Help:User Preferences - Revision history

Tenerence Love: Updated

Tenerence Love — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:46:11 GMT

Updated

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	Although your username is not necessarily your real name and could therefore be called a nickname, the term "nickname" is used here for a name you may optionally specify, different from your username, for when you enter your signature with <code><nowiki>~~~</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>.		Although your username is not necessarily your real name and could therefore be called a nickname, the term "nickname" is used here for a name you may optionally specify, different from your username, for when you enter your signature with <code><nowiki>~~~</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>.

-	The wiki software allows even more versatility if you check the "~~Raw signatures~~ (without automatic link)" checkbox. This prevents the software from automatically linking your signature, and allows you to specify how you'd like your signature linked instead. So, for instance, you could add a link to your talk page by typing this into the nickname box: <small><tt><nowiki>[[User:Name\|Name]] \| [[User talk:Name\|talk]]</nowiki></tt></small>.	+	The wiki software allows even more versatility if you check the "Treat signature as wiki text (without an automatic link)" checkbox. This prevents the software from automatically linking your signature, and allows you to specify how you'd like your signature linked instead. So, for instance, you could add a link to your talk page by typing this into the nickname box: <small><tt><nowiki>[[User:Name\|Name]] \| [[User talk:Name\|talk]]</nowiki></tt></small>.

	You can also personalize the color of your signature using a simple span tag: <small><tt><nowiki><span style="color: #xxxxxx;">[[User:Name\|Name]]</span></nowiki></tt></small> where "xxxxxx" is any [[Wikipedia:Web colors\|hexadecimal color code]]. The same thing goes for the font, just use "font-family: xxxxxx" (where "xxxxxx" is the name of the font) instead of "color: #xxxxxx"		You can also personalize the color of your signature using a simple span tag: <small><tt><nowiki><span style="color: #xxxxxx;">[[User:Name\|Name]]</span></nowiki></tt></small> where "xxxxxx" is any [[Wikipedia:Web colors\|hexadecimal color code]]. The same thing goes for the font, just use "font-family: xxxxxx" (where "xxxxxx" is the name of the font) instead of "color: #xxxxxx"

The Knights Who Say Ni: /* Your nickname */ sp

The Knights Who Say Ni — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:01:15 GMT

Your nickname: sp

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	The wiki software allows even more versatility if you check the "Raw signatures (without automatic link)" checkbox. This prevents the software from automatically linking your signature, and allows you to specify how you'd like your signature linked instead. So, for instance, you could add a link to your talk page by typing this into the nickname box: <small><tt><nowiki>[[User:Name\|Name]] \| [[User talk:Name\|talk]]</nowiki></tt></small>.		The wiki software allows even more versatility if you check the "Raw signatures (without automatic link)" checkbox. This prevents the software from automatically linking your signature, and allows you to specify how you'd like your signature linked instead. So, for instance, you could add a link to your talk page by typing this into the nickname box: <small><tt><nowiki>[[User:Name\|Name]] \| [[User talk:Name\|talk]]</nowiki></tt></small>.

-	You can also personalize the color of your signature using a simple span tag: <small><tt><nowiki><span style="color: #xxxxxx;">[[User:Name\|Name]]</span></nowiki></tt></small> where "xxxxxx" is any [[Wikipedia:Web colors\|~~hexidecimal~~ color code]]. The same thing goes for the font, just use "font-family: xxxxxx" (where "xxxxxx" is the name of the font) instead of "color: #xxxxxx"	+	You can also personalize the color of your signature using a simple span tag: <small><tt><nowiki><span style="color: #xxxxxx;">[[User:Name\|Name]]</span></nowiki></tt></small> where "xxxxxx" is any [[Wikipedia:Web colors\|hexadecimal color code]]. The same thing goes for the font, just use "font-family: xxxxxx" (where "xxxxxx" is the name of the font) instead of "color: #xxxxxx"

	You can also include images and templates. Note that changes in the images and templates are retroactive, which on one hand may be confusing, but on the other hand, to rectify annoying signatures, may be convenient. Do not create a signature template in the article or template namespace: instead use a subpage of your own userpage such as '''sig''', and link it with "<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>". See [[HRWiki:Signature]].		You can also include images and templates. Note that changes in the images and templates are retroactive, which on one hand may be confusing, but on the other hand, to rectify annoying signatures, may be convenient. Do not create a signature template in the article or template namespace: instead use a subpage of your own userpage such as '''sig''', and link it with "<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>". See [[HRWiki:Signature]].

