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M. Lucretius Agricola: link to help files index

2006-08-15T04:15:09Z

link to help files index

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	{{LanguageBar \| NovaRoma:Language Policies}}		{{LanguageBar \| NovaRoma:Language Policies}}
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		+	This is one of the [[NovaRoma:Help_files \| Nova Roma wiki help files]].

	See also special information on [[NovaRoma:Latin orthography\|writing Latin]].		See also special information on [[NovaRoma:Latin orthography\|writing Latin]].

M. Lucretius Agricola: making redirects

2006-08-06T02:46:26Z

making redirects

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	* [[IT:Scegliere un nome romano]] which has an inter-language link back to...		* [[IT:Scegliere un nome romano]] which has an inter-language link back to...
	* [[Choosing a Roman name]] (English).		* [[Choosing a Roman name]] (English).
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		+	====Making the redirect yourself====
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		+	Here is a simple procedure for making the redirect yourself, using the example above:
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		+	You want to translate [[Roman Republic]] into German, so you first create [[DE:Roman Republic]] (an "article" in the German namespace with an English title). You can do this easily if the English page already has the "LanguageBar" template (see below). Just click on the "Deutsch" link and you will see the [[DE:Roman Republic]] article and the wiki will offer to let you edit it. Start editing and enter:
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		+	<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[DE:Römische Republik]]</nowiki>
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		+	and then save the article. The redirect is now in place.

	====Making the redirect automatically====		====Making the redirect automatically====

−	Here is a simple procedure that will let the wiki make the redirect for you~~. Using~~ the example above:	+	Here is a simple procedure that will let the wiki make the redirect for you, using the example above:

−	You ~~are translating~~ [[Roman Republic]] into German, so you create [[DE:Roman Republic]] (an "article" in the German namespace with an English title). '''After you save the article''', ''move'' it to [[DE:Römische Republik]]. The wiki will move your translation to the new (German) name and it will leave a redirect at [[DE:Roman Republic]]. You can now continue to work on your translation at [[DE:Römische Republik]].	+	You want to translate [[Roman Republic]] into German, so you first create [[DE:Roman Republic]] (an "article" in the German namespace with an English title). You can do this easily if the English page already has the "LanguageBar" template (see below). Just click on the "Deutsch" link and you will see the [[DE:Roman Republic]] article and the wiki will offer to let you edit it. Start editing and then save the article. '''After you save the article''', ''move'' it to [[DE:Römische Republik]]. The wiki will move your translation to the new (German) name and it will leave a redirect at [[DE:Roman Republic]]. You can now continue to work on your translation at [[DE:Römische Republik]].

	==Inter-Language Links==		==Inter-Language Links==

M. Lucretius Agricola: /* Article Titles and Redirects */ auto redirect procedure for translated pages

2006-08-06T02:30:19Z

Article Titles and Redirects: auto redirect procedure for translated pages

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	==Article Titles and Redirects==		==Article Titles and Redirects==

−	~~When creating an article~~, ~~you should translate~~ the ~~article~~ title into the target language, ~~and prefix~~ it by the ~~appropriate~~ namespace ~~prefix~~ as ~~above~~.	+	===Same title in English and the target language===
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		+	This is the case for articles with Latin titles (e.g., [[Lorica segmentata]]). Create a page with the same title but in the target namespace (e.g., [[DE:Lorica segmentata]]).
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		+	===Title is translated into the target language===
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		+	If the title is different from the English version (as it generally will be), then you must also put in a ''redirect''. This is an article that acts as a pointer to another article; it sends the user automatically to another page. This redirect should be in your language's namespace (such as DE:, ES:, etc.) but use the ''English'' title of the article. The redirect article acts as an automatic "bridge" between the English article and the translated article.

	* [[Roman Republic]] (in English)		* [[Roman Republic]] (in English)
		+	* [[DE:Roman Republic]] - an "article" in the German namespace with an English title. This is the "redirect" article.
	* [[DE:Römische Republik]] (in Deutsch)		* [[DE:Römische Republik]] (in Deutsch)

−	~~But if the title is different from the English version (as it generally will be), then you must also put in a ''redirect''. This is an article~~ that ~~acts as a pointer~~ to ~~another article; it sends the user automatically~~ to ~~another page. This redirect should be in your language's namespace (such as~~ DE:, ES:~~, etc.) but use the ''English'' title of the article~~.	+	A user that tries to go to [[DE:Roman Republic]] will be automatically sent to the correct place, [[DE:Römische Republik]].

−	* [[DE:Roman Republic]] - an "article" in the German namespace with an English title

−	When you create ~~this~~ article, you place within it a command to send the users on to the article with the correct title. This consists of the "#" symbol, followed by the word "REDIRECT", space, then the location you want to send them to in double square brackets.	+	When you create the redirect ("bridge") article, you place within it a command to send the users on to the article with the correct title. This consists of the "#" symbol, followed by the word "REDIRECT", space, then the location you want to send them to in double square brackets.

