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Contents 1 Images 2 Review 3 Link 4 Internal links 5 interwiki image links 6 Searching help 7 Misplaced Tucson, Arizona 8 "Search for an article" 9 JAWP page has been moved 10 Print articles with colored tables? 11 Comments 12 Chess 13 Icon and searchbox 14 Problem with IE and searchbox

[edit] Images

Why doesn't this page say how to link a page through an image? —Supuhstar

Can one do this in Wikipedia ?. I think it would do it to an internal link and include also a small link called "license" to go the image page in Wikipedia or Commons --62.87.96.65 13:33, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

It is possible, but isn't explained because it's not standard practice. See ImageMap, however, "it should be used sparingly as image description pages contain copyright information and should normally be easily accessible." If you're not sure, then it's best to ask before using it. --Quiddity 17:11, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Review

Please examine May 1 edit.100110100 22:33, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Doesnt seem to be anything wrong with it that I can see? Please point out any perceived problems, else we are left to guess...

However, your edit today was unnecessary, turning xhtml <br />s into html <br>s, and leading to an [edit] link overlapping the shortcut box. Please be careful to preview the results of any layout changes you make to pages. Thanks. --Quiddity 02:16, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Whoops, missed the duplicate link. Corrected.

Please try to assume good faith, and Never insult a fellow editor, especially in the edit summary where everyone has to see it. Thanks. --Quiddity 02:23, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

I think that is the best advice; good faith is the very basis of being a good Wikipedian. Jmlk17 07:10, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Link

I would add a link to mw:User hub

Added to Help:Contents/Technical information – Gurch 06:54, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Internal links

Which can be considered internal links in Wikipedia ? --Nopetro 10:05, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] interwiki image links

is it possible to link to and display images from another wiki language site? i've been trying to use this image "de:bild:Josef Hellmesberger senior.jpg" in an article without success. --emerson7 | Talk 01:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Couldn't you just upload it here too? Maybe ask the person who uploaded it to upload it to Commons. 65.37.60.195 07:12, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Basically no, it is not possible. You have to stick the article in commons and do it from there. --BozMo talk 19:23, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Searching help

It's needlessly difficult to search the Help namespace on Wikipedia. Is there someway to search the help section other than to open a search for something else, and then use the little tickboxes at the bottom of the search window? Is there anyway that we could link, on the main help page, to a search box that would search the help section. I'm guessing that new users (i.e. the people that need to search help) are going to have frustration figuring out how to search help. I tried to find a page that's just a search of the Help namespace, and the best I could get was something like this -- a link to a nonsense term (so there are no results) and then the proper button checked at the bottom. But this would only work if people knew to use the bottom search box. Does anyone agree with my concerns that this is a really unfriendly search mechanism for new users? --JayHenry 16:11, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes, how about a "Search Help" box on this Main Help page? TIA? --Jerome Potts 03:55, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

I put in an inquiry at the Wikipedia:Help desk and somebody pointed out that you can easily link to a google search of the help namespace -- Search help. I'm not sure what the policy is on linking to google searches, but I think this would be an extremely helpful tool for new users. Does anyone watching this page know if this is an acceptable link? --JayHenry 16:33, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Misplaced Tucson, Arizona

Just west of Clipperton Island in the Pacific (west of Guatemala/Mexico), there is a spot that advertises Tucson, AZ. Not quite sure how it got there. Good luck! ~Jennifer —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.187.198.27 (talk)

I can't see anything in googleearth, so either I guessed wrong and you meant something else, or it's already fixed :) --Quiddity 18:35, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Search for an article"

Why is that link even there if it just redirects you back? — thesublime514 • talk • 03:34, July 8, 2007 (UTC)

Not sure what you mean. The link you reference leads to Wikipedia:Searching. (It does have an irregular "back button" (Template:Help contents back), as do all the subpages listed here. Is that what you mean? If so, I'm not a huge fan of it either, suggestions welcome.) --Quiddity 18:34, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

When I click the link, all I see is the back button. — thesublime514 • talk • 03:41, July 9, 2007 (UTC)

I think I've fixed it. Please report :) And out of curiosity, what webbrowser are you using? Thanks --Quiddity 19:29, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm using FireFox - I think it is the browser. Now when I click the link, the box pops up and almost immediately disappears. Hmm. — thesublime514 • talk • 00:17, July 10, 2007 (UTC)

I'm also using firefox, so it's not just that, at least. Are you using a non-monobook skin, or peculiar user javascript? And do you experience the same thing at, say, Help:Contents/Getting started (which is basically styled the same)?

