Template talk:VGtitle

Release date problem

Hmm theres a slight problem in the original release date order. The box sorts them jp, na, eu, aus as most dates appear, although in one of the games on the harvest moon list the order release is jp, aus, na, eu. Is there any way to fix this problem in the script or should i just not use the template for such cases. Salavat (talk) 15:41, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

That's a good point. I'm not really sure how to fix that with any quick and easy tweaks. That section may have to be completely redone. I'll look into it, but it may be best to call in someone more experienced with templates. Know anyone? (Guyinblack25 ^talk 16:06, 18 June 2008 (UTC))

Nope, no one comes to mind, sorry. Salavat (talk) 16:09, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

A possible solution would be to have a single parameter for the release dates, and use Template:Vgrelease as many times as needed inside this parameter, like in regular video game infoboxes. Kariteh (talk) 16:15, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

That should work. And it'll reduce the number of parameters needed too; we can have just "date" and "canceled". (Guyinblack25 ^talk 16:26, 18 June 2008 (UTC))

Sounds good. Salavat (talk) 16:29, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay. I added in a "date" parameter, but kept in the other ones so the pages currently using it will still display the information. After we've switched over to using "date" in the articles, we can delete the other parameters. This should let us transition smoothly and let us know if the date usage needs any further tweaking. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 19:35, 18 June 2008 (UTC))

Update- List of Castlevania titles has been switched over and uses the "date" parameter in conjunction with {{Vgrelease}}. Take a look and see if it looks alright and if there are any other changes that need to be made. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 20:27, 19 June 2008 (UTC))

It looks good. A different question now: should Template:FFspinoff be merged into this template? It's used on only two articles (although, again, List of Castlevania titles uses a similar wikicode, without transcluding the template). It would make sense to merge in my opinion but the two templates don't have the same layout so it's kind of difficult. Kariteh (talk) 09:37, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

I think it's possible, but I'd have to think about how to actually implement it. I think it might be easier to just use two different templates. That's just me though. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 16:05, 20 June 2008 (UTC))

After staring intently at the code, I think I've got an idea how to do it. But I'd like to wait until the territory parameters (jp, na, eu, etc.) are phased out and gone; it'll be easier to implement it. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 03:35, 22 June 2008 (UTC))

I think all the instances of the older date parameters are phased out. I'm going to remove the old ones and then try to get the spinoff setup integrated. Here's hoping we didn't miss any. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 16:19, 24 June 2008 (UTC))

Well all of the Harvest Moon ones have been updated so we have no problem there. Salavat (talk) 16:30, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Spin off titles

Well, I tried messing around with the code in preview, and I don't think my idea will work. The main hurdle is using the if statement with the table cells to make it just a single row with two cells. The "|" bit of code is used to both distinguish #if: parameters and create table cells.

I've got another idea though, but it won't look like Template:FFspinoff. It'll mimic the VGtitle format, but instead of "System release" it'll say "Media release" or something to that effect. If we want the FFspinoff look, I think we'll need to call in someone more experienced. Any thoughts? (Guyinblack25 ^talk 17:11, 24 June 2008 (UTC))

Sounds good. Wat is the spinoff thing for anyways? Salavat (talk) 03:06, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Check out List of F-Zero titles#Other media and List of Final Fantasy media for examples. Basically I think the format forgoes the regional release dates and system releases because some spin offs aren't in the video game format (i.e. TV series, manga, etc.). (Guyinblack25 ^talk 03:19, 25 June 2008 (UTC))

A thought just came to me. I'm not sure this is the appropriate path to take, but if the table in the template was created in html, then I think the piped character, "|", in the code used in the #if parameters wouldn't conflict with with table tags. That way the FFspinoff template could be incorporated into this one. Anyway, just a thought. Let me know what you guys think. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 03:53, 1 August 2008 (UTC))

Ok, this time I think I got it. This should make it so that this template can be used as it has been, but with optional parameters that can make it mimic Template:FFspinoff. This was kind of complicated for me so I'd appreciated it someone with more template experience could check it out to make sure it really works.

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1" class="toccolours" width="95%" align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse"
| style="vertical-align: middle; width: 256px; text-align: center;" {{#if:{{{platform|}}}|{{!}}|rowspan="2" {{!}}}}<div style="font-size: 125%;">{{#if:{{{article|}}}|'''''[[{{{article|}}}|{{{title}}}]]'''''|'''''{{{title}}}'''''}}</div><br />{{#if:{{{platform|}}}|{{{date|}}} — {{{platform|}}}{{{refs|}}}|{{#if:{{{canceled|}}}|'''Cancellation date'''|'''Original release dates'''}}:{{{refs|}}}<br />{{#if:{{{date|}}}|{{{date|}}}}}{{#if:{{{canceled|}}}|{{{canceled|}}}}}</div>
{{#if:{{{platform|}}}| |{{!}}style="height: 1em;" {{!}}{{#if:{{{canceled|}}}|'''Proposed system release'''|'''System release'''}}:<br />{{{release}}}}} {{!}}-}}
| style="vertical-align: top;" |{{#if:{{{notes|}}}|'''Notes''': {{{notes|}}}}}
|}

Any thoughts? (Guyinblack25 ^talk 16:57, 6 October 2008 (UTC))

References

I just added a parameter to list any references next to "Original release dates" and "Cancellation date" similar to how it was displayed in the Castlevania and Harvest Moon lists. Feel free to revert if this idea is not a keeper. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 18:47, 8 July 2008 (UTC))

Oh kool. ill change the harvest moon list over as soon as i can. Thanks Salavat (talk) 02:35, 9 July 2008 (UTC)