−	* article [[DE:Roman Republic]] contains:	+	* article [[DE:Roman Republic]] contains:
	<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[DE:Römische Republik]]</nowiki>		<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[DE:Römische Republik]]</nowiki>

−	Every article that you create ''must'' have one of these redirects, using the English equivalent title, but in the target language's namespace. ~~A user that tries to go to [[DE:Roman Republic]] will be automatically sent to the correct place, [[DE:Römische Republik]].~~	+	Every article that you create ''must'' have one of these redirects, using the English equivalent title, but in the target language's namespace.

	The reason for these extra redirects is to enable automatic linking between the equivalent pages - as described in the next section.		The reason for these extra redirects is to enable automatic linking between the equivalent pages - as described in the next section.
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	* [[IT:Scegliere un nome romano]] which has an inter-language link back to...		* [[IT:Scegliere un nome romano]] which has an inter-language link back to...
	* [[Choosing a Roman name]] (English).		* [[Choosing a Roman name]] (English).
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		+	====Making the redirect automatically====
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		+	Here is a simple procedure that will let the wiki make the redirect for you. Using the example above:
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		+	You are translating [[Roman Republic]] into German, so you create [[DE:Roman Republic]] (an "article" in the German namespace with an English title). '''After you save the article''', ''move'' it to [[DE:Römische Republik]]. The wiki will move your translation to the new (German) name and it will leave a redirect at [[DE:Roman Republic]]. You can now continue to work on your translation at [[DE:Römische Republik]].

	==Inter-Language Links==		==Inter-Language Links==

Aulus Apollonius Cordus: Added reference to Latin orthography article

2006-06-27T21:57:30Z

Added reference to Latin orthography article

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	{{LanguageBar \| NovaRoma:Language Policies}}		{{LanguageBar \| NovaRoma:Language Policies}}
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		+	See also special information on [[NovaRoma:Latin orthography\|writing Latin]].
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	==Namespaces==		==Namespaces==

Marcus Octavius Gracchus: /* Article Titles and Redirects */ Italian example

2006-04-10T14:12:33Z

Article Titles and Redirects: Italian example

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	The reason for these extra redirects is to enable automatic linking between the equivalent pages - as described in the next section.		The reason for these extra redirects is to enable automatic linking between the equivalent pages - as described in the next section.
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		+	Another example:
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		+	* [[Choosing a Roman name]] has an inter-language link to...
		+	* [[IT:Choosing a Roman name]] which redirects to...
		+	* [[IT:Scegliere un nome romano]] which has an inter-language link back to...
		+	* [[Choosing a Roman name]] (English).

	==Inter-Language Links==		==Inter-Language Links==

Marcus Octavius Gracchus: added text about LB use in non-default namespaces

2006-04-09T18:17:25Z

added text about LB use in non-default namespaces

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	The name that's passed to the LanguageBar template following the pipe symbol is used as the article name to link to for every target language. At each of those locations, either the article or a redirect to the translated article title should exist. This automatic linking is why it is essential to create the redirects from the English titles.		The name that's passed to the LanguageBar template following the pipe symbol is used as the article name to link to for every target language. At each of those locations, either the article or a redirect to the translated article title should exist. This automatic linking is why it is essential to create the redirects from the English titles.
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		+	You can also do this for articles in special namespaces, like this one. Note the language bar at the top of this page; the English version is [[NovaRoma:Language Policies]], but it links to [[DE:NovaRoma:Language Policies]], which links back to here. Just use the full name (NovaRoma:Language Policies) as the parameter you pass to the LanguageBar template; it works the same way as it does for simple titles.

	==Additional Info==		==Additional Info==

Marcus Octavius Gracchus: added LB

2006-04-09T18:14:31Z

added LB

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		+	{{LanguageBar \| NovaRoma:Language Policies}}
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	==Namespaces==		==Namespaces==
	The Nova Roma Wiki will contain articles in several languages.		The Nova Roma Wiki will contain articles in several languages.

Marcus Octavius Gracchus: /* Namespaces */

2006-04-09T18:07:32Z

Namespaces

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	==Namespaces==		==Namespaces==
−	The Nova Roma ~~wiki~~ will contain articles in several languages.	+	The Nova Roma Wiki will contain articles in several languages.

	We organize this by placing each language in a '''Namespace'''.		We organize this by placing each language in a '''Namespace'''.

−	In a Wiki, a Namespace is a prefix that appears at the beginning of the article title, followed by a colon. There is a ~~dedfault~~ namespace as well, which contains articles that have no prefix.	+	In a Wiki, a Namespace is a prefix that appears at the beginning of the article title, followed by a colon. There is a default namespace as well, which contains articles that have no prefix.

	This article is in the "NovaRoma:" namespace, which is used for pages that are about the site itself (rather than a part of the site); such are generally called "meta-information". There's also a "Special:" namespace, used for pages like login/logout, Recent Changes, etc.		This article is in the "NovaRoma:" namespace, which is used for pages that are about the site itself (rather than a part of the site); such are generally called "meta-information". There's also a "Special:" namespace, used for pages like login/logout, Recent Changes, etc.

