Talk:Glossary of linear algebra

Internal links[edit]

Many definitions in this glossary contain terms defined the glossary. Normally these terms should be linked to the definition in the glossary. Instead of using [[...]], for these internal links, I suggest to use {{gli}}. The link is less visible (undelined with a dashed blue line), but this allows distinguishing it from external links.

I have used the template in section § L, for testing the method and providing examples. D.Lazard (talk) 10:28, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree with this; it also less obtrusive. Another issue with linking that I was unaware of when I copied the glossary here is the guideline in Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Glossaries#Outgoing_links that terms should generally not be linked. I am unsure how I feel about this, though. Felix QW (talk) 10:59, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that this part of a guideline is partially outdated. In particular, it seems to have been written before the introduction of the second parameter of the template {{term}}. Indeed, the syntax {{term|anchor name|displayed name}} or {{term|1=anchor name|2=displayed name}} allows avoiding any conflict between anchor syntax and style modifiers. It seems that, with the current implementation of the templates, the internal links work well even if the term is piped. However, it will be safer to split the linked parameter, thet is, for example, to change {{term|1=[[Basis (linear algebra)|Basis]]}} into {{term|basis|[[Basis (linear algebra)]|Basis]]}}.

It seems that linking from terms are discouraged (see the deprecated example in template:term#Wiki-styling and linking of the term), but not forbidden. In our case, following this guideline would need to rewrite almost all definitions for including the linked term in the definition. As adding the numerous lacking items has a higher priority, I suggest to not follows this recommendation for the moment. D.Lazard (talk) 14:05, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]