Tatpoj121: /* Providing your own CSS */

Tatpoj121 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:59 GMT

Providing your own CSS

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	[[Wikipedia:Cascading Style Sheets\|Cascading Style Sheets]] are used to configure MediaWiki's visual appearance. You can specify your own CSS definitions and overwrite the default settings. See [[Meta:Help:User style\|Help:User style]].		[[Wikipedia:Cascading Style Sheets\|Cascading Style Sheets]] are used to configure MediaWiki's visual appearance. You can specify your own CSS definitions and overwrite the default settings. See [[Meta:Help:User style\|Help:User style]].
-	~~[[User:Tatpoj121\|{{User:tatpoj121/sig}}]]~~

	==External Links==		==External Links==

Tatpoj121: /* Providing your own CSS */

Tatpoj121 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:38 GMT

Providing your own CSS

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	[[Wikipedia:Cascading Style Sheets\|Cascading Style Sheets]] are used to configure MediaWiki's visual appearance. You can specify your own CSS definitions and overwrite the default settings. See [[Meta:Help:User style\|Help:User style]].		[[Wikipedia:Cascading Style Sheets\|Cascading Style Sheets]] are used to configure MediaWiki's visual appearance. You can specify your own CSS definitions and overwrite the default settings. See [[Meta:Help:User style\|Help:User style]].
		+	[[User:Tatpoj121\|{{User:tatpoj121/sig}}]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==

It's dot com: /* Misc settings */ meaning

It's dot com — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:54:18 GMT

Misc settings: meaning

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-	*'''Threshold for stub link formatting:''' All links to articles under the size specified by this threshold will show up with the stub link format shown above. The default threshold is zero. A recommended threshold is 500 bytes.	+	*'''Threshold for stub link formatting:''' All links to articles under the size specified by this threshold will show up with the stub link format shown above. The default threshold is zero (meaning the feature is not enabled). A recommended threshold is 500 bytes.
	*'''Underline links:''' Normally, link text will be underlined. Optionally, you may request that links not be underlined, although your browser may not respect this setting. Normally links that are not underlined can still be recognized by color. However, one can then not distinguish between two consecutive words being a single link or two links, without pointing at the words with the cursor.		*'''Underline links:''' Normally, link text will be underlined. Optionally, you may request that links not be underlined, although your browser may not respect this setting. Normally links that are not underlined can still be recognized by color. However, one can then not distinguish between two consecutive words being a single link or two links, without pointing at the words with the cursor.
	*'''Format broken links:''' <span style="color:#CC2200;text-decoration:underline;">like this</span>. An internal link to a non-existing pages is automatically a link to the edit page. By default the link label of <nowiki>[[b]]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[a\|b]]</nowiki> is "b", just like for links to existing pages. Alternatively the link label is a question mark inserted after "b", like this: The weather in London[[The weather in London\|?]]. The appearance of the link is further determined by the style specified for css selectors "a.new" and "a.new:hover" (the example on the preferences page wrongly uses class="internal" for the question mark). Internal links to pages which do not yet exist currently appear on your browser like this: [[the weather in London]]. Normally, this is underlined and in red. With the trailing question mark link one can then not distinguish between a single word being linked or a phrase of more than one word, without pointing at the question mark with the cursor. Also, remember that the question mark does not mean that the information is uncertain.		*'''Format broken links:''' <span style="color:#CC2200;text-decoration:underline;">like this</span>. An internal link to a non-existing pages is automatically a link to the edit page. By default the link label of <nowiki>[[b]]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[a\|b]]</nowiki> is "b", just like for links to existing pages. Alternatively the link label is a question mark inserted after "b", like this: The weather in London[[The weather in London\|?]]. The appearance of the link is further determined by the style specified for css selectors "a.new" and "a.new:hover" (the example on the preferences page wrongly uses class="internal" for the question mark). Internal links to pages which do not yet exist currently appear on your browser like this: [[the weather in London]]. Normally, this is underlined and in red. With the trailing question mark link one can then not distinguish between a single word being linked or a phrase of more than one word, without pointing at the question mark with the cursor. Also, remember that the question mark does not mean that the information is uncertain.

