The Elder Scrolls Fanon Wiki:Gadgets

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Gadgets is a MediaWiki extension that allows users to choose various JavaScript and CSS based tools to use. This is especially useful to those without significant experience with JavaScript or CSS editing.

[edit] Usage

You may choose which gadgets to use at Special:Preferences. Just click on the "Gadgets" tab and check the boxes of any gadget you would like to use.

[edit] Modifying or creating gadgets

Since the gadgets are located in the MediaWiki namespace, only Administrators can edit or create them. If you have an idea for a new gadget or a change to a current gadget, please let an Administrator know or post the suggestion at the Knights Headquarters.

The addition of a new gadget must be approved by community consensus. All gadgets should generally pass the following conditions:

Gadgets must work if just included with no further configuration. They can be configurable via monobook.js, but must work unconfigured.
Gadgets must be compatible with all major browsers, i.e. they must not terminate with errors.
Gadgets should be functional in most major browsers (cross-browser compatibility). Exceptions must be clearly stated.
Duplication of gadgets should only be made if it's mostly reasonable.
Collections of scripts should be applied as own entities. (No collection of scripts dumped as a gadget, unless the collection is specially defined as an own entity.)
Gadgets requiring permissions must be marked, and must fail gracefully if the permissions aren't present.
Gadgets only working in some skins must be marked as such, if that data is available.

[edit] List of gadgets

[edit] Browsing gadgets

Navigation popups.

[edit] Editing gadgets

A gadget that allows for a Wikipedia-styled Edittools box.
wikEd.

[edit] User interface gadgets

A gadget that creates a [edit] link for the lead section.
Drop-down menus.
wikEdDiff.
wikiWatch.
A gadget that allows for use of /16 and /24 – /32 CIDR ranges on Special:Contributions forms.
Ajax auto-refresher.

[edit] Special pages

Special:Gadgets – a special page that lists all gadgets currently in use and the MediaWiki pages associated with them.

[edit] See also

Help:Gadgets
Extension:Gadgets at the MediaWiki wiki.
Gadgets at Wikipedia

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