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This wiki is created on [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] Version {{CURRENTVERSION}}.

This wiki is created on [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] Version {{CURRENTVERSION}}.

The goal of this wiki is to provide information on the facilities, equipment, tools, supplies, and software available in the George Fox University Maker Hub. If you have never edited a Wiki before, you should reference the documentation on the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] site - specifically the page on [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing Editing].  

The goal of this wiki is to provide information on the facilities, equipment, tools, supplies, and software available in the George Fox University Maker Hub. If you have never edited a Wiki before, you should reference the documentation on the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] site - specifically the page on [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing Editing].

 

This page gives information on the structure of this Wiki and how to appropriately edit this Wiki. Also, try out the [[Sandbox]] for editing practice. There is also a [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ADy2qTefCbcqUk9PVA special google drive] for Maker Hub Crew.

This site makes use of the standard extension, [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki Semantic MediaWiki]. This extension allows us to set one or more [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Properties_and_types properties] on unique wiki pages. These properties can then be queried within other pages and the results can be dynamically displayed in a variety of [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Result_formats result formats]. The main benefit is that a lot of entries can be auto-generated to allow easy navigation of the site as the site develops and evolves. The editors can add new pages, attach properties to those pages, and then have those pages automatically show up on other pages. This saves the editors from having to maintain a variety of lists on multiple pages.  

This site makes use of the standard extension, [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki Semantic MediaWiki]. This extension allows us to set one or more [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Properties_and_types properties] on unique wiki pages. These properties can then be queried within other pages and the results can be dynamically displayed in a variety of [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Result_formats result formats]. The main benefit is that a lot of entries can be auto-generated to allow easy navigation of the site as the site develops and evolves. The editors can add new pages, attach properties to those pages, and then have those pages automatically show up on other pages. This saves the editors from having to maintain a variety of lists on multiple pages.  

One important point for some of the more sophisticated uses on this Wiki (e.g. templates, properties, etc.) - you might not see their effect on other pages until you refresh those pages using the More->Refresh tab at the top of the wiki. This is because a lot of the elements are cached, and a simple refresh on the browser won't necessarily refresh the cache.  

One important point for some of the more sophisticated uses on this Wiki (e.g. templates, properties, etc.) - you might not see their effect on other pages until you refresh those pages using the More->Refresh tab at the top of the wiki. This is because a lot of the elements are cached, and a simple refresh on the browser won't necessarily refresh the cache.  

==Properties==

==Properties==

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When you have saved this property, reference the [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Factbox Factbox]] located at the bottom of the screen. If this is not visible, insert the line  

When you have saved this property, reference the [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Factbox Factbox] located at the bottom of the screen. If this is not visible, insert the line  

  <nowiki> __SHOWFACTBOX__ </nowiki>

  <nowiki> __SHOWFACTBOX__ </nowiki>

at the bottom of the wiki page. Remember to remove this line when you have completed it. This will show you the properties created on this page and their values. You can click on the links to the new properties to open their wiki pages. Conversely, you could simply navigate to Property:Property_1_Name in the Wiki if that is easier (and skip the whole factbox thing - but - I like to see the values). On the property page, you will want to declare the property [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:List_of_datatypes dataype]. The default type is Page, but it is still useful to set this. You can see the datatypes specified or our properties in the table above. It is a good idea to look at the Wiki markup on these pages and copy it from a similar property.  

at the bottom of the wiki page. Remember to remove this line when you have completed it. This will show you the properties created on this page and their values. You can click on the links to the new properties to open their wiki pages. Conversely, you could simply navigate to Property:Property_1_Name in the Wiki if that is easier (and skip the whole factbox thing - but - I like to see the values). On the property page, you will want to declare the property [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:List_of_datatypes dataype]. The default type is Page, but it is still useful to set this. You can see the datatypes specified or our properties in the table above. It is a good idea to look at the Wiki markup on these pages and copy it from a similar property.  

