Comments on: How to make image links in MediaWiki http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki Distributed Action Research, communities of practice and social objects by Andy Roberts Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:41:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Mediawiki: Remove External Arrow from Links » Yet Another Linux Blog http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-44198 Mediawiki: Remove External Arrow from Links » Yet Another Linux Blog Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:04:28 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-44198 [...] would like to give special thanks to Distributedresearch.net which contains the meat and potatoes of this entry. What I’ve done in the example above is make it generic and give a practical [...] […] would like to give special thanks to Distributedresearch.net which contains the meat and potatoes of this entry. What I’ve done in the example above is make it generic and give a practical […]

]]> By: James http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-27426 James Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:02:32 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-27426 Awesome skills! I've been knocking together an image-based homepage menu for Mediawiki, but I never thought it would be this difficult to make the images link to other pages... Awesome skills!

I’ve been knocking together an image-based homepage menu for Mediawiki, but I never thought it would be this difficult to make the images link to other pages…

]]> By: Frankie Roberto http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-26811 Frankie Roberto Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:02:16 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-26811 This link details a few other ways of doing it: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Linked_images The http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Icon extensions looks like the best fix... This link details a few other ways of doing it: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Linked_images

The http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Icon extensions looks like the best fix…

]]> By: Observer http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-20817 Observer Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:57:25 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-20817 Read about this usability disaster story with images in mediawiki: <a href="http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Jan-24-1.html">http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Jan-24-1.html</a> Read about this usability disaster story with images in mediawiki:
http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Jan-24-1.html

]]> By: Arjan http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-16617 Arjan Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:55:11 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-16617 Hi Andy, I will stick arround, thanks. The reason i am looking into this is for a multilingual website. I have created a "menu/header" template which is included in all pages. The header/menu also has flags to indicate other languages (ie dutch, english etc). Since the template is included in every page i want the flags to be dynamic. (ie linking to {{PAGENAMEE}} and {{PAGENAMEE}}/en ) I have used/tried several extensions, but they do not parse wikicode in their code. only downside is indeed the "alt" text showing the whole internet adrdess. cheers Arjan Hi Andy,
I will stick arround, thanks.

The reason i am looking into this is for a multilingual website.
I have created a “menu/header” template which is included in all pages.
The header/menu also has flags to indicate other languages (ie dutch, english etc).
Since the template is included in every page i want the flags to be dynamic. (ie linking to {{PAGENAMEE}} and {{PAGENAMEE}}/en )

I have used/tried several extensions, but they do not parse wikicode in their code.

only downside is indeed the “alt” text showing the whole internet adrdess.

cheers
Arjan

]]> By: Andy Roberts http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-16537 Andy Roberts Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:50:24 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-16537 Hi Arjan, thanks for the question about alt text. I'm afraid this workaround breaks the alt text as well as the "what links here" and I don;t think that can be fixed without taking a completely different approach. I'm going to write about templates later, so do stick around if you're interested. Cheers. Hi Arjan, thanks for the question about alt text. I’m afraid this workaround breaks the alt text as well as the “what links here” and I don;t think that can be fixed without taking a completely different approach. I’m going to write about templates later, so do stick around if you’re interested. Cheers.

]]> By: Arjan http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-15207 Arjan Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:26:23 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-15207 Hey Andy, Thanks for the tip! Do you have any clue how to manipulate the "alt text" "title" of the link. So showing your own text instead of the whole external link? thnx cheers Arjan Hey Andy,

Thanks for the tip!

Do you have any clue how to manipulate the “alt text” “title” of the link.
So showing your own text instead of the whole external link?

thnx
cheers
Arjan

]]> By: Emufarmers http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-15052 Emufarmers Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:38:03 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-15052 That's where templates come in. They don't just let you reuse code: They provide information hiding and encapsulation. If you put the code for your tables and visual goo-gawkery in templates, it won't scare your users. That’s where templates come in. They don’t just let you reuse code: They provide information hiding and encapsulation. If you put the code for your tables and visual goo-gawkery in templates, it won’t scare your users.

