Template talk:Sandbox

Template:Status box re-working starting on 2007-06-01

I really like this, btw. --Lauren 11:30, 3 July 2007 (EDT)

Thanks! It was not easy (I'm learning about the Parser Functions—quite tricky as all the tweaking saves proves ;) I concentrated myself on getting it to work, with caring for (structural) cosmetics (ie: table layout and whitespaces) but not other cosmetics.

My doubts about the usability of this template are two-fold:

• people actually using it — since most parameters are optional, many users will probably not bother checking for the available fields to fill in (ie: l10n).
• maintenance and evolution — the source code IS tricky, and a simple enter in the wrong place can create some havoc in the layout :(

The other bleeding edge in this template is the dynamic categorization... I like it, but should be tested further and decided upon. Again thanks, and if you (or anybody else) has ideas, comments, suggestions, the merrier I'll be! --Xavi 12:01, 3 July 2007 (EDT)

I liked that most of the fields were optional.

I agree that people might not recognize that they can use all the fields, but I think we can assume that users of this template are at least a little more wiki savvy than most, by virtue of the fact that they're involved in creating some sort of technical thing.