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==Categories== | |||
<categorytree>Official Encyclopedia</categorytree> | |||
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It seems to automatically install on all the category pages. On my computer, I get no numbers and just a loading message on expand, but that is probably my problem. | It seems to automatically install on all the category pages. On my computer, I get no numbers and just a loading message on expand, but that is probably my problem. | ||
I'm thinking about a brighter, more Wikipedia-like presentation for this page, now that it is basically the home of "Explore" Newgon.com. [[User:Daniel|Daniel]] 10:58, 29 September 2008 (UTC) | I'm thinking about a brighter, more Wikipedia-like presentation for this page, now that it is basically the home of "Explore" Newgon.com. [[User:Daniel|Daniel]] 10:58, 29 September 2008 (UTC) | ||
:Fixed. For future reference, the problems were at: | |||
:*Line 83 of http://newgon.com/w/skins/common/ajax.js, which should reference newgon.com, not wgServer. | |||
:*Line 683 of CategoryTreeFunctions.php, which escapes necessary apostrophes. [[User:Jillium|Jillium]] 21:20, 15 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
==Nav/search/toolbox tabs== | ==Nav/search/toolbox tabs== | ||
Can't find them anywhere in the stylesheets. Need them in yellow, and will be redesigning the shoddy logo. [[User:Rez|Rez (The Administrators - anonym)]] 02:06, 31 December 2008 (UTC) | Can't find them anywhere in the stylesheets. Need them in yellow, and will be redesigning the shoddy logo. [[User:Rez|Rez (The Administrators - anonym)]] 02:06, 31 December 2008 (UTC) | ||
:All of the custom styling is done from [[MediaWiki:Monobook.css]]. The navigation headers are "#p-navigation h5," etc. [[User:Jillium|Jillium]] 03:04, 15 February 2009 (UTC) | :All of the custom styling is done from [[MediaWiki:Monobook.css]]. The navigation headers are "#p-navigation h5," etc. [[User:Jillium|Jillium]] 03:04, 15 February 2009 (UTC) | ||
==That's good== | |||
I think there are extensions for ordering subcategories within categories. The predictive search function would be another useful extension. [[User:The Admins|The Admins]] 00:18, 16 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
:The predictive search is installed. I don't understand what you mean by the other. [[User:Jillium|Jillium]] 19:35, 26 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
==Space saving== | |||
Is it possible to get all text above the language link/s to justify left of the logo, thus raising more content links to eye level? [[User:The Admins|The Admins]] 14:59, 30 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
==Flags link== | |||
Here the picture with US flag and the word "English": [[Image:Enlink.png]] | |||
See [[Page Principale]] | |||
I have the same picture in french version to replace [[Image:Frlink.PNG]] if you want. | |||
I have the SVG format. | |||
What about [[Image:English-1.PNG]], which uses the Egotism font and includes a british flag? [[User:The Admins|The Admins]] 01:43, 27 August 2009 (UTC) | |||
Here a new proposition : [[Image:English-2.png]] and [[Image:French-1.png]] --[[User:Boeotia|Boeotia]] 22:59, 27 August 2009 (UTC) | |||
:I actually have no preference, as both systems will have to be replaced with a more compact, one (probably just small flag links) when we are soliciting editors in multiple laguages. [[User:The Admins|The Admins]] 00:35, 28 August 2009 (UTC) | |||
::Ok, after, we could have a more compact picture and perhaps a CSS/js popup to display the world. ---- | |||
=2021= | |||
A proposal: If someone of the ability of Jillium or similar admin comes back to the project, could we look at the possibility of floating this two column format on a mobile device, so on very small screens, column 2 falls below column 1? I have looked at documentation and simply cannot grasp how this could ever be done. --[[User:The Admins|The Admins]] ([[User talk:The Admins|talk]]) 22:36, 4 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 22:36, 4 November 2021
2009
Categories
It seems to automatically install on all the category pages. On my computer, I get no numbers and just a loading message on expand, but that is probably my problem.
I'm thinking about a brighter, more Wikipedia-like presentation for this page, now that it is basically the home of "Explore" Newgon.com. Daniel 10:58, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- Fixed. For future reference, the problems were at:
- Line 83 of http://newgon.com/w/skins/common/ajax.js, which should reference newgon.com, not wgServer.
- Line 683 of CategoryTreeFunctions.php, which escapes necessary apostrophes. Jillium 21:20, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
Nav/search/toolbox tabs
Can't find them anywhere in the stylesheets. Need them in yellow, and will be redesigning the shoddy logo. Rez (The Administrators - anonym) 02:06, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
- All of the custom styling is done from MediaWiki:Monobook.css. The navigation headers are "#p-navigation h5," etc. Jillium 03:04, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
That's good
I think there are extensions for ordering subcategories within categories. The predictive search function would be another useful extension. The Admins 00:18, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
- The predictive search is installed. I don't understand what you mean by the other. Jillium 19:35, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Space saving
Is it possible to get all text above the language link/s to justify left of the logo, thus raising more content links to eye level? The Admins 14:59, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Flags link
Here the picture with US flag and the word "English": 
See Page Principale
I have the same picture in french version to replace 
if you want.
I have the SVG format.
What about 
, which uses the Egotism font and includes a british flag? The Admins 01:43, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Here a new proposition : 
and 
--Boeotia 22:59, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
- I actually have no preference, as both systems will have to be replaced with a more compact, one (probably just small flag links) when we are soliciting editors in multiple laguages. The Admins 00:35, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
- Ok, after, we could have a more compact picture and perhaps a CSS/js popup to display the world. ----
2021
A proposal: If someone of the ability of Jillium or similar admin comes back to the project, could we look at the possibility of floating this two column format on a mobile device, so on very small screens, column 2 falls below column 1? I have looked at documentation and simply cannot grasp how this could ever be done. --The Admins (talk) 22:36, 4 November 2021 (UTC)