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Project: Need template help

Hello: I am starting a project with the goal of Hero AI Behaviour skill study. The goal is to confirm with substancial observation how computer controlled characters use them. One of the project parts will involve describing my Team Build. So I want to place a description of my heroes in this page: User:Yoshida_Keiji/My_default_heroes. I have attempted to set one example but I already face difficulties.

• All NPC infoboxes are vertical. And I want to use a horizontal box but that it doesnt use all the space, just half.
• I want my "hero" infobox to display a small image of 100px or smaller in one side and on the other half have the descriptions as: Professions, Health & Energy, Weaponry, Builds 1 2 3 and Notes 1 2 3. Only that the text be displayed below each field not at the side.

Can anybody help me with this? Thank you. Yoshida Keiji talk 12:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Could you create an example (probably using a table) of what you want it to look like? {{NPC infobox}} is meant to display at-a-glance data on the NPC's article, not as a way to show an image of the NPC, so I think you want to go an entirely different route. Does something like this come anywhere close to being a good place to start? (I realize it's missing a lot of the data you intended, but that page's purpose is very different.) – Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 16:17, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

{{NPC infobox | type = Human | profession = mo | service = Henchman | level = 4..20 | campaign = Prophecies | campaign2 = Factions | campaign3 = Nightfall | map1 = [[Image:Rendered image.jpg|150px]] | map1-text = Rendered image sourced from somewhere }}

Taking this template for example:

The first image should be a hero to display from the Hero Armor page with reduced px.

In the information boxes replace fields:

• Affiliation x Max Health & Energy
• Type x Runes (name and quantity) + Insignias (name and quantity)
• Profession x Weaponry
• Service x Builds
• Level(s) x Template Code
• Campaings x Notes

And as I have mentioned above, the hero picture shall be small and in the left half. While all the information be displayed on the right half with the text below headers and not sideways as the example. Since builds can be displayed with mini-icons. I want the box to take half the width of a page so that one single horizontal line can fit at least two heroes.

Once again, thanks for your time dedication for me. Yoshida Keiji talk 18:32, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

I still think I don't understand how you're going to use this. The {{NPC infobox}} is designed to appear in the corner of an article to anchor it with one-stop-shopping data. In contrast, when testing the AI skill usage pattern, you might require 2+ heroes and might be varying their builds across testing iterations. Based on existing evidence, there's no difference between using Gwen or Norgu, so I'm not sure why you are asking for the focus to be on the NPC rather than the primary prof (even Mercs should be usable). Put another way, the NPC infobox seems the wrong place to start, but maybe (probably?) that's because I'm having trouble imagining what the page will look like with the template and other details added.

Again, I think the best way for someone to help you create a template is if you create the mock-up first, without using any existing templates (based on your other posts, you seem to know more than enough wikicoding for that). – Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 18:46, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

I have created a mock-up in my Sandbox. Yoshida Keiji talk 19:50, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Very helpful. Thanks. I'm going to reply further on the sandbox talk page, rather than use the general wiki help page for the specifics. – Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 20:49, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Template help... again...

I want to make my user navigation bar look different as it kinda breaks my page. User:Yoshida_Keiji/Nav_bar Instead of having the profession icons above, I would like them to be as background icons. I dont care which icons as long as can clearly identify the professions behind my characters name. Yoshida Keiji talk 04:55, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Do you mean something like this User:Silken Prism/Navigator? If not, this might do what you have in mind:

{| border="1" ||[[File:information.png|50px]]<div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: -50px; height: 40px; ">Character<br>Name</div> |}

Character Name

~ Silken Prism talk 20:20, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Kind of like that. For example, when we check skill pages, their templates have a profession background. I would like that same background behind my character names. I will go do some tests in my sandbox to see if I can use that coding. Can you explain me how the "div style" works? As in what parameters can be used and how their values work? Yoshida Keiji talk 05:36, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

The style is the CSS definition of the element you are styling. For example, style="width: 50px" will make the element 50 pixles wide. A good reference to explain how you can do this can be found by Googleing "css styling" and selecting any of the W3 Schools pages. ~ Silken Prism talk 14:52, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

wiki in French?

