Thelemapedia:Wiki Markup
(Revision as of 23:00, 4 Jul 2005)
Categories: Thelemapedia
The wiki markup is the syntax system you can use to format a Thelemapedia page. It is designed to be simple and quick to use. You are welcome to experiment with markup in the Temp Zone.
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The following items are the most common used and editors are encouraged to learn them.
Section Headings
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New section
Sub-header 1
Sub-header 2
Sub-header 3
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==New section==
===Sub-header 1===
====Sub-header 2====
=====Sub-header 3=====
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- A Table of Contents will automatically be added to an article that has four or more sections.
- Typing __NOTOC__ anywhere in the article will force the TOC not to appear.
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Bold and italic
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Bold
Italic
Bold italic
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''Italic'' (2 apostrophes)
'''Bold''' (3 apostrophes)
'''''Bold italic''''' (5 apostrophes)
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- Use the apostrophe key, not the quotes key.
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Paragraphs
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A single newline (hitting the return/enter key once) generally has no effect on the layout.
But an empty line (hitting the return/enter key twice) starts a new paragraph.
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A single newline (hitting the return/enter key once) generally has no effect on the layout.
But an empty line (hitting the return/enter key twice) starts a new paragraph.
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- When used in a list, a newline does affect the layout (see below).
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You can break lines without starting a new paragraph.
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You can break lines<br/>without starting a new paragraph.
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- Please use this technique sparingly.
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Sometimes it is useful to indent an entire paragraph.
- A colon at the beginning of the first line will indent the remaining paragraph.
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Sometimes it is useful to indent an entire paragraph.
:A colon at the beginning of the first line will indent the remaining paragraph.
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- More colons = more indention.
- This will work only with the colon at the beginning of a new line. Otherwise it will show up a regular colon.
- A new line (single return) will start a new paragraph when using this technique.
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If a line starts with one
or more spaces then
it will be formatted exactly
as typed;
lines will not wrap;
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If a line starts with one
or more spaces then
it will be formatted exactly
as typed;
lines will not wrap;
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- WARNING: If you make a line too long, it will force the whole page to be wide. Never start ordinary lines with spaces.
- This technique is good for things like poetry.
- More spaces = more indention
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Lists
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- Lists are easy to do:
- Start every line with an asterisk.
- More asterisks means deeper levels.
A newline in a list marks the end of a list item.
- An empty line starts a new list.
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* Lists are easy to do:
** Start every line with an asterisk.
*** More asterisks means deeper levels.
A newline in a list marks the end of a list item.
* An empty line starts a new list.
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- This is used under the References and External links sections.
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