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Larry: correct horapedia urls

2014-07-12T20:12:17Z

correct horapedia urls

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	* If two pages are really translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> at the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example, on page Ramot put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".		* If two pages are really translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> at the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example, on page Ramot put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".

	* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth—everything but page content—is called the '''interface language''' or '''שפת התצוגה.''' (To see what this means, click [http://~~horapedia~~.~~com~~/page/Help:Languages?uselang=he here] to change the interface language to Hebrew and [http://~~horapedia~~.~~com~~/page/Help:Languages?uselang=en here] to change back to English.) You can set the interface language any time using the "עברית" or "English" link at the top of the navigation bar. Registered users can also choose an interface language on the [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page.		* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth—everything but page content—is called the '''interface language''' or '''שפת התצוגה.''' (To see what this means, click [http://horawiki.org/page/Help:Languages?uselang=he here] to change the interface language to Hebrew and [http://horawiki.org/page/Help:Languages?uselang=en here] to change back to English.) You can set the interface language any time using the "עברית" or "English" link at the top of the navigation bar. Registered users can also choose an interface language on the [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page.

	* For input, you should use whatever method your computer provides. The wiki's tools for changing keyboards are not particularly helpful. If you'd like to experiment with fonts and keyboards, use the "Languages" or "שפות" tool at the bottom of the navigation bar.		* For input, you should use whatever method your computer provides. The wiki's tools for changing keyboards are not particularly helpful. If you'd like to experiment with fonts and keyboards, use the "Languages" or "שפות" tool at the bottom of the navigation bar.

	* It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can force the placement of every character with the '''directionality markers''' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain how.		* It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can force the placement of every character with the '''directionality markers''' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain how.

Larry: post-translation fixes

2013-11-11T05:07:54Z

post-translation fixes

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	{{Translation\|Help:שפות}}		{{Translation\|Help:שפות}}

	{{SITENAME}} is a fully bilingual English/Hebrew website. Page names and ~~contents~~ can be in either language or both. Here are a few things to know about using and mixing languages.		{{SITENAME}} is a fully bilingual English/Hebrew website. Page names and content can be in either language or both. Here are a few things to know about using and mixing languages.

	* Hebrew and English pages on the same ~~topic~~ are independent of each other. For example, if there's a page called "Ramot" there may or may not be a page called "רמות"~~, and vice versa~~. If both pages exist, they might be translations of each other, or ~~their contents~~ might be completely different.		* Hebrew and English pages with the same names are independent of each other. For example, if there's an English page called "Ramot" there may or may not be a Hebrew page called "רמות". If both pages exist, they might be translations of each other, or they might have completely different content.

	* The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.		* The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.

	* Pages should mention ~~important~~ words and phrases in both languages to improve ~~searching~~. For example, the English page for Ramot should contain ~~"Hebrew:~~רמות" so that a search for the Hebrew word finds the English page too. Similarly, the Hebrew page "רמות" should contain ~~something like~~ "Ramot ~~:תעתק לאנגלית" to accommodate a search for "ramot~~" in English.		* Pages should mention key words and phrases in both languages to improve search results. For example, the English page for Ramot should contain the word רמות somewhere so that a search for the Hebrew word finds the English page too. Similarly, the Hebrew page "רמות" should contain "Ramot" in English. [[Ramot\|Example]]

	* If two pages are ~~truly~~ translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> at the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example, on page Ramot put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".		* If two pages are really translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> at the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example, on page Ramot put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".

	* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth—everything but page content—is called the '''interface language''' or '''שפת התצוגה.''' To see what this means, click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=he here] to change the interface language to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=en here] to change back to English. You can set the interface language any time using the "עברית" or "English" link at the top of the navigation bar. Registered users can also choose an interface language on the [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page.		* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth—everything but page content—is called the '''interface language''' or '''שפת התצוגה.''' (To see what this means, click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=he here] to change the interface language to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=en here] to change back to English.) You can set the interface language any time using the "עברית" or "English" link at the top of the navigation bar. Registered users can also choose an interface language on the [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page.

	* For ~~typing~~, you should use whatever method your computer provides. The wiki's tools for changing keyboards are not particularly helpful. If you'd like to experiment~~, you can do many cool things~~ with fonts and keyboards ~~via~~ the "Languages" or "שפות" tool at the bottom of the navigation bar.		* For input, you should use whatever method your computer provides. The wiki's tools for changing keyboards are not particularly helpful. If you'd like to experiment with fonts and keyboards, use the "Languages" or "שפות" tool at the bottom of the navigation bar.

