Last modified: 2012-07-17 12:51:14 UTC
When linking a local (i.e. not from commons) to a page with the prefix file (e.g. [[file::name of pdf.pdf]]) the link doesn't appear on the image page and the file is placed on [[special:unused file]]. If the prefix is media (e.g. [[media::name of pdf.pdf]]) this doesn't happen. I don't know if this is a bug or it is by design, but it isn't the expected behaviour anyway.
(In reply to comment #0) > > I don't know if this is a bug or it is by design, but it isn't the expected > behaviour anyway. Definitly a bug. However I cannot reproduce (I assume you meant to use a single colon, not two colons). I tried adding [[test:File:Breakfast Menu.pdf]] to [[test:User:Bawolff]], and the link appeared on the image page just fine. Do you have an example of this bug?
Thanks, I did mean one colon. I have created an example: https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5:%D7%A0._%D7%91%D7%A8_%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9F_-_%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%99_%D7%90%D7%AA_%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%90.pdf this is linked to : https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%90_%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%99#.D7.9C.D7.A7.D7.A8.D7.99.D7.90.D7.94_.D7.A0.D7.95.D7.A1.D7.A4.D7.AA but doesn't appear on the image page. change it to media and it will work
Oh I see, you meant a non-embedding link (aka [[:File:name of pdf.pdf]]). That's more intentional. Things that link directly to the image description page instead of the file itself are listed at Special:whatlinkshere instead of directly on the file. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 22943 ***
I wonder why [[:media:name of pdf.pdf]] does work, that is the weird part.
