Manual:Tools

Vaniquotes Tools

These are the tools found within our Vaniquotes website.

Boxes

On the left-hand side of the browser window of Vaniquotes, just below the logo, there are different boxes.

• navigation - miscellaneous pages
• interaction - takes you to all the different petals of Vanipedia
• vaniquotes - lists all of the pages and categories and allows you to search in them
• search - allows you to search for a word in pages. First it displays the "Page title matches" and then the "Page text matches"
  • One can also create pages and categories from the search box

• toolbox - miscellaneous pages
  • special pages - this groups many varieties of pages together. User contributions allows one to see the history of the work done by all of the compilers, and User list gives the list of all of the compilers.
• vaniquotes - sections
  • this function is used to insert automatically the table of contents into the page you are editing.
• vaniquotes - statistics
  • this function is used to insert the statistics coding when it has failed to be done automatically from the compiling form.

Each page has multiple tabs at the top of the page: page, discussion, edit, history, delete, move, protect, watch, refresh, and compile. Most of these actions can be performed only by users with privileges. Some of the tabs are discussed in this manual below, and other tabs are self-explanatory.

Searching "All categories"

1. In the vaniquotes box, on the left-hand side of the browser window, click on “All categories”

2. The categories are arranged alphabetically. Search for a category by typing the first few letters of the word or phrase. Keep in mind that each category has alternative spellings; singular and plurals; and might have different verb tenses. Therefore, be careful that you do not miss a category by typing in too many letters.

• EXAMPLE: You are searching for a category based on “yoghurt”.
  • This word belongs in the category titled "yogurt". If you type “yog”, you will find category “yogurt”.

• EXAMPLE: You are searching for a category based on “lusty”.
  • This word belongs in the category titled “lust”. If you type “lusty”, you will miss this category.

• EXAMPLE: You are searching for a category based on “desires”.
  • This word belongs in the category titled “desire”. If you type “desires”, you will miss this category.

• EXAMPLE: You are searching for a category based on “airtight”.
  • This word belongs in the category titled “air”. If you type “airtight”, you will miss this category.

3. In some cases, your word may relate to more than one category. In order to find the correct word you want to open each category one at a time and look for your word at the top of the page of the category.

• EXAMPLE: You are searching for a category based on the word "devoted".
  • You type "devot" and find the following categories:

Devote

Devotee

Devotees of Krsna

Devotees of the Lord

Devotees offering Prayers

Devotion

Devotional

Devotional Qualities

Devotional Service

• Open each category one at a time until you find the word you were looking for. The words relevant to each category are placed at the top of the category just under the category title.

• When you open the category "Devote," you find the following words:

devote|devoted|devotes|devoting|devotedly

• The word "devoted" is in the list. Therefore, this is the category you wanted.

Pages

Pages are used by end users and compilers. The content of each page in Vaniquotes consists of quotes of Srila Prabhupada. We reach a page by clicking on a Page link. At the top of each page and category there are various tabs.

Page tab

• displays the content of the page

Discussion tab

• Allows the editors to make comments on the page. The general public does not have facility to discuss.

Edit tab

• The Edit tab appears only if you are logged onto Vaniquotes with editing privileges. The general public is not allowed to edit in Vaniqoutes.

After you press the Edit tab, you will automatically be directed to the Edit window and can edit the page.

You should always access the "compile" tab from the edit window.

History tab

• This tab allows you to see the history of the different versions of the page you are in.

Delete tab

• This tab allows you to delete your page title. You should only delete once you have been trained to do so.

Move tab

• This tab allows you to rename your page title.

Watch tab

• At the moment we do not use this function.

Refresh tab

• This button allows you to refresh the content of a page.

Compile tab

• When you are in the Edit window, the Compile tab is at the top of the screen, all the way to the right. By selecting the Compile tab, you have access to the Page facts form, Compiling form, and Edit window all at the same time.

Compile form

The compile form is accessed at the top of the page from the "compile" tab

The compiling form is a tool to facilitate the building of vaniquote pages. It has been design to automate most of the formating and organization of quotes taken from VedaBase Folio. If you pay close attention you will see that there are many features in it to make the compilers job streamlined, dynamic and exciting. A tooltip system was built in order to give you tips at any moment by simply pressing the "show tips" button.

