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Add calculator gadget examples
 
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Gadgets are enhancements to MediaWiki, made of javascript and CSS; but not written as full-blown extensions.
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{{#set:feature description = Gadgets are enhancements to MediaWiki, made of javascript and CSS; but not written as full-blown extensions. }}
{{#set:feature notes = One of the best is the wikEd gadget implementation for the wikEd editor }}
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This is a hand-editted '''information''' page.  Be sure to check out the [[Special:Gadgets]] page for system info and the interface defintion page [[MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition]].
 
Gadgets are enhancements to MediaWiki, made of javascript and CSS; but not written as full-blown extensions.
 
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| style="padding: 0 0.5em 0 0.8em; border-top: white 1px solid; border-right: black 1px solid; border-bottom: black 1px solid; border-left: white 1px solid;" | <div style="position: relative; top: -0.5em;">[[Image:WikEd logo64x64.gif|64px]]</div>
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cacycle/wikEd '''wikEd''' Homepage]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Cacycle/wikEd Discussion]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cacycle/wikEd_international Translations]
'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cacycle/wikEd_help Help]'''
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cacycle/wikEd.js Code]
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This wiki has several Gadgets that you can use.
This wiki has several Gadgets that you can use.
# [[wp:User:Cacycle/wikEd|User:Cacycle/wikEd]]
# [[wp:User:Cacycle/wikEd|User:Cacycle/wikEd]]  
# [[mw:Snippets/Toggle_between_dropdown_menus_and_tabs|Snippets/Toggle_between_dropdown_menus_and_tabs]] MenuTabsToggle
# [[mw:Snippets/Toggle_between_dropdown_menus_and_tabs|Snippets/Toggle_between_dropdown_menus_and_tabs]] MenuTabsToggle
# [[wp:Wikipedia:HotCat|Wikipedia:HotCat]]
# [[wp:Wikipedia:HotCat|Wikipedia:HotCat]]
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# Import the gadget to the new wiki that wants the gadget feature.
# Import the gadget to the new wiki that wants the gadget feature.
## E.g. <tt>https://freephile.org/wiki/index.php/Special:Import</tt>
## E.g. <tt>https://freephile.org/wiki/index.php/Special:Import</tt>
# Add the gadget to the gadgets-definition page
# Add the gadget to the [[MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition|gadgets-definition page]]
## E.g. <tt>https://freephile.org/wiki/index.php/MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition</tt>
## E.g. <tt>https://freephile.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition</tt>
 
== Examples ==
The '''calculator''' gadget ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-calculator.js implemented in javascript] and exposed via a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Calculator template]) is versatile and powerful - including many math functions.
See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Calculator/doc/examples examples in the docs] and Bryan Damon's
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bryandamon/Calculator_demos Calculator demos] that riff on Brian Wolff's (author) demos - which can be found via the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_gadget_Calculator category page]. {{@todo}} implement the gadget on this wiki.


[[Category:Wiki]]
[[Category:Wiki]]
[[Category:JavaScript]]
[[Category:JavaScript]]