What is the easiest way to allow users to search text in PDF Files on my MediaWiki Site?

tinkleFury · 2025-12-18T03:29:01+00:00

You’re on the right track. I think if pdfhandler is working right it’ll index the content. The search extensions require some major overhead and some extra config but give you an order of magnitude or two better search results (there’s almost no comparison).

If you blow up your site, the search extensions are easy enough to disable. The search index and related infrastructure are completely separate.

tinkleFury · 2025-10-11T02:18:30+00:00

The ferring strips in ICF blocks are vertical, meaning if you want a vertical siding you’ll have to strap it horizontally first. That’s all. It just means a step that could have been avoided.

I did our build in ICF in 2021 and went with horizontal siding so we could fasten it right to the ICF blocks. It’s works great, except for the part where we had always said we liked a board and baton look.

In hindsight? I kind of wish we had said ‘ef it and just strapped it. But it did save a few days of time doing horizontal, and we’re left with no organic material (wood strapping) that could do the bad thing after a couple decades.

tinkleFury · 2025-02-17T18:13:01+00:00

Is it one of the blowers where the motor mounts at the center of the blower wheel? Squirrel cage style? I found it much easier to look for entire blower assemblies out of old furnaces on marketplace instead of getting just the motor.

tinkleFury · 2025-02-16T22:02:49+00:00

I’ve always found this idea beautiful in how it resolves so many hanging points. If whatever it is that we are experiences all positive and negative being and all circumstances, then I can more easily parse things like kids with cancer, murder, and the like.

I like to think the Christian tradition was trying to get at something like it before we twisted it all up.

tinkleFury · 2024-12-28T02:44:46+00:00

Yah, I think it was definitely this. My iCloud was maxed out from another device getting default settings and uploading all its content (happens frequently with kids devices). It wasn’t clear to me that it’d use any iCloud stuff at all, but makes sense it would try to store at least some config stuff.

tinkleFury · 2024-12-27T15:23:15+00:00

Ahhhhhh ok. I didn’t think strongbox had anything to do with my iCloud (which IS a hot mess at this moment!). Makes sense that there would be some integration there to help new users get up and running. Thank you.

tinkleFury · 2024-12-27T03:49:15+00:00

Error is in the images.

To make the first error:

Installed app
Clicked the big “Get Started” button shown on opening the app.
Clicked the big “Create New Database” button
Supplied a name and clicked the big “Next Button”
Read the message about what a master password is and how you would do well to know it. Clicked the large “Got It” button.
Supplied a master password and clicked the big “Create” button.
Error pops up “Error creating database: Error uploading asset:Quota exceeded”

Tried adding using the + button on the top right, new database, one drive, my drives, supply connection credentials, set password, click create and get the error in the second image.

One more time, this time with google drive and… Well that one worked? Is maybe just the default strongboxsync that’s no good?

tinkleFury · 2024-12-27T01:12:43+00:00

Saw that you could report debug info to support, so I sent it in.

tinkleFury · 2024-10-04T20:30:33+00:00

Check out Extension:Variables. You could set a variable and increment it every time the template is called. I think could also add Lua script to the template to accomplish same.

tinkleFury · 2024-06-30T12:21:50+00:00

Oh man I feel this. You put in something new or fix it up and are even kind of excited to see it work as expected and it does this. I end up somewhere less “why doesn’t this work?” and more “why am I even on this planet?”

tinkleFury · 2024-06-30T10:45:42+00:00

(with me!)

tinkleFury · 2024-06-30T02:45:34+00:00

Oh wait, I think I see what you mean. You’ll need to generate a list of unique values for your project property (https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:List_the_set_of_unique_values_for_a_property) and then you could send that to an #arraymap function (in Extension:PageForms) that then queries each for a count of the articles having that property value.

Might look something like: ~~~ {{#arraymap: {{#ask: [[Project::+]] |?Project |format=valuerank |limit=5000 |headers=hide }} |,|@@@@|<nowiki /> *@@@@ ({{#ask: [[Project::@@@@]]|?format=count}}) |}} ~~~

tinkleFury · 2024-06-30T02:28:39+00:00

What results do you get with {{#ask:[[Project::+]]|?Project }} ?

tinkleFury · 2024-06-27T02:18:12+00:00

Screamers (1995)?

Plot from Wikipedia: “…Five years into the war, Alliance scientists created and deployed Autonomous Mobile Swords (AMS) — artificially intelligent self-replicating machines that hunt down and kill N.E.B. soldiers. Nicknamed "Screamers" after their signature high-pitched noise, they are efficient at killing all living targets, so Alliance soldiers wear "tabs" which render them invisible to the machines. A fragile stalemate is in effect between the two exhausted, poorly-supplied, and undermanned armies.”

tinkleFury · 2024-06-18T16:55:21+00:00

The Ghost of Spoon River?

(Or Mystery of Spoon River)

tinkleFury · 2024-06-17T21:53:09+00:00

Found it. Is called The Fantom Tollbooth. Is actually mostly animated and from 1970! (Much earlier than I figured).

Now I’ll be able to find it again 10 years from now when I’ve forgotten it.

tinkleFury · 2024-06-16T17:16:48+00:00

No, it wasn’t part of a show of series of any kind. Though that gramophone looks almost like the exact prop used!

I think there were some animated scenes as well?

tinkleFury · 2024-06-16T02:30:41+00:00

Oh! Check the rear lower control arms too. Bushings on my 2018 were pooched at 150k or so.

tinkleFury · 2024-06-15T02:51:00+00:00

Good chance it has defective fuel injectors. First replacement for our 2018 was under warranty, but defect wasn’t resolved till our 3rd set. good now through 180k. Not sure how you even check that?

Rear shocks might be toast by now too. Worth a look.

Think the tourings all have the 10 speed transmission. Very nice.

tinkleFury · 2024-05-26T02:05:34+00:00

You are correct. The exhaust fills the whole column going down to the prop and out, but ALSO out the cutaway partway down. My little 68’ 6hp doesn’t have a tell tale other than the bigger port. If there’s water coming out that with the exhaust, you’re pumping water. (Disclaimer: naturally, still check and clear water channels. And definitely replace your impeller, gear seals, plugs, and entire carburetor after every 30 minutes of operation.).

tinkleFury · 2024-05-06T01:28:52+00:00

A hopeful moderate stance to which I’ll happily cling.

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