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{{inuse|'Typing Intructions'|Shane}}
To help you through the editing of this process this page breaks down the sections of the XML document, and how everything should be formated.
To help you through the editing of this process this page breaks down the sections of the XML document, and how everything should be formated.


== The XML Document ==
== The XML Document ==


The XML document holds all the templates, sections (categories), and any additional values that many be needed for the website in question, however there are only so many options that the Wikipedia Toolbar can handle.
The XML document holds all the templates, sections (catagories), and any addistionial values that many be needed for the website in question, however there are only so many options that the Wikipedia Toolbar can handle.


First of all, the XML document always starts with this line:
First of all, the XML document always starts with this line:
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* Type - The type of wiki that it operates.
* Type - The type of wiki that it operates.
* Icon - For future
* Icon - For future
* Lang - The languages installed. Separated by comma's (''',''').
* Lang - The lanagues installed. Seperated by comma's (''',''').


=== Lang Setup ===
=== Lang Setup ===
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</pre>
</pre>


The "overall" block for each language is as follows:
The "overall" block for each langauge is as follows:


<pre>
<pre>
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* Label - Short Label of the Section
* Label - Short Label of the Section
* Area - A '''''unique''''' ID for this section.
* Area - A '''''unique''''' ID for this section.
* Parent - '''Optional'''; If this is set, this must equal something to <code>area</code> and must be placed after the orginal section is placed. (as shown above).
* Parent - '''Optionial'''; If this is set, this must equal something to <code>area</code> and must be placed after the orginal section is placed. (as shown above).


== Templates ==
== Templates ==


The accual templates is where it gets tricky, and where there can be many options to deal with.
This is the first type of template.


<pre>
<pre>
<templates>
<templates>
<template>
<id>note</id>
<label>Note</label>
<text>{{note|%idname}}</text>
<cat>cit</cat>
<tooltip>Used in the endnote/footnote section ...</tooltip>
<idname>What is the reference ID? ...</idname>
</template>
<template>
<template>
<id>rdmblog</id>
<id>rdmblog</id>
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<tooltip>Used to cite RDM's blog.</tooltip>
<tooltip>Used to cite RDM's blog.</tooltip>
</template>
</template>
                        ... Insert More Template Blocks ...
</templates>
</pre>
* ID - Must be a '''''unique''''' ID within the "templates" section..
* Label - A short label.
* Text - The template itself.
* Cat - '''Optional'''; What section it falls under. If this is not put in, it goes in the upper level section that holds the catagories in the first place.
* Tooltip - '''Optional'''; What tooltip will shopw up if you hover your mouse over the template label.
Another type of template settings are possaible.
This next one is one that has required varabile to fill in.
<pre>
<templates>
<template>
<id>tldemo</id>
<label>Template Insert Example</label>
<text>{{tl|%templatecode}}</text>
<cat>dem</cat>
<tooltip>This is meant to print pseudo syntax...</tooltip>
<templatecode>Insert the template name only.|r</templatecode>
</template>
                        ... Insert More Template Blocks ...
</templates>
</pre>
* Templatecode - The text that will be displayed in the input box that will popup telling the user, what to enter. The <code>|{r|o}</code> at the end stands for either '''r'''(equired) or '''o'''(ptional) to tell the system on how this variable can be treated. If this is missing, it is assumed that it is optional.
Having one "var" in the template creates a unique check system. If text is selected when selecting this template, that selected text will replace the var with no dialog poping up. If there is no text selected, a dialog would popup asking you to input text.
A more complex "template" include ones that has muiltiple var's and their could be differences making the required and optionial.
<pre>
<templates>
<template>
<template>
<id>userdata</id>
<id>userdata</id>
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<tooltip>User data block</tooltip>
<tooltip>User data block</tooltip>
</template>
</template>
                        ... Insert More Template Blocks ...
</templates>
</templates>
</pre>
</pre>

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