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how can I create a link to an image which is part of the wiki, without having it inserted in my page?
I tought this:
\[[look at this|img/lolcat.png]]
would work, but it doesn't.
Any hints?
> Well, currently the syntax above will display the image
> inline with the specified link text used as an alt attribute. Although
> that does not seem to be documented anywhere.
>
> A few places that use that (found with `git grep '\[\[' | egrep 'png|gif|jpeg|jpg' |grep \|`):
>
> * [[logos]] uses it to provide useful alt texts for the logos. (This
> could easily be changed to use [[ikiwiki/directives/img]] though.)
> * The `change.tmpl` template uses it to display
> the [[diff|wikiicons/diff.png]] with a very useful "diff" alt text.
> Using [[ikiwiki/directives/img]] here would mean that the
> [[ikiwiki/plugins/recentchanges]] plugin would depend upon the img
> plugin.
>
> I do like your suggestion, it makes more sense than the current behavior.
> I'm not sure the transition pain to get from here to there is worth it,
> though.
>
> More broadly, if I were writing ikiwiki now, I might choose to leave out the
> auto-inlining of images altogether. In practice, it has added a certian level
> of complexity to ikiwiki, with numerous plugins needing to specify
> `noimageinline` to avoid accidentially inlining an image. And there has not
> been a lot of payoff from having the auto-inlining feature implicitly
> available most places. And the img directive allows much needed control over
> display, so it would be better for users to not have to worry about its
> lesser cousin. But the transition from here to *there* would be another order
> of pain.
>
> Anyway, the cheap and simple answer to your question is to use html
> or markdown instead of a [[ikiwiki/wikilink]]. Ie,
> `[look at this](img/lolcat.jpg)`. --[[Joey]]
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