| -StencilsPackage which supports style MediaWiki templates.
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| +Stencils Package works exactly like MediaWiki's templates (e.g., at wikipedia.org). |
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| -The package seems to copy the contents of the stencil into a page when used i this {{StencilName|??}} way. |
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| + |
| +A stencil prompts a user to enter information and can be very useful in situations where you want a standard appearance. |
| + |
| +It is created with the layout and styling you want it to have when it is to be used in a page or wherever, and may contain a combination of text, attachments and prompted input areas. |
| + |
| +The prompted input areas are surrounded by 3 parentheses: |
| +~np~{{{ }}} ~/np~ |
| + |
| +Once saved, only the prompted areas are shown for each stencil preview (ie on the stencils tab behind a wiki page that you are editing). |
| + |
| +A user can cut and paste a stencil to wherever they want to use it. When the page (or other content) is saved the stencil pulls all the layout and styling options into how this stencil looks. |
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| + |
| +!! Creation |
| + |
| +In the Stencils drop-down menu, choose Create Stencil. |
| + |
| +Enter a title, and description (optional) and then format your stencil. |
| + |
| +eg |
| + |
| +Title:Contact Details |
| + |
| +Description: |
| + |
| +~np~||{{{Name}}}|{{{Phone}}}~/np~ |
| +~np~{{{Address}}}||~/np~ |
| + |
| +Save. |
| + |
| + |
| +!! Preview |
| + |
| +~np~{{Contact Details|~/np~ |
| +~np~|Name=~/np~ |
| +~np~|Phone=~/np~ |
| +~np~|Address=~/np~ |
| +~np~}}~/np~ |
| + |
| + |
| +!! Appearance |
| + |
| +||Joanne Bloggs|555 645 8967|4 Merry-go-round Way, On Your Horse, Fantasy Island|| |
| + |
| + |
| +!! Notes |
| +* Stencils do not allow spaces between words inside the parentheses, so use an underscore instead. |
| +* Neither do the user prompt inputs support non-english language characters, so you will need to use an anglicized form, where one exists. |
| +* Html character encoding also does not work (using FCKeditor). |
| +* Each input prompt needs to be unique within the stencil ie. only one {{{Name}}}, or one {{{Phone}}} (unless you want the same data filled in, in more than one place). ie For different {{{Name}}} prompts you could define {{{President_Name}}}, {{{Treasurer_Name}}} and {{{Secretary_Name}}} |
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| + |
| +!! see also |
| +* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_documentation] |
| +* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:US_state] |