So I play with my father in law and some friends that speak and read only French, my husband speaks and reads both but we dont always have time to play with them. So is there a french version of the wiki for them to use as it would be a major help to them. --184.145.176.251 16:58, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

The official wiki is english only. The List of fansites lists several french fansites, including two wikis. They're not as exhaustive as the official one, but they're french. Tub 17:46, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Multiple image size for switch function

I've looked all over, and maybe this is just not possible. Is it possible to have a switch command for different images that can display the images in different sizes? For example, if I have the following:

| [[Image: {{ #switch: {{{jin}}} | yes = Acolyte Jin Zaishen armor.jpg | elite = Acolyte Jin Elite Sunspear armor.jpg | primeval = Acolyte Jin Primeval armor.jpg | #default = Acolyte Jin Zaishen armor B&W.jpg }}| {{ #switch: {{{jin}}} | yes = Acolyte Jin wearing Zaishen armor | elite = Acolyte Jin wearing Elite Sunspear armor | primeval = Acolyte Jin wearing Primeval armor | #default = Acolyte Jin not acquired }}|x150px]]

Is it possible to have the images of Jin in acquired armor a larger size than the black and white image of Jin if this hero is not acquired (so not acquired be 50px high and all other images be 100px high)?

Thanks for your help. ~ Silken Prism talk 19:51, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

 {{ #switch: {{{size}}} | yes | elite | primeval = 100px | 50px }}

This should do the trick. I followed the instructions on this mediawiki page (it would replace the bit where you have "150px")

To clarify what i've written: yes, elite and primeval all take the values of 100px when they're specified - and when you haven't specified anything (i.e. left it blank, the image will revert to 50px) File:User Chieftain Alex Chieftain Signature.jpg Chieftain Alex 20:08, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. I tried that code, and I looked at the link you gave, but was unable to get it to work. ~ Silken Prism talk 21:27, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

API

Very sad ... it appears the admins have decided to remove the API to the wiki. Why have all actions been disable? Things like the opensearch would be useful to many people I'm sure. Has there been legitimate argument for why the API has been disabled? Unliketea 15:34, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Dungeon talk pages

I have found that Dungeons and their associated quest pages both have talk pages, shouldn't them be merged? Guidelines and policies to formatting is the same for quests here? Yoshida Keiji talk 05:29, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

I don't see any advantage in merging them. It's a lot of manual bookkeeping (do we put them in chrono order?) As it is, people respond to discussions that ended years ago and this will make it that much more likely that we'll see the same. In addition, the pages haven't historically documented exactly the same content and the discussions reflect that. Merging would remove some of the context.

I think if the interest is in reducing article overlap, let's discuss whether we want what amounts to four (or more) detailed articles per dungeon: the quest, the dungeon, strategies for handling end-not-boss (strategies for dealing with other bosses), and the chest contents. I think we could easily transclude the relevant contents from primary articles → the result would be anyone visiting the quest page (or the dungeon page) would see the same material, rather than have to bounce around to find everything. At that point, extraneous talk pages could be locked.

Even though I think that end result would be helpful to the wiki, I'm not convinced it would be worth the effort. – Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 07:47, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

I don't understand "transclude" both English or wiki coding. Yoshida Keiji talk 08:35, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Transclude = include a portion of Article A in Article B. If you change Article A, the relevant parts of Article B are automatically adjusted.

In any case, IMHO bosses that are strictly tied to a quest or mission should not have a walkthrough section (GWW:NPC does not mention one). Any hints and strategies belong to the walkthrough of the quest or mission.

Re: Talk pages, I don't see any advantages in merging them, either. Tub 13:05, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Uploading Images HELP!!!!!!

I am trying to Upload an Image onto My character Weapon screen, User:Kuulpb/Characters -> Peter Bowron -> Bowron's Bow. The Jpeg and the Png files i keep uploading are moved to stupid places I can't get to. HELP ME NOW!! How can i keep the file name the same, Guild wars wiki, automatically changes the file name and I HATE IT!!!!

I am Going to Pull out my Hair if I can't do this, I have tried doing this for around 45 minutes, and Nothing.

How do i get the File to go WHERE I want, not to a new file name like it automatically does? Peter Murdoch 00:43, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

It shouldn't automatically choose a new file name. Are you sure another wiki user didn't move them? Do you know what the file is named right now? --ஸ Kyoshi 04:14, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Hey Peter, I've responded on your talk-page, if you haven't gone there first. G R E E N E R 07:49, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Trouble to upload guild cape image in German translation page

This is the original English version: Guild:Ancient_Shinobi_Imperial_Army and I asked someone's service to translate to German which is now complete. But when I want to add the guild cape... I fail (twice already). Guild:Ancient_Shinobi_Imperial_Army/Deutsche_Übersetzung. Help? Yoshida Keiji talk 09:36, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Problem with cache

I have had this problem for very long time, it seems that I can't see new pictures. If there is a picture and it changes, I can't see it unless it's changed. I have cleared browser cache (Chrome), but the problem is still here. Is there some wiki cache to remove or how can I solve this? I can't see sine pictures at all. Thanks in advance -- Sagi 17:34, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Contents or Index

Is there a Contents or an Index page for GWwiki? If so what is the keyword please? I have tried as many as I can think of with no luck. Geffen 22:43, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

The Main Page functions as a Table of Contents and it links to concept-specific ToCs-equivalents. Wikis don't typically need a specific index page. Instead, there are overlapping categories (some of which are also linked from the main page).