This is a list of the main structure and features:

The "Page facts" is the first part of the compiling form. It can be hidden by pressing the "Hide Facts" button at the bottom of the "page facts" section.

It can be made visible by pressing the show facts button.

The purpose of the Page facts is self-explanatory. It holds important information about the current page/compilation and is used for information about a compilation and for statistical purposes.

Many of the boxes in the Page facts can be edited by simply clicking on them, which makes them appear like a regualar box in a form. After editing the text in the box, you must press the enter button on your keyboard in order to save your changes.

It is composed of:

Expressions box

• The expressions box holds a list of the expressions researched for the current compilation.

This box is editable as explained above.

It also has a system by which the compiler can easily and quickly add expressions to the list of current expressions without worring about the formating, quotes and separators(pipes). It works by clicking on the "plus" icon found to the right of the box and simply type the wanted expressions each eparated by a comma. e.g.: acarya or the gosvami must, acaryas must, acarya must. Then clicking enter will save the expressions in the appropriate format in the expressions field.

There is also a tool to copy the expressions to the clipboard, which is executed by clicking on the "clip" icon right next to the "plus" icon. It is used by compilers returning to an uncomplete compilation so they can quickly copy the expression list and paste it into Vedabase to continue compiling where left off. The only requirement is that the latest version of Flash player is installed for your browser.

Categories box

• The categories box holds a list of categories the current compilation belongs to. Adding category names to this box will cause the current compilation/page to be link to the respective categories.

This is the automated way to add or link a page to a category, as opposed to manually linking a page to a category.

This box is editable as explained above.

It also has a system (as the expressions field) by which the compiler can easily and quickly add categories to the list of current categories without worring about the formating, quotes and separators(pipes). It works by clicking on the "plus" icon found to the right of the box and simply typing the chosen categories each separated by a comma. e.g.: Ideal, Guru. Then clicking enter will save the expressions in the appropriate format in the categories field.

Notes box

• The notes box is solely for the purpose of annotations left by the compiler as reminders or encountered problems.

It is useful to keep track of bugs (problems) or things that must be kept in mind in later compiling sessions in the same compilation.

For obvious reasons this box is editable.

Compiler box

• The compiler box holds the names of all the compilers of the current page/compilation.

This box is editable for troubleshooting purposes.

Complete box

• The complete box is used by the compiler to ckeck each completed books during compilation. Once all the books are completed, the ALL checkbox should be checked.

This data is used for statistical purposes.

First box

• The first box contains the date the compilation was started.

This box is not editable.

Last box

• The last box contains the last date that the current compilation was worked on.

Total box

• The total box contains the total of quotes compiled in the current page/compilation.

The data in this box is calculated autamatically based on the statistics tags found in the compilation.

This data is used for statistical purposes.

Total by section box

• The total by section box contains, as its name implies, the total of quotes in the current page/compilation separated by sections.

The data in this box is calculated autamatically based on the statistics tags found in the compilation.

This data is used for statistical purposes.

Reference box

• The Reference box is used to locate accurate references for building links to Vanisource.

You can find a reference to a vanisource text in two ways:

1. By typing directly on the box any word (or book code SB, CC, NOD, Lecture on, Conversation, etc.) a suggesst box will appear with suggestions on the title you are looking for. If you are looking for a Philosophy Discussion on Marx, you can type "Philosphy Discussion", which will bring the list of the first 25 matches in alphabetical order, or even better just type "on Marx".

2. When creating quotes you will usually copy and paste a quote from VedaBase that, if copied with the proper button in Vedabse, will bring with it the reference in VedaBase format. It looks like this: >>> Ref. VedaBase => Room Conversation -- February 6, 1974, Våndävana In this format after you paste it in the quote box (big box) and move the mouse out of the box, the form will automatically find a matching title in Vanisource. It will tell you if it found one by placing it on the reference box and a notice on top of it with a green (go!) background. If not, it will say Ref Match not found for ref: "The Original Ref from Vedabase" with a red (stop!) background. Then you will have to use the first system (by typing) to find the appropiate reference. This is very prone to happen in texts from the Nectar of Devotion (NOD) that do not come with a proper and accurate reference from Vedabase.

Quote box

• The quote box holds the quote directly pasted from Vedabase by the compiler including its reference.

