creating a: Dictionary (glossary of terms) http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602/creating-a:dictionary-glossary-of-terms Posts in the discussion thread "creating a: Dictionary (glossary of terms)" - i want to create a glossary of terms. any tips/tricks for doing this? http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602#post-465844 Re: creating a: Dictionary (glossary of terms) http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602/creating-a:dictionary-glossary-of-terms#post-465844 Fri, 01 May 2009 11:27:58 +0000 WhiteKnight82 38455 Thanks. I do similar variations of that "auto-generated index" page for all my other categories. By default I use the "old" Pages module for a simple list though I can do a lot more with the ListPages module.

]]> http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602#post-465776 Re: creating a: Dictionary (glossary of terms) http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602/creating-a:dictionary-glossary-of-terms#post-465776 Fri, 01 May 2009 07:36:07 +0000 Helmuti_pdorf 17609 Well done! Looks good.

]]> http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602#post-465407 Re: creating a: Dictionary (glossary of terms) http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602/creating-a:dictionary-glossary-of-terms#post-465407 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:22:58 +0000 WhiteKnight82 38455 Here's my own simple glossary solution using the ListPages module:

http://www.definitive-socionics.info/glossary

Each one paragraph definition gets its own dedicated page which I then collate and display on the glossary index page. I could make it better in a number of ways though quite happy with it at present.

]]> http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602#post-346517 Re: creating a: Dictionary (glossary of terms) http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602/creating-a:dictionary-glossary-of-terms#post-346517 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:16:02 +0000 lilianmise 261668 Thanks, this help me too!!

]]> http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602#post-214130 Re: creating a: Dictionary (glossary of terms) http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602/creating-a:dictionary-glossary-of-terms#post-214130 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:16:05 +0000 fjs138 159419 thanks so much for the quick, detailed help

great community building up here

]]> http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602#post-212344 Re: creating a: Dictionary (glossary of terms) http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602/creating-a:dictionary-glossary-of-terms#post-212344 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:07:28 +0000 Helmuti_pdorf 17609 1) Doing it manually is always possible, but there are better ways:
easiest way is to use "parenting" - every page is parented to the "starting" letter page. Than you can use site map and "breadcrumb navigation" at the top to navigate throu the pages.

1.1) you can do it with backlinks module - every page contains ( like in wikipedia) a link to such "main"page and the main page contains only of the "backlinks module" - showing what belongs to this page ( by linking) .

EDDIT: 1.2.) you can use "tags" : A, B, C, and so on - every starting letter gives a tag. Than you can use it like our glossary here ( down as example)

2) same answer - dynamically build lilsts are better.
2.1) No there is no possibility to "insert" automatically ( or enter it) throu sql or other tools. Only done by hand…. sorry… the setup here is different from other wikis…
3) for a colaboration tool this is a good decision! No longer a lot of programming work..

4) 1) There is the backup possibility - saving pages ( text) and images to a zip file - you can download it to you computer always.
4.2) YES! wikidot.com is OPEN SOURCE - you can always install/implement your own server where ever you want to hold your own ( now very private) wiki.
4.3) Do not forget - the wiki can be "private" if there are such legal requironments…

5) Example of our glossary/ dictionary: http://community.wikidot.com/start-glossary a small list of terms - not yet neccessary to collect the pages to summary-letters…

6) if you can prgramm a liltle script to "transfer" the text from wikipedia-syntax into wikidot.com syntax - this would be great! but this is a big work…..

Hope this makes something clear?

]]> http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602#post-212309 creating a: Dictionary (glossary of terms) http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-71602/creating-a:dictionary-glossary-of-terms#post-212309 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:59:48 +0000 fjs138 159419 1.)
so far i just made a list of the alphabet on the main page… A B C D E etc..
each letter is a link to a page for that letter
on that page i listed terms that are spelled with that letter:

A
abstraction
accuracy
etc…

sound logical/efficient?

2.)
is there anyway to dynamically have pages of certain letters listed under the letter of the alphabet it corresponds to?
if i were to use mediawiki, could i enter data quickly through sql rather than through the wiki? i have about 70 pages of terms to enter, each page has about 8 terms.

3.)
ive just had so much trouble with mediawiki/sql/php/etc that i decided to just give up and use the web approach.

4.)
also concerning that, can i eventually copy this site to my computer (ie. download it in its entirety) so that i may post it up somewhere else (school server) eventually?

5.)
basically here is my task:
my professor wants me to create a wiki of terms. it will be used for a class. i presumed it would be best to use mediawiki so they can put it on a private secure school server….but i gave up and made it online… any dictionary templates out there?

6.)
i tried ripping code from wikipedia, but the syntax is very different…

i numbered everything so you can quickly respond to each segment numerically identified…

thank you all for your help in advance

i have checked out a plethora of free wiki webbased sites, and wikidot is by far the cleanest looking, most robust, and doesnt have ads everyhwere!!! awesome!!!

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