What sort of things are you trying to do, for which a ToC or Index would be useful? It's likely that there's a wiki-way or a Guild Wars Wiki-specific method that does the same thing. (Or it's also possible we're missing something important ... and you could help us identify what that is.) – Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 23:22, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

The button beneath Main Page is Quick access links, which may be what you're looking for? File:User Chieftain Alex Chieftain Signature.jpg Chieftain Alex 23:45, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your replies. I am aware of the topic search options that you mention, and use them all the time.The thing is, if I don't know about a feature at all, I would not look it up.

The example is:I just learned that PvE players could make Balthazar points in the Trainng area. My thought then was "What else am I missing?" so I began to search for an Index like I would if this were a book. Using such an Index or Contents page, I could investigate any headings I wasn't familiar with. I think I was confusing Guild Wars Wiki with OTTD Wiki which has a 'List of All Pages' in alphabetical order. I was also thinking of trying to read GWwiki completely through, but this would be impossible without some way of keeping track of it.:) Geffen 02:04, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

I don't think anyone could find "what else am I missing" by looking at an index. In your example, you might see "Balthazar points," but you wouldn't see "Balthazar points earned by PvE players." What you are looking for is a way of learning via directed serendipity, like one might find perusing an encyclopedia; so far, I haven't seen an electronic implementation of this that works for large-scale documentation.

You can go to Special Pages (linked on the left-navbar in most skins), which offers (among other things) a list of all pages...but given that there are over 20,000 articles in the main space alone, I doubt that's going to be of much help either. Possibly, your best bet is to use categories or the category tree. You can also try loading random articles (shortcut: [shift]+[alt]+X) and seeing where that takes you.

Or, try following recent changes: although the specific articles being updated might not be of interest, they will often connect (via intrawiki or see also links) to something else that catches your fancy. This essentially follows Dirk Gently's holistic navigation technique ("I don't always arrive where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be"). – Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 08:42, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you so much:you've given me links that I didn't know before.I'll have fun checking them out. BTW~I'm very interested in the Discussion pages and also the Game Mechanics.I only mention this because I think this a great wiki. I don't know how I find time to actually play. [And I am quite tickled by your terminlolgy and references.]  :) Geffen 09:23, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Using the latest links you supplied, I searched 'Balthazar points' 'Training Arena' and other related keywords. Lots of info, but I did not find any mention of PvE players using that Arena. Even in-game, Tolkano makes no reference to PvE, but says "You can win points by participating in PvP battles". Am I looking in all the wrong places? Maybe I should keep quiet.If its a glitch it might get fixed! Geffen 11:10, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

How do you change your registered email address

After a couple of years,I need to change the email address that I registered with (the old account no longer exists), how do you do this? --207.144.79.133 15:47, 14 April 2012 (UTC) Tarturio

If you are talking about your wiki email addy then just click on my preferences once you are logged in and scroll down to your email addy and put in the new one then save the changes. If you are talking about the email that you use to log into Guild Wars then you are asking in the wrong section. It needs to be asked here. Drogo Boffin 17:04, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

MediaWiki

Is here in GWW, any MediaWiki tutorial guide to edit files using an external application made by registered users of GWW? Yoshida Keiji talk 16:57, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

I think the closest to what your looking for on here is the section about Texmod and again here. Sorry I cant help any better than that. Drogo Boffin 18:10, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

The question seems to be about editing files in MediaWiki, not the GW textures. --ஸ Kyoshi 19:05, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

I'm aware of that and the links I gave are the closest to what they are looking for that I can find/know of. Drogo Boffin 19:11, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Maybe he means the GWWTools or whatever that thing Poke made is called? –Jette 21:58, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

I doubt it. Shoulda asked this first. Can you explain with a little bit more detail what you are wanting to do. What kind of files and what result are you looking for? Drogo Boffin 22:08, 20 April 2012 (UTC)