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--- wiki:use:start [2018/11/18 11:08] – created Richard White
+++ wiki:use:start [2023/02/06 21:37] (current) – [Editing and contributing to pages] Richard White
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 ====== How to use this web site ======
+This web site is constructed as a wiki,
+using the [[doku>|DokuWiki]] software,
+to allow easy and quick modifications by authorised users.
+It's just like a normal web site.
+If you click on a highlighted link, you will usually open a new page
+(in the same tab of the same browser window, replacing the current page).
+<WRAP center round important 60%>
+We are currently still experimenting with the layout and design of these pages,
+so some of the details given below may change or be out of date.
+</WRAP>
+===== Layout of pages =====
+The web browser will show a menu bar with a slightly lighter background shade,
+above the main content of the page,
+which you can use to move quickly to another part of the web site.
+The information in the menu will always be arranged in the same way,
+whichever page you are viewing.
+The menu shows the main groups of pages,
+and if you move the mouse over it or tap on it,
+pages within the chosen group will appear,
+in a hierarchical manner.
+A "**Table of Contents**" for a page may appear at the top right of the main panel when the page becomes complicated enough to warrant one.
+Note that the layout of the pages is adjusted automatically when using small devices such as mobile phones and tablets with small screens.
+For example, if the screen is too narrow to show the menu bar, it is replaced by a menu icon with three bars.
+Similarly, the table of contents may be replaced by a link to it.
+If the text is too small for comfortable reading,
+  * On a computer with a keyboard, you can enlarge the text by holding the ''Ctrl'' key down and pressing the plus (''+'') key, several times if need be, or shrink it using the minus (''-'') key, as commonly used with many other web sites.
+  * On a tablet or phone, you probably already know how to enlarge things by using two fingers to stretch the page.
+===== Naming and arrangement of pages =====
+The pages are arranged in hierarchically nested groups,
+so that each page has a "parent" page at the level above and "sibling" pages at the same level.
+Like ordinary web pages, every page has a title, which appears at the top of the panel,
+and also in some web browsers in the title bar of the browser window.
+Our wiki pages also have short names, which appear,
+along with the short names of the "parent" pages in the hierarchy,
+in the web page address or "URL", as shown in the location bar at the top of some web browsers.
+===== Finding your way about =====
+There are several aids to finding your way around.
+  * If you click or tap on the title "Fordingbridge Conservation Group" at the very top of the page, you will return to the "home" page.
+  * The menu bar is described above.
+  * Below the menu bar and above the main part of the page you may see a grey bar with "**Trace**:" followed by a list of the titles of the past few pages you have visited, making it easy to go back to a recently visited page.  This is similar to the way your web browser may provide a way to step back to previously visited pages.  You can click on a page title to go straight to that page.
+  * On a long page, there may be a table of contents at the top right, listing the sections within the currently displayed page.
+  * If you don't know where to look for something, type a relevant word in the "**Search**" box at the bottom right, below the main part of the page.
+===== Editing and contributing to pages =====
+//[Coming soon!]//
+In the meantime, to know more about the technical aspects of this wiki, refer to [[wiki:use:about]].
+Some pages may not be visible unless you log on with an appropriate account.
+Most pages may be viewed and comments added to the Discussion by anyone.
+Some pages may require you to log in before you can edit them or create new pages
+((If you want to edit these pages, send an email to <admin@fordingbridgeconservation.uk>,
+giving your preferred user name and your reason for wanting it, and I will create an account for you.))
+<wrap info lo>
+//Note that the "Last modified" time shown at the bottom of every page
+is the 24-hour time in UTC (GMT), not the local time where you are,
+and the date is shown in the international way (day/month/year).//
+</wrap>
+Enjoy!