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==Basic | |||
{{KBtip|New here and wondering what this is all about? Don't worry, '''[[Project:About|learn about this wiki!]]'''}} | |||
== Overview == | |||
This article provides help on using the Second Life Wiki. If you're looking for '''Second Life Help''', see the official '''[[Old Knowledge Base]]''' or Resident-powered '''[[Help Portal]]'''. | |||
{{KBcaution|The majority of this Wiki's content (like SL itself) is Resident-created and while it may be helpful, unless stated otherwise by an employee of Linden Lab, we can't vouch for its accuracy. For our official documentation on how to use Second Life, please see the '''[[Old Knowledge Base]]'''.}} | |||
See the '''[[Quickie Wiki Intro]]''' for information on how to log into the Wiki and how to create your user page. It also provides a manual on how to create new articles in general, how to upload and link pictures, how to track changes and much more! | |||
== Guidelines == | |||
There are a few simple [[editing guidelines]] on this wiki: | |||
* When contributing to official help or simply seeking sensible guidelines, see the '''[[Style Guide]]'''. | |||
* Where possible, edit existing pages rather than creating new pages. | |||
* Contribute to articles in the following categories: | |||
** [[:Category:Articles with vital information missing|Articles with vital information missing]] | |||
** [[:Category:Articles in need of updating|Articles in need of updating]] | |||
** [[:Category:Articles in need of expansion|Articles in need of expansion]] | |||
== Basic Wiki syntax == | |||
<div align="center"> | <div align="center"> | ||
{| style="border:1px solid #A3B1BF; text-align:left; background:#f5faff" | {| style="border:1px solid #A3B1BF; text-align:left; background:#f5faff" | ||
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| colspan="3" style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies anywhere | | colspan="3" style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies anywhere | ||
|-<!--1ST ROW 1ST COLUMN--> | |-<!--1ST ROW 1ST COLUMN--> | ||
| | |Italic Writing | ||
|<!--2ND COLUMN--> | |<!--2ND COLUMN--> | ||
<tt><big><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></big></tt> | <tt><big><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></big></tt> | ||
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<tt><big><nowiki>[[name of page]]</nowiki></big></tt><br /> | <tt><big><nowiki>[[name of page]]</nowiki></big></tt><br /> | ||
<tt><big><nowiki>[[name of page|display text]]</nowiki></big></tt><br /> | <tt><big><nowiki>[[name of page|display text]]</nowiki></big></tt><br /> | ||
<tt><big><nowiki>[[#Editing Help|anchor link text]]</nowiki></big></tt><br /> | |||
| | | | ||
[[name of page]]<br /> | [[name of page]]<br /> | ||
[[name of page|display text]]<br /> | [[name of page|display text]]<br /> | ||
[[#Editing Help|anchor link text]]<br /> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"| | |colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"| | ||
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[[User:Username|Username]] {{CURRENTTIME}}, <br /> | [[User:Username|Username]] {{CURRENTTIME}}, <br /> | ||
{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC) | {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC) | ||
|- | |||
|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"| | |||
|- | |||
|Don't interpret text<br /> | |||
| | |||
<tt><big><nowiki><!--an embedded comment--></nowiki></big></tt><br /> | |||
<tt><big><nowiki><nowiki><!--an embedded comment--></nowiki></nowiki></big></tt> | |||
| | |||
<!--an embedded comment--><br /> | |||
<nowiki><!--an embedded comment--></nowiki> | |||
|-<!--2ND HEADING--> | |-<!--2ND HEADING--> | ||
| colspan="3" style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies only at the beginning of the line | | colspan="3" style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | Applies only at the beginning of the line | ||
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| | | | ||
Headings of different levels. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"| | |colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"| | ||
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|Indentation | |Indentation | ||
| | | | ||
<tt><big>: ''italicized text (indented)''</big></tt><br /> | <tt><big><nowiki>: ''italicized text (indented)''</nowiki></big></tt><br /> | ||
<tt><big>::* List item A (indented)</big></tt><br /> | <tt><big>::* List item A (indented)</big></tt><br /> | ||
<tt><big>:# First List Item (indented)</big></tt><br /> | <tt><big>:# First List Item (indented)</big></tt><br /> | ||
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| | | | ||
add a space at the beginning of the line<br />to create preformatted text in a box | add a space at the beginning of the line<br />to create preformatted text in a box | ||
|- | |||
|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"| | |||
|- | |||
|Image Link | |||
| | |||
<tt><big><nowiki>[[Image:New-Snowstorm-icon.png|link=Project Snowstorm]]</nowiki></big></tt><br /> | |||
| | |||
[[Image:New-Snowstorm-icon.png|link=Project Snowstorm]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"| | |colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"| | ||
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|Thumbnail image | |Thumbnail image | ||
| | | | ||
<nowiki>[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]</nowiki><br /> | <tt><big><nowiki>[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]</nowiki></big></tt><br /> | ||
| | | | ||
[[Image:SP_map_chess_rook.jpg|thumb|Caption text]] | [[Image:SP_map_chess_rook.jpg|thumb|Caption text]] | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
== LSL Script Highlighting & Indentation == | |||
Use <nowiki><syntaxhighlight lang="lsl2"></nowiki> before the script and <nowiki></syntaxhighlight></nowiki> after the script | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="lsl2"> | |||
