• The ArgoKnot

The ArgoKnot

Voyages of the ArgoKnot

Yes, Skipper has another home away from this madhouse. The ArgoKnot is oriented more toward the computer professional and particularly database administrators. It is also Skipper’s “proving grounds” for editorials and essays so before it hits the big time here at BMEWS, it usually goes through a review at the ArgoKnot so if you want to get a jump on what Skipper is up to, browse on over there occasionally and see what’s up.

Category:Internet:Blogs

• URLs and Linking
• Images
• Font Formatting
• Quoting Text

TEXT FORMATTING WITH WIKI

ExpressionEngine supports the use of “pMcode” within your entries. pMcode is a sort of simple syntax that you can use to format your entries with bold text, links, and more. It is very similar (in many cases identical) to the codes used on many popular forum packages.

pMcode can be used in your entry fields when you create an entry or when you leave a comment. It cannot normally be used in a Template.

URLs and Linking

http://www.your-site.com/ -or- Your Site

would be entered in the editor as follows:

You can easily create links with custom text or simply with the URL itself as the link.

Images

would be entered in the editor as follows:

You can easily display an image in this manner. You may upload your own images for display in your Wiki entries by using the “File Upload” buttom in the left Navigation menu.

Font Formatting

Font Size: You can specify font sizes as 1 through 6. 1 is the smallest and 6 is the largest.
[size=4]Some Large Text - Edit as:

Font Color: You may also specify a color for the text. Further, these pMcodes can be nested.
[size=6][color=green]Some Larger Green Text - Edit as:

Font Styles: Bold, Strong, Em and Italic (with editor entries)
Some bold text - Edit as:

Quoting Text

Some quoted text. blah, blah, blah…

Category:Internet:Wiki

• Create an Article
• Organizing Articles with Categories

Create an Article

Creating an article in a wiki is as simple as clicking on a button and adding some text. A wiki assumes that whenever someone searches for an article and no results are found or clicks on a link to an article that doesn’t exist, that someone will want to create that information for the community.

Let’s use a Cookbook wiki example to explain ...

A set of breakfast recipes is not complete without an inspired Peanut Butter Sandwich. You have such a recipe. To add this recipe, the first thing you would do is use the Create or Find a Page search tool in the sidebar to see if someone already added a recipe with the same title. You search for Peanut Butter Sandwich. The wiki checks all existing articles and comes up empty. The wiki then gives you the opportunity to create an article titled Peanut Butter Sandwich by clicking the Edit link. Once you click edit, the article is instantly created and you can share your gooey peanut butter masterpiece with the world.

While editing your Peanut Butter Sandwich recipe you remember that nothing goes with such a delicacy better than a mug of your special hot chocolate. The easiest way to create an article for your hot chocolate recipe is to create a link for it using wiki syntax, a markup very similar to pMCode. But instead of using a single bracket, you’ll use double brackets. To create a link for your hot chocolate recipe you’d do something like this:

Which would display this:

A mug of hot chocolate goes great with this sandwich.

When you click the hot chocolate link, the wiki discovers that the article doesn’t exist and then gives you the opportunity to create it by clicking the edit link. If the hot chocolate article already existed then this method would automatically link to it.

You can do a lot more with Wiki Syntax, please see the Wiki: Formating Text section for details.

Organizing Articles with Categories

Assigning an article to a category is easily accomplished with wiki syntax. For example, to add your Peanut Butter Sandwich to the sandwiches category you would click on the edit link to enter the article’s edit mode and add the following anywhere in the article:

This would automatically assign the article to the Sandwiches category. If the category doesn’t exist, the wiki will create it automatically. To add multiple categories just add an additional category like so:

This would assign the article to the Sandwiches and Peanut Butter categories. And finally, you can add sub-categories. For example, let’s say you want to create a “breakfast” sub-category for the main (also called “parent") Sandwiches category. The following would do that:

Now the article is assigned to the Sandwiches parent category and the Breakfast sub-category.

You can do a lot more with Wiki Syntax, please see the Wiki: Formating Text section for details.

• Ingredients needed
• Instructions

EMERIL’S CLAM CHOWDER

I made this Saturday. I substituted canned clams for the little neck clams and it turned out great.

Ingredients needed

1/2 pound bacon, medium dice
1 cup chopped leeks (about 1 pound)
1 cup chopped yellow onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 carrot, peeled and diced
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1/2 cup flour
1 pound white potatoes, peeled and medium diced
4 cups clam juice
2 cups heavy cream
2 pounds little neck clams, shucked, chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
Salt and pepper

Instructions

In a heavy stock pot, over medium-high heat, render the bacon, until crispy, about 8 minutes. Stir in the leeks, onions, celery, and carrots. Saute for about 2 minutes or until the vegetables start to wilt. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper. Add the bay leaves and thyme. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes. Stir in the clam juice. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer the mixture until the potatoes are fork tender, about 12 minutes. Add the cream and bring up to simmer. Add the clams and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in the parsley. Season with salt and pepper if needed. Ladle into shallow bowls and serve.

Yields: 6-8 servings

Thanks to Emeril Lagasse.

Category:Cooking

• Create an Article
• Formatting Text

Welcome to the Skipper’s Wiki Bar & Lounge! A wiki is “a type of website that allows users to easily add, remove, or otherwise edit all content, very quickly and easily… The term wiki is a shortened form of ‘wiki wiki’ which is from the native language of Hawaii (Hawaiian), where it is commonly used as an adjective to denote something ‘quick’ or ‘fast’ (Hawaiian dictionary)” (Wikipedia). If you just want to jump right in, go ahead and enter a title in the “Create or Find Page” box over there on the left menu. The Wiki will tell you that article does not exist and asks you if you want to create it. Answer “Yes” and you’re off to edit your article.

Create an Article

Creating an article in a wiki is as simple as finding something that doesn’t exist. A wiki assumes that whenever someone searches for an article and no results are found or clicks on a link to an article that doesn’t exist, that someone will want to create that information for the community.

You may notice that every page has a name, and that every internal link Leads to a page whose name is the same as the text of the link; this is one of the central principles of wiki. You may notice that some names which should be links aren’t, but do have a trailing hyperlinked question-mark; these are discussed below.

Click on the ‘Edit’ link at the top of the page. This will take you to a form where the text of the page is presented in a text area, which you can edit. Submit the form to apply your changes to the wiki. If you don’t see an Edit tab, the page is locked by the owner. There is a short page here that describes how to create an entry. This page is called:

Formatting Text

A wiki is a website designed for collaboration. Unlike a traditional website where pages can only be read, in a wiki everyone can edit, update and append pages with new information, all without knowing HTML. To a great degree, wiki is like a normal website - read the pages, click on the links to surf to other pages, etc. I have provided a Wiki page here that will help you format your text if you want to get real fancy. It also shows you how to make links to other web pages as well as upload pictures to go with your entries. The page is called:

Category:Internet