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Motorious:Toolbox
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Toolbox overview
This is the Motorious toolbox. It contains all the tools referenced on Motorious. Each "tool" listed here is actually a template which contains a consistent name for the tool and usually a link to a page which provides further detail. This is useful in the ProcedureSummary part of procedure articles:
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Using this code with the ProcedureSummary template... |
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Will automatically create something like this in the Procedure Summary box (including links): |
{{raw:mot:ProcedureSummary
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*3/8" {{raw:mot:TorqueWrench}}
*3/8" x 3" {{raw:mot:SocketExtension}}
*19mm {{raw:mot:AllenWrench}}
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Tools:
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The tools in the Motorious toolbox
In bold is the tool name and link as it will appear when used on a page. In {{curly brackets}} is the wikitext code which represents the tool in the source code.
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Adding new tools to the Motorious toolbox
Create a tool now by typing the UpperCamelCase name (e.g. Template:DuctTape, Template:PaperTowels, instead of duct tape or Paper Towels) of the tool into the box. Be sure to include the "Template:" prefix. Once the tool has been created, edit the Motorious toolbox and add the new tool.
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More about tool templates
Each "tool" here is actually just a MediaWiki templates. The template page will be located at a URL like:
http://motorious.org/Template:NewToolName
From an article, the following code could be used to insert the tool template inline:
{{raw:mot:NewToolName}}
| NOTE! Tool template names have no spaces and use capital letters to separate the words (UpperCamelCase). Of course, the text displayed in place of the template can have spaces as needed. |
In its simpliest form, the tool template could simply contain the expanded name of the tool:
socket wrench
However, it's preferable to also include a link which explains what the tool is:
[[ExplanatoryLink|Tool name to be displayed]]
Most of the tools have a link to Wikipedia for their explanation. Motorious has an interwiki link to Wikipedia, which is coded as an internal link (double brackets, wikipedia: prefix, and the | separator). The following two lines basically do the same thing:
[[wikipedia:Socket_wrench|socket wrench]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_wrench socket wrench]
In either case, it will be necessary to search Wikipedia or Google to find a good reference page to link to. Once the tool has been created, edit [mot:Motorious:Toolbox] and add the new tool to the list. The tool can be inserted into procedures by using the following code:
{{raw:mot:NewToolName}}
