[OWW-SC] how to reference properly on OWW

[Jason Kelly]

we already have the cite extension that puts Cite on the toolbar so
that people can site OWW pages.  This must be a different extension...

in any case, why do we need this if we have biblio?

jason

On 9/22/06, John Cumbers <johncumbers at gmail.com> wrote:
> I say yes,
> john
>
>
> On 9/22/06, Ilya Sytchev <ilyas at mit.edu> wrote:
> > Should we simply install the Cite extension?
> >
> > Ilya
> >
> > Martin Jambon wrote:
> > > On Wed, 20 Sep 2006, John Cumbers wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi all,
> > >> I'm trying to reference properly, like they do on
> > >>
> wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources/example_style>,
> > >> but I'm having trouble, is there something different about our
> distribution
> > >> that does not allow it?  If you can make my example work here:
> > >> http://openwetware.org/wiki/Cumbers:tests  or point me
> to somewhere on OWW
> > >> that I can copy the code, it would be much appreciated,
> > >
> > > AFAIK they use the "Cite" extension. Nobody seems to be very motivated
> to
> > > merge it with the "Biblio" extension. I modified your test page so that
> > > you and others see the difference at the source level.
> > > So far I have been the official developer of the Biblio extension, but
> > > people keep reporting bugs and sending me patches, and I don't really
> > > have time to take care of it like I should. If anyone wants to take over
> > > its maintenance and include it in an official OWW package like it was
> > > suggested at some point, that would be really great :-)
> > >
> > > The main problem is my lack of interest in PHP coupled to the fact that
> > > every 4 months or so a new incompatible version of MediaWiki is
> released.
> > > That shouldn't be a problem though for anyone who is really familiar
> with
> > > MediaWiki/PHP hacking.
> > >
> > > Refs: Cite extension:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php
> > >        Biblio extension:
> http://wikiomics.org/wiki/Biblio
> > >
> > >
> > > Martin
> > >
> > > --
> > > Martin Jambon, PhD
> > > http://martin.jambon.free.fr
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