Differences between revisions 15 and 16
Revision 15 as of 2008-01-06 09:50:51
Size: 2919
Comment: adding browsing tips
Revision 16 as of 2008-01-06 23:28:17
Size: 2597
Editor: FranklinPiat
Comment: This page is about editing (not browsing!)+ keep it short.
Deletions are marked like this. Additions are marked like this.
Line 14: Line 14:
[[Anchor(browsing)]]
= Browsing and Searching =
 * Use FindPage, the main tool to search informations
 * You can find a list of pages which reference a given page by clicking on the given page's title. See BackLink for details.
 * Look at page footer, it can refer to "See also" pages, Categories and parent portals.

Translations : none


This page provide QuickStart instruction for people willing to edit the content of wiki.debian.org.

This is a quick start. read the [:../EditorGuide:Editor Guide] if you plan to make important modifications.

  • ?TableOfContents(2)

?Anchor(account)

Create an Account

Simply click on the ?GetText(Login) link in the sidebar menu to create your account.

  • Read the [:../LicencingTerms:Copyright] and [:../Privacy:Privacy] policy.

  • Your username would be in the format "FirstnameLastname" ("IrcNickname" or your Debian developer login are fine too).

  • To create a wiki Homepage (optional), click on your name in the side bar, then click on "HomepageTemplate" in the templates list.

  • If you have specific interest in some page, you may want to "subscribe" to them (In your ?GetText(UserPreferences) page).

more about your account in Editor Guide's [:../EditorGuide#account:Your account].

?Anchor(editing)

Editing

Here's a very quick introduction. You can experiment in ["WikiSandBox"]. For more help, see moinmoin's ["HelpOnEditing"] and ["?SyntaxReference"]. Reading Debian wiki's [:../EditorGuide#format:Editor Guide] is a good idea.

Emphasis : Italics and bold text.

 ''Italics'' and '''bold'''

Headings : (like the "Editing" header above).

= Title 1 =
== Title 2 ==
..
====== Title 6 ======
(note: no spaces at the beginning or at the end of the line.)

Lists : (sample below). The items can be numbered (1., a., A., i., I.), or bulleted ( * );

  • Fruits
    1. Orange
    2. Banana
  • Vegetables

 * Fruits
  1. Orange
  1. Banana
 * Vegetables
  • {i} the space at the beginning of the line is mandatory (use many for indentation).

Links : ?BR ["page name in brackets and double quotes"] ?BR [http://www.debian.org] ?BR (?JoinCapitalizedWords are automatically converted as links).

["page name in brackets and double quotes"]
[http://www.debian.org]
(JoinCapitalizedWords are automatically converted as links).

Tables :

cell text

cell text

cell text spanning 2 columns

|| cell text || cell text ||
|||| cell text spanning 2 columns ||

More Important stuffs