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See http://www.gausschildren.org/genwiki if you want to see what I have now. | See http://www.gausschildren.org/genwiki if you want to see what I have now. | ||
+ | :Here's a method that's a bit simpler, still using #tag and DPL: | ||
+ | {{code|<pre> | ||
+ | {{#tag:randomimage | ||
+ | | test2 | ||
+ | | float = right | ||
+ | | size = 100 | ||
+ | | choices = "{{#dpl:category=Emoticons|format=,%TITLE%{{!}},,}}" | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | </pre>}} | ||
+ | It's not quite perfect tho because the pipe list has a trailing pipe, so really needs a #substr or something, below is the result, only images for [[:Category:Emoticons]] show. Note the <tt><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></tt> which is needed so that the string is build with pipes, but the pipe isn't confused with a parameter separator by the #dpl call. | ||
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+ | {{#tag:randomimage | ||
+ | | test2 | ||
+ | | float = right | ||
+ | | size = 100 | ||
+ | | choices = "{{#dpl:category=Emoticons|format=,%TITLE%{{!}},,}}" | ||
+ | }} |
Revision as of 08:38, 17 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.
- Here's a method that's a bit simpler, still using #tag and DPL:
It's not quite perfect tho because the pipe list has a trailing pipe, so really needs a #substr or something, below is the result, only images for Category:Emoticons show. Note the {{!}} which is needed so that the string is build with pipes, but the pipe isn't confused with a parameter separator by the #dpl call.
<randomimage float="right" size="100" choices="Face-angel.svg|Face-crying.svg|Face-devilish.svg|Face-glasses.svg|Face-grin.svg|Face-kiss.svg|Face-monkey.svg|Face-plain.svg|Face-sad.svg|Face-smile-big.svg|Face-smile.svg|Face-stoned.svg|Face-surprise.svg|Face-wink.svg|"> test2
</randomimage>