	* It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can force the placement of every character with the '''directionality markers''' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain how.		* It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can force the placement of every character with the '''directionality markers''' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain how.

Larry at 13:12, October 31, 2013

2013-10-31T13:12:38Z

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	* The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.		* The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.

	* Pages should mention important words and phrases in both languages to improve searching. For example, the English page "Ramot" should contain "Hebrew:רמות" so that a search for the Hebrew word ~~will find~~ the English page too. Similarly, the Hebrew page "רמות" should contain something like "Ramot :תעתק לאנגלית" to accommodate a search for "ramot" in English.		* Pages should mention important words and phrases in both languages to improve searching. For example, the English page for Ramot should contain "Hebrew:רמות" so that a search for the Hebrew word finds the English page too. Similarly, the Hebrew page "רמות" should contain something like "Ramot :תעתק לאנגלית" to accommodate a search for "ramot" in English.

	* If two pages are truly translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> at the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example, on page Ramot put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".		* If two pages are truly translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> at the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example, on page Ramot put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".

	* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth—everything but page content—is called the '''interface language'''. To see what this means, click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=he here] to change the interface language to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=en here] to change back to English. You can set the interface language any time using the "עברית" or "English" link at the top of the navigation bar. Registered users can ~~set the~~ interface language ~~permanently~~ on ~~their~~ [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page.		* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth—everything but page content—is called the '''interface language''' or '''שפת התצוגה.''' To see what this means, click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=he here] to change the interface language to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=en here] to change back to English. You can set the interface language any time using the "עברית" or "English" link at the top of the navigation bar. Registered users can also choose an interface language on the [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page.

	* For typing, you should use whatever method your computer provides. The wiki's tools for changing keyboards are not particularly helpful. If you'd like to experiment, you can do many cool things with fonts and keyboards via the "Languages" or "שפות" tool at the bottom of the navigation bar.		* For typing, you should use whatever method your computer provides. The wiki's tools for changing keyboards are not particularly helpful. If you'd like to experiment, you can do many cool things with fonts and keyboards via the "Languages" or "שפות" tool at the bottom of the navigation bar.

	* It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can force the placement of every character with the '''directionality markers''' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain how.		* It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can force the placement of every character with the '''directionality markers''' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain how.

Larry: more reordering / simplification

2013-10-31T11:52:06Z

more reordering / simplification

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	{{SITENAME}} is a fully bilingual English/Hebrew website. Page names and contents can be in either language or both. Here are a few things to know about using and mixing languages.		{{SITENAME}} is a fully bilingual English/Hebrew website. Page names and contents can be in either language or both. Here are a few things to know about using and mixing languages.

	* Hebrew and English pages on the same topic ~~exist independently~~ of each other. For example, if there's a page called "Ramot" there may or may not be a page called "רמות", and vice versa. If both pages exist, they might be translations of each other, or their contents might be completely different.		* Hebrew and English pages on the same topic are independent of each other. For example, if there's a page called "Ramot" there may or may not be a page called "רמות", and vice versa. If both pages exist, they might be translations of each other, or their contents might be completely different.

	* ~~When you create or edit~~ a page~~, it's a good idea to mention important words and phrases in both languages. That way people can find the page when searching. For example, the English page "Ramot"~~ should ~~contain~~ "~~Hebrew~~:~~רמות~~" ~~so that a search for~~ the ~~Hebrew word will find the English~~ page ~~too~~. ~~Similarly, the Hebrew page "רמות" should contain something like "Ramot :תעתק לאנגלית"~~ to ~~accommodate a search for "ramot" in~~ English.		* The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.

	* ~~The first line of a Hebrew~~ page should ~~be <nowiki>~~"~~{{PAGELANGUAGE~~:~~he}}~~"~~</nowiki>~~. ~~This makes~~ the page ~~display correctly right-~~to~~-left. You don't have to do anything special on~~ English ~~pages~~.		* Pages should mention important words and phrases in both languages to improve searching. For example, the English page "Ramot" should contain "Hebrew:רמות" so that a search for the Hebrew word will find the English page too. Similarly, the Hebrew page "רמות" should contain something like "Ramot :תעתק לאנגלית" to accommodate a search for "ramot" in English.

	* If two pages are truly translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> at the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example, on page Ramot put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".		* If two pages are truly translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> at the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example, on page Ramot put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".
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	* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth—everything but page content—is called the '''interface language'''. To see what this means, click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=he here] to change the interface language to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=en here] to change back to English. You can set the interface language any time using the "עברית" or "English" link at the top of the navigation bar. Registered users can set the interface language permanently on their [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page.		* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth—everything but page content—is called the '''interface language'''. To see what this means, click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=he here] to change the interface language to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=en here] to change back to English. You can set the interface language any time using the "עברית" or "English" link at the top of the navigation bar. Registered users can set the interface language permanently on their [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page.