The quote box should be usually the first step in compiling a quote. The quote box like mentioned before will submit the ref from VedaBase to get an accurate link for the quote being compiled. I will also format the quote correctly in cases where you are compiling a Purport, Translation or Translation and Purport. Of course this functionality depends on the section chosen in the pulldown menu above.

The quote box can also be utilized to make the Title of the quote. This is done by highlighting the desired text and moving the mouse out of the quote box. This will make the highlighted text appear in the Title box.

Form Buttons

There are two buttons at the bottom of the form which are self-explanatory: Clear form and Turn-on(off) tips. The Clear form button will clear every box in the compile form. This is mostly use after each quote has been built and pasted into the main edit box, in this way compiling is fast and streamlined.

The Turn-on tips button is used mostly for begginers to have a quick explanation or reminder of what is suppose to be in each box. It makes the form self-explainable and so you won't need to come back to this manual everytime you have a doubt about using the compile form. By default, tips are turned-off so you simply click on the Turn-on tips button and hover the mouse pointer over each box to find out what to in that box. Once you remember what to do, you can turn-off tips or simply leave them on until you get a hang of the compiling process. Very quickly it will become second nature.

Insert buttons and arrows

The Insert and arrows hovering buttons on the right side of your browser are of great help. They are designed to make your navigation from the compile form to the edit box, and pasting the quote, very quick and simple. As you might have guessed the up arrow will scroll the page up to the top of the compile form and the down arrow will scroll down to the main edit box, where all the quotes will be saved. Besides scrolling up and down, the arrows serve a couple of extra services: The arrow down when clicked on will:

a) scroll down to the main edit box,

b) trigger the Reference bar to appear and

c) highlight the Book Section (if currently exists) in the main edit box. I will explain in case is not so clear that the reference bar is where the reference of the quote you are about to paste into the main edit box is displayed, and the Book section is the heading of each Book we compile e.g.: SB Canto 3, CC Madhya-lila, 1969 Conversations and Morning Walks, etc.

The arrow up when clicked will a) scroll up to the top of the compile form and b) make the Reference bar dissappear.

The insert button is interesting because it knows 3 things:

a) if you are going to paste the quote at the bottom of the main edit box,

b) if you want to paste the quote in a specific place in the main edit box and

c) whether you inserted the quote already or not. The insert button by default will paste the quote at the bottom of the main edit box, thus it displays the words "Insert quote" by default and that means that you can simply click on it and the quote will be inserted at the bottom. This is useful when you are compiling a new page (a page that has no quotes yet or has been started but not all the sections have been finished) and you simply want to quickly paste the quotes one after the other in the order that they appear in Vedabase. We follow the Vedabase order, so as long as you dont miss any quotes or skip sections, this system will make your compiling very quick and streamlined.

In the case where you wish to insert (paste) the quote in an exact place, you simply click the desired place in the main edit box and the button will automatically change to "Insert to cursor". If you change your mind, you can simply click outside the main edit box and the button will change to "Insert to bottom."

Once you click on it, the button will change to a red color and its label will notify you that the quote has been inserted. This is useful when you are working very fast and at some point you might not be sure if you already inserted the present quote or not.

The insert button has also a function that checks wether all the pieces that make a quote are there. You will always need:

a) a reference

b) a section if you are compiling a quote from BG, SB, CC, ISO, NOI.

c) a quote (of course)

d) a statistics tag (explained below)

If any of these are missing when you press the Insert button, a warning sign will show indicating what you are missing. If this occurs, click on any part of the window and go back to make your correction.

The first three parts I suspect you know by now, but the statistics we have not talked about. This tag, which is characterized by <span class="SECTION-statistics">, is essential for our totals count. It is called a tag because in html every element that is surrounded by < > (less than - greater than characters) is called a tag. Every single quote must have one, and if you get a warning sign you must proceed to insert it by using the Vaniquotes statistics Tags menu on the left side of the compile form. Is pretty self-explanatory, just click on the main edit box, next to the just-inserted quote and click on the corresponding book on the Vaniquotes statistics Tags menu. This will insert the appropiate tag and will make sure that all the quotes are accounted for when you press the save button at the end of your compiling session.

Vaniquotes Sections and Statistics

• The Vaniquotes sections and Vaniquotes statistics menus are located on the left side of the browser window, under the main navigation boxes. They are used to insert Section headings, characterized by === Section Name === (e.g.: === CC Adi-lila ===), and statistics tags, <span class="BOOK-statistics"> (e.g.:<span class="CC-statistics">), respectively.

