Talk:Main Page/archive1
[edit] Redesign idea
I propose to use the current main page as the architecture for the categorys (actually I´m going to do some categorizing in a moment :D ).
Also I then propose to move this page to somewhere like "Overview" or something, and making a proper Main Page, like the first page you get when visiting a different game site, something like this: [1] (actually not as messy if possible :D). Anyway, I´ll just set up a nice little page to play around with should I ? There we are. SeanHeron 14. March
Ok I got started on categorizing, and in case you don´t understand the system I´m using I´ll explain here: I think the System in use on the "Main Page" is very good (I think I had exactly the same structure in my head and wanted to implement it, but somebody else [brilliant person] did so already ). Anyway, I want to make the categories sort more or less like on the main Page thus: Root (directory for the top level Categorys)
- Spring (de)
- Spielen
- ....
- ...
- Spielen
- Spring (Category for the english Wiki)
- Playing (Currently Playing Spring)
- Read this first
- .....
- Content (Currently Spring Project)
- Units
- Maps
- Mods
- ....
- Development
- Unit making
- Map making
- Mod making
- Source Development
- ....
- Playing (Currently Playing Spring)
Note that there is only one category each for Maps, Units, Mods and AIs at the moment, and I intend to split them into two: one for describing content already made (e.g. Absolute Annihilation) and one describing how to make the content (Development) e.g. Upspring. --Seanheron
[edit] Missing category display
I think there is one little thing missing in the current wiki-style: There is no display of the categories the viewed page is in. e.g Mods should have its category [[Category:Mods]] displayed, no? --Hoehrer
TO do something like that, you have to use a template. This is already working on a few of the mods pages. To put this template in, type {{Category:Mods}}, which would look like this:
I think you are missing/missunderstanding my point (I'm no native speaker, oh well ;) ).... You can classify a wiki-page in mediawiki into several categories e.g. [[Category:TODO]] [[Category:Mods]] [[Category:Fixme]] In the default-style these categories are listed on the bottom of the page, so you can select them and get an overview of all pages in this category. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_programming_language as an example (on the bottom of the page is the "Categories" section) Doing a template with a cool formatting is a nice addition to this, but _seeing what categories are used_ is needed IMHO.
On a side note: does {{Category:xxx}} doesn't classify a page inside the xxx category. --Hoehrer 14:23, 20 Dec 2005 (W. Europe Standard Time)
I see what you mean now. Yes that would be a good thing to have. Ask Fnordia about it, he is the one that takes care of the wiki.
And no, adding a {{Template}} does not add that page into that catrgory, it just adds that page into the current page. --Maelstrom 05:51, 21 Dec 2005 (W. Europe Standard Time)
Ok, i'll contact Fnordia.
Template: I know, I actually wanted to write a declarative statement with that sentense, but messed it up with the leading "does" :) --Hoehrer
Just wanted to point out that the default template now contains the category thing at this point (poked fnordia about it a bit more). --Sinbadev
[edit] Updating the skin
The skin I based the spring skin from (Cologne blue) doesn't seem to show this information either unfortunately. I guess I will have to create a new one based on Monobook instead for that to work. I'll see what I can do.
That might not be neccessary. I don't know exactly, but by cut&paste-ing the "catlinks" related things from the monobook style this should work just fine (with some modifications of course) --Hoehrer
Ok, to correct myself: There is no non-displayed "Categories" part in the current style. It may be suppressd by php depending on the skin or something like that :-/ So the method mentioned above will not work. --Hoehrer
Hey Fnordia ! The categories are working, woot ! Well done and thank you SeanHeron 00:10, 15 Mar 2006 (W. Europe Standard Time)
Made some big changes by integrating a bit of css and deleteing a lot of stuff. Can't figure out how to make a css class whithin wiki markup, which caused some useless repetition.
