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| − | == How to create a new page == | + | == How to create a new page ? == |
On the browser address bar type : | On the browser address bar type : | ||
<code> cepm.cs.odu.edu/<name of page> </code> | <code> cepm.cs.odu.edu/<name of page> </code> | ||
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== How does formatting work ? == | == How does formatting work ? == | ||
[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting] | [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting] | ||
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| + | == How to insert images ? == | ||
| + | <code> <nowiki> [[File:filename.extension|options|caption]] </nowiki> </code> | ||
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| + | see also: | ||
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| + | [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images] | ||
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| + | == How to insert formulas ? == | ||
| + | Write it in latex and convert it to image and upload it as usual. | ||
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| + | One way is to use an online service like http://quicklatex.com/ | ||
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| + | Tip: in the image page add the latex code for future reference | ||
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| + | == How to (easily) create tables ? == | ||
| + | [http://www.tablesgenerator.com/mediawiki_tables http://www.tablesgenerator.com/mediawiki_tables] | ||
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| + | == How to convert mediawiki tables to Latex tables == | ||
| + | save the table in a text file and then use pandoc | ||
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| + | <code> pandoc <input_file.txt> -f mediawiki -t latex --standalone -o <output_file.tex> </code> | ||
== How to insert code snippets with syntax highlight ? == | == How to insert code snippets with syntax highlight ? == | ||
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example: | example: | ||
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<source> | <source> | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="python" line='line'> | <syntaxhighlight lang="python" line='line'> | ||
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</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
</source> | </source> | ||
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<syntaxhighlight lang="python" line='line'> | <syntaxhighlight lang="python" line='line'> | ||
def quickSort(arr): | def quickSort(arr): | ||
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== How to insert citations ? == | == How to insert citations ? == | ||
Wrap reference inside <code><nowiki> <ref> </ref> </nowiki></code> | Wrap reference inside <code><nowiki> <ref> </ref> </nowiki></code> | ||
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example: | example: | ||
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<source> | <source> | ||
| − | The Sun is pretty big.<ref>E. Miller, ''The Sun'', (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23-5.</ref> The Moon, however, is not so big.<ref>''R. Smith, "Size of the Moon", ''Scientific American'', 46 (April 1978): 44-6.</ref> | + | The Sun is pretty big.<ref>E. Miller, ''The Sun'', (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23-5.</ref> |
| + | The Moon, however, is not so big.<ref>''R. Smith, "Size of the Moon", ''Scientific American'', 46 (April 1978): 44-6.</ref> | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
</source> | </source> | ||
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| − | The Sun is pretty big.<ref>E. Miller, ''The Sun'', (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23-5.</ref> The Moon, however, is not so big.<ref>''R. Smith, "Size of the Moon", ''Scientific American'', 46 (April 1978): 44-6.</ref> | + | The Sun is pretty big.<ref>E. Miller, ''The Sun'', (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23-5.</ref> |
| + | The Moon, however, is not so big.<ref>''R. Smith, "Size of the Moon", ''Scientific American'', 46 (April 1978): 44-6.</ref> | ||
=== References=== | === References=== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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For more see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite#Usage https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite#Usage] | For more see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite#Usage https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite#Usage] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:00, 7 September 2018
Contents
How to create a new page ?
On the browser address bar type :
cepm.cs.odu.edu/<name of page>
or
cepm.cs.odu.edu/<namespace> : <name of page>
How does formatting work ?
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
How to insert images ?
[[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]
see also:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images
How to insert formulas ?
Write it in latex and convert it to image and upload it as usual.
One way is to use an online service like http://quicklatex.com/
Tip: in the image page add the latex code for future reference
How to (easily) create tables ?
http://www.tablesgenerator.com/mediawiki_tables
How to convert mediawiki tables to Latex tables
save the table in a text file and then use pandoc
pandoc <input_file.txt> -f mediawiki -t latex --standalone -o <output_file.tex>
How to insert code snippets with syntax highlight ?
Warp them in <syntaxhighlight> </syntaxhighlight> tags
example:
<syntaxhighlight lang="python" line='line'>
def quickSort(arr):
less = []
pivotList = []
more = []
if len(arr) <= 1:
return arr
else:
pass
</syntaxhighlight>def quickSort(arr):
less = []
pivotList = []
more = []
if len(arr) <= 1:
return arr
else:
passFor more see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight
How to insert citations ?
Wrap reference inside <ref> </ref>
example:
The Sun is pretty big.<ref>E. Miller, ''The Sun'', (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23-5.</ref>
The Moon, however, is not so big.<ref>''R. Smith, "Size of the Moon", ''Scientific American'', 46 (April 1978): 44-6.</ref>
<references />The Sun is pretty big.[1] The Moon, however, is not so big.[2]
References
For more see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite#Usage
