Template talk:Infobox file format

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[edit] Usage

{{Infobox file format
| name = 
| icon = 
| extension = 
| mime = 
| owner = 
| typecode = 
| magic = 
| genre = 
| containerfor = 
| containedby = 
| extendedfrom = 
| extendedto = 
| standard =
}}

[edit] This template is questionable.

(1) It uses inappropriate vocabulary. (Have you ever heard people talk about file format "maintainers"? Or file format "genres"? No, because nobody uses these words to describe file formats.) (2) It is only used by one editor. (3) It has Macintosh bias (OSType). This is template abuse. Some editors on wikipedia are far too obsessed with infoboxes. – Andyluciano 23:07, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

I see your complaints, but do you have any suggestions to make this better? Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 01:46, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

For (3), I replaced "OSType" (which, as noted, is completely wrong) with "OS type". Guy Harris 18:34, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, it should be creator code. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 21:11, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

OK, creator code, along with type code, are the classic Mac OS equivalents of file extensions; I fixed the "creator code" stuff not to refer to "ostype" ("ostype" isn't set to a type or creator code in many of the infoboxes, it's set to the type of OS), and added in type code as "typecode" for completeness. I'll fix up the infoboxes into which I added "ostype" stuff (by removing the "ostype" entry) and any other boxes with "ostype". Guy Harris 23:10, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Damnit, I got it backwards. Sorry. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 11:46, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

It certainly needs more documentation, what are the various fields used for etc. Otherwise it's unlike many monstrous infoboxes decent and informative, if you just leave more obscure parameters empty. -- Omniplex 18:37, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Add More Parameters/Properties

Can you(/someone) please add another properties/option "Standard" to specify standards, for example, like, ISO 9541 ? which is a "PostScript Type 1 Font" (outline) format standard, uses two files with .pfb & .pfm file extension in windows, and uses two files .pfa & .afm file ext in Linux, developed by Adobe Systems. Also, how can file extension(s) be specified for different OS, with a stylish appearance, so that file extension(s) for each OS stays in separate line and distinguishable ? thanks. (i might also edit the source for these). ~Tarikash 04:14, 16 August 2006 (UTC).

added the new parameter "Standard". also updated this Talk page with an example, see PNG file format infobox at top (the beginning of this page). thanks. ~Tarikash 04:49, 17 August 2006 (UTC).

For cases with two values for a parameter you can do (for example):

i.e. seperate the two with <BR> and use &nbsp; to make sure the explanatory text doesn't word wrap Ariel. 06:03, 19 October 2006 (UTC)