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This template is used on 80,000+ pages. To avoid any disruptions and to save some server load, any changes should first be tested in this template's /sandbox or /testcases subpage, or in your own user space. The tested changes can then be added in one single edit to this template. As a courtesy to other users, please discuss any changes at the talk page before implementing them. |
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{{cmbox}}. Thus it should not be used for boxes for articles, talk pages, image pages or category pages.
This template works almost exactly like{{ambox}} and uses the same parameters.
After discussions on the talk page of this template and announcing it at several places for some time we are now deploying this template. Feel free to convert any message boxes used on "other pages" to use this meta-template. If you find any tricky cases then list them on the talk page of this template and you'll get help.
When this template is used to build other pages message boxes those boxes should contain explanatory texts just like before. (The same texts as before or new improved texts.) If there are more specific images in the boxes or you know a better image, then use them instead of the default images shown here.
Simple usage example:
{{ombox | text = Some text.}}
Some text. |
Complex example:
{{ombox | type = style | image = [[Image:Emblem-question-yellow.svg|40px]] | style = width: 400px; | textstyle = color: red; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; | text = The message body text. }}
The message body text. |
The following examples use different type parameters but use no image parameters thus they use the default images for each type.
type=speedy – Speedy deletion templates. |
type=delete – Deletion templates. |
type=content – Major warnings and problems, such as {{high-risk}}. |
type=style – Minor warnings and problems. {{intricate}} should perhaps use this type. |
type=notice – Notices and messages of any kind, both permanent and temporary. Such as {{guideline}} and {{how-to}}. |
type=move – Merge, split, rename and transwiki messages and proposals. |
type=protection – Protection templates such as {{pp-protected}} when shown on "other pages". |
Some examples using the "notice" style:
No type and no image given (default) |
No type and image=none – No image is used and the text uses the whole message box area. |
image = [[Image:Gnome globe current event.svg|42px]] imageright = [[Image:Nuvola apps bookcase.svg|40px]] |
This page in a nutshell: This template is used to build message boxes for all pages that are not articles, talk pages, image pages or category pages. |
List of all parameters:
{{ombox | type = speedy / delete / content / style / notice / move / protection | image = none / [[Image:Some image.svg|40px]] | imageright = [[Image:Some image.svg|40px]] | style = CSS values | textstyle = CSS values | text = The message body text. | small = {{{small|}}} / yes | smallimage = none / [[Image:Some image.svg|30px]] | smallimageright = none / [[Image:Some image.svg|30px]] | smalltext = A shorter message body text. }}
type
image
image = [[Image:Crystal package settings.png|40px]]
imageright
imageright = [[Image:Nuvola apps bookcase.png|40px]]
style
" "
but with the ending semicolons ;
. For example: style = margin-bottom: 0.5em;
textstyle
textstyle = text-align: center;
text
small = yes |
type = style small = yes |
small
small = {{{small|}}}
small = yes image = [[Image:Replacement filing cabinet.svg|50px]] smallimage = [[Image:Replacement filing cabinet.svg|32px]] |
smallimage
smallimage = [[Image:Replacement filing cabinet.svg|30px]]
small = yes imageright = [[Image:Nuvola apps bookcase.png|50px]] smallimageright = none |
smallimageright
smallimageright = [[Image:Nuvola apps bookcase.png|30px]]
smalltext
If you need to use special characters in the text parameter then you need to escape them like this:
{{ombox | text =Equal sign = and a start and end brace { } work fine as they are. But here is a pipe {{!}} and two end braces}}}} . And now a pipe and end braces|}} .
Equal sign = and a start and end brace { } work fine as they are. But here is a pipe | and two end braces }}. And now a pipe and end braces |}}. |
This template uses the ombox CSS classes in MediaWiki:Common.css for most of its looks, thus it is fully skinnable.
This template calls{{ombox}} itself does parameter preprocessing.
Internally this meta-template uses HTML markup instead of wiki markup for the table code. That is the usual way we make meta-templates since wiki markup has several drawbacks. For instance it makes it harder to use parser functions and special characters in parameters.
The default images for this meta-template are in png format instead of svg format. The main reason is that some older web browsers have trouble with the transparent background that MediaWiki renders for svg images. The png images here have hand optimised transparent background colour so they look good in all browsers. Note that svg icons only look somewhat bad in the old browsers, thus such hand optimisation is only worth the trouble for very widely used icons.
For more technical details see the talk page. Since this template works almost exactly like{{cmbox}} their talk pages and related pages might also contain more details.
ފަންވަތް:Mbox templates see also
The above documentation is transcluded from ފަންވަތް:Ombox/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |