Tips and tricks
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Browsing
Keyboard shortcuts
This software supports shortcut keys that correspond to the tabs at the top of a page. For example use Alt+E to edit a page. You can also press Alt+. (Alt period) to jump to your User page. (On Mac use the Ctrl key.)
Looking behind the scenes
The nice thing about this software is that it doesn't hide much from users. For example, if you're looking at someone's User page and see something that looks interesting, just click the Edit link (at the top of the page in most skins) and you can see how it was done — and maybe even snag a copy for your own User page. That sort of "borrowing" is perfectly acceptable.
Commenting on a page
As you explore the WWR site, you may find something that you'd like to comment on. Notice that most of the pages have a "talk" or "discussion" link. You can click that tab and enter your comment. For example, when you're looking at Recipes, you may want to leave a note and mention that you tried the recipe and it was very good.
- If the talk tab is red, then it contains no comments, and you will be the first person to add a comment.
- If the talk tab is blue, then at least one comment has already been entered.
Handheld browsing
For browsing with a handheld or small montitor try using the "MySkin" skin (Change skin here), and for chatting use the Minimalist main chat room layout.
Spell Check
Firefox
Hey Wheatheads, Want a spell check for chat? How about one for writing wiki pages? Yeah, watching Ms. Divvie create new, unheard of spellings for words in the chat is all part of the essence of Whole Wheat Radio, but if you are using Firefox 1.5.x, I have an extension just for you, but it's not listed in the general plugins for Firefox! An in-line spell checker called SpellBound.
Here are the links to the resources you need to install:
Install the Development SpellBound XPI. (Open directly, don't open in new tab) *You may also have to tell your browser to allow downloaded content to install.
Install your languages dictionary file (here is the US English file).
Restart Firefox.
Right-click in a text box (that contains some text), and select "Check Spelling..." from the menu.
Underneath the Language menu, select your chosen language.
Enjoy!
Note: The version located at http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/install is for Firefox version 1.0.x and earlier. For Firefox version 1.5.x, use the link above.
Internet Explorer
There is also a spell checker for Internet Explorer on Windows, called IESpell.
Safari for Mac
If you want to check your spelling in Safari, you don't need to download or install anything! Just highlight the word, [CTRL] [MOUSE CLICK] and check the spelling :). This is a built-in feature of OS X so should be available in most programs.
Editing
Any page as a template
Any page, it doesn't need to be in the Template namespace, can be inserted into a page as a template by using the template markup and putting a colon (:) before the name.
{{:Wheathead}}
