User talk:J Greb/Pasteup (lists)

Parameter notes

Common elements

• Most of the parameters are designed only to show in the infobox if something is entered. They can be left in the template and empty if the item does not pertain to the article or if the information is not known at the time the template is added.
• The <<name>> field is an exception. If left empty the infobox will not generate a title. If the title for the infobox is the same as the title of the article, <<name>> can either be deleted or commented out. The later is preferable since the name of the article, or the preferred name of the infobox may change.
• For multiple items in one field, separate each with <br />.

  Example: creators=Stan Lee<br />Jack Kirby

• Placing images in the infobox uses three fields:
  • image which is just the filname of the image. The template will add the markup to show the image.

    Example: image= example.jpg

  • imagesize which is the width the image will display at. The template will only accept a number here. If left empty or if a string (such as "225px") is entered, the image will default to 250px wide.
    • If you find the image to be too tall, reduce the size below 250px.
    • The parameter is capped at maximum width of 250. Entering values grater than this will result in the default setting being used.
    • The image will also cap at 450 in height.
• The caption will appear below the image. Keep it short, but indicate the original source published source of the image and the artist(s).

  Example: A comic book issue cover would be captioned as "Wolverine vol 2, #17. Art by John Byrne."

• For debut, provide the first appearance of the <<topic>>.

Categories

This infobox has been designed to automatically place articles its added to into appropriate categories under [[:Category:<<Root>>]]. To do this the following parameters are used.

• cat is used for cases where the primary category is a specific type of <<topic>>. Due to the limitations of the template, the entry for this parameter cannot be capitalized.
• subcat is used to specify a particular subcategory of [[:Category:Comics <<topic>>]]. This can be a publisher, imprint, character/team, or nation of original publication. Please review the noted category for which subcategories exist.
  This will interact with cat and the template has been set up to limit options to currently existing categories.
• altcat is used for cases where "<<topic>>" is not the ending of the appropriate category.
  • Note: subcat and altcat are mutually exclusive. If both are left empty, the article wil be placed into [[:Category:Comics <<topic>>]] by default.
• sortkey is the title by which the article will be sorted in the categories placed by the template. This sorting will default to {{PAGENAME}} and will override {{DEFAULTSORT}} listings in the article. Due to markup limitations, this parameter will not recognize a leading space.
• Additional categories similar to the one set by either subcat or altcat can be added with add^^^^cat#. Replace "#" with a number (currently the template is set up for # additional categories) and list the full category title. Please list the categories in publication order.