This is the {{imbox}} or image message box meta-template.
It is used to build message box templates for image pages. It offers several different colours, uses default images if no image parameter is given and it has some other features.
Usage
Simple usage example:
{{imbox | text = Some text.}}
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Some text. |
Complex example:
{{imbox
| type = query
| image = [[Image:Emblem-question-yellow.svg|40px]]
| style = width: 400px;
| textstyle = color: red; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;
| text = The message body text.
}}
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The message body text. |
Image message box types
The following examples use different type parameters but use no image parameters thus they use the default images for each type. The names were changed around to go with what's used on {{mbox}} here please note.
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type=warning – Speedy deletion templates |
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type=serious – Deletion templates |
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type=content – Major warnings and problems |
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type=query – Minor warnings and problems |
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type=notice – Notices and messages of any kind, both permanent and temporary. |
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type=free – License templates for free content licenses. |
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type=pd and grey – License templates for Public Domain content, or stuff that needs to be grey |
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type=nonfree – License templates for non-free and copyrighted content |
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type=move – For templates involving moving |
Other images
The default images shown above are mostly for convenience. In many cases it is more appropriate to use more specific images. These examples use the image parameter to specify an image other than the default images.
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type = query
image = [[Image:Gnome-dev-camera.svg|42px]] |
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type = move
image = [[Image:To Commons.svg|52px]] |
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type = free
image = [[Image:Heckert GNU white.svg|48px]]
This image is used for the GFDL license templates such as {{GFDL}}. |
Special
Some other parameter combinations.
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No type and no image given (default) |
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No type and image=none – No image is used and the text uses the whole message box area. |
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type = pd
image = [[Image:Imbox license.svg|40px]] <br> [[Image:Ambox warning yellow.svg|40px]]
imageright = [[Image:Shuttle.svg|30px]] |
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This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA.
Note that use of NASA logos, insignia and emblems are restricted per US law. |
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Technical details
This template uses CSS classes.
If you need to use special characters in the text parameter then you need to escape them like this:
{{imbox
| text = <div>
Equal sign = and a start and end brace { } work fine as they are.
But here is a pipe {{!}} and two end braces <nowiki>}}</nowiki>.
And now a pipe and end braces <nowiki>|}}</nowiki>.
</div>
}}
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Equal sign = and a start and end brace { } work fine as they are. But here is a pipe | and two end braces }}. And now a pipe and end braces |}}.
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Internally this meta-template uses HTML markup instead of wiki markup for the table code. That is the usual way we make meta-templates since wiki markup has several drawbacks. For instance it makes it harder to use parser functions and special characters in parameters.
See also
Template documentation
