Template talk:Userbox

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[edit] Parameters

Could you explain how are the parameters 5 and 14 used ? -- ( drini's _vandalproof page ☎ ) 03:54, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

• There is a parameter 5, that is the fontsize of the text in the small box, it's defaults to 14, I can't see any parameter 14 sorry. _→AzaToth 05:05, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

the parameter 5 box looks like this: " {{5|14}} " this is probably the "parameter 14" referred to (which, like you said, is just its default value, not a parameter)--HTL2001 (Talk|Contrib) 18:03, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] page Wikipedia:Proposed policy on userboxes has been created

based on a suggestion at WP:VP. ++Lar: t/c 05:22, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edit request

The first line should be changed to

<div style="float: left; border: {{{border-s|1}}}px solid {{{1|{{{border-c|{{{id-c|#999999}}}}}}}}}; margin: 1px;">

per the other userbox templates. —Andux 03:02, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Done. Ashibaka tock 03:13, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Standardisation proposal

I propose that we eliminate the deprecated parameters entirely, and rename the parameters to be more user-friendly. The current and proposed syntax are below; the parameters were arbitrarily renamed in a manner I think makes their function obvious without any need for referencing. Any part of this proposal could of course be tweaked per discussion. If this change is accepted, the new parameters could be added without removing the old, and all instances of the template semi-automatically updated with regex and the AutoWikiBrowser. All deprecated parameters could then be removed.

Current syntax:

{{subst:Userbox
  |id       =
  |id-c     =
  |id-fc    =
  |id-s     =
  |info     =
  |info-c   =
  |info-fc  =
  |info-s   =
  |border-c =
  |border-s =
<!-- deprecated but still present -->
  |color 1  =
  |color 2  =
  |id       =
  |info     =
  |id size  =
}}

Proposed syntax:

{{Userbox
  | l-content    =
  | l-background =
  | l-font-color =
  | l-font-size  =
  | r-content    =
  | r-font-color =
  | r-font-size  =
  | box-background =
  | border-width =
}}

// Pathoschild (_admin / ^talk) 10:14, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Changing things now seems like more trouble than it's worth. The "deprecated" syntax is still in wide use, and it's much more compact—if less flexible. Identifying the boxes as L and R would also make for more work when switching between {{userbox}} and {{userbox-r}} (currently, they use identical syntax). —Andux^␅ 13:56, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

{{Userbox
  | s-content    =
  | s-background =
  | s-font-color =
  | s-font-size  =
  | w-content    =
  | w-font-color =
  | w-font-size  =
  | box-background =
  | border-width =
}}

The main reason for that is to prevent increasing and needless complexity in template coding. For example, this is what one value will look like if we add the new parameters without removing the deprecated ones: {{{1|{{{border-color|{{{border-c|{{{id-c|#999999}}}}}}}}}}}} instead of {{{border-color|#999}}}. // Pathoschild (_admin / ^talk) 14:47, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

It's protected as a high-risk template; ease of editing isn't really a high priority. —Andux^␅ 15:14, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

I've added the following new parameters, and created {{user box}} as a redirect. Templates using the new syntax will use that redirect, so that we (or I) can use whatlinkshere to slowly deprecate older syntax.

{{user box
  | border-width =
  | border-color =
  | logo-background =
  | logo-size =
  | logo-color =
  | logo = 
  | info-background =
  | info-size =
  | info-color =
  | info = 
}}

// Pathoschild (_admin / ^talk) 09:55, 27 February 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Height of Userbox