Marcus Octavius Gracchus: rephrase

2006-04-09T18:06:32Z

rephrase

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	{{LanguageBar \| Roman Republic}}		{{LanguageBar \| Roman Republic}}

−	The links above point to [[DE:Roman Republic]], [[Roman Republic]] (default namespace = English), [[ES:Roman Republic]], etc. Some of these may be red because those articles ~~don't~~ exist.	+	The links above point to [[DE:Roman Republic]], [[Roman Republic]] (default namespace = English), [[ES:Roman Republic]], etc. Some of these may be red because those articles do not yet exist.

	The name that's passed to the LanguageBar template following the pipe symbol is used as the article name to link to for every target language. At each of those locations, either the article or a redirect to the translated article title should exist. This automatic linking is why it is essential to create the redirects from the English titles.		The name that's passed to the LanguageBar template following the pipe symbol is used as the article name to link to for every target language. At each of those locations, either the article or a redirect to the translated article title should exist. This automatic linking is why it is essential to create the redirects from the English titles.

Marcus Octavius Gracchus: new guideline

2006-04-09T18:05:30Z

new guideline

New page

==Namespaces==
The Nova Roma wiki will contain articles in several languages.

We organize this by placing each language in a '''Namespace'''.

In a Wiki, a Namespace is a prefix that appears at the beginning of the article title, followed by a colon. There is a dedfault namespace as well, which contains articles that have no prefix.

This article is in the "NovaRoma:" namespace, which is used for pages that are about the site itself (rather than a part of the site); such are generally called "meta-information". There's also a "Special:" namespace, used for pages like login/logout, Recent Changes, etc.

For general articles - the kind you'll be working on most of the time - we use the namespace to indicate the language, using the standard two-letter codes. The exception is English, which has no prefix; English articles go in the default namespace.

* DE: Deutsch - [[DE:Main Page]]
* ES: Español - [[ES:Main Page]]
* FR: Français - [[FR:Main Page]]
* IT: Italiano - [[IT:Main Page]]
* LA: Latina - [[LA:Main Page]]
* PT: Português - [[PT:Main Page]]
* (no prefix) English - [[Main Page]]

==Article Titles and Redirects==

When creating an article, you should translate the article title into the target language, and prefix it by the appropriate namespace prefix as above.

* [[Roman Republic]] (in English)
* [[DE:Römische Republik]] (in Deutsch)

But if the title is different from the English version (as it generally will be), then you must also put in a ''redirect''. This is an article that acts as a pointer to another article; it sends the user automatically to another page. This redirect should be in your language's namespace (such as DE:, ES:, etc.) but use the ''English'' title of the article.

* [[DE:Roman Republic]] - an "article" in the German namespace with an English title

When you create this article, you place within it a command to send the users on to the article with the correct title. This consists of the "#" symbol, followed by the word "REDIRECT", space, then the location you want to send them to in double square brackets.

* article [[DE:Roman Republic]] contains:
<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[DE:Römische Republik]]</nowiki>

Every article that you create ''must'' have one of these redirects, using the English equivalent title, but in the target language's namespace. A user that tries to go to [[DE:Roman Republic]] will be automatically sent to the correct place, [[DE:Römische Republik]].

The reason for these extra redirects is to enable automatic linking between the equivalent pages - as described in the next section.

==Inter-Language Links==

The recommended way to link between equivalent pages is by use of the '''LanguageBar''' template. This template works correctly only if you have created redirects from the English article title to the localized article title, as described above.

A template is a fragment of Wiki code that you can invoke from within other pages. It will be replaced, when the page is displayed to the user, with whatever has been set as the contents of the template.

The '''LanguageBar''' template should be at the '''top''' of every page that exists in multiple language-namespaces. To invoke it, use the following syntax:

<nowiki>{{LanguageBar |</nowiki> ''<nowiki>english-page-name</nowiki>''<nowiki> }}</nowiki>

Where ''english-page-name'' is the ''English'' name of the page your are editing. For example, within the page [[DE:Römische Republik]], the following should appear:

<nowiki>{{LanguageBar | Roman Republic}}</nowiki>

This will insert the following

{{LanguageBar | Roman Republic}}

The links above point to [[DE:Roman Republic]], [[Roman Republic]] (default namespace = English), [[ES:Roman Republic]], etc. Some of these may be red because those articles don't exist.

The name that's passed to the LanguageBar template following the pipe symbol is used as the article name to link to for every target language. At each of those locations, either the article or a redirect to the translated article title should exist. This automatic linking is why it is essential to create the redirects from the English titles.

==Additional Info==

For questions or advice, please join the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NRWiki NRWiki mailing list].

[[User:Marcus Octavius Germanicus|Marcus Octavius Germanicus]][[User talk:Marcus Octavius Germanicus|<sup><font color="green" size="-2">(t)</font></sup>]] 13:05, 9 April 2006 (CDT)

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		+	This is one of the [[NovaRoma:Help_files \| Nova Roma wiki help files]].

	See also special information on [[NovaRoma:Latin orthography\|writing Latin]].		See also special information on [[NovaRoma:Latin orthography\|writing Latin]].