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==Recommended== | ==Recommended== | ||
===Signature=== | |||
A triple tilde ("<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>") anywhere in a page you edit will be replaced by your user name (or your IP if you're not logged in). | |||
;Like this:[[User:Geyser|geyser]] | |||
Note that this signature is not just a user's name, but a hyperlink to the user's page in the User namespace (every registered user gets one). | |||
;If you were to insert such a link by hand, you'd type:<nowiki>[[User:geyser|geyser]]</nowiki> | |||
It doesn't make much sense to sign all your contributions, e.g., minor edits or stricly informative content | |||
:(every change is logged along with its author anyway, so if we ''really'' need to track you down, we will ^^ ). | |||
You're encouraged to sign ''personal'' contributions, especially comments you make on a talk (or "discussion") page. | |||
:(obviously, for your signature to bear your name rather than your IP, you're invited to log in before you edit and sign) | |||
:(you can always sign by hand, even if you're not logged in, of course; like, I can type "geyser" instead of "<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>")) | |||
A quadruple tilde ("<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>") displays your user name (or IP) (with a link to the User page) ''and'' a date/time stamp. | |||
===Preview=== | ===Preview=== | ||
Use the "Show preview" button ''as much as possible'' before submitting. Sure, even experienced and good-willing users (like [[User:geyser|me]]) make a few edits in a row sometimes (because they think a page is done and submit it, and ''then'' go through it again and spot a typo or something), but that's nothing compared to the dozens of edits made by someone who's totally oblivious of the preview feature. | Use the "Show preview" button ''as much as possible'' before submitting. Sure, even experienced and good-willing users (like [[User:geyser|me]]) make a few edits in a row sometimes (because they think a page is done and submit it, and ''then'' go through it again and spot a typo or something), but that's nothing compared to the dozens of edits made by someone who's totally oblivious of the preview feature. | ||
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::bla | ::bla | ||
:bla | :bla | ||
Custom indentation only works flawlessly when you use nothing but ":"; the ";" is a bit limited. | |||
===Unformatted ASCII=== | ===Unformatted ASCII=== | ||
This line actually starts with a " " character. It is rendered in a box, with a fixed-size font. | This line actually starts with a " " character. It is rendered in a box, with a fixed-size font. | ||
Do this for several lines to set apart a whole block of text. | Do this for several lines to set apart a whole block of text (e.g., programming code). | ||
The previous line is only empty in the rendered box; in the markup, there's a " " character. | The previous line is only empty in the rendered box; in the markup, there's a " " character. | ||
This one | This one begins with 5 leading spaces in the markup; only 4 are there when rendered. | ||
You can still put text in ''italics'', '''bold''', or '''''bold italics'''''. | You can still put text in ''italics'', '''bold''', or '''''bold italics'''''. | ||
However, leading "*", "#", ":" and ";" won't work : | However, leading "*", "#", ":" and ";" won't work : | ||
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;bla | ;bla | ||
:bla | :bla | ||
Bottom line : be careful when you use leading spaces : is that really what you want? | Bottom line : be careful when you use leading spaces in your text : is that ''really'' what you want? | ||
For regular indentation, prefer ":". | :For regular indentation (like this line), prefer ":". | ||
===Smileys=== | ===Smileys=== | ||
Because of the line formatting, one should be careful with putting smileys on a new line. The following are examples of smileys that work fine : | Because of the line formatting, one should be careful with putting smileys on a new line. The following are examples of smileys that work fine : | ||
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%) | %) | ||
":)" and ";)", however, won't work on a new line. Neither will " :)" and " ;)". | ":)", ":-)" and ";)", however, won't work on a new line. Neither will " :)", " :-)" and " ;)" (same as the first three, with a leading space). | ||
:(well, actually the latter three ''will'' display the smiley you wanted, but set apart as unformatted ASCII (see above)) | |||
One solution is to avoid such smilies altogether. You can also use these (add three leading single quotes "'''") : | |||
''':) | |||
''':) | ''':-) | ||
''';) | ''';) | ||
Or these (add a leading colon and space ": ") | |||
: :) | |||
: :-) | |||
: ;) | |||