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* [[Template:WarningBox]], for displaying '''warnings''' and '''important notes''';
 
* [[Template:WarningBox]], for displaying '''warnings''' and '''important notes''';
 
* [[Template:SafeBox]], for displaying '''validating information''' (e.g. see [[Template:Applicable to TDE]]).
 
* [[Template:SafeBox]], for displaying '''validating information''' (e.g. see [[Template:Applicable to TDE]]).
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These more specific templates should be preferred when possible to directly using this template.
   
   

Revision as of 14:22, 22 January 2022

Template:Box is a general-purpose template meant to display Wikipedia-style boxes with information such as warnings about the content of a page.

More specific box templates include:

These more specific templates should be preferred when possible to directly using this template.


Usage

To use this template, use {{Box|caption=...|text=...|icon=...|background=...|highlight=...}} on the target page.

  • caption (optional) is the box caption;
  • text (required) is the box contents;
  • icon (optional) is the icon displayed by the text (default: File:Gear.png);
  • background (optional) is the background color (default: gainsboro);
  • highlight (optional) is the highlight color (default: gray).

Using this template on a page results in a box being placed.

Examples

{{Box
 |caption=Hello, TDE Wiki!
 |text=This is a box.
}}
Gear.png
Hello, TDE Wiki!
This is a box.



{{Box
 |caption=Welcome to the Trinity Desktop Project Wiki!
 |text=The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) project is a feature rich desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems with a primary goal of retaining a traditional, efficient and productive user interface.
 |icon=TDE Logo.png
 |background=#ABCBF0
 |highlight=#4C8ACE
}}
TDE Logo.png
Welcome to the Trinity Desktop Project Wiki!
The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) project is a feature rich desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems with a primary goal of retaining a traditional, efficient and productive user interface.