	* ~~It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English content~~. ~~This is especially true of punctuation~~. If you'~~re a perfectionist~~, you can ~~specify~~ the ~~placement~~ of ~~every character by using~~ the '''directionality markers''' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain more about this.		* For typing, you should use whatever method your computer provides. The wiki's tools for changing keyboards are not particularly helpful. If you'd like to experiment, you can do many cool things with fonts and keyboards via the "Languages" or "שפות" tool at the bottom of the navigation bar.

	* ~~For typing, you should use whatever method your computer provides~~. ~~The wiki's tools for changing keyboards are not particularly helpful and are off by default~~. If you'~~d like to experiment~~, you can ~~do many cool things with fonts and keyboards via the "Languages" or "שפות" tool at~~ the ~~bottom~~ of the ~~navigation bar~~.		* It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can force the placement of every character with the '''directionality markers''' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain how.

Larry: Revamp; switchlanguage; downplay Langauges tool

2013-10-31T00:00:22Z

Revamp; switchlanguage; downplay Langauges tool

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	* Hebrew and English pages on the same topic exist independently of each other. For example, if there's a page called "Ramot" there may or may not be a page called "רמות", and vice versa. If both pages exist, they might be translations of each other, or their contents might be completely different.		* Hebrew and English pages on the same topic exist independently of each other. For example, if there's a page called "Ramot" there may or may not be a page called "רמות", and vice versa. If both pages exist, they might be translations of each other, or their contents might be completely different.

	* ~~The language used for menus, system messages~~, and ~~so forth—everything but~~ page ~~content—is called~~ the ~~'''interface language'''. (To see what this means: click [http://horapedia.com/~~page~~/Help~~:~~Languages?setlang=he here] to change~~ the ~~interface language to~~ Hebrew ~~and [http://horapedia.com/~~page~~/Help:Languages?setlang=en here] to change back to English~~.~~) You can set the interface language using~~ the "~~Languages~~" ~~tool in the left navigation bar or the~~ "~~שפות~~" ~~tool~~ in ~~the right navigation bar. Registered users can set the interface language permanently on their [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page~~.		* When you create or edit a page, it's a good idea to mention important words and phrases in both languages. That way people can find the page when searching. For example, the English page "Ramot" should contain "Hebrew:רמות" so that a search for the Hebrew word will find the English page too. Similarly, the Hebrew page "רמות" should contain something like "Ramot :תעתק לאנגלית" to accommodate a search for "ramot" in English.

	* ~~For input, you~~ should ~~use whatever method your computer provides~~. ~~The wiki's tools for changing keyboards are not particularly helpful and have been turned off~~. You ~~can turn them back on if you~~'~~d like~~ to ~~experiment~~.		* The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.

	* There are a few things to think about when creating and editing pages:		* If two pages are truly translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> at the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example, on page Ramot put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".
	** It's a good idea to include important words and phrases in both languages, so people can find the page when searching. For example, the English page "Ramot" should contain "Hebrew: רמות" to accommodate a search for the word in Hebrew. Similarly, the Hebrew page "רמות" should contain something like "Ramot :תעתק לאנגלית" so that a search for "ramot" in English will find the Hebrew page too.
	** The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.		* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth—everything but page content—is called the '''interface language'''. To see what this means, click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=he here] to change the interface language to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?uselang=en here] to change back to English. You can set the interface language any time using the "עברית" or "English" link at the top of the navigation bar. Registered users can set the interface language permanently on their [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page.
	** If two pages are truly translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> ~~near~~ the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example: <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".
	** It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English content. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can specify the placement of every character by using the '''directionality markers''' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain more about this.		* It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English content. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can specify the placement of every character by using the '''directionality markers''' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain more about this.

			* For typing, you should use whatever method your computer provides. The wiki's tools for changing keyboards are not particularly helpful and are off by default. If you'd like to experiment, you can do many cool things with fonts and keyboards via the "Languages" or "שפות" tool at the bottom of the navigation bar.

Larry: drop input methods, more cleanup

2013-10-28T19:32:27Z

drop input methods, more cleanup

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	* Hebrew and English pages on the same topic exist independently of each other. For example, if there's a page called "Ramot" there may or may not be a page called "רמות", and vice versa. If both pages exist, they might be translations of each other, or their contents might be completely different.		* Hebrew and English pages on the same topic exist independently of each other. For example, if there's a page called "Ramot" there may or may not be a page called "רמות", and vice versa. If both pages exist, they might be translations of each other, or their contents might be completely different.

	* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth is called the '''interface language'''. You can set the interface language using the "Languages" tool in the left navigation bar or the "שפות" tool in the right navigation bar. If you're a registered user, you can set your interface language permanently on your [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page. Here's an example of changing the interface language: click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?setlang=he here] to change it to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?setlang=en here] to change back to English.		* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth—everything but page content—is called the '''interface language'''. (To see what this means: click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?setlang=he here] to change the interface language to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?setlang=en here] to change back to English.) You can set the interface language using the "Languages" tool in the left navigation bar or the "שפות" tool in the right navigation bar. Registered users can set the interface language permanently on their [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page.

	* ~~Input: When you're typing into an~~ input ~~area~~ you'~~ll see a tiny keyboard icon. Click it to pick a language~~ for ~~typing,~~ and ~~a keyboard for that language~~. ~~For example, for Hebrew you can use the standard Israeil Hebrew keyboard, or you~~ can ~~use a keyboard with letters placed where an English speaker expects~~ them~~: gimel~~ on ~~the "g" key, daled on the "~~d~~", and so forth. You can also set input language and keyboard in the "Languages" and "שפות" tools and in your Preferences. If your computer provides a better way~~ to ~~switch the input language, you can always use that instead~~.		* For input, you should use whatever method your computer provides. The wiki's tools for changing keyboards are not particularly helpful and have been turned off. You can turn them back on if you'd like to experiment.

	* There are a few things to think about when creating and editing pages:		* There are a few things to think about when creating and editing pages:

Larry: Rewrite

2013-10-27T15:15:03Z

Rewrite

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	{{Translation\|Help:שפות}}		{{Translation\|Help:שפות}}

	{{SITENAME}} is a ~~completely~~ bilingual English/Hebrew website. Page ~~titles~~ and contents can be in either language or both. Here are a few		{{SITENAME}} is a fully bilingual English/Hebrew website. Page names and contents can be in either language or both. Here are a few things to know about using and mixing languages.
	things to know about using and mixing languages.

	* ~~A page needn't have a corresponding page in~~ the other ~~language~~. For example, if there's a page "Ramot" there may or may not be a page "רמות". If ~~there is~~, it might be ~~a translation~~ of ~~the English page~~ or it might ~~have~~ completely different ~~content~~.		* Hebrew and English pages on the same topic exist independently of each other. For example, if there's a page called "Ramot" there may or may not be a page called "רמות", and vice versa. If both pages exist, they might be translations of each other, or their contents might be completely different.

	* The ~~"interface language" is the~~ language used for system messages~~. It stays the same as you move from page to page. Try it: click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?setlang=he here] to change~~ the interface language ~~to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?setlang=en here] to change back to English~~. You can set the interface language ~~(and even the font)~~ using the "Languages" tool in the left navigation bar, or the "שפות" tool in the right navigation bar. If you're a registered user, you can set your interface language on your [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page.		* The language used for menus, system messages, and so forth is called the '''interface language'''. You can set the interface language using the "Languages" tool in the left navigation bar or the "שפות" tool in the right navigation bar. If you're a registered user, you can set your interface language permanently on your [[Special:Preferences \| Preferences]] page. Here's an example of changing the interface language: click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?setlang=he here] to change it to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?setlang=en here] to change back to English.

	* ~~Entering text~~: When you ~~enter~~ an input ~~box (a place where you can type)~~ you'll see a tiny keyboard. Click it to pick a language ~~to type in~~, and ~~even~~ a keyboard for that language. For example, for Hebrew you can use the ~~true~~ Hebrew keyboard ~~as used in Israel~~, or you can use a keyboard ~~that puts~~ letters where an English speaker expects them: gimel on the "g" key, daled on the "d", and so forth. You can also set input language and keyboard in the "Languages" and "שפות" tools. ~~Finally, you can ignore all this if~~ your computer provides a better way to switch input language.		* Input: When you're typing into an input area you'll see a tiny keyboard icon. Click it to pick a language for typing, and a keyboard for that language. For example, for Hebrew you can use the standard Israeil Hebrew keyboard, or you can use a keyboard with letters placed where an English speaker expects them: gimel on the "g" key, daled on the "d", and so forth. You can also set input language and keyboard in the "Languages" and "שפות" tools and in your Preferences. If your computer provides a better way to switch the input language, you can always use that instead.

