Revision as of 17:12, 17 June 2011

OPOSSEM uses the same software the powers Wikipedia. However, several modifications have been made to facilitate the organization and writing of a textbook. Below is an overview of how different parts of the site are organized.

Namespaces

Namespaces are like folders where different types of pages are stored.

Standard namespaces

All MediaWikis come with a set of standard namespaces. Each namespace has an associated _Talk namespace for the discussion pages that correspond to each page in the namespace. In OPOSSEM the namespaces of interest are:

• Main: Topic pages of the textbook are stored here.
• OPOSSEM: Pages about the OPOSSEM wiki, such as standards and norms, are stored here.
• Help: Help pages.
• Template: Snippets of code used to format references, add default text to pages, etc. Often, templates are protected from editing.

Custom OPOSSEM namespaces

In addition to those above, OPOSSEM has two custom namespaces:

• This namespace holds snippets of code that format and display equations on pages. By adding equations here, it ensures that consistent equations and notation are used throughout the text.

  This namespace holds glossary terms and definitions. Note: Eventually, the pages