Project:Support desk/Sections/Formatting

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= Formatting Support =

How can I get my text to have a "right" alignment?
How can i align a text in a table  at the top. I quessed  could work but it doesn't. Any ideas?

How can I get my text to have a "right" alignment?
I can't figure out how to get text aligned to the right side of the page, despite searching the help pages for "alignment." Please help!

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Existing pages with table code doesn't work in mediawiki 1.13.2

 * MediaWiki version: 1.13.2
 * PHP version: 5.2.6
 * MySQL version: 5.0.51a
 * URL: localhost

I have upgraded mediawiki version 1.10.0 with 1.13.2. I have executed update.php and refreshLinks.php. But the pages which have table code has broken. The data is in text table. All the pages are working good with 1.10.0 version. But doesn't work with 1.13.2.

So, I have edited the page which was not working on 1.13.2 and copied the data from other system where it is working with 1.10.0 and saved the changes. but the page is not saving properly and it is removing the '|' and also placing some extra characters to the data.

Even the table format is good also the page is not getting displayed in tabular form.

It works good when i create a new page with table format.

Please help me that what's wrong with version 1.13.2 that doesn't support existing page table code? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.88.84.10 (talk • contribs) 20:49, 31 December 2008. Please sign your posts with ~ !


 * I really need your help in finding this problem. Actually, it looks like there is some encoding problem some where with mediawiki version 1.13.2. This is corrupting the page display. If you are already aware of the problem then please let me know what could be the solution? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.88.85.100 (talk • contribs) 18:21, 13 January 2009. Please sign your posts with ~ !

nowiki tags appear

 * MediaWiki version: 1.13.3
 * PHP version: 5.5
 * MySQL version: 5
 * URL:

Hi all,

I have a certain issue which makes  appear on the results of an mssql query below are the source



Fixed Issues
The table below lists all issues fixed since the last release.

include a path and transfer a excel table

 * MediaWiki version: 1.13.2
 * PHP version: 5.2.0-8+etch13 (cgi-fcgi)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.32-Debian_7etch8-log
 * URL:

Hello I'm trying to include the path on the top of a site (example wiki>help>diskussions>). Are there a command? I'm looking for a tool to transfer excel tabel in a wiki table? Thanks for help

html dont show on the page

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.6-1+lenny3 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.51a-24+lenny2
 * URL: http://elacd.carnet.hr/index.php/Glavna_stranica

Hello, I was upgrading my wiki to a new version. Everything goes ok except one thing. On this page on may wiki http://elacd.carnet.hr/index.php/E-learning_alati_i_tehnologije there is one photo that is made by GIMP Imagemap plugin. Before was working just fine but now my wiki cant recognize the html code. So i suppose that somewhere i need to eneble that but where? tnx

keyboard changer
Like [ml.wikipedia.org] how to add a option to switch from inscript keyboard to phonetic keyboard ?

Using parameters on another site

 * MediaWiki version:
 * PHP version:
 * MySQL version:
 * URL:

I have a problem, which I can't solve. I want to make a page or template with contact data, (name, address, telephone number, etc) and use some of that data on another page, for example only the telephone number. How do I define the parameters on the contact-page and how do I use them on another page? Thank you.P

Implementing Infoboxes, other templates as well
The Wiki I am doing is entirely dedicated to the state I live in. The problem is, I cannot get several templates/features working correctly. I cannot get the following working:
 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.9 (cgi-fcgi)
 * MySQL version: 5.1.30
 * URL: [http://www.wikiutah.tk
 * Template:Infobox - Infoboxes wont work. This includes all the templates that Template:Infobox requires as well.
 * references / & ref and /ref tags wont work. Not sure how to properly implement ref lists.
 * Can't get thumbnails working correctly.

—98.202.34.8 03:48, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: I have temporarily unlocked all template pages I have created so other people can better assist me.

Applying formatting to columns
What's the current best way to assign a style to a given column (which may or may not be a header)?

Context: This is being proposed as a replacement means of displaying test, as opposed to the current method. There's currently a debate whether the control images should be treated as headers, and if not, how to apply a specific presentation to a given column. As far as I know, it should be possible in raw HTML. --Sigma 7 19:40, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
 * The best way would be to use the HTML COLGROUP and COL elements and apply styles to those, but MediaWiki doesn't allow that. Wanderer 20:34, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Aligning a table to the right

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.9 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.81-community

I'm having some trouble getting a wikitable to align to the right, while pushing everything in the way to the left. See this page for what is going on now. The [edit] text for the section is on the left side of the wikitable (stuff on the right), but the separation line for the section is not stopping, but continuing.

How can I make it align to the right while pushing everything else to the left?

-TRF