Template:Outdent
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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.
Usage
{{Outdent |1= }}
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
::::::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
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
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 (by default: Special:MyPage/monobook.css):
- span.outdent-template { display: none; }
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The level of the previous indent | 10 | optional | |
2 | Set any value to display "(outdent)" in the next line | empty | optional | |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all talk namespaces and noticeboards
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users
Localization
This template is not intended to be localized.