I think you might need to ask at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical), as I'm not sure what else could be causing it. --Quiddity 01:35, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

"Getting started" works fine, but for some reason that box keeps going away in the "Search for an Article". I just tried editing it, and when I used the QPreview javascript button, it works. But not when I just the regular preview button. I don't know what it is, but this seems to be the only thing affected. I don't think I'll worry about. — thesublime514 • talk • 02:02, July 10, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] JAWP page has been moved

The counterpart of JAWP has been moved from [[ja:Wikipedia:ヘルプ]] to [[ja:Help:目次]] and [[ja:Wikipedia:ヘルプ]] is currently used for a differnet purpose. Please modify the interlang.--Cave cattum 03:18, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

I fixed it. Don't we have an Interwiki bot that usually does that sort of thing, though? Andre (talk) 03:17, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Print articles with colored tables?

How can I print an article and keep the tables in colors so they will not be in grayscale? I would appreciate if someone could send me a message or a mail or something explaining how that can be done. Thanks! -Kri(talk)

Please ask help-with-Wikipedia related questions at Wikipedia:Help desk. Thanks. --Quiddity 17:57, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

I didn't see a section on <!-- wiki comments--> comments. Is that under a subcategory?Heqwm 06:03, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

(I've enclosed your code above in "nowiki" so that it's visible) It's very uncommon, so just a brief mention at Wikipedia:How to edit a page#Invisible text (comments). Many editors prefer that comments-to-other-editors get placed on the talkpage, instead of within hidden sections where they may get missed or erased. The only common/consensus usage I can think of offhand are the "Don't add any more links to this list without discussion first" notices in some article's "External links" sections. --Quiddity 17:56, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chess

does anyone no how to insert a chess board image? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.23.148.191 (talk) 01:39, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Replied at userpage. --Quiddity 06:11, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Icon and searchbox

I've reverted the addition of a large icon and a searchbox. Per my edit summary: "rm icon (subjectively ugly, and undiscussed/unintuitive), rm search box - needs to search wikipedia and template namespaces by default too?"

Is there any way to make the embedded searchbox include all 3 namespaces? If so, it might be worth adding back in somewhere here. If not, I consider it a confusing addition. --Quiddity 21:36, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

It is the help namespace, why do you want the search to include wikipedia and template namespace? These namespaces have nothing to do with the help. Martial BACQUET 21:39, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

I wish it were that simple! The Help: namespace (Wikipedia:Namespace#Help) is primarily a mirror of the docs from meta:Help:Help. Most of the complex/uptodate help pages are in the Wikipedia: namespace. e.g. Wikipedia:Media, Wikipedia:Citing sources, Wikipedia:Searching, etc etc. And various things that users might be looking for will only be explained within the documentation of the templates themselves, e.g. Template:Navbox, Template talk:Infobox, etc. I hope that explains things sufficiently, to give you an idea of how overwhelmingly complex our help pages are! Any solutions at this index page need to keep in mind all the potential target-audiences these pages have.

Personally, I recommend changing your Special:Preferences#prefsection-8 ("Search") to include any relevant namespaces you desire. --Quiddity 21:57, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Is it better now? You told it yourself, when a newcomer try to search something with the default search box, it will search only in the article namespace, so there is noway for them to find what they are looking for. I think it is better to have this search box to simply their research. Martial BACQUET 22:13, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

That's better, but is there a way for the checkboxes to all be selected initially by default?

And icons have been discussed and rejected in the past, please don't re-add the large and non-explanatory icon again, thanks. --Quiddity 06:18, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thank you. I'm going to search that on MediaWiki. I will fix it soon. Martial BACQUET 12:20, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it is. Just do it in this way:

HelpWikipediaTemplate

[edit] Problem with IE and searchbox

Hi, I selected the help namespace and entered "test" in the search box. After pressing the enter button, I was forwarded to the article Test. When I use Firefox, I became the search results as expected. Is there a bug with IE? --129.27.12.2 14:56, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Hello, we have often bugs expecting to Wikipedia when using Internet Explorer. I'm going to transfer your comment to Bugzila. Thank you for telling us. Martial BACQUET 21:33, 30 October 2007 (UTC)