Proposing/Requesting to add few more parameters : like "logo-line-space" or "logo-line-height" or "logo-line-gap" or "logo-line-gapspace", etc, and a similar one starting with "info-..." for the information side, so that we can specify CSS properties and values, like style="line-height: X em;", this is very important, as this helps to reduce the space in between the text lines, thus reducing the overall userbox's height to the recommended 45px userbox height. If the height of the userbox remains same (45px) then it is easier to place them horizontally with the sequence they were placed in, otherwise, different userbox with different height is placed by the web browser at different places with un-wanted sequence. Also requesting to add another parameter, something like, logo-cellpadding, or, logo-padding, or, logo-padspace, etc, so that we can specify CSS properties like, style="padding:4px;" (for all side padding), or, style="padding:2px 3px 2px 3px;" (for top-right-bottom-left side, different amount of padding). Those two types of parameters will help greatly customizing the userbox, while maintaining organized. For an example, please also see the Template:User Multi, what i had to do to reduce its height to 45px. I also tried to lower the userbox height in the Template:User you and me, but failed to bring it down to 45px height, unless the source code is further adopted. Thanks. ~Tarikash 06:22, 18 August 2006 (UTC).

Finally the userbox Template:User you and me height was changed to 45px, with the help of the new parameters. Whenever applicable, others should apply the new params also. Many thanks to CSCWEM. I'll look into the code & aspect, if any further modification can also be done. --Tarikash 11:02, 12 January 2007 (UTC).

Bug solved. Gecko/Mozilla browser displays the userbox, (which is actually a "table" wrapped around "div"), with 45px height +(plus) 2px extra for the top and bottom 1px border of div, so total becomes 47px, (with other params at default). Which is nice, good and right way. But Trident/Internet Explorer type of browser displays it different, 2px of the overall height comes from the div's top 1px & bottom 1px borders) and 44px (for the table) = so total is 46px. But, if the cell padding is set at 1px, then the browser/client/user-agent renders the userbox correctly, 2px (div's border) + 45px (table) = total is 47px, (half width of border and half of padding, makes up for "One"). You may see the box model for HTML/CSS, for more accurate analysis. There is also height discrepancy among the userboxes, which are created used with this userbox template, and which are created by calling a template containing the div-table combination, specially in the case of Trident/Internet Explorer type of browsers. Userboxes created with this template was being displayed 1px less than the other one. If padding is set at 1px then, it solves that problem, by removing the inherited 0px padding width, and keeps the userboxes similar across different browsers. --Tarikash 03:32, 15 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Recategorization

This should be recategorized to go with the rest of the userbox templates. I was able to recat all the others. It should be categorized under Category:User templates|* Userbox so it's sorted at the top of the category. – Someguy0830 (Talk | contribs) 20:29, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] eu interwiki

Please, would it be possible to add eu:Txantiloi:Taulatxo oinarria interwiki? Thanks.--Berria 18:55, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Done. howcheng {chat} 17:22, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Better category?

I would like to suggest that Category:User templates be used instead of the current category. That seems to be the proper place for these generic templates. —Shayl^talk 06:42, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Wow, I just came back and read my comment, and boy, did I get it wrong. I meant to say Category:Userbox templates. —Shayl^talk 05:54, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Please change the category this is in from Category:Wikipedia userboxes to Category:Userbox templates. —Mira 01:02, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Done. —Mets501 (talk) 04:54, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. —Mira 08:32, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Usage

How do you use this thing properly together with other formatting? I tried tweaking it to my settings at my user page, and the width settings seem to have gone haywire. Can someone help me out here? Thanks. --Terrancommander 15:36, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Userbox list?

Is there a list posted somewhere of all (or most) of the current Userboxes? Thanks. --Schmendrick 18:32, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Here is the list :-) --sverde1 16:13, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

I think that this list is incomplete.

--Meno25 14:58, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] UNprotection

I recently unprotected this template as "unprotected" is the de facto state of affairs per Wikipedia:Protection_policy: "used in limited circumstances as protected pages are considered harmful." Further Wikipedia:High-risk templates does not spell out which templates are "high risk." This particular template does not appear on any articles and does not affect any "mission critical" systems. Unless some very compelling arguments are made, it should be unprotected.
brenneman 10:47, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Simple userbox template

I created a new template at {{userbox-simple}}, which uses just 5 numbered parameters for simplicity. Λυδαcιτγ 23:01, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Interwiki link

Please, add sl:Predloga:Uporabniško polje. Thanks. --Eleassar ^{my talk} 12:10, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Y Done. Next time, please place edit requests in a new conversation. Harryboyles 13:27, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Style Parameters

{{{id-op}}} and {{{info-op}}} should be changed to {{{id-op|}}} and {{{info-op|}}} so it will default to nothing. Otherwise {{{id-op}}} and {{{info-op}}} will be placed inside the style attribute if they're not set and Opera ends up ignoring the whole style attribute. --12.207.48.223 10:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks --12.207.48.223 18:05, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Link colours?

