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*[[Template:Infobox Spinoff test]] is testing infobox, currently it has applied to it 'optional fields' or the auto-collapse feature which will remove those fields that have no information added to them. | *[[Template:Infobox Spinoff test]] is testing infobox, currently it has applied to it 'optional fields' or the auto-collapse feature which will remove those fields that have no information added to them. | ||
===Implementation=== | |||
Implementation of the collapsing field structure to various infoboxes has begun, so far it has been added to: | |||
*[[Template:Infobox Individual]], which has the collapsing field structure added to "alias" and "actor" | |||
*[[Template:Infobox Astronomical Object]], which has the collapsing field structure added to all fields except 'name' and 'image'. | |||
*[[Template:Infobox Species]], which has the collapsing field structure added to "aka", "origin", "affiliation", "mentions", "individuals" and "appearances". | |||
==Basics of Infobox Design== | ==Basics of Infobox Design== | ||
Infobox template is designed based on the wiki-style table coding. The coding within the table is '''very''' versatile and can allow for fairly simple or rather complicated designs. No mater how complicated the infobox template, the usage of the template on a target page allows for easy editing of the important information while the complicated coding is hidden from the regular editor. | The Infobox template is designed based on the wiki-style table coding. The coding within the table is '''very''' versatile and can allow for fairly simple or rather complicated designs. No mater how complicated the infobox template, the usage of the template on a target page allows for easy editing of the important information while the complicated coding is hidden from the regular editor. | ||
An example showing both basic design and more advanced design can be viewed at [[:Template:Infobox_TV_test]]. | An example showing both basic design and more advanced design can be viewed at [[:Template:Infobox_TV_test]]. | ||