Stux: /* Misc settings */ +stub links

Stux — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:58:12 GMT

Misc settings: +stub links

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		+	*'''Threshold for stub link formatting:''' All links to articles under the size specified by this threshold will show up with the stub link format shown above. The default threshold is zero. A recommended threshold is 500 bytes.
	*'''Underline links:''' Normally, link text will be underlined. Optionally, you may request that links not be underlined, although your browser may not respect this setting. Normally links that are not underlined can still be recognized by color. However, one can then not distinguish between two consecutive words being a single link or two links, without pointing at the words with the cursor.		*'''Underline links:''' Normally, link text will be underlined. Optionally, you may request that links not be underlined, although your browser may not respect this setting. Normally links that are not underlined can still be recognized by color. However, one can then not distinguish between two consecutive words being a single link or two links, without pointing at the words with the cursor.
	*'''Format broken links:''' <span style="color:#CC2200;text-decoration:underline;">like this</span>. An internal link to a non-existing pages is automatically a link to the edit page. By default the link label of <nowiki>[[b]]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[a\|b]]</nowiki> is "b", just like for links to existing pages. Alternatively the link label is a question mark inserted after "b", like this: The weather in London[[The weather in London\|?]]. The appearance of the link is further determined by the style specified for css selectors "a.new" and "a.new:hover" (the example on the preferences page wrongly uses class="internal" for the question mark). Internal links to pages which do not yet exist currently appear on your browser like this: [[the weather in London]]. Normally, this is underlined and in red. With the trailing question mark link one can then not distinguish between a single word being linked or a phrase of more than one word, without pointing at the question mark with the cursor. Also, remember that the question mark does not mean that the information is uncertain.		*'''Format broken links:''' <span style="color:#CC2200;text-decoration:underline;">like this</span>. An internal link to a non-existing pages is automatically a link to the edit page. By default the link label of <nowiki>[[b]]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[a\|b]]</nowiki> is "b", just like for links to existing pages. Alternatively the link label is a question mark inserted after "b", like this: The weather in London[[The weather in London\|?]]. The appearance of the link is further determined by the style specified for css selectors "a.new" and "a.new:hover" (the example on the preferences page wrongly uses class="internal" for the question mark). Internal links to pages which do not yet exist currently appear on your browser like this: [[the weather in London]]. Normally, this is underlined and in red. With the trailing question mark link one can then not distinguish between a single word being linked or a phrase of more than one word, without pointing at the question mark with the cursor. Also, remember that the question mark does not mean that the information is uncertain.

It's dot com: /* Misc settings */ don't need parentheses and italics if you make them whole sentences

It's dot com — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:18:48 GMT

Misc settings: don't need parentheses and italics if you make them whole sentences

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	*'''Disable page caching:''' This turns off page caching. This is useful if you're experiencing problems of seeing outdated versions of pages, but this comes at a cost of longer loading times.		*'''Disable page caching:''' This turns off page caching. This is useful if you're experiencing problems of seeing outdated versions of pages, but this comes at a cost of longer loading times.
	*'''Enable "jump to" accessibility links'''		*'''Enable "jump to" accessibility links'''
-	*'''Show the number of bytes added to or removed from a page for each edit listed in recent changes:'~~'' (~~''This is a standard feature that has been suppressed on HRWiki by default; check the box to reenable.~~'')~~	+	*'''Show the number of bytes added to or removed from a page for each edit listed in recent changes:''' This is a standard feature that has been suppressed on HRWiki by default; check the box to reenable.
-	*'''Show the number of bytes for each revision listed in page histories:'~~'' (~~''This is a standard feature that has been suppressed on HRWiki by default; check the box to reenable.~~'')~~	+	*'''Show the number of bytes for each revision listed in page histories:''' This is a standard feature that has been suppressed on HRWiki by default; check the box to reenable.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Stux: /* Misc settings */ +space

