. | ||
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+ | Enjoy! | ||
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+ | ==== Editing wiki pages ==== | ||
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+ | Firstly, in order to read this website you need to have a user account, so please click on the login button at the top right of this page. | ||
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+ | It is very easy to contribute into this website, just follow the instructions below: | ||
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+ | - Click on the page that you want to contribute information to. | ||
+ | - Click on the "edit page" icon to the right of this window. | ||
+ | - Type what you want into the white box and press save. | ||
+ | - You can change text styles, upload images and files and more complex text formatting (see [[how_to_contribute# | ||
+ | - The information that you have typed will appear on the page you have edited. | ||
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+ | ==== Creating wiki pages ==== | ||
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+ | To create new wiki pages linking from existing pages: | ||
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+ | - Create an internal link by putting double square brackets around the link or press {{: | ||
+ | - Instead of clicking on "edit this page", click on " | ||
+ | - Then follow the instructions for editing wiki pages ([[how_to_contribute# | ||
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+ | Alternatively, | ||
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+ | ==== Text formatting ==== | ||
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+ | Use this editor toolbar (below) when in "edit this page" to do basic text formatting, just click on the button and insert your text. | ||
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+ | {{ : | ||
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+ | Special buttons in the editor toolbar (pictured above): | ||
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+ | * {{: | ||
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+ | * {{: | ||
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+ | * {{: | ||
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+ | For help with text formatting go to [[wiki: | ||
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+ | ==== Formatting TOPAS snippets ==== | ||
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+ | On lots of the wiki pages you'll see that TOPAS INP file snippets are colour coded in a similar way to in jEdit. It is very simple to make your macros colour coded too. If you can see {{: | ||
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+ | <code topas> | ||
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+ | Insert your TOPAS snippet where it says Macro Code. | ||
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+ | If you don't see {{: | ||
+ | < | ||
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+ | ==== Word files to dokuwiki format ==== | ||
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+ | Text files can be transferred directly from Microsoft word files to dokuwiki format. Converting Word files to dokuwiki requires a programme available for dowload from the internet - http:// | ||
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+ | Steps: | ||
+ | - Download the programme onto Windows. | ||
+ | - Save the word document you want on dokuwiki onto Windows as a name with NO SPACES (or special characters) in it! | ||
+ | - Click Save as, and save it as file type, web page – a folder will then be created holding the pictures for this file. | ||
+ | - Save it one more time. | ||
+ | - Open this document with notepad. | ||
+ | - Copy all the contents from notepad (Ctrl + A). | ||
+ | - Paste it into the top section of html2dokuwiki.exe, | ||
+ | - The html file will be converted into dokuwiki syntax codes, copy all of this (Ctrl + A). | ||
+ | - Paste it into the dokuwiki site, if it's a large document, it may have to go into several separate pages (e.g. an 131 page document had to be put into 3 separate pages) - for problems loading a page after putting a large document into it ask admins. | ||
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+ | Word files with images are harder to transfer straight to dokuwiki and require the help of admin. Follow the steps above for putting text onto topaswiki, but image files must be added to the right folder by admin. Contact admin if you need to do this (they will need to add the folder containing images that is created when the document is saved as a webpage). | ||
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+ | Alternatively add images manually to the topaswiki page you have created using this button {{: | ||
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+ | For any questions or queries, ask them in the [[https:// | ||
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how_to_contribute.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/16 08:32 by johnsoevans