These two sets of data are very important for your compiling process. Once you finish compiling a page you must revise that both the Section headings and the statistics tags are inserted in their proper places in the compilation, otherwise your sections will not appear in the Table of Contents and the count we are keeping of the each quote will not be updated.

Wiki Markup toolbar

The wiki toolbar on top of the main edit box will help you insert "special" wiki markup to make e.g.: bold text, italics, headings, etc. You will rarely use these since the compile form will build your quotes with the necesary text formating, etc.

Edit box

The main edit box is the wiki default box for editing the text of any wiki page. It will hold besides the plain text, the formating of the text or wiki markup, e.g.: bold text here will look like: So ācārya, guru, representative, it is not difficult. Simply one has to become very, very sincere. This will appear as bold text in the page once saved.

In the main edit box we'll also find important data that pertains to the factsbox (the facts about this page compilation) and it is characterized by french brackets ({{ }}). These "tags" will dissapear from the main edit box when you click on the compile tab. Do not edit any data between these tags unless you know what you are doing.

Save and Show buttons

Last but not least, the standard wiki buttons for Save, Show preview and Show changes should be self explanatory.

Wiki Tools

These tools are specific to Mediawiki, the software we have built Vaniquotes and some of the other Vanipedia petals in. They are available for specific tasks and include Wiki markup which is actually essential to all compilers and Vanipedia editors.

They range from simple font styling, html markup to extensions that have been written to implement various programing capabilities within the wiki environment. Compilers, trainers, coordinators and developers in our teams can take advantage of these capabilites that have been built into the great software Wikipedia created.

We will publish some of these tools as they become necessary for our compiling mission. Many more can be found directly in the Mediawiki website. (Besides Wiki Markup, please do not use any of these tools unless directly authorized and discussed with your trainer or team coordinator)

Wiki markup

The use of Wiki markup has been built into the wiki software to facilitate the user to do common editing tasks like creating links to other pages, formating fonts (bold, italics, etc.), make sections within a page, insert templates, etc.

In Vaniquotes we generaly use it to make specific parts of our compilations in bold or indented in order to make them readable and friendly. Most of this formatting is automated when you compile pages with the Compile Form, but some must be done manually.

It is only necesary for the compilers to understand this simple system in order to revise their pages before and after saving them.

Bolding

Bolding is used for quote Headings and translations. ('''text in bold''')

Indentation

Indentation is used in verses within quotes.

The Lord says very loudly in the last portion of Bhagavad-gītā (18.66): :sarva-dharmān parityajya
:mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja
:ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo
:mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ
"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear."

Links

Links are used to link pages to a category.

1. Go to the Edit window by pressing the Edit tab.

2. For the pages that do not have any compiling started, the Category links should be placed at the top of the page just below the "expressions list" . For pages that are already in process of being compiled or completed the category link should be placed below the {{toc right}}. In most cases there will already be categories there. On some pages, the links may be at the bottom of the page. If you find categories at the bottom of the page they can be moved up and placed below the {{toc right}}

3. Underneath the edit window, below the save page icon, you can find;

Wiki markup: [[Category:]]

4. Click on [[Category:]] The markup now appears in the Edit window, in the place where you have placed your cursor.

5. List the categories in the same order as they appear in your page title. For example, if the page title is "A devotee can give the best service to his family, his community, his society and his nation," then list the categories in the following order:

[[Category:Devotee]]

[[Category:Service ]]

[[Category:Family]]

[[Category:Community]]

[[Category:Society]]

[[Category:Nation]]

6.This is how the categories appear in the Content window:

Categories: Devotee | Service | Family | Community | Society | Nation

7. It is also possible to manually write in the category. Compilers can choose what they consider to be more efficient.

Templates

This is a more complex wiki markup, characterized by two opening and two closing curly(or french) braces {{template name}} .

Compilers will never use these in their compilations, but will noticed them every time they open the edit tab of any page that is not a Category or a Special page. In Vaniquotes we use these for the Factsbox which is seen in every page's page tab and compile tab.

Do not edit the template data (anything between the french brackets) unless you know what you are doing.

Most frequent wiki markup explained

Here is a table of the most frequently used types of wiki markup. If you need more help see examples|Wikitext examples.

