[PD] About editing pdpedia

Tue Nov 27 16:59:18 CET 2007

On Nov 27, 2007, at 12:03 AM, PSPunch wrote:

>
> Hans,
>
>
>> Ok, it's running, it'll take an hour or two.  You can see the  
>> pages as
>> they are imported:
>> http://wiki.puredata.info/ja/minimum
>
> Thanks for the effort!
>
> Yes, I see the log increasing as a reload the "recent changes" page.
> Is it just me or is it general to get excited watching
> massive data being crunched right in front of your very eyes?
>
> Some pages I opened were just blank.
> I wonder if this is because the original English page
> is also blank... any way I will wait for the processing to end.

There shouldn't be blank pages, but they will just be templates with  
the infobox and the categories setup.

>> Next, you need to add the CSS and Infobox template then the infobox
>> stuff will show up.
>
> I feel I've already done this following the "admin HOW-TO".
> If it gets over written, I guess I can just try again.

I think it's still missing the CSS, that should be listed on the  
HOWTO.  That's why the Infobox isn't showing up.

.hc

>
>
>> doh itashimashite  (that's one of my favorite words in japanese :D )
>
> Yes, domo-arigato-gozaimas!!
>
>
>
>>
>> .hc
>>
>> On Nov 24, 2007, at 8:30 PM, PSPunch wrote:
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>>>
>>> Hans,
>>>
>>>
>>> Most of the main page is taken from the documents kindly prepared
>>> by Tetsuya Saito. The objectclass template page mainly has terms
>>> unified with the main page. So for that part I feel comfortable to
>>> proceed.
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate it if you can execute the import.
>>> Thanks. :)
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> David Shimamoto
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I can execute the import whenever you're ready.  Maybe it would  
>>>> be good
>>>> to have one more Japanese speaker look at the template?  It's up  
>>>> to you.
>>>>
>>>> .hc
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 19, 2007, at 9:57 PM, PSPunch wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hans,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> I've followed the procedure in the English 'Admin howtos' pages.
>>>>> I would appreciate it if you could try executing the import.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> David Shimamoto
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Nov 19, 2007, at 2:20 AM, PSPunch wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi list,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have some questions for some of you working on pdpedia.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> =======
>>>>>>> 1.
>>>>>>> Has there already been discussions on policies regarding when/ 
>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>> pages to lock?
>>>>>>> I am assuming that leaving everything unlocked is the way to  
>>>>>>> go if
>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>> the world were an ideal place. Are there not yet MediaWiki  
>>>>>>> spammers?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Locking pages is basically for when people are fighting over a
>>>>>> page.  I
>>>>>> can't imagine that anything is so divisive in Pd that we'd  
>>>>>> need to
>>>>>> lock
>>>>>> pages.  So far, we haven't had any spam yet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> =======
>>>>>>> 2.
>>>>>>> Regarding importing data from other languages..
>>>>>>> For some basic pages, I have gotten away with the following
>>>>>>> procedure.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I. Open the pdpedia page in English.
>>>>>>> II. Enter "edit" mode and [copy] the contents in the form
>>>>>>> III. Create an equivalent page in my language and [paste] the
>>>>>>> material
>>>>>>> above.
>>>>>>> IV. Use above as a starting point to begin translation.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> The above does not work for pages such as 'Category:vanilla'.
>>>>>>> I don't quite understand how that content is embedded in the  
>>>>>>> page.
>>>>>>> Can some one help me on importing the list of objects?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've noticed that people working on the Spanish and  
>>>>>>> Portuguese pages
>>>>>>> have been successful in this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Once that translated template that you posted is ready to go,  
>>>>>> then
>>>>>> I'll
>>>>>> run the import.  That will generate template pages for about 2000
>>>>>> objectclasses.  Then it's a matter of plugging in content, which
>>>>>> can be
>>>>>> gathered from pages in other languages, help patches, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> .hc
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> David Shimamoto
>>>>>>>
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