I'm using biblio, but using <cite> would make us compatible with wikipedia. It also has a few nice features, like an arrow in the references which allows you to jump back to the point that it was referenced.<br>John
<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/22/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ilya Sytchev</b> <<a href="mailto:ilyas@mit.edu">ilyas@mit.edu</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It is a different extension.<br><br>Here's the one we have: <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/SpecialCite.php">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/SpecialCite.php</a>.<br><br>Here's the one John wants:<br><a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php">
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php</a><br><br>Ilya<br><br>Jason Kelly wrote:<br>> we already have the cite extension that puts Cite on the toolbar so<br>> that people can site OWW pages. This must be a different extension...
<br>><br>> in any case, why do we need this if we have biblio?<br>><br>> jason<br>><br>> On 9/22/06, John Cumbers <<a href="mailto:johncumbers@gmail.com">johncumbers@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> I say yes,
<br>>> john<br>>><br>>><br>>> On 9/22/06, Ilya Sytchev <<a href="mailto:ilyas@mit.edu">ilyas@mit.edu</a>> wrote:<br>>> > Should we simply install the Cite extension?<br>>> >
<br>>> > Ilya<br>>> ><br>>> > Martin Jambon wrote:<br>>> > > On Wed, 20 Sep 2006, John Cumbers wrote:<br>>> > ><br>>> > >> Hi all,<br>>> > >> I'm trying to reference properly, like they do on
<br>>> > >><br>>> wikipedia<<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources/example_style">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources/example_style</a>>,<br>>><br>
>> > >> but I'm having trouble, is there something different about our<br>>> distribution<br>>> > >> that does not allow it? If you can make my example work here:<br>>> > >>
<a href="http://openwetware.org/wiki/Cumbers:tests">http://openwetware.org/wiki/Cumbers:tests</a> or point me<br>>> to somewhere on OWW<br>>> > >> that I can copy the code, it would be much appreciated,
<br>>> > ><br>>> > > AFAIK they use the "Cite" extension. Nobody seems to be very<br>>> motivated<br>>> to<br>>> > > merge it with the "Biblio" extension. I modified your test page so
<br>>> that<br>>> > > you and others see the difference at the source level.<br>>> > > So far I have been the official developer of the Biblio extension,<br>>> but<br>>> > > people keep reporting bugs and sending me patches, and I don't really
<br>>> > > have time to take care of it like I should. If anyone wants to<br>>> take over<br>>> > > its maintenance and include it in an official OWW package like it was<br>>> > > suggested at some point, that would be really great :-)
<br>>> > ><br>>> > > The main problem is my lack of interest in PHP coupled to the fact<br>>> that<br>>> > > every 4 months or so a new incompatible version of MediaWiki is<br>>> released.
<br>>> > > That shouldn't be a problem though for anyone who is really familiar<br>>> with<br>>> > > MediaWiki/PHP hacking.<br>>> > ><br>>> > > Refs: Cite extension:<br>
>> <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php</a><br>>> > > Biblio extension:<br>>> <a href="http://wikiomics.org/wiki/Biblio">http://wikiomics.org/wiki/Biblio
</a><br>>> > ><br>>> > ><br>>> > > Martin<br>>> > ><br>>> > > --<br>>> > > Martin Jambon, PhD<br>>> > > <a href="http://martin.jambon.free.fr">
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