Stux — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:11:12 GMT

Misc settings: +space

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	*'''Underline links:''' Normally, link text will be underlined. Optionally, you may request that links not be underlined, although your browser may not respect this setting. Normally links that are not underlined can still be recognized by color. However, one can then not distinguish between two consecutive words being a single link or two links, without pointing at the words with the cursor.		*'''Underline links:''' Normally, link text will be underlined. Optionally, you may request that links not be underlined, although your browser may not respect this setting. Normally links that are not underlined can still be recognized by color. However, one can then not distinguish between two consecutive words being a single link or two links, without pointing at the words with the cursor.
-	*'''Format broken links:'''<span style="color:#CC2200;text-decoration:underline;">like this</span>. An internal link to a non-existing pages is automatically a link to the edit page. By default the link label of <nowiki>[[b]]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[a\|b]]</nowiki> is "b", just like for links to existing pages. Alternatively the link label is a question mark inserted after "b", like this: The weather in London[[The weather in London\|?]]. The appearance of the link is further determined by the style specified for css selectors "a.new" and "a.new:hover" (the example on the preferences page wrongly uses class="internal" for the question mark). Internal links to pages which do not yet exist currently appear on your browser like this: [[the weather in London]]. Normally, this is underlined and in red. With the trailing question mark link one can then not distinguish between a single word being linked or a phrase of more than one word, without pointing at the question mark with the cursor. Also, remember that the question mark does not mean that the information is uncertain.	+	*'''Format broken links:''' <span style="color:#CC2200;text-decoration:underline;">like this</span>. An internal link to a non-existing pages is automatically a link to the edit page. By default the link label of <nowiki>[[b]]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[a\|b]]</nowiki> is "b", just like for links to existing pages. Alternatively the link label is a question mark inserted after "b", like this: The weather in London[[The weather in London\|?]]. The appearance of the link is further determined by the style specified for css selectors "a.new" and "a.new:hover" (the example on the preferences page wrongly uses class="internal" for the question mark). Internal links to pages which do not yet exist currently appear on your browser like this: [[the weather in London]]. Normally, this is underlined and in red. With the trailing question mark link one can then not distinguish between a single word being linked or a phrase of more than one word, without pointing at the question mark with the cursor. Also, remember that the question mark does not mean that the information is uncertain.
	*'''Justify paragraphs:''' If set, article paragraphs will be formatted to avoid jagged line endings. If unset, the paragraphs will be formatted as-is.		*'''Justify paragraphs:''' If set, article paragraphs will be formatted to avoid jagged line endings. If unset, the paragraphs will be formatted as-is.
	*'''Auto-number headings:''' This adds hierarchical outline-style numbering to headers in articles.		*'''Auto-number headings:''' This adds hierarchical outline-style numbering to headers in articles.

Stux: wow I'm really feeling pedantic today: standardizing description separators

Stux — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:10:10 GMT

wow I'm really feeling pedantic today: standardizing description separators

It's dot com: /* Misc settings / changing wording of HRWiki-only features; could possibly use more rewords; the point is that these are things that we've disabled* that users can reenable

It's dot com — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:02:43 GMT

Misc settings: changing wording of HRWiki-only features; could possibly use more rewords; the point is that these are things that we've *disabled* that users can reenable

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	*'''Disable page caching.''' This turns off page caching. This is useful if you're experiencing problems of seeing outdated versions of pages, but this comes at a cost of longer loading times.		*'''Disable page caching.''' This turns off page caching. This is useful if you're experiencing problems of seeing outdated versions of pages, but this comes at a cost of longer loading times.
	*'''Enable "jump to" accessibility links.'''		*'''Enable "jump to" accessibility links.'''
-	*'''Show the number of bytes added to or removed from a page for each edit listed in recent changes.''' (''~~HRWiki only~~ feature'')	+	*'''Show the number of bytes added to or removed from a page for each edit listed in recent changes.''' (''this is a standard feature that has been suppressed on HRWiki by default; check the box to reenable'')
-	*'''Show the number of bytes for each revision listed in page histories.''' (''~~HRWiki only~~ feature'')	+	*'''Show the number of bytes for each revision listed in page histories.''' (''this is a standard feature that has been suppressed on HRWiki by default; check the box to reenable'')

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	To change your password, enter your old password, the new password, and the new password a second time. (If you're merely changing the other preferences, you do not need to enter your password.)		To change your password, enter your old password, the new password, and the new password a second time. (If you're merely changing the other preferences, you do not need to enter your password.)

