Extension:WikiHiero

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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
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Example
A2 B4 C6 D8

check usage (experimental)

WikiHiero is a PHP script to be able to render hieroglyphs from a text written according to the Hieroglyph coding manual syntax.

Contents

[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:

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

[edit] Version history

[edit] Todo list

[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. Aineko
  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. Aineko
  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. Aineko
  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:
    <
    i t
    n
    ra
    t
    w
    t
    anx
    >
    --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>

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