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    Template:I18n/Language Navigation Bar

    This page offers examples of formatting code for common tasks

    Add an i18n language bar

    {{Template:I18n/Language Navigation Bar|Toolbox}}

    Simply replace the existing pagename (Toolbar, in this instance) with the name of the page you are creating.

    Format your text

    Use Headings

    Headings automatically form part of your Table of Contents, so need to be structured. Their place in the tree is governed by multiple '=' characters at each end of the heading. Avoid using a single one - that denotes a page heading, and the automatic page heading should be used. Your major headings will use '==text goes here==', the next level, '===more text===' and so on.

    Use bold and italic

    Blips are used to specify bold and italic words.
    Use '''bold text''' to specify bold text and
    ''italic text'' to specify italic text.

    Add a code snippet

    Simply adding a space at the beginning of the line displays your text in a fixed font, so 'this snippet of code' becomes
    this snippet of code
    
    If it needs to stand out more, you can enclose it in a box:
    this snippet of code
    However, you lose the clarity that the change of font gives. This method may be more useful for extended snippets, of several lines, rather than short ones. The decision should be based on what is aesthetically pleasing in the context of the rest of your page layout.

    Add indents

    ':' is used for an indent, and can be used in multiples. A single ':' indents by two characters.

    Lists, numbered and bulleted

    * is the symbol to use for bulletted lists. ** gives a second level:
     ::* One star
     ::* Next point
     ::** Sub-point
     ::* Third point
    
    produces
    • One star
    • Next point
      • Sub-point
    • Third point
    Numbered lists are produced in the same way, using '#'.


     ::# A single hash
     ::# Second point
     ::## A sub-point
     ::# Third point
    
    produces
    1. A single hash
    2. Second point
      1. A sub-point
    3. Third point
    This is less useful than the bulletted list.

    Add a link

    There are two kinds of links to learn, internal ones, to another userbase page, and external URL links.

    For an internal link you can sometimes simply use [[PageLayout]], where you want to display the name of the page. However, you often need to include the link in a sentence, so you would use

    [[PageLayout|this page]]

    which displays

    this page

    External links are slightly different so

    [http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules our road map]

    displays

    our road map which would take you straight to the techbase page.

    One last thing to note - when you preview your page, the links are live. This gives you two benefits. You can check (by hovering) that your links are set up as you expected, and you can use a red link to create a new page.

    Illustrate your text

    Add a single image, centered

    [[Image:KMail-kde4.png|250px|center]]
    Note that you can change the position of the image, but the default is left. The size of the image depends on the circumstances, but for screenshots I recommend no less than 250px and no more than 500px.

    Make the image clickable, and add a caption

    Where you need to show more detail, create a moderately sized image, clickable, so that the full-size can be seen. Simply add the parameter '|thumb' within the image parentheses.
    A caption can also be added as a parameter, but will only show if '|thumb' is present.

    Use tables to precisely place multiple images

    {|style="width:500px" cellpadding="2" |[[Image:Desktop-config-customized.png|230px|center]]||[[Image:Desktop-settings-rightclick.png|230px|center]] |- |[[Image:Desktop-theme-details-dialog.png|230px|center]]||[[Image:Plasma-multiple-themes.png|230px|center]] |}
    displays


    Note that all the parameters for one image are contained within ..., and cells are separated by '||'. To start a new line, insert '|-'

    Add Notes and Warnings

    Where a note or warning is relevant within your text, use a table, like these:

    ::{|cellpadding="2" |[[Image:Im-status-message-edit.png]]||'''Note'''||Some important information |}
    Note Some important information
    ::{| |[[Image:help-hint.png]]||'''Tip'''||Something useful to remember |}


    Tip Something useful to remember


    ::{| |[[Image:dialog-warning.png|32px]]||'''Warning'''||This is dangerous |}
    Warning This is dangerous

    Where a note or warning is important enough to need to stand out strongly there are two useful templates, Info and Warning. Use

    {{info|This is another way to display your information}}

    Information

    This is another way to display your information


    or

    {{warning|This is a very dangerous thing to do}}

    Warning

    This is a very dangerous thing to do


    Note that the size of the boxes for these two templates are fixed - you cannot alter them.

    KDE3 and KDE4 versions of applications

    By default, KDE4 is assumed. If the KDE4 version is not yet ready for release it may be necessary to document the KDE3 version. In this case you should add an icon {{KDE3}} which displays . Should you be writing about a KDE3 version and KDE4 version on the same page, use icons for both - {{KDE4}} which displays

    Community Applications

    The final consideration concerns those applications which are not distributed as core KDE applications. These need to be indicated by an icon, placing {{Community-app}}


     See footnote


    at the end of your sentence or line, just as you would to denote a footnote in general writing. You then need to add {{Community-app-footnote}} which will create a footnote, like this:



    Support for this application can be found from the project's home page