Getting Started
From WikIT
WikIT has been created using the open-source MediaWiki software, the same software used for Wikipedia. It's not hard to manipulate these web pages but the process isn't quite designed for total novices either.
First, you must have editing access to this wiki (editing WikIT is restricted to registered users). Contact Dan Wheeler and you will be configured.
To edit a page, use the edit tab at the top. To edit a page section, use the [edit] button on the right of the wiki page (note that the edit button is at the top of its section, not the bottom which is what I still expect).
Below is a new section, created using
== Formatting Examples ==
Formatting Examples
wiki formatting
Mediawiki meta-formatting is designed to be quicker and easier than html formatting.
To "make" the box below I simply put a space in front of the text for the line. You can quickly determine the basic formats by using the Editing toolbar buttons to insert samples. Some of the basics include:
'''Bold!''' ==> Bold ''Emphasized!'' ==> Emphasized!'
New lines are created automatically and do not require html break or paragraph tags (such as <p></p> or <br>
wiki internal links
You can create a new page or point to an existing page in WikIT using the format: This is a [[New_Page]] which appears as New_Page
wiki links - formatted
You can get a bit fancier with [[New_Page2 | This is my new page!]] which appears as This is my new page!
A link to new page (not yet edited) will appear in a color (mine is red) different than links to existing pages. Note that the discussion tab for a page without a current discussion is similarly red -- in fact, a discussion is really little more than a wiki page with a '+' tab to facilitate multiple entries (sections?).
wiki page names
If you use underscores in page names the title of that page will display blanks instead of the underscores, so that is the standard I suggest that we use (although spaces in page names are allowed, I prefer that we use the underscore convention).
external links - to the web
[http://computing.colgate.edu] (a single square bracket) creates [1] which is beautified by adding a space and a description after the url, as in: [http://computing.colgate.edu Computing.Colgate.Edu] producing Computing.Colgate.Edu
By default, all external links open new browser window while internal links use the current window/tab.
bullet lists
Starting line with one or more asterisks lets you build a list, as in:
* List item 1 * List item 2 ** List item 2a ** List item 2b * List item 3
- List item 1
- List item 2
- List item 2a
- List item 2b
- List item 3
- List item 4
This is a [[New_Page]] which appears as New_Page
wiki links - formatted
You can get a bit fancier with [[New_Page2 | This is my new page!]] which appears as This is my new page!
A link to new page (not yet edited) will appear in a color (mine is red) different than links to existing pages. Note that the discussion tab for a page without a current discussion is similarly red -- in fact, a discussion is really little more than a wiki page with a '+' tab to facilitate multiple entries (sections?).
wiki page names
If you use underscores in page names the title of that page will display blanks instead of the underscores, so that is the standard I suggest that we use (although spaces in page names are allowed, I prefer that we use the underscore convention).
external links - to the web
[http://computing.colgate.edu] (a single square bracket) creates [2] which is beautified by adding a space and a description after the url, as in: [http://computing.colgate.edu Computing.Colgate.Edu] producing Computing.Colgate.Edu
By default, all external links open new browser window while internal links use the current window/tab.
bullet lists
Starting a line with one or more asterisks lets you build a list, as in:
* List item 1 * List item 2 ** List item 2a ** List item 2b * List item 3
- List item 1
- List item 2
- List item 2a
- List item 2b
- List item 3
- List item 4
tables
{|+My Table
|Row 1 Item 1
|Row 1 Item 2
|-
|Row 2 Item 1
|Row 2 Item 2
|}
| Row 1 Item 1 | Row 1 Item 2 |
| Row 2 Item 1 | Row 2 Item 2 |
|---|
