User talk:Jon2harman

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Infobox GB station: image size

Hi, I see that you are carrying out edits like this - there should be no need to do that, because use of the |image_name= parameter will use the default size for {{Infobox GB station}} images, which is 265px; this gives a consistent appearance for the (several thousand) pages using that infobox. If it is necessary to size the image, for example a very tall image may need to be narrowed to make it a reasonable height, the |imagesize= parameter is available for this purpose, ie |image_name=Bootle Oriel Road.jpg |imagesize=250px --14:52, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing this out. I was attempting to introduce some uniformity to some Merseyrail station articles, unaware that Template:Infobox GB station had a default image size. I couldn't see it listed on the infobox page - do you know if it's listed anywhere? Indeed, could you tell me how I can find out the styling for the infobox and any other defaults? Shall I reverse the said changes I made? Thanks for for your help, Jon2harman (talk) 14:38, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See the template's documentation; under Optional fields it shows:

| image       = [[Image:Crewe station platform12.jpg|265px]]

or

| image_name  = Crewe station platform12.jpg
| imagesize   = 265px

Note: only one of the image fields should be used. 'image' allows an image width to be specified, while 'image_name' automatically sets the width to 265px unless 'imagesize' is specified (preferred).

When you use |image_name=, you must be careful that if a |imagesize= parameter is provided, it mustn't be left blank - that can cause an absolutely enormous image to be shown. Try putting the following line into a sandbox page:

{{infobox GB station |name=Crewe |image_name=Crewe station platform12.jpg |imagesize=}}

Then try the same but omitting the |imagesize=.

The |image= parameter also has a pitfall, but less dramatic - some people try to use it to display a caption, as in [[File:Crewe station platform12.jpg|265px|Platform 12 at Crewe station]] - that simply won't work, captions must be placed in the |caption= parameter whether |image= or |image_name= is used.

Some templates are a bit short on details in their documentation. I often double-check by clicking the "Edit" or "View source" tab at the top, to see how the template actually works.

As regards reversing your changes: if the previous version didn't explicitly use |imagesize= to state a size, and the image is in landscape format, it's probably a good idea. --Redrose64 (talk) 17:48, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Redrose. I hadn't seen "'image_name' automatically sets the width to 265px" on the Template:Infobox GB station page. I was just curious to know if there was a way of looking at the source code of the template to see how it parses the markup, but I'll leave that to another day! I've reversed my changes. Jon2harman (talk) 22:14, 9 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

April 2011

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Before saving your changes to an article, please provide an edit summary, which you forgot to do before saving your recent edit to Hooton railway station. Doing so helps everyone understand the intention of your edit (and prevents legitimate edits from being mistaken for vandalism). It is also helpful to users reading the edit history of the page. Thank you. Raywil (talk) 23:41, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll make sure to do this in future. Sorry, I was getting lazy.... Oh, does this include my talk page too?

Image galleries

Hi, re this and similar edits: I don't think that a gallery of just one (or two) images is necessarily a "good thing" - placing images here and there through the article is permitted by the manual of style. In several articles there are right-aligned images directly below the infobox, and this can cause problems with certain browsers (such as Internet Explorer) where excessive amounts of blank space then occur to the left of the infobox. In such cases I find that it's easiest to align the image left, and move it down into a suitable section - for an old photo like this, just below the "History" heading would be a good place. This keeps the image at a visible size (gallery images are tiny), and also keeps it in context. --Redrose64 (talk) 17:55, 19 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thanks for the advice. I'm glad you're keeping an eye on what I'm doing! I'll read the manual of style and other Wikipedia documentation before I make big edits (for me, anyway) like this in future. I know, starting with the links at the top of this page would be a good idea! Do you think I should edit these pages to reflect your advice?

I'm not watching everything you're doing: just those pages which happen to be on my watchlist. I've moved the image up the page again, but this time put it in the history section, see here. It's probably best to take it on a case by case basis, as sometimes there is so little text that the use of more than one or two images will dominate the article. See also WP:IG for more on image galleries. --Redrose64 (talk) 15:05, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

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		Thanks for your recent contributions! -Mike Restivo (talk) 20:15, 29 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Mike!

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