Template:Infobox Windows component

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This is still kinda under construction. Give me some time to get the parameters settled after trying it on some articles... -/- Warren 09:37, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

[[Image:{{{logo}}}|{{{logo_size}}}]]
{{{name}}}
(A component of Microsoft Windows)
Screenshot
[[Image:{{{screenshot}}}|290px]]
{{{caption}}}
Details
Other names: {{{other_names}}}
Type: {{{type}}}
Included with: {{{included_with}}}
Replaces: {{{replaces}}}
Replaced by: {{{replaced_by}}}
Service name: {{{service_name}}}
Description: {{{service_description}}}
Support status
{{{support_status}}}
Related components
{{{related_components}}}
[edit] Template documentation
This documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox Windows component/doc. (edit | history)

{{Infobox Windows component}} is intended for use with articles that discuss component of Microsoft Windows. Broadly speaking, this includes any aspect of functionality that has shipped with any release of Windows, including public betas, but it does not include "add-ins" or other software that is shipped separately from Windows. For example, Windows Messenger should use this template, as it was included with Windows XP, but Windows Live Messenger should not.


Contents

[edit] Usage

For core components that don't have a user interface:

{{Infobox Windows component
| name               = 
| service_name       =
| service_description=
| included_with      =
| replaces           =
| replaced_by        =
| related_components =
}}


For components with a user interface:

{{Infobox Windows component
| name               = 
| logo               =
| logo_size          =
| screenshot         = 
| caption            = 
|
| included_with      =
| replaces           =
| replaced_by        =
| related_components =
}}


[edit] Parameters

[edit] Basic information

name 
Required. The name of the version of the operating system. This should match the name of the article.
e.g. "Windows Update".
logo 
Optional. An image path for the logo associated with this component. Logos used must comply with Wikipedia:Logos guidelines.
e.g. "Image:Microsoft Windows XP Logo.svg"
logo_size 
Optional. A width for the image, including the "px"; the default is "250px".
e.g. "106px"
screenshot 
Optional. A screenshot depicting the main user interface of the component. Screenshots should not include any non-standard themes, third-party applications, or personally identifiable information. Also, per Wikipedia:Avoid self-references, no references to Wikipedia should be visible.
e.g. "Image:MacOS81 screenshot.png"
caption 
Optional. A caption describing the screenshot. Use of the word "screenshot" in the description can be considered optional, as the template places the image in a section titled "Screenshot".
e.g. "Mac OS 8.1 desktop"

[edit] Details

type 
This is the type of component.
included with 
A list of operating system releases this component is included with. If the component has been included with all releases of a specific line of operating systems, use the family name instead of listing each operating system.
service name 
If the article describes a Windows service, this should be the name of the service. For example, the Windows Security Center's service name is "wscsvc".
replaces 
If this component replaces another component, list it here.
replaced by 
If this component is replaced by another component, list it here.
related_components 
Optional. A list of other Wikipedia articles that cover subjects directly related to this component.
e.g. "<ul><li>[[Features new to Windows Vista]]<li>[[Development of Windows Vista]]</ul>"