Thank you, this and the previous suggestion about {{subst:template}} were
what I was looking for. If I decide to put it on the toolbar and can't
figure it out, I'll get in touch.
-Carlton
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To: Jamie Bliss; MediaWiki announcements and site admin list
Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Different "form" question
At Yellowikis we've added our own button to the "edit bar" (next to
the buttons for bold, italic, links, image, etc) that inserts a
preformatted "template" text of headers and advice - you can add as
many buttons as you want to the edit bar.
You do this by changing the "toolarray" elements of the EditPage file
which you find in the Includes directory - let me know if you want to
know more about how to do this.
Paul
On 5/14/05, Jamie Bliss <astronouth7303(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On FIRSTwiki, we just have format pages, and
copy/paste the source.
On 5/11/05, Carlton B <carltonb(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
> This is a question of a different nature about "forms" and
"templates" I
> could not find it in the FAQ, so I must be
looking for the
wrong sort of
> answer.
>
> What I want to do is create a non-transclusive template. The
MW
"template"
> concept is a transclusion, so that won't
fit my requirement.
I am looking
> to create a type of article template with
certain pre-defined
headers and
> sub-headers that authors can choose for
convenience. To resort to an
> analogy that is often abused in computing, let's call it a "car
form."
> Users can invoke a form with headings like "style", "history",
> "specifications", "safety", and appropriate sub-headings.
Having invoked
> the form to create a new article, they are
completely free to
customize in
whatever
manner they believe suits the needs of the article.
What is this entity in MediaWiki and how do I go about employing it?
Thanks,
Carlton
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