Template talk:Tlx
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[edit] Documentation
This template template:Tlx ( talk edit history links ) displays a template call for documentation, with a link to the template. The first parameter is the template name, the optional parameters 2, 3, and 4 of Tlx are displayed as parameters 1, 2, and 3 of the specified template, parameter 5 displays "etc.".
It is a generalization of similar templates displaying templates with zero or more parameters with arguably better readable output. This depends on the browser, but too narrow uses of "{", "|", "}" in conjunction with links can be hard to read.
[edit] Usage
- {{Tlx|template name}}
- {{Tlx|template name|param}}
- {{Tlx|template name|1|2|3}}
- {{Tlx|template name|1|2|3|more}}
- {{Tlx|template name|param=value}}
Up to three placeholders for parameters of the specified template
[edit] Example
| Code | Result | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| {{Tlx|x0}} | {{x0}} | |
| {{Tlx|x1|one}} | {{x1|one}} | |
| {{Tlx|x2|one|two}} | {{x2|one|two}} | |
| {{Tlx|x3|1|2|3}} | {{x3|1|2|3}} | |
| {{Tlx|x4|1|2|3|4}} | {{x4|1|2|3|4}} | up to 3 parameters |
| {{Tlx|x4|1|2|3|4}} | {{x4|1|2|3|4}} | | for more |
| {{Tlx|x1|x=u}} | {{x1}} | = won't work |
| {{Tlx|x1|x=u}} | {{x1|x=u}} | = is okay |
| {{Tlx|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}} | {{x1|x=u}} | sticky nowiki is okay |
| {{Tlx|x2| |two}} | {{x2|two}} | empty won't work |
| {{Tlx|x2| |two}} | {{x2| |two}} |   is okay |
| {{Tlx|x2| |two}} | {{x2| |two}} | is okay |
| {{Tlx|x2| | two}} | {{x2| | two}} | | is okay |
| {{Tlx|x2| {{!}} two}} | {{x2| | two}} | {{!}} is dubious |
| {{Tlx|x2|2=|3=two}} | {{x2|two}} | empty really doesn't work |
| {{Tlx|x2|2=one|two}} | {{x2|two}} | two clobbers 2=one |
| {{Tlx|x2|3=two|2=one}} | {{x2|one|two}} | right to left okay |
| {{Tlx|subst:x0}} | {{subst:x0}} | Tlx is not suitable for showing substitution |
| {{subst:Tlx|x0}} | {{ x0
}} |
Tlx itself allows partial substitution |
[edit] See also
- template:Tlx (edit•talk•links•history)
- on Meta
- template:Tl (edit•talk•links•history)
- template:Tlsp (edit•talk•links•history)
- template:Doctl (edit•talk•links•history)
[edit] Discussion
Add issues below as you see fit, sign with ~~~~
[edit] Thin space
Using <small> </small> is a kludge, putting it mildly, but the proper   is translated to UTF-8 by the server on the fly, and it doesn't work with old browsers. The code column in the example shows this effect - there is of course no such thing as a monospaced  , neither emulated nor real.
Another trick used by {{[[Template:|]]}} is <tt>|</tt> for the pipe symbol (vertical bar), a monospaced | adjacent to other text is better visible in the output for proportional fonts. I hope you like it, it's not ideal for text mode browsers. -- Omniplex 21:57, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