default | |||
{ | |||
state_entry() | |||
{ | |||
// PUBLIC_CHANNEL has the integer value 0 | |||
llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "Hello, Avatar!"); | |||
} | |||
touch_start(integer num_detected) | |||
{ | |||
key id = llDetectedKey(0); | |||
string name = llKey2Name(id); | |||
integer spaceIndex = llSubStringIndex(name, " "); | |||
string firstName = llGetSubString(name, 0, spaceIndex - 1); | |||
llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, firstName + " touched me."); | |||
} | |||
} | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
Also see '''[[Code highlighting]]'''. | |||
== Templates == | == Templates == | ||
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| width="25%" style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''Template''' | | width="25%" style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''Template''' | ||
| style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''Usage''' | | style="background: #cee0f2; padding: 0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''Usage''' | ||
|- | |||
|[[Template:SL-Profile|<nowiki>{{SL-Profile|User Name}}</nowiki>]] | |||
|Links the ''User Name'' to the Second Life Profile web page for that user | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Template:SL-hCard|<nowiki>{{SL-hCard}}</nowiki>]] | |[[Template:SL-hCard|<nowiki>{{SL-hCard}}</nowiki>]] | ||
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|[[Template:User_ICQ|<nowiki>{{User_ICQ}}</nowiki>]] | |[[Template:User_ICQ|<nowiki>{{User_ICQ}}</nowiki>]] | ||
|Creates a Link to the ICQ-Userprofile | |Creates a Link to the ICQ-Userprofile | ||
|- | |||
|[[Template:Skills|<nowiki>{{Skills}}</nowiki>]] | |||
|Adds your userprofile to categories indicating a certain skill | |||
|- | |||
|[[Template:Visl|<nowiki>{{Visl}}</nowiki>]] | |||
|For [[Volunteer Portal|Second Life Volunteers]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
* See [[Special:Prefixindex/Template:|Full List Of Existing Templates]] | |||
* See [[Help:Editors Toolbox]] for a selection of helpful templates for editors. | |||
== | == Extensions == | ||
See [[Help:Extensions]] for information on using wiki extensions. | |||
[ | |||
== Also see == | |||
* '''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents General help from MediaWiki]''' | |||
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Tip: New here and wondering what this is all about? Don't worry, learn about this wiki! |
Overview
This article provides help on using the Second Life Wiki. If you're looking for Second Life Help, see the official Old Knowledge Base or Resident-powered Help Portal.
Important: The majority of this Wiki's content (like SL itself) is Resident-created and while it may be helpful, unless stated otherwise by an employee of Linden Lab, we can't vouch for its accuracy. For our official documentation on how to use Second Life, please see the Old Knowledge Base. |
See the Quickie Wiki Intro for information on how to log into the Wiki and how to create your user page. It also provides a manual on how to create new articles in general, how to upload and link pictures, how to track changes and much more!
Guidelines
There are a few simple editing guidelines on this wiki:
- When contributing to official help or simply seeking sensible guidelines, see the Style Guide.
- Where possible, edit existing pages rather than creating new pages.
- Contribute to articles in the following categories:
Basic Wiki syntax
Description | You type | You get |
Applies anywhere | ||
Italic Writing |
''italic'' |
italic |
Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold |
Bold and italic |
'''''bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic |
Internal link (within SLwiki) |
[[name of page]] |
|
Redirect to another page |
#redirect [[Target page]] |
1. redirect Target page |
External link (to other websites) |
[http://www.example.com] |
|
Sign your posts |
~~~~ |
Username 20:03, |
Don't interpret text |
<!--an embedded comment--> |
|
Applies only at the beginning of the line | ||
Headings of different sizes |
==level 1== |
Headings of different levels. |
Horizontal rule |
---- |
|
Bulleted list |
* list item a |
|
Numbered list |
# first list item |
|
Mixture of bulleted and numbered lists |
* list item X |
|
Definition |
;Technical Term |
|
Indentation |
: ''italicized text (indented)'' |
|
Preformatted text (boxed text) |
add a space at the beginning of the line to create preformatted text in a box |
add a space at the beginning of the line |
Image Link |
[[Image:New-Snowstorm-icon.png|link=Project Snowstorm]] |
|
Thumbnail image |
[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]] |
LSL Script Highlighting & Indentation
Use <syntaxhighlight lang="lsl2"> before the script and </syntaxhighlight> after the script
default
{
state_entry()
{
// PUBLIC_CHANNEL has the integer value 0
llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, "Hello, Avatar!");
}
touch_start(integer num_detected)
{
key id = llDetectedKey(0);
string name = llKey2Name(id);
integer spaceIndex = llSubStringIndex(name, " ");
string firstName = llGetSubString(name, 0, spaceIndex - 1);
llSay(PUBLIC_CHANNEL, firstName + " touched me.");
}
}
Also see Code highlighting.
Templates
There are a number of SL-specific templates created for use on this wiki.
Template | Usage |
{{SL-Profile|User Name}} | Links the User Name to the Second Life Profile web page for that user |
{{SL-hCard}} | Creates a user profile in hCard format |
{{SLurl}} | Creates a link to an SL location |
{{User_ICQ}} | Creates a Link to the ICQ-Userprofile |
{{Skills}} | Adds your userprofile to categories indicating a certain skill |
{{Visl}} | For Second Life Volunteers |
- See Full List Of Existing Templates
- See Help:Editors Toolbox for a selection of helpful templates for editors.
Extensions
See Help:Extensions for information on using wiki extensions.