Help:Diagrams: Difference between revisions

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== Tips ==

* Diagrams are ordinary pages: <code>History</code>, <code>Talk</code>, watchlisting and

* Diagrams are ordinary pages: <code>History</code>, <code>Talk</code>, watchlisting and the normal backups all apply.

the normal backups all apply.

* Because Mermaid and DOT are text, their page histories produce readable diffs — prefer them over an uploaded image when the diagram is likely to change.

* Because Mermaid and DOT are text, their page histories produce readable diffs — prefer

* In a '''BPMN''' diagram, an element named <code><nowiki>[[Some page]]</nowiki></code> becomes a link to that wiki page.

them over an uploaded image when the diagram is likely to change.

* Give diagrams descriptive names, the same as files — <code>Mermaid:Landis Gyr Focus teardown steps</code> beats <code>Mermaid:Diagram 3</code>.

* In a '''BPMN''' diagram, an element named <code><nowiki>[[Some page]]</nowiki></code>

becomes a link to that wiki page.

* Give diagrams descriptive names, the same as files —

<code>Mermaid:Landis Gyr Focus teardown steps</code> beats

<code>Mermaid:Diagram 3</code>.

== See also ==

* [[Help:Uploading files]] — for photographs, scans and CAD files

* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Flex_Diagrams Extension:Flex Diagrams] — the

* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Flex_Diagrams Extension:Flex Diagrams] — the extension providing this

extension providing this

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 == Tips ==
-* Diagrams are ordinary pages: <code>History</code>, <code>Talk</code>, watchlisting and
+* Diagrams are ordinary pages: <code>History</code>, <code>Talk</code>, watchlisting and the normal backups all apply.
-  the normal backups all apply.
+* Because Mermaid and DOT are text, their page histories produce readable diffs — prefer them over an uploaded image when the diagram is likely to change.
-* Because Mermaid and DOT are text, their page histories produce readable diffs — prefer
+* In a '''BPMN''' diagram, an element named <code><nowiki>[[Some page]]</nowiki></code> becomes a link to that wiki page.
-  them over an uploaded image when the diagram is likely to change.
+* Give diagrams descriptive names, the same as files — <code>Mermaid:Landis Gyr Focus teardown steps</code> beats <code>Mermaid:Diagram 3</code>.
-* In a '''BPMN''' diagram, an element named <code><nowiki>[[Some page]]</nowiki></code>
-  becomes a link to that wiki page.
-* Give diagrams descriptive names, the same as files —
-  <code>Mermaid:Landis Gyr Focus teardown steps</code> beats
-  <code>Mermaid:Diagram 3</code>.
 == See also ==
 * [[Help:Uploading files]] — for photographs, scans and CAD files
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Flex_Diagrams Extension:Flex Diagrams] — the
+* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Flex_Diagrams Extension:Flex Diagrams] — the extension providing this
-  extension providing this