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 | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Columns. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
{{Columns}} may be used to create up to ten columns across a page.
 | This template creates a table rather than actual columns. This means that it displays poorly on mobile devices or narrow screens and is sub-optimal in terms of accessibility. Approximately half of the readers of English Starfleet Logistics articles are using mobile devices and may have trouble reading the content that is wrapped in this template. Please consider using one of the CSS-based column templates listed in the § See also section instead, or not using columns at all. |
Syntax[edit source]
Values for col1 and col2, i.e. the contents of the first and second columns, are expected.
{{Columns
| background = <!-- Background (default is none) -->
| style = <!-- Use to add extra overall CSS styling -->
| colwidth = <!-- Width of each column (default 15.0em) -->
| gapbetween = <!-- Gap (gutter) between each column (default 1.25em) -->
| col1width = <!-- Use to set a custom width for col1 -->
| col1 = <!-- (REQUIRED) First column's contents -->
| col2width = <!-- Use to set a custom width for col2 (and so on) -->
| col2 = <!-- (REQUIRED) Second column's contents -->
| col3width =
| col3 =
...
| col10width =
| col10 =
}}
The parameters colstyle and col1style to col10style may also be used to tailor all and/or individual columns' CSS styling.
Examples[edit source]
- Code
{{Columns
| col1 = This is a simple application of the columns template, demonstrating the default column widths
| col2 = and gaps between columns. See the next example for a more customized use of the template.
}}
- Result
| This is a simple application of the columns template, demonstrating the default column widths | and gaps between columns. See the next example for a more customized use of the template. |
- Code
{{Columns |background=beige |colwidth=8.5em |gap<!--between-->=3.25em
| col1 =
* These
* columns
* are
* more
* complex
| col2 =
The<br />background<br />is<br />beige
| col3 =
; Each : column
; is : 8.5 [[Em (typography)|''em'']]
; wide
| col4 =
{{{!}}
!colspan="2"{{!}} and
{{!-}}
{{!}} the {{!!}} gap
{{!-}}
{{!}}colspan="2"{{!}} between
{{!-}}
{{!}} each {{!!}} is
{{!-}}
!colspan="2" align="center"{{!}} 3.25 ''em''
{{!}}}
}}
- Result
|
The background is beige |
|
|
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See also[edit source]
Column-generating template families[edit source]
| The templates listed here are not interchangeable. For example, using {{col-float}} with {{col-end}} instead of {{col-float-end}} would leave a HTML "div" (division) open, potentially harming any subsequent formatting. |
<section begin="table" />
| Family | Type | Handles wiki
table code?  |
Start template | Column divider | End template |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Col" | Table | Yes | {{Col-begin}}, {{Col-begin-fixed}} or {{Col-begin-small}} |
{{Col-break}} or {{Col-2}} .. {{Col-5}} |
{{Col-end}} |
| "Col-float" | CSS float | Yes | {{Col-float}} | {{Col-float-break}} | {{Col-float-end}} |
| "Columns" | Table | No | {{Columns}} | – | – |
| "Columns-list" | CSS columns | Yes | {{Columns-list}} (wrapper) | – | – |
| "Columns-start" | CSS float | Yes | {{Columns-start}} | {{Column}} | {{Columns-end}} |
| "Div col" | CSS columns | Yes | {{Div col}} | – | {{Div col end}} |
I.e., can the columns handle the wiki markup {| | || |- |} used to create tables? If not, templates that produce these elements (such as {{(!}}, {{!}}, {{!!}}, {{!-}}, {{!)}}) and/or HTML tags (<table>...</table>, <tr>...</tr>, etc.) will need to be used instead.<section end="table" />
External links[edit source]
- Template:Columns/doc at Wikipedia, the free Terran-based encyclopedia that anyone can edit.