	* There are a few things to think about when creating and editing pages:		* There are a few things to think about when creating and editing pages:
			** It's a good idea to include important words and phrases in both languages, so people can find the page when searching. For example, the English page "Ramot" should contain "Hebrew: רמות" to accommodate a search for the word in Hebrew. Similarly, the Hebrew page "רמות" should contain something like "Ramot :תעתק לאנגלית" so that a search for "ramot" in English will find the Hebrew page too.
	** The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.		** The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.
	** It's often a good idea to include important words and phrases in both languages, so people can find the page when searching. For example, Hebrew page "רמות" should contain something like "Ramot :תעתק לאנגלית" so that a search for "ramot" in English will find the Hebrew page too. Similarly, the English page should contain "Hebrew: רמות" to accommodate Hebrew searchers.		** If two pages are truly translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> near the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example: <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".
	** If two pages are ~~really~~ translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> near the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example: <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".		** It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English content. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can specify the placement of every character by using the '''directionality markers''' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain more about this.
	** It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English content. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can specify the placement of every character by using the ''directionality markers'' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain more about this.

Larry: example language

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example language

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	* There are a few things to think about when creating and editing pages:		* There are a few things to think about when creating and editing pages:
	** The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.		** The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.
	** It's often a good idea to include important words and phrases in both languages, so people can find the page when searching. For example, Hebrew page "רמות" should contain something like "~~English transliteration~~: ~~Ramot~~"; a search for "ramot" in English will ~~then~~ find the Hebrew page too. Similarly, the English page should contain "Hebrew: רמות".		** It's often a good idea to include important words and phrases in both languages, so people can find the page when searching. For example, Hebrew page "רמות" should contain something like "Ramot :תעתק לאנגלית" so that a search for "ramot" in English will find the Hebrew page too. Similarly, the English page should contain "Hebrew: רמות" to accommodate Hebrew searchers.
	** If two pages are really translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> near the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example: <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".		** If two pages are really translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation\|XXXX}}"</nowiki> near the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example: <nowiki>"{{Translation\|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום\|Ramot}}</nowiki>".
	** It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English content. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can specify the placement of every character by using the ''directionality markers'' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain more about this.		** It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English content. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can specify the placement of every character by using the ''directionality markers'' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain more about this.

Larry: Namespace on translation

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Namespace on translation

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{{Translation|שפות}}

{{SITENAME}} is a completely bilingual English/Hebrew website. Page titles and contents can be in either language or both. Here are a few
things to know about using and mixing languages.

* A page needn't have a corresponding page in the other language. For example, if there's a page "Ramot" there may or may not be a page "רמות". If there is, it might be a translation of the English page or it might have completely different content.

* The "interface language" is the language used for system messages. It stays the same as you move from page to page. Try it: click [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?setlang=he here] to change the interface language to Hebrew and [http://horapedia.com/page/Help:Languages?setlang=en here] to change back to English. You can set the interface language (and even the font) using the "Languages" tool in the left navigation bar, or the "שפות" tool in the right navigation bar. If you're a registered user, you can set your interface language on your [[Special:Preferences | Preferences]] page.

* Entering text: When you enter an input box (a place where you can type) you'll see a tiny keyboard. Click it to pick a language to type in, and even a keyboard for that language. For example, for Hebrew you can use the true Hebrew keyboard as used in Israel, or you can use a keyboard that puts letters where an English speaker expects them: gimel on the "g" key, daled on the "d", and so forth. You can also set input language and keyboard in the "Languages" and "שפות" tools. Finally, you can ignore all this if your computer provides a better way to switch input language.

* There are a few things to think about when creating and editing pages:
** The first line of a Hebrew page should be <nowiki>"{{PAGELANGUAGE:he}}"</nowiki>. This makes the page display correctly right-to-left. You don't have to do anything special on English pages.
** It's often a good idea to include important words and phrases in both languages, so people can find the page when searching. For example, Hebrew page "רמות" should contain something like "English transliteration: Ramot"; a search for "ramot" in English will then find the Hebrew page too. Similarly, the English page should contain "Hebrew: רמות".
** If two pages are really translations of each other, there's a special way to link them together. On the English page, put <nowiki>"{{Translation|XXXX}}"</nowiki> near the top of the page, where XXXX is the title of the Hebrew page. For example: <nowiki>"{{Translation|רמות}}"</nowiki>. This produces an appropriate link to the translated page. On the Hebrew page "רמות", put <nowiki>"{{תרגום|Ramot}}</nowiki>".
** It can be hard to get things to look just right when a page contains mixed Hebrew and English content. This is especially true of punctuation. If you're a perfectionist, you can specify the placement of every character by using the ''directionality markers'' <code>&rlm;</code> and <code>&lrm;</code>. Wikipedia articles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-left_mark right-to-left mark] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark left-to-right mark] explain more about this.