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How to correctly insert an image in manual?

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How to correctly insert an image in manual? 16/08/2023 at 10:01 #152847
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Compare the original https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=simulations:KingsCross
with the translated https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=translations:zhKingsCross
It should be obvious that the translated version failed to show the image of KGX's platform length correctly. I tried upload the file on the translated page before inserting it but still failed. What should I do to get it working?

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How to correctly insert an image in manual? 16/08/2023 at 15:53 #152857
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{{:usertrack:mans:kgxplatformlengths.png|King's Cross Platform Lengths}}
There's also a link where I think you have %2F in the link instead of forward slashes like /

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How to correctly insert an image in manual? 16/08/2023 at 16:26 #152858
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The leading colon after the curly brackets is easy to forget/miss when writing the link, and it's essential.

Note also when looking at old manuals that the files aren't in the same namespace as the manual itself- there were a few different namespaces containing manuals. I did some work a few years ago to move them all into the "simulations:[Sim Name]" format, but I didn't move any of the files over to that convention.

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How to correctly insert an image in manual? 17/08/2023 at 15:51 #152874
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Steamer in post 152858 said:
The leading colon after the curly brackets is easy to forget/miss when writing the link, and it's essential.

Note also when looking at old manuals that the files aren't in the same namespace as the manual itself- there were a few different namespaces containing manuals. I did some work a few years ago to move them all into the "simulations:[Sim Name]" format, but I didn't move any of the files over to that convention.
Thanks for the help but sadly I stuck in a similar issue now. Further reading on https://www.dokuwiki.org/media_manager suggested I should have a toolbar that leads to a buttonto media manager where I can upload image. Apparantly there was no such button for me and the image I tried insert at top [SimSig Brighton_proc.jpg] doesn't work. Could the lack of toolbar caused the issue or it was just me reading the guideline in the wrong way?
Thanks for the help!
A jpg attached, which is the one I tried to get it show in manual.


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How to correctly insert an image in manual? 17/08/2023 at 16:15 #152875
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The SimSig website supports most of the DokuWiki formatting but is not DokuWiki itself - the toolbar is part of DokuWiki's visual tool which I assume is proprietary to their website.
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How to correctly insert an image in manual? 18/08/2023 at 04:07 #152886
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GeoffM in post 152875 said:
The SimSig website supports most of the DokuWiki formatting but is not DokuWiki itself - the toolbar is part of DokuWiki's visual tool which I assume is proprietary to their website.
After another round of digging I figured out how it was done now with this thread : https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Forum/ThreadView/43445?postId=93680
Step 1: Upload the image you want to insert by using manage files at BOTTOM of the page, ensure there was no space in file's name.
Step 2: In edit mode click [Image], remove stuff inside {{}}.
Step 3: Locate the upload page (the page after clicking manage files), the link says %3Atranslations%3AzhBrighton, fill in :translations:zhBrighton, the %3A here equals to the :.
Step 4: Add another :, then fill in the file name shown on the upload page (which is SimSig_Brighton_proc.jpg).
Step 5: Profit.
Additional Step 6: Add | (which can be typed by Shift+\)after file names if need caption under image.
I've yet to adjust the size but theres a step 7 about it in the orignal post.
As the SimSig's wiki manual itself was outdated (so much that the image on 'Images and Other Files' are broke!), may I suggest that section be rewrited with the correct format on adding image? The link was https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=editors:syntax#images_and_other_files
https://www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=translations%3AzhBrighton link for anyone wanting to see that huge image of Brighton which hopefully I can fix it later today.

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