What it looks like	What you type
You can italicize text by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will embolden the text. 5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize the text. (4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just 'one left over'.)	You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will embolden '''the text'''. 5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize '''''the text'''''. (4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just ''''one left over''''.)
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: Three tildes give your user name: Saha (talk) Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: Saha (talk) 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) Five tildes give the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)	You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: * Three tildes give your user name: ~~~ * Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~ * Five tildes give the date/time alone: ~~~~~
Section headings Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them. Subsection Using more equals signs creates a subsection. A smaller subsection Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title.	= Section headings = ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them. == Subsection == Using more equals signs creates a subsection. === A smaller subsection === Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title.
Unordered [1]s are easy to do: Start every line with a star. More stars indicate a deeper level. Previous item continues. A new line in a list marks the end of the list. Of course you can start again.	* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. *: Previous item continues. ** A new line * in a list marks the end of the list. * Of course you can start again.
Numbered lists are: Very organized Easy to follow Previous item continues A new line marks the end of the list. New numbering starts with 1.	# ''Numbered lists'' are: ## Very organized ## Easy to follow #: Previous item continues A new line marks the end of the list. # New numbering starts with 1.
A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. A newline starts a new paragraph. <br> We use 1 colon to indent once. We use 2 colons to indent twice. 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.	: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. A newline starts a new paragraph. <br> : We use 1 colon to indent once. :: We use 2 colons to indent twice. ::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.
Here's a link to the Main Page. But be careful - capitalization counts!	Here's a link to the [[Main Page]].
Intentionally permanent red link is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.	[[Intentionally permanent red link]] is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.
You can link to a page section by placing a "#" before its title: editors. If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. #Example section 3 goes to the third section named "Example section".	You can link to a page section by its title: * [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For editors]. If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the third section named "Example section".

(This is an excerpt of the page frequent wiki markup explained|Most frequent wiki markup explained)

Save page button

While editing, it is good to save your work on a regular basis. If you edit for a long period of time, you may lose your connection to the server. If this happens, when pressing the "Save page" button, a message in red will appear ....

In most cases all you have to do it press the "save button" again and it will save properly.

We have automated that the quotes you have worked on in the page are saved into your clipboard when you press the "save button" so that you do not loose any of the content. Therefore, if after pressing the "Save page" button a second time, it does not save your work, the safest thing to do is copy from your clipboard your saved work into a wordprocesser and save it there.

Then you can go about editing an older version of your page and copying the saved work into your old page. Normally you can save it properly this time. If the problem continues you should contact your personal tutor.

Editing or adding tables to pages

See also a comparison of HTML verses Wiki markup.

Tables in HTML, are relatively simple to create and modify. This is done by using these tags:

• <table> to declare a table.
• </table> to end the table.
• <th> to declare a Header cell (Table Header).
• </th> to close a Header cell.
• <tr> to declare the start of a new row (Table Row).
• </tr> to declare the end of a row.
• <td> to declare a cell (Table Data).
• </td> to close a cell.

Use

Example...

<table>
<tr>
<th>TITLE 1</th>
<th>TITLE 2</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 1</td>
<td>Contents 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 3</td>
<td>Contents 4</td>
</tr>
</table>

Will output:

TITLE 1	TITLE 2
Contents 1	Contents 2
Contents 3	Contents 4

Modifications

Border

To add a border and adjust its width, add border="'''#'''" to the <table> tag, with # replaced with the desired border width in pixels.
eg <table border="1"> will generate a table with border width 1px.

Example...

<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>TITLE 1</th>
<th>TITLE 2</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 1</td>
<td>Contents 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 3</td>
<td>Contents 4</td>
</tr>
</table>

Will output:

TITLE 1	TITLE 2
Contents 1	Contents 2
Contents 3	Contents 4

Width

To control table width, width="'''#'''" can be added to the <table> tag, replacing # with the desired width, in pixels or %.
eg <table width="400"> will generate a 400px wide table.

Example...

<table border="1" width="400">
<tr>
<th>TITLE 1</th>
<th>TITLE 2</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 1</td>
<td>Contents 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 3</td>
<td>Contents 4</td>
</tr>
</table>

Will output:

TITLE 1	TITLE 2
Contents 1	Contents 2
Contents 3	Contents 4

Or, for 75% of window width:

Example...

