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= Template:Box =
 
 
'''Template:Box''' is a general-purpose template meant to display Wikipedia-style boxes with information such as warnings about the content of a page.
 
'''Template:Box''' is a general-purpose template meant to display Wikipedia-style boxes with information such as warnings about the content of a page.
   
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More specific box templates include:
See the [[Template:Outdated]] template for an example of its usage.
 
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* [[Template:TipBox]], for displaying '''notices''', '''tips''' and '''miscellaneous information''';
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* [[Template:WarningBox]], for displaying '''warnings''' and '''important notes''';
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* [[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.
To use this template, use <code><nowiki>{{Box|caption|text|color1|color2}}</nowiki></code> on the target page (where <code>caption</code> is the box caption, <code>text</code> is the box contents, <code>color1</code> is the background colour and <code>color2</code> is the highlight colour.
 
   
Using this template on a page results in a box being placed. For example, <code><nowiki>{{Box|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.|#BFFFC2|#4DFF00}}</nowiki></code> displays the following box:
 
   
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== Usage ==
{{Box|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.|#BFFFC2|#4DFF00}}
 
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</noinclude><includeonly><div style='background-color: {{{3}}}; border: solid 2px {{{4}}}; border-left: solid 5px {{{4}}}; padding: 2px 5px;'><div style='font-size:1.15em; font-weight: bold;'>{{{1}}}</div>{{{2}}}</div></includeonly>
 
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To use this template, use <code><nowiki>{{Box|caption=...|text=...|icon=...|background=...|highlight=...}}</nowiki></code> on the target page.
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* <code>caption</code> ''(optional)'' is the box caption;
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* <code>text</code> ''(required)'' is the box contents;
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* <code>icon</code> ''(optional)'' is the icon displayed by the text (default: [[:File:Gear.png]]);
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* <code>background</code> ''(optional)'' is the background color (default: <tt>gainsboro</tt>);
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* <code>highlight</code> ''(optional)'' is the highlight color (default: <tt>gray</tt>).
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Using this template on a page results in a box being placed.
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== Examples ==
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<syntaxhighlight lang="html+handlebars">
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{{Box
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|caption=Hello, TDE Wiki!
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|text=This is a box.
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}}
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</syntaxhighlight>
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{{Box
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|caption=Hello, TDE Wiki!
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|text=This is a box.
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}}
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<syntaxhighlight lang="html+handlebars">
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{{Box
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|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.
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|icon=TDE Logo.png
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|background=#ABCBF0
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|highlight=#4C8ACE
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}}
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</syntaxhighlight>
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{{Box
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|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.
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|icon=TDE Logo.png
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|background=#ABCBF0
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|highlight=#4C8ACE
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}}
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</noinclude><includeonly><div style="background: {{{background|gainsboro}}}; display: flex; border: solid 1px black; min-height: 36px; margin: 5px 0;">
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<div style="padding: 8px 5px; background: linear-gradient(to right, {{{highlight|gray}}}, {{{background|gainsboro}}});">[[File:{{{icon|Gear.png}}}|link=|36px]]</div><div style="padding: 2px 5px; flex-grow: 1;"><div style="font-size:1.15em; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: dotted 1px #000000;">{{{caption}}}</div>{{{text}}}</div></div></includeonly>

Latest revision as of 13:48, 21 April 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.