User:Mfc
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mfc is Mike Cowlishaw (M. F. Cowlishaw); for more about me, please see:
http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/mfcsumm.html
I have mostly contributed to existing Wikipedia articles in the general area of computing and computer arithmetic. Articles which I ‘founded’ include Algorism, Battle of El Mazuco, Fabada Asturiana, (much of) IEEE 754r, Llanes, Significand, and Wallace Breem.
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I've contributed a few of my photographs to Wikipedia, including:
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IBM-650-panel.jpg
IBM-650-panel.jpg
IBM 650 front panel
IBM 650 front panel, rear view
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OED-LEXX-Bungler.jpg
OED-LEXX-Bungler.jpg
LEXX editor for the OED, 1985
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Llanes-Cue.jpg
Llanes-Cue.jpg
Llanes coast near Cue
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Llanes-Ayuntamiento.jpg
Llanes-Ayuntamiento.jpg
Llanes town hall
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Llanes-Viango.jpg
Llanes-Viango.jpg
Yosa de Viango, Llanes
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BoladoFlow2.jpg
BoladoFlow2.jpg
Flowstone in Cueva Bolado
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ElMazuco-Llabres.jpg
ElMazuco-Llabres.jpg
El Mazuco and the heights of Llabres
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RomanAbacusRecon.jpg
RomanAbacusRecon.jpg
Roman Abacus (recon.) in Mainz
Acorn System 1
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IBM-Microdrive.jpg
IBM-Microdrive.jpg
IBM Microdrive
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The images above mean this heading is ignored .. any ideas what the problem is, anyone?
- The Wiki markup for Images and Headings generates HTML which can interact in confusing ways (I think the Images expand to give various <div> sections. Inserting <br clear="both" /> usually straighten things out. Other people, place collections of images into table. -- Solipsist 08:54, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- Ah .. thanks. Thought of a table, but then images don't reflow in narrower window. mfc
- One other problem is that images are rendered with an off-centre white surround which shows up on the blue User pages. If you want to get a little more fancy, you can enclose them in a <div style="background:#ffffff"> .... </div> to force a white background. -- Solipsist 20:04, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- Not sure I follow -- I see them with a frame [I am using default WP settings] mfc
- Around each frame is a white border which is offset when the image is aligned left or right. Its invisible and useful padding on normal article pages which have a white background in any case. User pages have a light blue background on the monobook style (and probably others), although on some browsers this can be very nearly white. If you can see the blue background the white borders around collections of images can look a bit ragged. But its a pretty small point. -- Solipsist 21:17, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC) (shouldn't this be on you discussion page now....)
- Not sure I follow -- I see them with a frame [I am using default WP settings] mfc
- One other problem is that images are rendered with an off-centre white surround which shows up on the blue User pages. If you want to get a little more fancy, you can enclose them in a <div style="background:#ffffff"> .... </div> to force a white background. -- Solipsist 20:04, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- Ah .. thanks. Thought of a table, but then images don't reflow in narrower window. mfc