LSL Editing Primer

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In the LSL Portal area of the wiki there are several templates in use for standardizing appearance and making editing easier.
In addition to these template there are many class specific templates. These templates inject blocks of common content into the articles that share something in common, be it a parameter with common restrictions or common functionality.
== General Templates ==
There are several universal templates, the most used template names are short for ease of typing.
Name 	Description 	example
{{LSLC|category|sort}} 	Adds a page to a groupUse instead of [[Category:LSL name|name]]sort is optional. 	
{{LSLGC|category|text}} 	Links to a LSL CategoryUse instead of [[:Category:LSL category|text]]if text is omitted then it defaults to category 	{{LSLGC|Math/3D|3D Math Functions}}{{LSLGC|Math}}
{{HoverText|word|description}}	When you move the cursor over this it shows a box containing description. 	{{HoverText|monkeys|A species of mammal}}
{{LSL_Header}} 	Used for pages that don't use a template that includes it. Like categories and this page. 	{{LSL Header}}
{{LSL_Hex|hex|int}} 	A HoverText for hex showing the int with a short standard description.If int is excluded or empty, then int is calculated from hex.	{{LSL Hex|0x100|256}}{{LSL Hex|0x100}}
{{!}} 	Used instead of a for when embedding them in templates parameters. 	
{{=}} 	Used instead of a = for when you need a text equals sign that cannot interfere with templates parameters. 	{{=}}=
==Embedding Tables==
One of the weaknesses in MediaWiki is the difficulty in embedding tables as parameters for templates. There are a few ways around this.
# Write the table in HTML using & , & , & , & tags. If you go this route you must close your tags properly (or MediaWiki will do strange things).
# Use MediaWiki syntax for tables and replace every occurrence (not being used as a template separator) of '|' with '{{!}}'
# Wrap the table with tags (doesn't always work).
*Note that you may need to play with the whitespace to get MediaWiki to display it properly.
 HTML Method
Before 	After 	Embedded 	
{{Prettytable}} 	Permissions 	Value 	Description
[[PERM_ALL]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x7FFFFFFF|2147483647}}	Move/Modify/Copy/Transfer permissions	
[[PERM_COPY]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x00008000|32768}} 	Copy permission 	
[[PERM_MODIFY]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x00004000|16384}} 	Modify permission 	
[[PERM_MOVE]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x00080000|524288}} 	Move permission 	
[[PERM_TRANSFER]]	{{LSL Hex|0x00002000|8192}} 	Transfer permission 	
Pipe Replacement Method
Before 	After 	Embedded 	
{{Prettytable}} 	Permissions 	Value 	Description
[[PERM_ALL]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x7FFFFFFF|2147483647}}	Move/Modify/Copy/Transfer permissions	
[[PERM_COPY]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x00008000|32768}} 	Copy permission 	
[[PERM_MODIFY]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x00004000|16384}} 	Modify permission 	
[[PERM_MOVE]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x00080000|524288}} 	Move permission 	
[[PERM_TRANSFER]]	{{LSL Hex|0x00002000|8192}} 	Transfer permission 	
Div Tag Method (doesn't always work)
Before 	After 	Embedded 	
{{Prettytable}} 	Permissions 	Value 	Description
[[PERM_ALL]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x7FFFFFFF|2147483647}}	Move/Modify/Copy/Transfer permissions	
[[PERM_COPY]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x00008000|32768}} 	Copy permission 	
[[PERM_MODIFY]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x00004000|16384}} 	Modify permission 	
[[PERM_MOVE]] 	{{LSL Hex|0x00080000|524288}} 	Move permission 	
[[PERM_TRANSFER]]	{{LSL Hex|0x00002000|8192}} 	Transfer permission 	
==Functions==
Besides the general templates there is only one function specific template.
Template:LSL Function
This template provides a structure to write the functions documentation over; it includes several sections.
Some things to keep in mind:
*Please do not remove information.
*Order of template variables does not matter.
*Most variables if not set will cause the applicable section to hide (not all sections hide).
*Unused variables do not need to be included but it is better to not removed unused variables to aid future editors.
*Please head all messages generated by the template.
*If you think a section should be added please add it to LSL Function Style (and they will shortly be added to the template) or place a comment on Template_talk:LSL Function.
Please refer to LSL_Function for a detailed explanation of it's syntax and attributes.
Base	Example: llFrand
{{LSL_Function
|func
|func_id
|func_sleep
|sort
|func_desc
|func_footnote
|return_type
|return_text
|p1_type|p1_name|p1_desc
|p2_type|p2_name|p2_desc
|p3_type|p3_name|p3_desc
|p4_type|p4_name|p4_desc
|p5_type|p5_name|p5_desc
|p6_type|p6_name|p6_desc
|p7_type|p7_name|p7_desc
|p8_type|p8_name|p8_desc
|p9_type|p9_name|p9_desc
|p10_type|p10_name|p10_desc
|p11_type|p11_name|p11_desc
|p12_type|p12_name|p12_desc
|constants
|spec
|caveats
|examples
|helpers
|also_header
|also_functions
|also_tests
|also_articles
|also_events
|also_footer
|notes
|mode
|deprecated
|permission
|negative_index
|cat1
|cat2
|cat3
|cat4
|cat5
|cat6
|location
}}	
{{LSL_Function
|sort=Frand
|func=llFrand
|func_id=8
|func_sleep=0.0
|func_energy=10.0
|p1_type=float
|p1_name=mag
|p1_desc=Any valid float value
|return_type=float
|return_text=that is pseudo random number in the range [0.0,mag) or (mag, 0.0].
|spec=returns a pseudo random number in range [0.0, mag) or (mag, 0.0], depending upon the sign of mag.
|caveats=The random number generator is not a source of entropy.
|examples=<source lang="lsl">
default
{
 touch_start(integer total_number)
 {
 // When touched, say "Heads" with probability 0.5, 
 // otherwise, say "Tails."
 if ( llFrand(1.) < .5)
 llSay(0, "Heads");
 else
 llSay(0, "Tails");
 }
}
</source>
|helpers
|also_header
|also_functions
|also_tests
|also_events
|also_articles
|also_footer
|notes=
The random number generator is not a source of entropy.
The sequence of random numbers are shared across the entire process, and not independently seeded.
Therefore, the pseudo random number generation is not suitable for any application which requires
completely predictable or completely unpredictable results.
|cat1=Math
|cat2
|cat3
|cat4
}}
==Events==
Besides the general templates there is only one event specific template.
LSL_Event
This template provides a structure to write the event documentation over; it includes several sections. Unused sections are typically hidden from view.
Please refer to LSL_Event for a detailed explanation of its syntax and attributes.
==Constants==
There is only one constant specific template.
LSL_Constant 
This template provides a structure to write constant documentation over; it includes several sections. Unused sections are typically hidden from view.
Please refer to LSL_Constant for a detailed explanation of its syntax and attributes.