Template:Outdent/doc
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For outdenting a reply on a talk page when indention gets too deep. Indenting on talk pages is done using a colon character (:) to produce tabs; this template produces a connector bar and initial text to indicate an outdent, based on the number of colons used in the previous indent.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indentation level | 1 | Number of colons at the start of the previous line, or the colons themselves. At most 20; more than 20 falls back to the default value of 10.
| Line | suggested |
| link | 2 | Add a linked tag about outdenting. The parameter’s specific value is discarded, only its presence counts.
| Line | optional |
Usage
To outdent posts, insert the number of colons that were used for indenting in the previous post, or use an integer value for that number.
::::This is the previous post, indented 4 levels
{{Outdent|::::}}start of a new post
displays as
- This is the previous post, indented 4 levels
start of a new post
::::::This is the previous post, indented 6 levels
{{Outdent|6}}start of a new post
displays as
- This is the previous post, indented 6 levels
start of a new post
You can also have the template automatically add a linked tag, by adding any second parameter (its specific value is discarded):
::::::This is the previous post, indented 6 levels
{{Outdent|6|link}}start of a new post
displays as
- This is the previous post, indented 6 levels
(outdent) start of a new post
To not outdent all the way to the left margin, the outdent template itself can be indented using one or more colons:
::::::This is the previous post, indented 6 levels
::{{Outdent|4}}start of a new post
displays as
- This is the previous post, indented 6 levels
- ┌────────────────┘
start of a new post
Do not use subst: with this template.
This template is contained in the CSS class "outdent-template". Users who would prefer not to see the template can add the following line to their custom CSS (Special:MyPage/common.css):
span.outdent-template { display: none; }