-	*'''Remember password across sessions.''' Enabling this feature will place an [[Wikipedia:HTTP cookie\|HTTP cookie]] in your browser's cache, which will allow MediaWiki to recognize you each time you visit the page. You will not have to log in each time you visit.	+	*'''Remember password across sessions:''' Enabling this feature will place an [[Wikipedia:HTTP cookie\|HTTP cookie]] in your browser's cache, which will allow MediaWiki to recognize you each time you visit the page. You will not have to log in each time you visit.

	If you want to use ''remember my password'' you have to change your password if it was generated by Mediawiki and emailed to you. This is a security feature but very often causes trouble for new users.		If you want to use ''remember my password'' you have to change your password if it was generated by Mediawiki and emailed to you. This is a security feature but very often causes trouble for new users.
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	*'''HTML if possible or else PNG:''' This option tries really hard to use HTML, but if it's too complicated, then it renders it as PNG.		*'''HTML if possible or else PNG:''' This option tries really hard to use HTML, but if it's too complicated, then it renders it as PNG.
	*'''Leave it as TeX:''' Don't convert the TeX code, just show it. This is primarily for text-based browsers like Lynx.		*'''Leave it as TeX:''' Don't convert the TeX code, just show it. This is primarily for text-based browsers like Lynx.
-	*'''Recommended for modern browsers.''' If you use a web browser that was released in the past year or so, use this option.	+	*'''Recommended for modern browsers:''' If you use a web browser that was released in the past year or so, use this option.
	*'''MathML if possible (experimental)'''		*'''MathML if possible (experimental)'''

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-	*'''Rows''', '''Columns.''' Here you can set up your preferred dimensions for the textbox used for editing page text.	+	*'''Rows''', '''Columns:''' Here you can set up your preferred dimensions for the textbox used for editing page text.
-	*'''Edit box has full width.''' If this box is checked, the edit box (when you click "Edit this page") will be the width of the browser window, minus the quickbar width.	+	*'''Edit box has full width:''' If this box is checked, the edit box (when you click "Edit this page") will be the width of the browser window, minus the quickbar width.
-	*'''Show edit toolbar.''' In compatible browsers, a toolbar with editing buttons can be displayed.	+	*'''Show edit toolbar:''' In compatible browsers, a toolbar with editing buttons can be displayed.
-	*'''Show preview on first edit''' - when pressing the edit button or otherwise following a link to an edit page, show not only the edit box but also the rendered page, just like after pressing "Show preview". This is especially useful when ''viewing'' a template, because even just viewing, not editing, typically requires both.	+	*'''Show preview on first edit:''' - when pressing the edit button or otherwise following a link to an edit page, show not only the edit box but also the rendered page, just like after pressing "Show preview". This is especially useful when ''viewing'' a template, because even just viewing, not editing, typically requires both.
-	*'''Show preview before edit box and not after it.''' If you select this option, the preview will be displayed above the edit box when you click the "Show preview" button while editing a page.	+	*'''Show preview before edit box and not after it:''' If you select this option, the preview will be displayed above the edit box when you click the "Show preview" button while editing a page.
-	*'''Mark all edits minor by default.''' This option automatically selects the "This is a minor edit" checkbox when you edit pages.	+	*'''Mark all edits minor by default:''' This option automatically selects the "This is a minor edit" checkbox when you edit pages.
-	*'''Use external editor by default.''' Changes editing from online version to external program. See [[Meta:Help:External editors\|Help:External editors]].	+	*'''Use external editor by default:''' Changes editing from online version to external program. See [[Meta:Help:External editors\|Help:External editors]].
-	*'''Use external diff by default.''' Changes diffing from online version to external program. See [[Meta:Help:External editors\|Help:External editors]].	+	*'''Use external diff by default:''' Changes diffing from online version to external program. See [[Meta:Help:External editors\|Help:External editors]].

