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During the ORBIT project, we developed a number of features for our mediawiki on an experimental basis, which as part of [[EWTE]], we developed into proper extensions, with documentation. These include: | During the ORBIT project, we developed a number of features for our mediawiki on an experimental basis, which as part of [[EWTE]], we developed into proper extensions, with documentation. These include: | ||
== Section numbers. == | |||
When creating longer documents, it is important that each section has a unique number. In educational materials, sections usually have a number, that uniquely identifies it. In mediawiki, section numbers within pages are just numbered incrementally (1, 2, 3, ...). Ideally the usual page section numbers (1, 2, 3, …) would be prefixed with a chapter number (say “5”, to give 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, …; or say “A”, to give A.1, A.2, A.3). This stems also from our experience with [[OER4Schools]], where the use of our longer documents (sometimes numbering 100s of printed pages) has been confusing during e.g. during workshops because of the lack of unique section numbers across several pages. (“Let’s look at chapter 5, section 3.” - “No, not this section 3, go to chapter 5 first, then section 3.” vs. “Let’s look at section 5.3.”). | When creating longer documents, it is important that each section has a unique number. In educational materials, sections usually have a number, that uniquely identifies it. In mediawiki, section numbers within pages are just numbered incrementally (1, 2, 3, ...). Ideally the usual page section numbers (1, 2, 3, …) would be prefixed with a chapter number (say “5”, to give 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, …; or say “A”, to give A.1, A.2, A.3). This stems also from our experience with [[OER4Schools]], where the use of our longer documents (sometimes numbering 100s of printed pages) has been confusing during e.g. during workshops because of the lack of unique section numbers across several pages. (“Let’s look at chapter 5, section 3.” - “No, not this section 3, go to chapter 5 first, then section 3.” vs. “Let’s look at section 5.3.”). | ||
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== Project specific page banners. == | == Project specific page banners. == | ||
On our wiki, different "projects" have different “page banners”, i.e. a section at the top of the page that identifies the project. Compare e.g. | On our wiki, different "projects" have different “page banners”, i.e. a section at the top of the page that identifies the project. Compare e.g. [[ORBIT]], and [[OER4Schools]]. In order for projects to choose to place their outputs on a departmental site (let along a University wide, or wikibooks), they need to have their own identity within that site. Otherwise it is simply not acceptable to project stake holders. For the [[ORBIT]] project, a mechanism was developed to achieve this, but it used the 'site notice’, so it was not possible to have site notices. Moreover, the implementation require modification of the actual source code modification, which made it difficult for us to upgrade our wiki installation. Part of [[EWTE]], the implementation was adapted, to no longer affect the site notice, and to work as an extension, with out the need to modify the source code. | ||
On this wiki, you can use | |||
[[OER:Documentation]] | >topcontent< | ||
Page header content | |||
>/topcontent< | |||
Typically, this is used using a template, see e.g. [[Template:EWTE]], so that the same page header content can be placed on all pages belonging to a project. | |||
To use >topcontent< on another wiki, see [[OER:Documentation/customextensions]] for installation instructions. | |||
== Wiki navigation between pages.== | == Wiki navigation between pages.== | ||
