Wiki syntax
Help wiki syntax
The default wiki editor, available in edit mode, contains a number of edit functions in buttons above the free text window. In this wiki you will add a lot of content via forms. The buttons will not function in a form and consequently you will have to add style code manually. Remember to use style codes only when necessary. Use headers to divide your text in sections and use them in a hierarchy without gaps, e.g use 'h2' style syntax with subsections in for example 'h3' style syntax.
Semantic wiki manual
Entry to smw manual: smw help
Styling syntax
In the following table the standard styling syntax is summarized.
| Style element | Syntax | Shows as |
|---|---|---|
| Headers | == header 2 == | header 2 |
| === header 3 === | header 3 | |
| Bulleted list | * bullet 1 * bullet 2 ** nested bullet |
|
| Ordered list | # first item #second item ## nested item ##* nested bullet |
|
| Indentation | : indent | indent |
| Change text style | '''Bold text''' (3 single quotes) ''Italic text'' (2 single quotes) |
Bold text Italic text |
To start a new paragraph insert a blank line in the text.
For detailed info see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
Symbol syntax
In the following table some symbol syntax is summarized.
| Symbol | Syntax | Shows as |
|---|---|---|
| Superscript | km<sup>2</sup> | km2 |
| Subscript | CO<sub>2</sub> | CO2 |
| Degrees Celsius | ° | ° |
| lambda | λ | λ |
For more symbols, see the following link: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
Link syntax
In the following table the standard link syntax is summarized.
| Link type | Syntax | Shows as |
|---|---|---|
| Internal link to another page in the wiki | [[Welcome to IMAGE 3.0 Documentation]] | Welcome to IMAGE 3.0 Documentation |
| [[Welcome to IMAGE 3.0 Documentation| Home page IMAGE wiki]] | Home page IMAGE wiki | |
| External link | http://www.pbl.nl | http://www.pbl.nl |
| [http://www.pbl.nl Home page PBL] | Home page PBL |
For detailed info see: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links
Help pictures/images/files
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images
Help tables
Avoid tables! They are cumbersome and most likely too detailed. Do not use them to layout your text, it is against the accessability guidelines and most of the the time there is an alternative solution for the problem. In case of a data table which is necessary for the text, consider a picture of this data table.
For detailed info see: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables