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==Redesign idea==

I propose to use the current main page as the architecture for the categorys (actually IÃ‚Â´m going to do some categorizing in a moment :D ).

Also I then propose to move this page to somewhere like "Overview" or something, and making a proper Main Page, like the first page you get when visiting a different game site, something like this: [http://www.ea.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/home.jsp] (actually not as messy if possible :D).
Anyway, IÃ‚Â´ll just set up a nice little page to play around with should I ?
<pre>[[Ideas for the Front Page| There]]</pre> we are. [[User:SeanHeron|SeanHeron]] 14. March

Ok I got started on categorizing, and in case you donÃ‚Â´t understand the system IÃ‚Â´m using IÃ‚Â´ll explain here: I think the System in use on the "Main Page" is very good (I think I had exactly the same structure in my head and wanted to implement it, but somebody else [brilliant person] did so already
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Anyway, I want to make the categories sort more or less like on the main Page thus:
Root (directory for the top level Categorys)
*'''Spring (de)'''
**Spielen
*** ....
** ...
*'''Spring (Category for the english Wiki)'''
**Playing (Currently Playing Spring)
***Read this first
***.....
**Content (Currently Spring Project)
***Units
***Maps
***Mods
***....
**Development 
***Unit making
***Map making
***Mod making
***Source Development
***....

Note that there is only one category each for Maps, Units, Mods and AIs at the moment, and I intend to split them into two: one for describing content already made (e.g. Absolute Annihilation) and one describing how to make the content (Development) e.g. Upspring. --[[User:SeanHeron|Seanheron]]

== Missing category display ==
I think there is one little thing missing in the current wiki-style: There is no display of the categories the viewed page is in. e.g [[Mods]] should have its category <nowiki>[[Category:Mods]]</nowiki> displayed, no? --[[User:Hoehrer|Hoehrer]]

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TO do something like that, you have to use a template. This is already working on a few of the mods pages. To put this template in, type <nowiki>{{Category:Mods}}</nowiki>, which would look like this:

{{Category:Mods}}

--[[User:Maelstrom|Maelstrom]]

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I think you are missing/missunderstanding my point (I'm no native speaker, oh well ;) ).... You can classify a wiki-page in mediawiki into several categories e.g. <nowiki>[[Category:TODO]] [[Category:Mods]] [[Category:Fixme]]</nowiki> In the default-style these categories are listed on the bottom of the page, so you can select them and get an overview of all pages in this category. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_programming_language as an example (on the bottom of the page is the "Categories" section) Doing a template with a cool formatting is a  nice addition to this, but _seeing what categories are used_ is needed IMHO. <BR/> On a side note: does <nowiki>{{Category:xxx}}</nowiki> '''doesn't''' classify a page inside the xxx category. --[[User:Hoehrer|Hoehrer]] 14:23, 20 Dec 2005 (W. Europe Standard Time)

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I see what you mean now. Yes that would be a good thing to have. Ask Fnordia about it, he is the one that takes care of the wiki.

And no, adding a <nowiki>{{Template}}</nowiki> does not add that page into that catrgory, it just adds that page into the current page.  --[[User:Maelstrom|Maelstrom]] 05:51, 21 Dec 2005 (W. Europe Standard Time)
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Ok, i'll contact Fnordia.

Template: I know, I actually wanted to write a declarative statement with that sentense, but messed it up with the leading "does" :) --[[User:Hoehrer|Hoehrer]]

Just wanted to point out that the default template now contains the category thing at this point (poked fnordia about it a bit more). --[[User:Sinbadev|Sinbadev]]

== Updating the skin ==

The skin I based the spring skin from (Cologne blue) doesn't seem to show this information either unfortunately. I guess I will have to create a new one based on Monobook instead for that to work. I'll see what I can do.

That might not be neccessary. I don't know exactly, but by cut&paste-ing the "catlinks" related things from the monobook style this should work just fine (with some modifications of course) --[[User:Hoehrer|Hoehrer]]

Ok, to correct myself: There is no non-displayed "Categories" part in the current style. It may be suppressd by php depending on the skin or something like that :-/ So the method mentioned above will not work. --[[User:Hoehrer|Hoehrer]]


Hey Fnordia ! The categories are working, woot ! Well done and thank you [[User:SeanHeron|SeanHeron]] 00:10, 15 Mar 2006 (W. Europe Standard Time) 

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Made some big changes by integrating a bit of css and deleteing a lot of stuff.  Can't figure out how to make a css class whithin wiki markup, which caused some useless repetition.