Extension:PicLens
From MediaWiki.org
 Release status: stable |
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| Implementation | Special page, Tag, MyWiki |
| Description | Media RSS support for gallery tag, and PicLens integration |
| Version | 1.0-SNAPSHOT |
| MediaWiki | 1.11.x, 1.12.0 |
| Download | here |
| Parameters | $wgMediaRssLogo |
| Example | exemple 1 |
| Hooks used | BeforePageDisplay |
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[edit] What can this extension do?
This extension add support to Mediawiki standart <gallery /> tag. That is to say to generate Media RSS content from article that contains such tag(s). It make you able to add a RSS Media link to article that does not have gallery with a special comment. It also allows PicLens plugin use with such RSS with a particular tag.
[edit] Usage
[edit] Download instructions
You can download extension from there.
[edit] Installation
- Extract extension
- Move PicLens to your extensions directory
- Copy LocalSettings.part content into your LocalSettings.php :
/* If you want custom MediaRSS logo, displayed in PicLens topbar global $wgMediaRssLogo; $wgMediaRssLogo = "{$wgScriptPath}/logo_height26px.png"; */ require_once( "$IP/extensions/PicLens/PicLens.setup.php" );
[edit] Configuration parameters
- $wgMediaRssLogo specify an image file that can be used as Media RSS icon. This is displayed in PicLens topbar.
[edit] Synopsis
[edit] Article with gallery tag
From article you add some gallery, you can launch PicLens plugin with button added in your browser personnal bar.
You can also add a JavaScript link in your article with a tag provided by this extension :
<picLensLauncher>My launch text</picLensLauncher>
… which will display such HTML content :
<a href="#" onclick="javascript:PicLensLite.start();" class="picLensLauncher" title="PicLensLite">My launch text</a>
JavaScript object PicLensLite is maid available by an head script also automatically provided by this extension.
With generated html attribute class="picLensLauncher" you can customize this link with some CSS selector.
[edit] Other article
If you can to add a Media RSS to an article that does not use any gallery, you can do it with the special comment <!-- PicLensRSS: url -->.
You just have to replace url by an absolute (<!-- PicLensRSS: http://www.mysite.com/photo.rss -->) or by another wiki article that contains <gallery /> tag(s) (<!-- PicLensRSS: OtherArticleWithGallery -->).
