Template:Outdent/sandbox
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Threading of replies on talk pages is done using indentation and lists. This template is used for outdenting a reply on a talk page when indentation gets too deep.
Usage
[edit]{{od|integer}}
or {{od|indentation wikitext}}
. Integer examples: {{od|5}}
, {{od|-15}}
, {{od|11|r=y}}
. Indentation examples: {{od|:::::}}
, {{od|*::::::}}
, {{od|**:::#}}
.
Parameters
[edit]|1=indent
- Supports two modes: literal indentation or an integer. In literal indentation mode the value may contain
:
(indents),*
(unnumbered list), and#
(numbered list). It is recommended to copy the colons, asterisks, and hashes from the start of the previous message. In integer mode, the value is interpreted as number of indents (:
). Default value is10
. Supported range is from -40 to 40. A negative integer is the same as positive integer with|reverse=y
. |2=y
- Set it to add a link to Wikipedia:Indentation#Outdenting.
{{od|5|y}}
produces:
(outdent)
|r=y
(aliases|reverse=y
,|indent=y
,|in=y
)- Reverses the outdentation to become indentation and vice versa.
Examples
[edit]With indentation wikitext
[edit]::::Previous post, indented with four colons.
{{Outdent|::::}} New post.
displays as
- Previous post, indented with four colons.
New post.
Positive integer
[edit]::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
{{Outdent|6}} New post.
displays as
- Previous post, indented 6 levels.
New post.
With separate indent
[edit]To not outdent all the way to the left margin, indent the {{outdent}} template itself using colons:
::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
::{{Outdent|4}} New post.
displays as
- Previous post, indented 6 levels.
- New post.
Indent
[edit]Using |reverse=y
:
::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
::{{Outdent|4}} Start of a new post indented 2 levels using a bar of length 6−2=4.
::{{Outdent|5|reverse=yes}}
:::::::Indent to indentation level 7 using a reversed bar of length 7−2=5.
displays as
- Previous post, indented 6 levels.
- Start of a new post indented 2 levels using a bar of length 6−2=4.
- Indent to indentation level 7 using a reversed bar of length 7−2=5.
Or with a negative integer:
::::::Original conversation.
::::::{{od|-3}}
:::::::::Afterthought.
:::::::{{od|2}}
:::::::Continuation of original conversation.
displays as
- Original conversation.
- Afterthought.
- Continuation of original conversation.
CSS and hide
[edit]This template is contained in the CSS class "outdent-template". Users who would prefer not to see the template can add the following line to their custom CSS (Special:MyPage/common.css):
.outdent-template { display: none; }
See also
[edit]- {{Outdent2}} — rather than a bar on the previous line, produces a bracketed arrow on the same line.
- Wikipedia:Indentation (WP:INDENT)
- Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines (WP:TALK)