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Hi :-) let me know if you need any help - the [[MediaWiki code snippets]] article has some quite useful stuff in it. --[[User:Nad|nad]] 21:09, 16 April 2009 (UTC) | Hi :-) let me know if you need any help - the [[MediaWiki code snippets]] article has some quite useful stuff in it. --[[User:Nad|nad]] 21:09, 16 April 2009 (UTC) | ||
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+ | Well, I do have a question/issue. I would really like the RandomImage extension to be able to pull from a specific Category, rather than from the whole set of images. I have been fiddling with making a list using DPL, with the idea of making it the "choices" option. No luck.. | ||
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+ | Here are my attempts... | ||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | {{#vardefine:images|<dpl> | ||
+ | category=RandomImages | ||
+ | mode=inline | ||
+ | inlinetext=| | ||
+ | shownamespace=false | ||
+ | </dpl>}} | ||
+ | {{#var:images}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{#tag: randomimage | ||
+ | |test1 | ||
+ | |float=right | ||
+ | |size=250 | ||
+ | |choices={{#var:images}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |||
+ | {{#tag: randomimage | ||
+ | |test2 | ||
+ | |float=right | ||
+ | |size=250 | ||
+ | |choices=CliffordABurchsted.jpg|20070917-JohnsHouse01.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
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+ | The second random image tag setup only shows the first image. | ||
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+ | I am about ready to rewrite the RandomImage extension; I was really excited to find you had a page on it, as I thought you might be working on it. My big stumbling block to writing a new version is understanding how a random image is chosen. __METHOD__ doesn't make a lot of sense to me. | ||
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+ | I am not sure that the DPL solution is very good, anyway, since I have hundreds of images -- only some of which I would like to display. | ||
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+ | See http://www.gausschildren.org/genwiki if you want to see what I have now. |
Revision as of 22:57, 16 April 2009
Hi :-) let me know if you need any help - the MediaWiki code snippets article has some quite useful stuff in it. --nad 21:09, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
Well, I do have a question/issue. I would really like the RandomImage extension to be able to pull from a specific Category, rather than from the whole set of images. I have been fiddling with making a list using DPL, with the idea of making it the "choices" option. No luck..
Here are my attempts...
{{#vardefine:images|<dpl> category=RandomImages mode=inline inlinetext=| shownamespace=false </dpl>}} {{#var:images}} {{#tag: randomimage |test1 |float=right |size=250 |choices={{#var:images}} }} {{#tag: randomimage |test2 |float=right |size=250 |choices=CliffordABurchsted.jpg|20070917-JohnsHouse01.jpg }}
The second random image tag setup only shows the first image.
I am about ready to rewrite the RandomImage extension; I was really excited to find you had a page on it, as I thought you might be working on it. My big stumbling block to writing a new version is understanding how a random image is chosen. __METHOD__ doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
I am not sure that the DPL solution is very good, anyway, since I have hundreds of images -- only some of which I would like to display.
See http://www.gausschildren.org/genwiki if you want to see what I have now.