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Start with http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples if you are new to MediaWiki markup.
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'''How can we maintain and improve quality of this Wiki?'''
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* Stick to the current and future versions of Emacs.
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* Keep things short and sweet.  Mark things that should stand out in '''bold'''.
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* Use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_voice Active voice]
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* Give tips. Document things that are difficult to find or share your wisdom.
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* Don't reproduce existing documentation. Instead link to them.
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* It's OK to write long tutorial Pages. Use '''Tutorial:Tutorial Namespace''' for it. Assign categories for easily finding the tutorial.
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* If you are a regular blogger, consider donating your articles to this Wiki.
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* For discussions, use the '''Discussion page''' instead of posting to the article pages. Sign your comments using  <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.
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* We cannot host code extensions and elisp packages here. Use [https://github.com GitHub] or similar code hosting site.
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* {{Note}} this is not a QA site. Emacs questions are better answered at the [http://emacs.stackexchange.com/ Emacs-specific StackExchange site] or on [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/emacs Stackoverflow]. However, if you have an answer to a good question or problem, add in the appropriate page.
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* '''Code snippets''' are most welcome. But comment about what precisely the snippet does. Document any limitations as well.  
  
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== General ==
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== Mediawiki Help ==  
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* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples Help with Mediawiki markup]
  
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* Articles should be geared only towards the current and future versions of Emacs (currently 23 and 24) for maintainability's sake. Mentions of older Emacs version should be as few as possible.
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== Creating new pages ==
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* Articles should not copy Emacs's or extension's official documentation - they should refer to it instead. An overview, some nice pointers, tips and links.  
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To create a new page, do this:
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* Comments and questions should go to an article's discussion page. Always sign your comments with the <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> special syntax after them, otherwise the discussion will be hard to follow.
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# Visit [http://wikemacs.org/index.php/Template:NewPage?action=edit Template:NewPage] and copy the text area to clipboard. Feel free to modify the template.  
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# Goto [[WikEmacs:Scratch Buffer]]
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# Add this <nowiki>[[Test Page]]</nowiki> and save the scratch buffer.
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# Click on the new Wiki link to create a blank page and paste the contents of clipboard there.
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# Save the newly created page.
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# Now you have a basic template which you can expand upon. Add content to the new page as you please.
  
 
== Templates ==
 
== Templates ==
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There are templates defined for referencing ''variables'', ''function'', ''command'', ''keys'', ''manual'' etc.  Use them for uniformity.  See [[:Category:Templates]]. Each template page should describe how to use that template. A few common examples:
  
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There are templates defined for referencing ''variables'', ''function'', ''command'', ''keys'', ''manual'' etc.  Use them for uniform experience.  See [http://wikemacs.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special%3AAllPages&from=&to=&namespace=10 Templates].
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="75%"
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|-
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!What it looks like
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!What you type
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| <h2>Headline text</h2>
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| <pre>== Headline text ==</pre>
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|-
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| {{Manual|emacs|Major-Modes|Major Modes}}
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| <pre>{{Manual|emacs|Major-Modes|Major Modes}}</pre>
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|-
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| {{CommandKeys|C-x C-f|find-file}}
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| <pre>{{CommandKeys|C-x C-f|find-file}}</pre>
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|-
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| {{Keys|C-x C-c}}
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| <pre>{{Keys|C-x C-c}}</pre>
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|-
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| {{Keys|C-x f|set-fill-column}}
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| <pre>{{Keys|C-x f|set-fill-column}}</pre>
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|-
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| {{Command|find-file}}
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| <pre>{{Command|find-file}}</pre>
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|-
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| {{CustomizeVariable|c-default-style}}
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| <pre>{{CustomizeVariable|c-default-style}}</pre>
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|-
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| {{Snippet|(global-set-key (kbd "C-c c") 'org-capture)}}
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| <pre>{{Snippet|(global-set-key (kbd "C-c c") 'org-capture)}}</pre>
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|}
  
 
== Categories ==
 
== Categories ==
  
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There are special categories defined for ''Operating system'', ''Emacs releases'', ''Programming languages'' etc. Use these when possible or introduce new ones as required. See [[Special:Categories]].
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Special categories, such as ''Operating system'', ''Emacs releases'', ''Programming languages'', should be used to introduce new categories. See [[Special:Categories]].
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[[Category:WikEmacs]]

Latest revision as of 15:32, 8 March 2019

How can we maintain and improve quality of this Wiki?

  • Stick to the current and future versions of Emacs.
  • Keep things short and sweet. Mark things that should stand out in bold.
  • Use Active voice
  • Give tips. Document things that are difficult to find or share your wisdom.
  • Don't reproduce existing documentation. Instead link to them.
  • It's OK to write long tutorial Pages. Use Tutorial:Tutorial Namespace for it. Assign categories for easily finding the tutorial.
  • If you are a regular blogger, consider donating your articles to this Wiki.
  • For discussions, use the Discussion page instead of posting to the article pages. Sign your comments using ~~~~.
  • We cannot host code extensions and elisp packages here. Use GitHub or similar code hosting site.
  • Note Note: this is not a QA site. Emacs questions are better answered at the Emacs-specific StackExchange site or on Stackoverflow. However, if you have an answer to a good question or problem, add in the appropriate page.
  • Code snippets are most welcome. But comment about what precisely the snippet does. Document any limitations as well.

Mediawiki Help

Creating new pages

To create a new page, do this:

  1. Visit Template:NewPage and copy the text area to clipboard. Feel free to modify the template.
  2. Goto WikEmacs:Scratch Buffer
  3. Add this [[Test Page]] and save the scratch buffer.
  4. Click on the new Wiki link to create a blank page and paste the contents of clipboard there.
  5. Save the newly created page.
  6. Now you have a basic template which you can expand upon. Add content to the new page as you please.

Templates

There are templates defined for referencing variables, function, command, keys, manual etc. Use them for uniformity. See Category:Templates. Each template page should describe how to use that template. A few common examples:

What it looks like What you type

Headline text

 
== Headline text ==
Major Modes (`(info "(emacs) Major Modes")') 
{{Manual|emacs|Major-Modes|Major Modes}}
[C-x C-f] (or M-x find-file) 
{{CommandKeys|C-x C-f|find-file}}
[C-x C-c] 
{{Keys|C-x C-c}}
[C-x f] 
{{Keys|C-x f|set-fill-column}}
M-x find-file 
{{Command|find-file}}
M-x customize-variable RET c-default-style 
{{CustomizeVariable|c-default-style}}
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c c") 'org-capture)

{{Snippet|(global-set-key (kbd "C-c c") 'org-capture)}}

Categories

Special categories, such as Operating system, Emacs releases, Programming languages, should be used to introduce new categories. See Special:Categories.

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