<table border="1" width="75%">
<tr>
<th>TITLE 1</th>
<th>TITLE 2</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 1</td>
<td>Contents 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 3</td>
<td>Contents 4</td>
</tr>
</table>

Will output:

TITLE 1	TITLE 2
Contents 1	Contents 2
Contents 3	Contents 4

Cell Padding

To control the amount of padding (space) between the contents of a cell and its borders, use cellpadding="#" to the <table> tag, with # as the amount of padding you want, in pixels or %. eg <table cellpadding="10"> will draw a table with 10px cell padding.

Example...

<table cellpadding="10" border="1">
<tr>
<th>TITLE 1</th>
<th>TITLE 2</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 1</td>
<td>Contents 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 3</td>
<td>Contents 4</td>
</tr>
</table>

Will output:

TITLE 1	TITLE 2
Contents 1	Contents 2
Contents 3	Contents 4

Cell Spacing

The space between cells is controlled the same way as cell padding, only with cellspacing="#" used instead.

eg <table cellspacing="5"> will draw a table with 5px cell padding.

Example...

<table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="5" border="1">
<tr>
<th>TITLE 1</th>
<th>TITLE 2</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 1</td>
<td>Contents 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contents 3</td>
<td>Contents 4</td>
</tr>
</table>

Will output:

TITLE 1	TITLE 2
Contents 1	Contents 2
Contents 3	Contents 4

External Tools

Firefox - Internet browsing

The Mozilla Firefox web browser is a great tool because it is free and keeps up to date with new technology and standards.

Because of this it is very reliable, stable, secure and extensible (there are many tools developed by volunteers that can be installed for customizing and accessing online data fast). It also has many great features like multiple tabs that are very useful, almost essential, when working in Vaniquotes.

Because of these reasons we have developed tools for compilers that are built for this web browser and we'll continue improving based on its capabilities. Our compilers and developers have tested it in the most common platforms: Windows, MacOSX and Ubuntu Linux.

If you are a compiler this is a must for you. Don't worry, its a very small download and very easy to install and if you are a current Internet Explorer or Safari user, you will get accustomed to this browser in a heartbeat.

You can download the latest version of Firefox for free at the following website: http://www.firefox.com

But the compiling form does not work on the latest version of Firefox. However, it does work on Firefox version 3 which can be downloaded here: Firefox ver 3.6.28

Running two or more versions of Firefox

Using MS Windows

First

• Download and install the versions of Firefox you require making sure to place them in different folders
• For example: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox new version

Then

• Shutdown Firefox
• Click 'Start' > 'Run' and type cmd in the 'open' box

• In the command window type: cd C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox

• Press 'Enter'
• Type: firefox.exe -p
• Press 'Enter'
• This will open the Firefox Profile Manager

• Create or re-name different profiles

Next

• Make a shortcut for each profile

• Easy way: Copy and paste the shortcut you already have, then change its properties

• Right-click the Firefox shortcut icon, click Properties, and modify the 'Target' value like so:
• "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -p -no-remote (change the path for each shortcut)
• Modify the 'Start in' value: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox" (change the path for each shortcut)

Finally

• For each version of Firefox go to 'Tools' > 'Options' > 'Advanced'
• For older versions - turn off Automatic updates for Firefox, Add-ons and Search Engines
• For latest version - set 'Check for updates, but let me choose whether to install them'

Using tabs and moving between them

It is best to have an icon on your toolbar for opening new tabs. Go to the menu View > Toolbars > Customize. From there, you can drag the New Tab icon into the Firefox toolbar. For example, you can drag the New Tab icon just to the left of the Web Address field.

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Here are the standard shortcuts for working with tabs in Windows:

• Press CTRL+T to open up new tabs
• Press CTRL+Tab to move between them

Using the bookmarks toolbar

Below the Firefox main toolbar, there is a bookmarks toolbar. The easiest way to create a new bookmark here is to drag a tab onto it. This comes in handy when visiting particular pages frequently.

• You can customize the text of a bookmark by right clicking onto the bookmark and going into Properties.
• You can delete a bookmark which is no longer needed by right clicking and choosing Delete.

Flash player for Firefox

If you have the latest version of Macromedia Flash installed for your browser, you should be able to use features like:

• Copy expressions list to clipboard
• In case of session timeout while compiling, your compilation data is not lost since it is copied to the clipboard when you press the Save Page button.

