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+ | Were you looking for help with the game then do try these links | ||
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+ | <center> | ||
+ | [[Help Files Index Page]] <br /> | ||
+ | [[Tycoon Online FAQ]]<br /> | ||
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==Introduction to Tycoon Online Wiki== | ==Introduction to Tycoon Online Wiki== | ||
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== Basic Editing Guide == | == Basic Editing Guide == | ||
− | To add a new page create a link to it in an existing page. Then follow the link and you can edit your new page. | + | ===Links=== |
+ | To add a new page, create a link to it in an existing page. Then follow the link and you can edit your new page. | ||
Internal links are created with ''<nowiki>[[Link title]]</nowiki>'' '''Link title''' will be your new page name. | Internal links are created with ''<nowiki>[[Link title]]</nowiki>'' '''Link title''' will be your new page name. | ||
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To link to an external page use ''<nowiki>[http://www.example.com friendly link title]</nowiki>'' '''friendly link title''' will be the text that shows. | To link to an external page use ''<nowiki>[http://www.example.com friendly link title]</nowiki>'' '''friendly link title''' will be the text that shows. | ||
− | alternatively to show the actual link as the text use ''<nowiki> | + | |
+ | alternatively to show the actual link as the text use ''<nowiki>http://www.tycoononline.nu</nowiki>'' which will show as: http://www.tycoononline.nu | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===Images=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | adding pictures is done in same way as adding new pages so if you create a link then click on it you will be asked to upload the picture. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pictures can be formatted whilst in use as seen below. Please do try to resize the pictures before upload. Too big and we are simply wasting server disk space and bandwidth, this costs money and takes away from other services we could be providing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Only images that have been uploaded to Tycoon Online WIKI can be used. To upload images, use the [[Special:Upload|upload page]]. You can find the uploaded image on the [[Special:Imagelist|image list]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! What it looks like | ||
+ | ! What you type | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | |A picture: | ||
+ | [[Image:wiki.png]] | ||
+ | |<pre>A picture: | ||
+ | <nowiki>[[Image:wiki.png]]</nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | |With alternative text: | ||
+ | [[Image:wiki.png|Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.]] | ||
+ | |<pre>With alternative text: | ||
+ | <nowiki>[[Image:wiki.png|Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.]]</nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | * Alternative text, used when the image is unavailable or when the image is loaded in a text-only browser, or when spoken aloud, is '''strongly''' encouraged. See [[Wikipedia:Alternate text for images|Alternate text for images]] for help on choosing it. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | |Floating to the right side of the page using the ''frame'' attribute and a caption: | ||
+ | [[Image:wiki.png|frame|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]<br clear=all> | ||
+ | |<pre>Floating to the right side of the page | ||
+ | using the ''frame'' attribute and a caption: | ||
+ | <nowiki>[[Image:wiki.png|frame|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | * The frame tag automatically floats the image right. | ||
+ | * The caption is also used as alternate text. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | |Floating to the right side of the page using the ''thumb'' attribute and a caption: | ||
+ | [[Image:wiki.png|thumb|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]<br clear=all> | ||
+ | |<pre>Floating to the right side of the page | ||
+ | using the ''thumb'' attribute and a caption: | ||
+ | <nowiki>[[Image:wiki.png|thumb|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | * The thumb tag automatically floats the image right. | ||
+ | * The caption is also used as alternate text. | ||
+ | * An enlarge icon is placed in the lower right corner. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | |Floating to the right side of the page ''without'' a caption: | ||
+ | [[Image:wiki.png|right|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]] | ||
+ | |<pre>Floating to the right side of the page | ||
+ | ''without'' a caption: | ||
+ | <nowiki>[[Image:wiki.png|right|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]</nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | * The help topic on [[Wikipedia:Extended image syntax|extended image syntax]] explains more options. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | |A picture resized to 30 pixels... | ||
+ | [[Image:wiki.png|30 px]] | ||
+ | |<pre>A picture resized to 30 pixels... | ||
+ | <nowiki>[[Image:wiki.png|30 px]]</nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===Headings=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | For a top-level heading, put it on a separate line surrounded by '=='. For example: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Introduction== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Subheadings use '===', '====', and so on. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Character formatting=== | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | ! What it looks like | ||
+ | ! What you type | ||
+ | |- id="emph" valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | ''Italicized text''<br />'''Bold text'''<br />'''''Italicized & Bold text''''' | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | ''Italicized text'' | ||
+ | '''Bold text''' | ||
+ | '''''Italicized & Bold text''''' | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | A typewriter font for <tt>monospace text</tt> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Computer code has a colored background | ||
+ | and more stringent formatting. Suppose we | ||
+ | want to define <code>int main()</code>: | ||
+ | <source lang=c>#include <iostream.h> | ||
+ | int main ( int argc, char **argv ) { | ||
+ | cout << "Hello World!"; | ||
+ | return 0; | ||
+ | }</source> | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | A typewriter font for <tt>monospace text</tt> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Computer code has a colored background | ||
+ | and more stringent formatting. Suppose we | ||
+ | want to define <code>int main()</code>: | ||
+ | <source lang=c>#include <iostream.h> | ||
+ | int main ( int argc, char **argv ) { | ||
+ | cout << "Hello World!"; | ||
+ | return 0; | ||
+ | }</source> | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign=top | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | You can use <small>small text</small> for captions. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | You can use <small>small text</small> for captions. | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | Better stay away from <big>big text</big>, unless | ||