]]> By: Andy Roberts http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14988 Andy Roberts Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:08:56 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14988 Thanks very much Emufarmers. I only discovered MWusers recently and it's looking like a good alternative to the mediawiki support listserv. ImageMap extension could inspire a completely new approach to navigation on a mediawiki MainPage. Elsewhere, it's always handy to have tips for wiki contributors who have don't have access to install extensions and have to make do with what they are provided with. A thought I have been ruminating on recently, is that If we make the wiki markup too complicated on many of the pages, by including too much raw HTML or CSS code for example, or even lots of nested tables, then we run the risk of gaining edits and contributions mainly from web developers and not from ordinary writers for whom the wiki concept is in theory the simplest solution that works. Thanks very much Emufarmers. I only discovered MWusers recently and it’s looking like a good alternative to the mediawiki support listserv. ImageMap extension could inspire a completely new approach to navigation on a mediawiki MainPage. Elsewhere, it’s always handy to have tips for wiki contributors who have don’t have access to install extensions and have to make do with what they are provided with.

A thought I have been ruminating on recently, is that If we make the wiki markup too complicated on many of the pages, by including too much raw HTML or CSS code for example, or even lots of nested tables, then we run the risk of gaining edits and contributions mainly from web developers and not from ordinary writers for whom the wiki concept is in theory the simplest solution that works.

]]> By: Emufarmers http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14982 Emufarmers Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:28:27 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14982 For what it's worth, 15 minutes after you posted a link to this on the mwusers forum, Michael Daly posted <a href="http://www.mwusers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=21790&postcount=6">"the easy way"</a> to do this using the <a href="http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap">ImageMap extension</a>. Evidently the MediaWiki support community isn't <em>entirely</em> useless. ;) For what it’s worth, 15 minutes after you posted a link to this on the mwusers forum, Michael Daly posted “the easy way” to do this using the ImageMap extension. Evidently the MediaWiki support community isn’t entirely useless. ;)

]]> By: Andy Roberts http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14898 Andy Roberts Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:18:13 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14898 On your recommendation Tom I'm taking a really good look at Deki Wiki. Like some other authoring interfaces, I find I often end up toggling between Wysiwyg and html views, whereas wiki text can be a nice in-between level. I think there does need to be a popular fork of mediawiki at some time, it's too good a piece of software for the core code to be dominated by the wikipedia-centric developers. So I'll be interested to see if Deki or similar can gain a critical mass of developer community and users. Going out in the sunshine now :-) On your recommendation Tom I’m taking a really good look at Deki Wiki. Like some other authoring interfaces, I find I often end up toggling between Wysiwyg and html views, whereas wiki text can be a nice in-between level.
I think there does need to be a popular fork of mediawiki at some time, it’s too good a piece of software for the core code to be dominated by the wikipedia-centric developers. So I’ll be interested to see if Deki or similar can gain a critical mass of developer community and users.
Going out in the sunshine now :-)

]]> By: Tom http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14887 Tom Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:02:23 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14887 You know, you really shouldn't have to do this... you really, really, really shouldn't have to do this. And funnily enough you don't. Deki Wiki has a really nice image uploading interface, it's built on MediaWiki and there's a hosted version available. If was being cynical, and I generally am, MindTouch have made Deki so stupidly impossible to install that you have to stump up for some support time. Yes, there's a hosted version available at www.wik.is which gives you the ability to trial the interface... BUT with the bathwater of shitey wiki syntax they've thrown out the WikiWord.... At least it's stopped raining eh?! You know, you really shouldn’t have to do this… you really, really, really shouldn’t have to do this. And funnily enough you don’t. Deki Wiki has a really nice image uploading interface, it’s built on MediaWiki and there’s a hosted version available.

If was being cynical, and I generally am, MindTouch have made Deki so stupidly impossible to install that you have to stump up for some support time. Yes, there’s a hosted version available at www.wik.is which gives you the ability to trial the interface… BUT with the bathwater of shitey wiki syntax they’ve thrown out the WikiWord….

At least it’s stopped raining eh?!

]]> By: John http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14835 John Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:20:20 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/01/21/how-to-make-image-links-in-mediawiki#comment-14835 Thanks Andy, I had the same trouble in pmwiki which I am playing with, I'll try this recipe there. Thanks Andy, I had the same trouble in pmwiki which I am playing with, I’ll try this recipe there.

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