Skype

Communicating through Skype is very simple and with a good internet connection you will not suffer from disconnects or delays. It can be used for chat, voice and video calls.

Training sessions are offered via Skpye. Skype is an essential tool for instant messaging and for calls between team members.

If team members call each other via skype, we can communicate for free, anywhere in the world! Skype is very easy to use.

• You can download and install Skype from this website: http://skype.com
• They also have a wonderful help section: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/help/

We will provide Skype contact details to new team members on request.

Vedabase

Introduction

• Vedabase is a database/compendium of all of Srila Prabhupada's recorded written and spoken words in text form. The Vedabase also includes other sources, such as writings of past acaryas, and writings of Srila Prabhupada's disciples. Vedabase is the tool we use to compile into Vaniquotes. Vedabase's powerful search engine facilitates our compiling process very much.

• We have created from Vedabase the petal Vanisource. In principle, Vanisource includes only Srila Prabhupada's words with the exception of Srimad Bhagavatam. Before leaving his body, Srila Prabhupada completed the translations and purports up to and including the 10th canto, 13th chapter. His disciples completed the rest of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Because the Srimad Bhagavatam is the literary incarnation of Krsna, we have decided to respect the Srimad Bhagavatam as a complete work. Furthermore, we wish to introduce users to all the personalities in the Bhagavatam, as they are part of Krsna's entourage.

What we choose from Vedabase for compiling

• All of the books of Srila Prabhupada that he personally wrote.
• We include all the Srimad Bhagavatam translations, even those completed by Prabhupada's disciples. We are including only Prabhupada's purports, however, and not the purports of his disciples. Thus only translations from 10th canto 14th chapter thru to the end of the 12th canto.

• Other Books by Srila Prabhupada - in this section we only choose a selection of books as the others are compiled from lectures or conversations and therefore would be doubled up when compiling in the lectures and conversationsv sections.

• Mukunda-mala stotra: Only the first 6 slokas as they are directly by Srila Prabhupada. The rest are by his disciples.

• Narada-bhakti-sutra: Only the first 8 slokas of Chapter 1 as they are directly by Srila Prabhupada. The rest are by his disciples.

• Srila Prabhupada's recorded lectures, morning walks and conversations, and his letters.

• Note: Diaries, legal documents, and early BTGs: This content is not yet added to Vanisource. Therefore, we do not select these items.

Selecting from the Vedabase Contents menu

Use the plus sign "+" to expand an item in the menu that has other sub-items. Press the minus sign "-" to collapse (close) a sub-menu.

1. tick the box next to the following items

• Bhagavad Gita - numbered 02 in Vedabase
• Srimad Bhagavatam - numbered 03 in Vedabase
• Caitanya-caritamrta - numbered 04 in Vedabase
• Lectures - numbered 07 in Vedabase
• Conversations - numbered 08 in Vedabase
• Correspondence - numbered 09 in Vedabase

2. Then click the “+” sign next to “Other books by Srila Prabhupada, - numbered 05 in Vedabase” then tick the box next to the following items

• Teachings of Lord Caitanya
• Nectar of Devotion
• Nectar of Instruction
• Easy Journey to Other Planets
• KRSNA, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
• Renuncitation through Wisdom
• Message of Godhead
• Light of Bhagavat
• Sri Isopanisad
• Mukunda-mala stotra
• Narada-bhakti-sutra

3. For Mukunda-mala stotra

• Click the “+” sign next to “Other books by Srila Prabhupada”
• Click the “+” sign next to “Mukunda-mala stotra”
• Select only the first 6 slokas - they have an * next to them
• NOTE: A tick should automatically appear in the box next to “Mukunda-mala stotra”

4. For Narada-bhakti-sutra

• Click the “+” sign next to “Other books by Srila Prabhupada”
• Click the “+” sign next to NBS 1
• Select the first 8 slokas - - they have an * next to them
• NOTE: A tick should automatically appear in the box next to “Narada-bhakti-sutra”

5. When you are finished selecting sources from “Other books by Srila Prabhupada,” click on the “-” sign

Vedabase Query Box

Searching

After selecting the appropriate sources in Vedabase (see previous section), you must open the Advanced Query window by clicking on the binoculars button or going to the Search|Advanced Query... on the main menu or simply by pressing F2 special(function) key in your keyboard.

