Template talk:Portal bar/Archive 1

Archive 1

What happened to the formatting?

The formatting for portal bar has changed, and lists bullet points at the far left of the box with the portals centered, which makes the bar more like a box. I liked it when it functioned as a bar. Northamerica1000^(talk) 08:58, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Location

Is the proper location the "See also" section? Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 10:54, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Since the links are not off-site, then "See also" would be appropriate. – Maky ^« talk » 14:33, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

It's just that I noticed that sometimes this was placed in See also like {{Portal}} and {{Portal-inline}}, but sometimes under extremal links with the infoboxes. I've updated the documentation to match Template:Portal/doc and apply the See also standard. I meant to apply that edit to Template:Portal-inline/doc but antecedently applied it this this documentation (I'm tired). But sense it's there anyway, unless someone objects to the See also standard, I'll leave it in. I don't see any reason for the Portal templates to have different sections you would post them in anyway, their just differently formated versions of the same thing. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 15:28, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

It does not have widespread support ...

I don't see the point of that sentence. {{Portal}} is of course the default and preferred form, but the primary purpose of this template is for when {{Portal}} would have formating problems. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 15:51, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

That's probably what the sentence it trying to say anyway, I'll go ahead and re-word it. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 16:03, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

The new wording should clarify that {{Portal}} is usual preferred form, and when this template should be used instead. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 16:19, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Vertical spacing

Hello there! How about adding a 0.5em vertical spacing before the {{Portal bar}}? I'd say it would look much better with some additional space (especially now with the typography refresh in place), and it could be also parametrized so additional whitespace is placed before or after the template, depending on the template's actual placement. Thoughts? — Dsimic (talk | contribs) 20:48, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

I also think that it is better to have a some space between the external links (or whatever the last section is) and the navigation templates. Some people add two empty lines or use the <br /> command to insert the space; but it would be much better if it were directly included by defaults in the "portal bar" template (as it is in the French version Modèle:Palette). What do you think? Could someone do that? Leonng Arhyos Hrspino (talk) 11:19, 31 August 2014 (UTC).

WP:ORDER

Where does this go vis-à-vis WP:ORDER? The docs are vague, as written czar · · 04:44, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

I usually put in after external links and before navigation templates, although I prefer to use {{Subject bar}}. See Slow loris for an example. – Maky ^« talk » 13:18, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

I've seen it above/below navboxes and at the bottom of 'See also'. — Lfdder (talk) 13:22, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the input, all  czar ♔ 02:54, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

@Mr. Stradivarius: re: TemplateData summary (diff)—I was under the impression from the above and common usage that the bar goes with the navboxes and not in the "See also" section as now described in the TemplateData summary. czar ♔ 12:32, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

@Czar: If that's the case, go ahead and fix it. I was just going with what the documentation said. (While you're at it, you should probably fix the line on the doc page that says "Within articles, this template is meant to be placed at the bottom of the article in the See also section.") — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 12:45, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

✓ Sounds good czar ♔ 12:52, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

Now the documentation has been changed again to recommend placing it in the "See also" section. As a page-wide box, that placement disrupts the flow; this template belongs at the very bottom of the article. This was stated in the documentation previously and it ought to be restored. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 03:56, 23 June 2016 (UTC)