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WikiHiero Release status: stable
Implementation	Tag
Description	Enables the use of hieroglyphs with additional syntaxes
Author(s)	Guillaume Blanchard and others
Last Version	0.2.15
MediaWiki	svn version works ok with 1.14alpha r42593
License	GNU Public License
Download	Download snapshot Subversion [Help] Browse source code
Example
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit
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WikiHiero is a PHP script to be able to render hieroglyphs from a text written according to the Hieroglyph coding manual syntax.

Contents 1 Syntax 2 Licence 3 Version history 4 Todo list 5 Known issues 6 Translation 7 How to Install on MediaWiki 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] Syntax

Look at the Hieroglyph coding manual for details.

In brief:

- separator

: subdivision

* juxtaposition

! end of line

Each hieroglyph is given a unique code:

• A letter [A-Z + Aa] that represents the hieroglyph category (human, god, bird, etc.)
• A number that represents the rank in this category [1-...]

This unique code is an extension of Gardiner's list of hieroglyph.
The Hieroglyph coding manual also allows using the more common phonemes as well as unique code.

For details, see WikiHiero's syntax.

[edit] Licence

• Sources are copyrighted G. Blanchard and released under GNU Public License.
• Hieroglyph pictures are copyrighted S. Rosmorduc, G. Watson and J. Hirst and released under GNU Free Documentation License.
• Interface translation by Mats Halldin, Erik Zachte, Tomos, Samuel, ArnoLagrange, Llull, Hajor, N-true and Gregg (DCLXVI).

[edit] Version history

• 0.2.0: New parser
• 0.2.1: Fix link to hieroglyph tables
• 0.2.2:
  • Fix hieroglyph size when into a cartouche
  • Fix phonemes table to use 'Aa' category rather than 'J'
• 0.2.3: Add Swedish interface
• 0.2.4: Add Japanese and Dutch interface
• 0.2.5:
  • Fix Swedish interface
  • Create a function to handle language entries lack
  • Change 'height' option by a 'scale' (in percentage)
  • Add a 'line' option to split text lines
• 0.2.6:
  • Add source annotation.
  • Support of both '-' and ' ' as separator
• 0.2.7:
  • Add parsing process duration.
  • Add download section
• 0.2.8:
  • Add Chinese interface.
  • Minor fix
• 0.2.9: This version is running at http://test.wikipedia.org/
  • Add Esperanto interface.
  • Fix cartouche size
• 0.2.10:
  • Add Interlingua and Portuguese interface.
  • Fix cartouche images
• 0.2.11 & 12: XHTML 1.0 validation
• 0.2.15: incoming...
  • Add Català, Deutsch, Español and Latina interface.
  • Add a setting file for project specific features.

[edit] Todo list

• Add number converter
• Add space as a separator (like '-')
• Add bracket support
• Fix cartouche rendering (90%)
• Optimize parser (avoid buffer reallocation)
• Comment the source
• Add individual glyph scale
• Create CSS only rendering version (30%)
• Add support for shading (need CSS)
• Add individual glyph rotation (for image rendering)
• Add support for comment and annotation code
• Create image rendering (for far future)
• Add red font

[edit] Known issues

1. Fix that bug which produced a PHP error given numbers: WikiHiero should gracefully echo the input if it can't be translated, as it does for unrecognised Phonemes

   I will fix it. A☮ineko

2. Talking of which, it remains to be seen whether the reason for some Phonemes not being translated is that they are incorrect (they're copied direct from the Manuel de Codage at http://www.catchpenny.org/codage/ which seems to contain other errors, so it's not impossible) or that WikiHiero should recognise them but doesn't.

   I will take a look it. A☮ineko

3. Should the alt text for Phoneme-derived Glyphs not be the Phoneme itself? At the moment it seems to be the Class Letter for the Glyph from Gardiner's List (so all A-class Glyphs are being labelled "A") which seems to be minimally helpful. Given that several Phonemes might map to the same Glyph, it would be better to use the more specific label.

HTH HAND --Phil Boswell 13:00, 5 May 2004 (UTC)

1. Version on test.wp is bugged ;o) Last version show both phoneme and Gardiner's code when both available. A☮ineko

2. Images do not have transparent backgrounds, this results in 'ugly' results when the background colour is not white, for example w:Tutankhamun#Name. --79.72.60.196 20:35, 23 December 2008 (UTC) (w:User:Flutefluteflute)
3. The cartouche has an error: --DostoHouskij 18:28, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Translation

The WikiHiero homepage interface in available in many language including French, English, Esperanto, Interlingua, Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch, Japanese and Chinese. Thanks to all translators!

See the Interface translation page to add new languages.

[edit] How to Install on MediaWiki

1. Download the source from SVN
2. Upload the files on your server to $IP/extensions/wikihiero
3. Add the following to LocalSettings.php:
   require_once("extensions/wikihiero/wikihiero.php");
4. Installation can now be verified through Special:Version of your wiki.

Then try with some example wiki text like this:

<hiero>A1</hiero>

[edit] See also

• Egyptopedia, the international Egyptology project
• WikiHiero's syntax
• WikiHiero test texts
• WikiHiero's interface translation

[edit] External links

• Manuel de Codage

This extension is being used on one or more of Wikimedia's wikis. It means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high traffic websites. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki is produced by Special:Version on that wiki.