Type in the "Query For:" box the expression or terminology you are searching for.

EXAMPLE: Type "devotion" in the Query Box. The Word box will automatically scroll to "devotion" and show the quantity of hits for "devotion" in the Records with hits box. If you want to add in more words that are variations of devotion into the Query box then Double-click on "devotion" in the Word list, and then double-click on all the other words that you want. They will be added to the query box and will be automatically separated with a pipe "|" and the quantity of hits will be calculated in the records with hits box.

Deleting a word

Search expressions should be separated by pipes "|". Some search words or expressions will be zero. They should be deleted. To delete an expression from your search, please be sure to delete all extra pipes as well.

Phrases

Quotation marks tells the Query box (Vedabase search engine) that you are looking for an exact phrase.

1. "Krsna Balarama"

• Finds all paragraphs which contain the exact phrase "Krsna Balarama," in that order.

2. "Krsna Balarama" Rama

• Finds all paragraphs which contain both the exact phrase "Krsna Balarama", and the word Rama.

3. "diksa guru" "siksa guru"

• Finds all paragraphs which contain both phrases which match the pattern

Or

Use "or" to search for multiple words that may not be in the same paragraph. "Or" may be specified by the pipe "|"

1. Krsna | Balarama

• Finds all paraghaphs which contain either Krsna or Balarama (may contain both)

2. "diksa guru" | "siksa guru"

• Finds all paraghaphs which contain "diksa guru" or "siksa guru" (or both "diksa guru" and "siksa guru")

Vedabase advanced query rules

This is a specific list of rules to be used when searching in Vedabase all purposes including compiling, creating pages and categories. Vedabase runs inside a comercial database software called FolioViews.

Advanced Search Techniques Within Folio

Proximity Queries:

Proximity searches allow a User to specify how close two (or more) words must be to each other in order to register a hit. The User may specify word proximity, sentence proximity, paragraph proximity, or record proximity searches. Ordered Proximity - Use ordered proximity to specify the order in which terms must appear within a given range to count as a hit. This is more restrictive than the unordered proximity search. Terms in an ordered proximity search must be enclosed in quotes.

Unordered Proximity - Use unordered proximity to specify a set of terms, which must appear within a given range in any order. Terms in an unordered proximity search must be enclosed in quotes. Record Proximity - Record proximity allows the specification of the maximum number of records between terms. For example, the system could perform a record proximity search for the terms Smith, Wesson, and revolver within a 5 record range. All three terms must appear within a five contiguous record set to count as a hit. Terms in a record proximity search must be enclosed in quotes.

Sentence Proximity - Sentence proximity allows a User to search for terms, which fall within the same sentence. Unlike word or record proximity, which require the specification of a range for the search, sentence proximity requires that all terms in the search be found in the same sentence. By default, a record in an infobase is assumed to be a sentence for sentence proximity searches. Sentence proximity searches may be ordered or unordered, just as word proximity searches are.

Paragraph Proximity - Paragraph proximity allows a User to search for terms, which fall within the same paragraph. Unlike word or record proximity, which require the specification of a range for the search, paragraph proximity requires that all terms in the search be found in the same paragraph. By default, every record in an infobase is assumed to be a paragraph for paragraph proximity searches. Paragraph proximity searches may be ordered or unordered, just as word proximity searches are.

Proximity Type	Operator	Example	Results
Ordered	/	“united states of america”/10	Finds records, which contain these four terms, in order, within a 10-word range.
Unordered	@	“uncle sams army”@7	Finds records, which contain all three terms, in any order, within a 7-word range.
		"work* process$"@25	Finds records, which contain terms starting with work and synonyms of the term process within 25 words of each other.
Record	#	“smith jones theft deny”#5	Finds records, which contain these terms within a 5 record range.
Sentence	S	"purchase order"/s	Ordered - Finds records containing both terms, in the order listed, within a single sentence.
		"closed purchase order"@s	Unordered - Finds records containing all three terms, in any order, within a single sentence.
Paragraph	P	"special proximity codes"/P	Ordered - Finds records containing all three terms, in the order, listed, within a single paragraph.
		"paragraph searches"@P	Unordered - Finds records which contain both terms, in any order, within a single paragraph