Also - in the sidebar of the Wiki, there is a ''Browse properties'' link that shows the properties of the Page. This has some useful information as well.  

Also - in the sidebar of the Wiki, there is a ''Browse properties'' link that shows the properties of the Page. This has some useful information as well.

===Restricting Property Values===

===Restricting Property Values===

This autogenerates the correct ordered list for everything marked [[Property:Is domain]]. One might think that using the |format=ul would create the appropriate unordered list format (with the * in front), but it apparently does not. Therefore, this query removes the page link (link=none) and reduces the entry to simple text, and then it uses the template [[Template:Starlist_for_allow_value_list]] to render the text with a * in front of it (''See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates help on templates] for an explanation of templates''). This works well.  

This autogenerates the correct ordered list for everything marked [[Property:Is domain]]. One might think that using the |format=ul would create the appropriate unordered list format (with the * in front), but it apparently does not. Therefore, this query removes the page link (link=none) and reduces the entry to simple text, and then it uses the template [[Template:Starlist_for_allow_value_list]] to render the text with a * in front of it (''See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates help on templates] for an explanation of templates''). This works well.  

If, for some reason, you do enter a value that is not on the allowed list of values, the page will render a small warning icon like this: [[File:small_warning_icon.png|12px|Small Warning Icon]]..  

If, for some reason, you do enter a value that is not on the allowed list of values, the page will render a small warning icon like this: [[File:small_warning_icon.png|12px|Small Warning Icon]]..

 

There are some other lurking gotchas that can show up. The default list size is 50. This can be set by $smwgQDefaultLimit in the CustomSettings.php file (on the server, not the wiki). I have asked to have this changed - but you would need to check to see what the actual value is. This can be overridden on a case by case basis by using the limit=100 (or limit=500) or whatever value you want - as one of the parameters in the ask wiki. So - wherever you ask for something like equipment, you certainly want more than 50. Likely the same for software. This showed up in the ask section for [[MediaWiki:Smw_allows_list_Equipment]]. This "ask" has been changed to have a limit of 500.

===Philosophy on New Properties===

===Philosophy on New Properties===

The first section is used to set a large number of page properties. The first of these normally sets the page to be an "equipment" page using the [Property:Is equipment] property. However, as the Weller is a subset of Soldering Irons, it doesn't set this property, it instead sets the [Property:Is soldering iron equipment]. Others properties set images and icons and such. Notice the duplicate [Property:Is located in facility] entries to show how the equipment is located in more than one facility. This can also be done with domains.  The #show sections are generic and display the icon and the image with the appropriate descriptions. These are the same on every equipment page. There is then some explanatory text followed by an ''optional'' table of contents with a line break before it. The table of contents will show up automatically if there are 3 or more headings, but this makes it show up explicitly at this point - and the line break is just for visual effect.

The first section is used to set a large number of page properties. The first of these normally sets the page to be an "equipment" page using the [Property:Is equipment] property. However, as the Weller is a subset of Soldering Irons, it doesn't set this property, it instead sets the [Property:Is soldering iron equipment]. Others properties set images and icons and such. Notice the duplicate [Property:Is located in facility] entries to show how the equipment is located in more than one facility. This can also be done with domains.  The #show sections are generic and display the icon and the image with the appropriate descriptions. These are the same on every equipment page. There is then some explanatory text followed by an ''optional'' table of contents with a line break before it. The table of contents will show up automatically if there are 3 or more headings, but this makes it show up explicitly at this point - and the line break is just for visual effect.

One property that is not on the Weller is the [Property:Has certification], as this is done on the [Soldering Irons] page. Most equipment should have this as it is a link to the certification URL (typically a FoxTale course).

One property that is not on the Weller is the [Property:Has certification], as this is done on the [Soldering Irons] page. Most equipment should have this as it is a link to the certification URL (typically a Canvas course).

=== Equipment Queries ===

=== Equipment Queries ===