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.

Yes, the optionallity was basically my intent (didn't like all those missing/unknown fields). Another possible solution (that just popped into my head) is something similar to {{Babel-X}} but instead of User languages and preferences (as implemented in Wikipedia) we could have the Component xxx (Component Python, Component Game, Component l10n, etc) and the activity page would just a 'add them'... I was thinking polishing the {{Babel-X}} for users, and use that as a the starting framework for the Software Component Babel... --Xavi 13:56, 3 July 2007 (EDT)

Update, we should soon be in condition of using general Category:Userbox templates (for user attributes) and Category:OBX templates for all others. We need to build the appropriate boxes, but hopefully a small set that cover those aspects in the {{Status box}} will soon be up and running :) --Xavi 16:02, 5 July 2007 (EDT)