Date:         Sun, 9 Sep 2007 16:45:40 -0400
Reply-To:     tinkerman007@GMAIL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         tinkerman007@GMAIL.COM
Subject:      Re: My first post to VanagonWiki
Comments: To: Rocky Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>

On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 07:57:46 -0700, Michael Elliott
<camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Hi TM,
>
>The text on the ISS page was munged, I cleaned it up a bit,

Thanks.

> check it to make sure I didn't mess up your meanings.

I'll try, mucho things to do...maybe later.

> It was full of odd codes andthings. I'm not sure why you're having such
> a difficult time with the formatting.

I'm using Internet Explorer 6 + Service Pack 2.
Any other listees can report similar problems at VanagonWiki?

>When you Edit a page, are you seeing an edit window for your text which
>has a toolbar at the top? The word "Wikitext" is the left uppermost tool
>button on the bar.

Yup. That's the editing tools menu, right?

>For adding pictures, first upload them (which you say you have).
>Then position your cursor where you want the picture to be, then on the
>toolbar press the Image button (little yellow box with a mountain or some
>pointy thing in it).

Sure, I was trying that.

>This should create a little popup window. You start by typing the first
>letters of your image name and the box will search for image files with
>that name.

That was the problem, it didn't find the names. Today, somehow, it
managed...

> Select the one you want, add dimensions or borders or things
>(the dimensions work here, don't know about borders) and press "OK."
>You may need to drag the image to put it where you want it.

Yup, now it's suddenly working fine, or I was too tired last night...:-)

CTM