[Mediawiki-l] How do I set an image thumbnail for a non image file(e.g. excel spread sheet)?

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mediawiki-l-bounces at Wikimedia.org 
> [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces at Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Sam Stern
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 03:46 AM
> To: mediawiki-l at Wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Mediawiki-l] How do I set an image thumbnail for a 
> non image file(e.g. excel spread sheet)?
> 
> All,
> 
> I run a corporate intranet Wiki. It's replacing an ageing 
> Twiki install.
> Currently I have set MediaWiki to accept file types of doc, 
> xls, vsd, mdb
> etc.
> 
> However when I refer to a non image file like:
> 
> [[image:plan.doc|Plan for making plans]]
>

All,

I've figured a work around for this.

If one uses:

[[media:plan.doc|Plan for Making Plans]]


One gets a link to the document in question. While it lacks an icon it works
well enough.


Thanks for your time!

Sam S.

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