	==Recent changes and stub display==		==Recent changes and stub display==
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	*'''Number of titles on recent changes:''' You may select the number of changes which will be shown by default on the Recent Changes and Watchlist pages. Once on those pages, links are provided for other options.		*'''Number of titles on recent changes:''' You may select the number of changes which will be shown by default on the Recent Changes and Watchlist pages. Once on those pages, links are provided for other options.
-	*'''Hide minor edits in recent changes.''' Registered users may choose to mark edits as being minor (meaning fixes too trivial for trusting users to check up on). It applies to Recent Changes and Enhanced Recent Changes, but not to the Watchlist. It also affects Related changes, but currently in an odd way: if the last edit of a page linking to the current page was minor, then neither that nor the last major change is shown.	+	*'''Hide minor edits in recent changes:''' Registered users may choose to mark edits as being minor (meaning fixes too trivial for trusting users to check up on). It applies to Recent Changes and Enhanced Recent Changes, but not to the Watchlist. It also affects Related changes, but currently in an odd way: if the last edit of a page linking to the current page was minor, then neither that nor the last major change is shown.
-	*'''Enhanced recent changes~~'''~~ (not for all browsers). Group recent changes per day by article, display the titles of the changed articles in order from new to old latest change, or in the case of hiding minor edits, latest major change.	+	*'''Enhanced recent changes (not for all browsers):''' Group recent changes per day by article, display the titles of the changed articles in order from new to old latest change, or in the case of hiding minor edits, latest major change.
	<!-- not seen in current prefs -- >		<!-- not seen in current prefs -- >
	*'''Threshold for stub display:''' see [[Meta:Help:Link#Stub feature\|Help:Stub]].		*'''Threshold for stub display:''' see [[Meta:Help:Link#Stub feature\|Help:Stub]].
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	*'''Hits to show per page:''' You may choose the number of results returned on each page of search results.		*'''Hits to show per page:''' You may choose the number of results returned on each page of search results.
-	*'''Lines to show per hit''' is somewhat cryptic; specifying a number n means: "do not show any context if the search term occurs beyond line n in the page"; here a paragraph, as well as the blank line between two paragrahs, each count as one "line"; line breaks in the source, even when not affecting the lay-out of the page (and even when not directly visible in the edit box of the article), affect the line count. Setting the parameter to 5000 or more gives context for every occurrence.	+	*'''Lines to show per hit:''' is somewhat cryptic; specifying a number n means: "do not show any context if the search term occurs beyond line n in the page"; here a paragraph, as well as the blank line between two paragrahs, each count as one "line"; line breaks in the source, even when not affecting the lay-out of the page (and even when not directly visible in the edit box of the article), affect the line count. Setting the parameter to 5000 or more gives context for every occurrence.
	*'''Characters of context per line:''' the number of characters of context per occurrence; however, the context is anyway restricted to the "line" (see above) it occurs in. To get the whole line, put a large number like 5000.		*'''Characters of context per line:''' the number of characters of context per occurrence; however, the context is anyway restricted to the "line" (see above) it occurs in. To get the whole line, put a large number like 5000.
	*'''Search in these namespaces by default:''' shows a list of all namespaces, allowing one to select which ones are searched by default.		*'''Search in these namespaces by default:''' shows a list of all namespaces, allowing one to select which ones are searched by default.
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-	*'''Underline links.''' Normally, link text will be underlined. Optionally, you may request that links not be underlined, although your browser may not respect this setting. Normally links that are not underlined can still be recognized by color. However, one can then not distinguish between two consecutive words being a single link or two links, without pointing at the words with the cursor.	+	*'''Underline links:''' Normally, link text will be underlined. Optionally, you may request that links not be underlined, although your browser may not respect this setting. Normally links that are not underlined can still be recognized by color. However, one can then not distinguish between two consecutive words being a single link or two links, without pointing at the words with the cursor.
