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'''This template is still under construction and may not yet function correctly'''
Convenience template for entering conlang script with images for each letter by typing in transliteration.  Usage is:
Convenience template for entering conlang script with images for each letter by typing in transliteration.  Usage is:
<tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>x|''language name''|''character''|''character''|''character...''}} — for up to 30 characters.  
<tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>x|''language name''|''character''|''character''|''character...''}}</tt> — for up to 30 characters.  


Optional parameters are:
Optional parameters are:
* <tt>size</tt> — to specify the size of the images (default is to use their natural size)
* <tt>size</tt> — to specify a particular size for the images. The default is to use their natural size.  I don't think resizing works well at the moment, so it's best to keep the original images around the same size and at a size suitable for text
* <tt>rtl</tt> — to display the images in reverse order of entry (e.g. for a right-to-left language)
* <tt>rtl</tt> — to display the images in reverse order of entry (e.g. for a right-to-left language).
* <tt>type</tt> — file extension of the images (if none is given, assumes <tt>gif</tt>)
* <tt>type</tt> — file extension of the images (if none is given, assumes <tt>gif</tt>)


It works by doing <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Image:''languagename''-''character''.gif]]</tt>, so to use it you'll need to have files with names matching that template in place.   
It works by doing e.g. <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Image:''languagename''-''character''.gif]]</tt>, so to use it you'll need to have files with names matching that template in place.   
 
Notice that the ''character'' portion is included as the image's alt text, so it'll be helpful if it's reasonably representative of the character's value.
 
Example usage:
:<tt>the Drake word *<nowiki>{{</nowiki>x|Drake|D|G|D|G}} /ðoɣðoɣ/</tt>
gives
:the Drake word *{{x|Drake|D|G|D|G}} /ðoɣðoɣ/
 
Of course since Drake is actually an RTL language we ought to do:
:<tt>the Drake word *<nowiki>{{</nowiki>x|Drake|rtl=x|D|G|D|G}} /ðoɣðoɣ/</tt>
gives
:the Drake word *{{x|Drake|rtl=x|D|G|D|G}} /ðoɣðoɣ/


Notice that the ''character'' portion is included as the image's alt text, so it'll be helpful if it's reasonably representative of the character's value.</noinclude>
This template does not <tt>subst:</tt> gracefully.
</noinclude>

Revision as of 06:59, 18 June 2009

Convenience template for entering conlang script with images for each letter by typing in transliteration. Usage is: {{x|language name|character|character|character...}} — for up to 30 characters.

Optional parameters are:

  • size — to specify a particular size for the images. The default is to use their natural size. I don't think resizing works well at the moment, so it's best to keep the original images around the same size and at a size suitable for text
  • rtl — to display the images in reverse order of entry (e.g. for a right-to-left language).
  • type — file extension of the images (if none is given, assumes gif)

It works by doing e.g. [[Image:languagename-character.gif]], so to use it you'll need to have files with names matching that template in place.

Notice that the character portion is included as the image's alt text, so it'll be helpful if it's reasonably representative of the character's value.

Example usage:

the Drake word *{{x|Drake|D|G|D|G}} /ðoɣðoɣ/

gives

the Drake word *DGDG /ðoɣðoɣ/

Of course since Drake is actually an RTL language we ought to do:

the Drake word *{{x|Drake|rtl=x|D|G|D|G}} /ðoɣðoɣ/

gives

the Drake word *DGDG /ðoɣðoɣ/

This template does not subst: gracefully.