+ | <small> it's <big>within</big> small</small> text. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | Better stay away from <big>big text</big>, unless | ||
+ | <small> it's <big>within</big> small</small> text. | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | You can <s>strike out deleted material</s> | ||
+ | and <u>underline new material</u>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | You can also mark <del>deleted material</del> and | ||
+ | <ins>inserted material</ins> using logical markup. | ||
+ | For backwards compatibility better combine this | ||
+ | potentially ignored new <del>logical</del> with | ||
+ | the old <s><del>physical</del></s> markup. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * When editing regular Wikipedia articles, just make your changes and do not mark them up in any special way. | ||
+ | * When editing your own previous remarks in talk pages, it is sometimes appropriate to mark up deleted or inserted material. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | You can <s>strike out deleted material</s> | ||
+ | and <u>underline new material</u>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | You can also mark <del>deleted material</del> and | ||
+ | <ins>inserted material</ins> using logical markup. | ||
+ | For backwards compatibility better combine this | ||
+ | potentially ignored new <del>logical</del> with | ||
+ | the old <s><del>physical</del></s> markup. | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | '''Suppressing interpretation of markup:''' | ||
+ | <br/> | ||
+ | <nowiki>Link → (''to'') the [[Wikipedia FAQ]]</nowiki> | ||
+ | * Used to show literal data that would otherwise have special meaning. | ||
+ | * Escape all wiki markups, including that which looks like HTML tags. | ||
+ | * Does not escape HTML character references. | ||
+ | * To escape HTML character references such as <tt>&rarr;</tt> use <tt>&amp;rarr;</tt> | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <br/> | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | <nowiki>Link &rarr; (''to'') | ||
+ | the [[Wikipedia FAQ]]</nowiki> | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |} | ||
== External WIKI Resources == | == External WIKI Resources == | ||
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== Tycoon Online Help == | == Tycoon Online Help == | ||
− | * [[Help Files Index Page]] | + | * [[Help Files Index Page]] |
− | * [[Tycoon Online FAQ]] | + | * [[Tycoon Online FAQ]] |
− | * [[Tycoon Online Getting Started For Dummies] | + | * [[Tycoon Online Getting Started For Dummies]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 23 February 2012
Were you looking for help with the game then do try these links
Contents
Introduction to Tycoon Online Wiki
Welcome to the Tycoon Online WIKI. This resource is here for the benefit of all. Please do feel to edit any page that needs fixing or you feel can be improved. Please do not edit in a malicious way. We have provided this resource with full edit capability to all, with this privilege comes a responsibility to the community, please do not abuse it.
If you see a link in red the page has not yet been created. If you would like to create the page then please follow the link other wise please do not click red links.
Basic Editing Guide
Links
To add a new page, create a link to it in an existing page. Then follow the link and you can edit your new page.
Internal links are created with [[Link title]] Link title will be your new page name.
To link to an external page use [http://www.example.com friendly link title] friendly link title will be the text that shows.
alternatively to show the actual link as the text use http://www.tycoononline.nu which will show as: http://www.tycoononline.nu
Images
adding pictures is done in same way as adding new pages so if you create a link then click on it you will be asked to upload the picture.
Pictures can be formatted whilst in use as seen below. Please do try to resize the pictures before upload. Too big and we are simply wasting server disk space and bandwidth, this costs money and takes away from other services we could be providing.
Only images that have been uploaded to Tycoon Online WIKI can be used. To upload images, use the upload page. You can find the uploaded image on the image list.
What it looks like | What you type |
---|---|
A picture: | A picture: [[Image:wiki.png]] |
With alternative text: | With alternative text: [[Image:wiki.png|Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.]]
|
Floating to the right side of the page using the frame attribute and a caption:
|
Floating to the right side of the page using the ''frame'' attribute and a caption: [[Image:wiki.png|frame|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]
|
Floating to the right side of the page using the thumb attribute and a caption:
|
Floating to the right side of the page using the ''thumb'' attribute and a caption: [[Image:wiki.png|thumb|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]
|
Floating to the right side of the page without a caption: | Floating to the right side of the page ''without'' a caption: [[Image:wiki.png|right|Wikipedia Encyclopedia]]
|
A picture resized to 30 pixels... | A picture resized to 30 pixels... [[Image:wiki.png|30 px]] |
Headings
For a top-level heading, put it on a separate line surrounded by '=='. For example:
==Introduction==
Subheadings use '===', '====', and so on.
Character formatting
What it looks like | What you type |
---|---|
Italicized text |
''Italicized text'' '''Bold text''' '''''Italicized & Bold text''''' |
A typewriter font for monospace text Computer code has a colored background
and more stringent formatting. Suppose we
want to define cout << "Hello World!"; return 0; }</source> |
A typewriter font for <tt>monospace text</tt> Computer code has a colored background and more stringent formatting. Suppose we want to define <code>int main()</code>: <source lang=c>#include <iostream.h> int main ( int argc, char **argv ) { cout << "Hello World!"; return 0; }</source> |
You can use small text for captions. |
You can use <small>small text</small> for captions. |
Better stay away from big text, unless it's within small text. |
Better stay away from <big>big text</big>, unless <small> it's <big>within</big> small</small> text. |
You can You can also mark
|
You can <s>strike out deleted material</s> and <u>underline new material</u>. You can also mark <del>deleted material</del> and <ins>inserted material</ins> using logical markup. For backwards compatibility better combine this potentially ignored new <del>logical</del> with the old <s><del>physical</del></s> markup. |
Suppressing interpretation of markup:
|
<nowiki>Link → (''to'') the [[Wikipedia FAQ]]</nowiki> |
External WIKI Resources
Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
- English wikipedia edit guide
- Configuration settings list
- MediaWiki FAQ
- MediaWiki release mailing list