-	*'''Format broken links '''<span style="color:#CC2200;text-decoration:underline;">like this</span>. An internal link to a non-existing pages is automatically a link to the edit page. By default the link label of <nowiki>[[b]]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[a\|b]]</nowiki> is "b", just like for links to existing pages. Alternatively the link label is a question mark inserted after "b", like this: The weather in London[[The weather in London\|?]]. The appearance of the link is further determined by the style specified for css selectors "a.new" and "a.new:hover" (the example on the preferences page wrongly uses class="internal" for the question mark). Internal links to pages which do not yet exist currently appear on your browser like this: [[the weather in London]]. Normally, this is underlined and in red. With the trailing question mark link one can then not distinguish between a single word being linked or a phrase of more than one word, without pointing at the question mark with the cursor. Also, remember that the question mark does not mean that the information is uncertain.	+	*'''Format broken links:'''<span style="color:#CC2200;text-decoration:underline;">like this</span>. An internal link to a non-existing pages is automatically a link to the edit page. By default the link label of <nowiki>[[b]]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[a\|b]]</nowiki> is "b", just like for links to existing pages. Alternatively the link label is a question mark inserted after "b", like this: The weather in London[[The weather in London\|?]]. The appearance of the link is further determined by the style specified for css selectors "a.new" and "a.new:hover" (the example on the preferences page wrongly uses class="internal" for the question mark). Internal links to pages which do not yet exist currently appear on your browser like this: [[the weather in London]]. Normally, this is underlined and in red. With the trailing question mark link one can then not distinguish between a single word being linked or a phrase of more than one word, without pointing at the question mark with the cursor. Also, remember that the question mark does not mean that the information is uncertain.
-	*'''Justify paragraphs.''' If set, article paragraphs will be formatted to avoid jagged line endings. If unset, the paragraphs will be formatted as-is.	+	*'''Justify paragraphs:''' If set, article paragraphs will be formatted to avoid jagged line endings. If unset, the paragraphs will be formatted as-is.
-	*'''Auto-number headings.''' This adds hierarchical outline-style numbering to headers in articles.	+	*'''Auto-number headings:''' This adds hierarchical outline-style numbering to headers in articles.
	*'''Show table of contents (for articles with more than 3 headings)'''		*'''Show table of contents (for articles with more than 3 headings)'''
-	*'''Disable page caching.''' This turns off page caching. This is useful if you're experiencing problems of seeing outdated versions of pages, but this comes at a cost of longer loading times.	+	*'''Disable page caching:''' This turns off page caching. This is useful if you're experiencing problems of seeing outdated versions of pages, but this comes at a cost of longer loading times.
-	*'''Enable "jump to" accessibility links.'''	+	*'''Enable "jump to" accessibility links'''
-	*'''Show the number of bytes added to or removed from a page for each edit listed in recent changes.''' (''~~this~~ is a standard feature that has been suppressed on HRWiki by default; check the box to reenable'')	+	*'''Show the number of bytes added to or removed from a page for each edit listed in recent changes:''' (''This is a standard feature that has been suppressed on HRWiki by default; check the box to reenable.'')
-	*'''Show the number of bytes for each revision listed in page histories.''' (''~~this~~ is a standard feature that has been suppressed on HRWiki by default; check the box to reenable'')	+	*'''Show the number of bytes for each revision listed in page histories:''' (''This is a standard feature that has been suppressed on HRWiki by default; check the box to reenable.'')

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Help:User Preferences - Revision history

Tenerence Love: Updated

The Knights Who Say Ni: /* Your nickname */ sp

Tatpoj121: /* Providing your own CSS */

Tatpoj121: /* Providing your own CSS */

It's dot com: /* Misc settings */ meaning

Stux: /* Misc settings */ +stub links

It's dot com: /* Misc settings */ don't need parentheses and italics if you make them whole sentences

Stux: /* Misc settings */ +space

Stux: wow I'm really feeling pedantic today: standardizing description separators

It's dot com: /* Misc settings */ changing wording of HRWiki-only features; could possibly use more rewords; the point is that these are things that we've *disabled* that users can reenable

It's dot com: /* Misc settings / changing wording of HRWiki-only features; could possibly use more rewords; the point is that these are things that we've disabled* that users can reenable