File Link Extension - Revision history

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	When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like		When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like
	<nowiki>		<nowiki>
	</nowiki><pre><nowiki>[[file://data6/manual.pdf]]</nowiki></pre> in wikitext and clicking on them will open (or download) the respective link.		</nowiki>
			<pre><nowiki>[[file://data6/manual.pdf]]</nowiki></pre> in wikitext and clicking on them will open (or download) the respective link.

	On of the issues in this approach is that the users need to make the <nowiki>		On of the issues in this approach is that the users need to make the <nowiki>
	</nowiki><pre><nowiki>file://</nowiki></pre> link themselves. This can sometimes be an tedious and error-prone process (particularly in windows environment). This extensions adds a editor toolbar button which will trigger a file open dialog so that the user can simply select the file to be linked. The extension places the correctly formatted file:// protocol link in the current position of the edit box.		</nowiki>
			<pre><nowiki>file://</nowiki></pre> link themselves. This can sometimes be an tedious and error-prone process (particularly in windows environment). This extensions adds a editor toolbar button which will trigger a file open dialog so that the user can simply select the file to be linked. The extension places the correctly formatted file:// protocol link in the current position of the edit box.

	==Warning==		==Warning==
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	* Add the following to the LocalSettings.php		* Add the following to the LocalSettings.php
	<nowiki>		<nowiki>
	</nowiki><pre><nowiki>		</nowiki>
			<pre><nowiki>
	#settings for fileLinkExtension		#settings for fileLinkExtension
	$wgFilelinkExtensionPath = "extensions/FileLinkExtension";		$wgFilelinkExtensionPath = "extensions/FileLinkExtension";
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	Sometimes the edit button of the extension appear several times on the toolbar. In order to avoid this problem. the following changes were done:		Sometimes the edit button of the extension appear several times on the toolbar. In order to avoid this problem. the following changes were done:
	Change		Change

	<pre>		<pre>
	function addbuttonDo (&$parser, &$text){		function addbuttonDo (&$parser, &$text){
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	</pre>		</pre>
	to		to

	<pre>		<pre>
	function addbuttonDo (&$parser, &$text){		function addbuttonDo (&$parser, &$text){
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	If you need to have the Filelink extension button in preview mode as well, just do the following mod.		If you need to have the Filelink extension button in preview mode as well, just do the following mod.

	Replace <pre>		Replace
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	if(strtolower($action) == "edit" && $wgUser->isAllowed('edit')){		if(strtolower($action) == "edit" && $wgUser->isAllowed('edit')){
	</pre> with		</pre> with

	<pre>		<pre>
	if((strtolower($action) == "submit" \|\| strtolower($action) == "edit" )		if((strtolower($action) == "submit" \|\| strtolower($action) == "edit" )

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	[[Image:DSC_0194.JPG\|Thumb\|200px\|right]]		[[Image:DSC_0194.JPG\|Thumb\|200px\|right]]
	{{hbox\|There had been some requests to make the extension work for "preview" mode also. This can be done ~~easily~~[[#To_make_buttons_appear_in_.27preview.27_mode\|]].}}		{{hbox\|There had been some requests to make the extension work for "preview" mode also. This can be done [[#To_make_buttons_appear_in_.27preview.27_mode\|easily]].}}
	==Context and Purpose==		==Context and Purpose==
	When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like		When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like

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	[[Image:DSC_0194.JPG\|Thumb\|200px\|right]]		[[Image:DSC_0194.JPG\|Thumb\|200px\|right]]
	{{hbox\|There had been some requests to make the extension work for "preview" mode also. This can be done easily.}}		{{hbox\|There had been some requests to make the extension work for "preview" mode also. This can be done easily[[#To_make_buttons_appear_in_.27preview.27_mode\|]].}}
	==Context and Purpose==		==Context and Purpose==
	When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like		When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like

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	* Conversion of filenames to urls (e.g. escaping the spaces, converting \ to / in windows, etc.) are done in an ad-hoc fasion. Have to find a better way to do this.		* Conversion of filenames to urls (e.g. escaping the spaces, converting \ to / in windows, etc.) are done in an ad-hoc fasion. Have to find a better way to do this.

	~~[[Category:Computing]][[Category:Mediawiki]]~~
	==Update==		==Update==

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	&& $wgUser->isAllowed('edit')){		&& $wgUser->isAllowed('edit')){
	</pre>		</pre>

			[[Category:Mediawiki Extensions]]

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2006-09-14T14:29:00Z

To make buttons appear in 'preview' mode

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	</pre> with		</pre> with
	<pre>		<pre>
	if((strtolower($action) == "submit" \|\| strtolower($action) == "edit" )&& $wgUser->isAllowed('edit')){		if((strtolower($action) == "submit" \|\| strtolower($action) == "edit" )
			&& $wgUser->isAllowed('edit')){
	</pre>		</pre>

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 ==Context and Purpose==
 When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F |how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like
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-Thanks to all who pointed this out by mail (and on the discussion page.)!  Now the
+Thanks to all who pointed this out by mail (and on the discussion page.)!

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	==Context and Purpose==		==Context and Purpose==
	When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like		When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like

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	==Context and Purpose==		==Context and Purpose==
	When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like		When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like

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	==Context and Purpose==		==Context and Purpose==
	When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like		When mediawiki is used as an [[Mediawiki as an internal collborating platform\|internal collaborating platform ]] or a [[PIM\|Personal Information Management]] tool, its access is mostly limited to a single computer or a single subnet (shared network environment). In such situations, it is sometimes useful to have the "file://" protocol enabled, so that links to files that can be normally accessed can be made in the documents. Mediawiki FAQ explains [[metawikipedia:MediaWiki_FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_.22file.22_URI-qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D.3F \|how to do this]]. (Needs to enable the functionality in Mediawiki AND all the client browsers. Once both those change sare made, it is possible to make links like

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How to use

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	==How to use==		==How to use==
	* Download the source code: [[Image:FileLinkExtension.0.2.tar.gz\|FileLinkExtension.0.2.tar.gz]]. ([[:Image:FileLinkExtension.tar.gz\|FileLinkExtension.tar.gz]] is no longer valid.)		* Download the source code: [[:Image:FileLinkExtension.0.2.tar.gz\|FileLinkExtension.0.2.tar.gz]]. ([[:Image:FileLinkExtension.tar.gz\|FileLinkExtension.tar.gz]] is no longer valid.)
	* Expand it at the mediawiki extensions folder		* Expand it at the mediawiki extensions folder
	* Add the following to the LocalSettings.php		* Add the following to the LocalSettings.php

File Link Extension - Revision history

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Root: /* To make buttons appear in 'preview' mode */

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