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| ==Design Discussion== | | {{ArchCat}} |
| I just wanted to start a bit of a discussion on what everyone would like to see in the infobox design for the site. A unified color scheme? A different color scheme depending on the type of infobox? Lots of individual fields (Writer 1, Writer 2, and Writer 3) or a single field with an expectation of multiple entries?
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| Once we have some consensus on design ideas we can post them on the project page as guidelines for development.
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| Does anyone have any thoughts? --[[User:Raukodraug|Raukodraug]] 16:21, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
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| :Let's see:
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| #'''Different colour schemes:''' If it's different objects, use different colours. There's so many repetitions between fields that infoboxes look very similar unless they are different colours.
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| #'''One field, many entries:''' Having multiple fields for the same type of entry just seems redundant.
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| #'''Optional fields:''' The thing I really liked about the newest comic infobox was that if you didn't have an entry for a field, it wouldn't show. The Alias field is very rarely used, but it's always there for all the species and planet and individual infoboxes.
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| #'''Not too large:''' Just keep it to the essentials. If you need more information, just read the article.
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| #'''That "No Picture Available" picture was kind-of neat:''' You know, the one from the newest comic infobox.
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| :Those are the only major features I can think of at the moment. -<[[User:Azes13|Azes13]] 16:56, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
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| :: I agree with everything Azes said, except about the "No pic" picture. I thought it was rather garish and distracting. Although I might be able to live with it if it were smaller. [[User:Monkey with a Gun|Monkey with a Gun]] 17:23, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
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| :::I thought there was an over use of images, the dialogue box as well as the no pic image were all a little over done.
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| :::Also I think we should keep the text rather than replacing it with arrows and mouse overs. For me it introduced some usability issues in various instances.
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| :::Different colour schemes are good, the current blue (Doctor Who), pinky (SJS) and browny red (Torchwood) are nice bold and different colours for each of the series' (and we'll need a colour scheme for the K-9 series also).
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| ::::If we were to go fully colour coordinating would we make those colour schemes also specific to the magazines, comics, audios and whatever else each series is connected to (so the Torchwood magazines, comics and audio infoboxes would all be in browny red etc)?
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| :::Also agree with Azes13 with regards to optional fields and one field. 'Not too large' yes and added to that not too complex, too many fields, even if they're optional fields are often too many and are overwhelming for editors. --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] 17:41, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
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| ::My only concern with optional fields is that an editor may not be able to tell what information is missing from an infobox. A blank field clues editors in to what still needs to be added. My feeling is that they should be used sparingly. --[[User:Raukodraug|Raukodraug]] 20:15, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
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| :::If they need to know what other fields could be filled in, they can just click the link under the '''Pages transcluded onto the current version of this page:''' and look at the infobox. As well, most of the time the field isn't filled in because there is no information on the matter, not because the specific editors don't know. -<[[User:Azes13|Azes13]] 00:59, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
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| ==Developments so far==
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| Hello all. I've had a go at implementing on of the suggestions; the optional fields. Take a look at [[Template:Infobox Spinoff test]] and here:
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| {{Infobox Spinoff test | |
| |spinoff name=Spin off test
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| |image=
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| |main character= Main character
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| |featuring=
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| |enemy=
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| |setting= Universe
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| |writer=
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| |director=
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| |producer= A producer
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| |publisher= Not the BBC
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| |release date=
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| |format=34 minute, VHS
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| |previous release= Previous release
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| |next release=
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| You'll notice (take a look at the code) that all the fields have been included, but only those that are filled have appeared. As you can see this is the Spinoffs infobox so this 'optional field' option can be included into the infoboxes we're using at the moment should we wish to. Thoughts? --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] 14:14, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
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| :Well, that seems to work fine and have all the needed parts. I'd go for it. -<[[User:Azes13|Azes13]] 17:29, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
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| ::I've edited the infobox slightly and applied the optional fields to everything (including the image), so the only thing that's needed is a name, if there's nothing else the infobox will collapse down to just that. Before I start to add this to other infoboxes, should this optional field apply to everything or just particular fields? --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] 08:29, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
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