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Is there some way we can get the link colours to change? I want a userbox with a dark blue background, and a link of a paler colour. Can it be done?

-- TimNelson 13:29, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, but not by editing {{userbox}}. Try something like this for the info parameter:

info=This box contains a [[Wikipedia:About|<span style='color:yellow'>yellow link</span>]]

which looks like the userbox I've put on the right here. Hope that helps! --ais523 13:35, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Russian interwiki

Please, add ru:Шаблон:Userbox. ~ kintup 20:26, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Uppersorbian interwiki

Hello. Could someone add a interwiki to hsb:Předłoha:Userbox, please? Thanks and greetings --Tlustulimu 12:03, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fix font-size

Please implement id-fs and info-fs (for font-size) parameters that output "%" after the number given instead of "pt"; we should not be doing things in point-sizes, since this will make userboxes look completely ridiculous when people set their default font size larger or smaller than is common. They should then be documented and the old id-s and info-s parameters either marked with 'Deprecated: Use id-fs instead. (and info-fs for the other one of course), or simply remove any mention of them from the documentation. — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 18:41, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Force vertical alignment

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For {{user infobox}}, I need to allow infoboxes to keep their central valign attribute. As this is the default for tables, it isn't specified in this template; but this means it gets overridden by the forced top alignment for .infobox td in common.css.

The following changes are needed:

{{{logo-other-param|{{{id-op|}}}}}}" |

to

{{{logo-other-param|{{{id-op|}}}}}}; vertical-align: center" |

and

{{{info-other-param|{{{info-op|}}}}}}" |

to

{{{info-other-param|{{{info-op|}}}}}}; vertical-align: center" |

Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 11:19, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Y Done. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 12:45, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Changed to "middle", as "center" is not a valid CSS value for vertical-align. — Edokter • Talk • 14:11, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Could this be the reason the alignment of the contents of my userboxes (see my user page) has become messed up? - Dudesleeper / Talk 00:53, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, in a round about way. {{infobox user}} now uses default infobox styling rather than being hand-hacked, so userboxes which don't identify as such (class="userbox") might behave funny. They're trivial to update though. I've done a couple of the ones on your page as an example, {{user:UBX/male}} and {{user:UBX/User Scottish Ancestry}}. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 18:49, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Remove bold from id

Please remove the bolding of the id. A lot of templates have more than just one or two characters in that field. If the creator wants it bold, then the creator can bold the text. - LA @ 15:24, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

I removed the edit protected template for discussion of this first. - LA @ 15:25, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Change Hyperlink Colo(u)r

How would i go about changing the hyperlink colour at templates such as Wikipedia:WikiProject Silver Dollar City/Userbox, Because the blue on blue is really hard to see. Thanks in advance Peachey88 ^{(Talk Page | Contribs)} 08:30, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

You can surround the link with <font color=colorYouWant>[[linkYouWant]]</font>. There are more ways to do it besides that, but that's the clearest way of writing it I've seen. --Eruhildo (talk) 18:10, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Request to edit

Sysops, please help me! In the template, I need you to write [[Category:Wikipedians that use userboxes]] that will open up a wole new category. Nothing444 21:40, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

N Not done - Please get consensus for making such an edit first on a Village Pump; I suspect that people will object to the change in multiple ways. Also, when you use the {{editprotected}} template, please place it immediately above your comment rather than at the top of the page. Thank you. Nihiltres^{t.l} 23:57, 5 April 2008 (UTC)