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    • Using Structures Like

    Posted by dlawrence

    I am trying to configure my Wiki so that it uses Structures similar to those found at http://doc.tikiwiki.orgQuestion.

    I would like to use structures to keep a "hiararchical" structure to my document, and show the user where he or she is within the structure. For example, at doc.tikiwiki.org you can see a good example of this at http://doc.tikiwiki.org/tiki-index.php?page=Workflow&blQuestion.

    Can anyone point me in the right direction in order to create a structure in a similar fashion? I have three major "chapters" in my document, and each one has many subchapters, and beyond.

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    Posted by Gary Cunningham-Lee

    > Can anyone point me in the right direction in order to create a structure in a similar fashion? I have three major "chapters" in my document, and each one has many subchapters, and beyond.

    Not coincidentally, the docs site that you refer to has a few pages on StructuresQuestion. Check there and then post again if you have any questions.

    -- Gary

    Posted by dlawrence

    > > Can anyone point me in the right direction in order to create a structure in a similar fashion? I have three major "chapters" in my document, and each one has many subchapters, and beyond.
    >
    > Not coincidentally, the docs site that you refer to has a few pages on StructuresQuestion. Check there and then post again if you have any questions.
    >
    > — Gary

    Hi Gary,

    Thanks for the suggestion. I did indeed read those pages, and they were helpful to a point. Here are some more specific questions that I have:

    When I create the structure, I can't seem to get it to behave like the structure in the "Documentation" wiki. Let's say I have a structure that looks like this:

    Wiki Home
    Chapter 1
    C1Article1
    C1Article2
    Chapter 2
    C2Article1
    C2Article2

    Let's also say that I have links to all of those pages on the Wiki Home page.

    So, if I am on the Wiki Home page, and I click on C1Article2 link, I am taken to that page, but the "Structure Nav" box disappears, and doesn't display on the C1Article2 page. It will only appear if I use the Structure "pull down" menu found above the page. Then the "Structure Nav" box pops up and shows "Wiki Home > Chapter 1 > C1Article1". This is what I would want it to AUTOMATICALLY display, as it does in the "Documentation" wiki.

    Is there a setting I am missing?

    Thanks for any help that you can provide!

    Posted by Gary Cunningham-Lee

    > ...
    > Is there a setting I am missing?

    I think "Open page as structure," on Administration: Wiki ... Wiki Features, is supposed to make pages open as structure members.

    -- Gary

    Posted by dlawrence

    > > ...
    > > Is there a setting I am missing?
    >
    > I think "Open page as structure," on Administration: Wiki ... Wiki Features, is supposed to make pages open as structure members.
    >
    > — Gary
    >

    Thank you Gary! You are a lifesaver (at least you have saved the few remaining hairs in my head from being pulled out).

    Awesome! Have a VERY Happy New Year.

    Warmly,

    David

    Posted by dlawrence

    Now it's working great!

    Another question though: Once I have a basic structure developed, is there a way to make adding structural elements "automatic"?

    For example, if I am editing a page called "Section1", is there syntax that I can use within the page text so that I can "automatically" create subsections "S1Chapter1", "S1Chapter2", etc. Or do I have to create each section or subsection manually in the Section Admin area and then link to the appropriate pages?

    Thanks again for all your help!