Template talk:Infobox anthem

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[edit] New features

I just made enhanced the infobox a little. Here's what's new:

  • Including an image together with a caption in the box is possible.
  • Including a sound file is possible.
  • Up to two alternative titles with their English translations are possible.
  • English title is optional (no need to list it twice if the native language is English)
  • For anthems whose original languages do not use the Latin alphabet, a transcription of the title may be added.
  • The "Lyrics" and "Music" fields may now include dates (when the anthem was written or composed), entered as separate parameters
  • Changed "Changed" to "Until".
  • Changed the color of the header so that the link to English language was better visible.
  • Put the infobox in the occrect category.

— Kpalion(talk) 12:02, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Blue heading

I can't see the links with the blue heading if the wikilinks are blue. A new color should be used. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 18:55, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Recent code changes

If there were issues with the code updates that I made, please let me know either on this talk page or on my talk page. Comments like "the black bullshit doesn't work" are both inappropriate and unhelpful. Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 06:31, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your help in correcting the template code, MZ. I was trying to improve the template two weeks ago, but I'm not very familiar with the code, so your input is appreciated. The only issue I, and I guess other users too, have is the choice of colors. We want to achieve two goals here: to make the blue links readable and to make the template eye-pleasing at the same time. I think the current dark grey doesn't meet any of these goals. The "indian red" template header with TOC colors for the rest of the box was better IMO and one other user, who was working on putting the template on all relevant pages, also said he liked it. Is there any reason not to keep those colors? — Kpalion(talk) 15:36, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
The code changes that I made shouldn't have had any effect on the appearance of the template, and when I did a comparison of the examples, they looked the same to me. The color scheme was changed earlier by another user. I will say that the "standard" colors usually used for infoboxes are like those found on Abraham Lincoln. Using white font isn't usually done due to issues that color-blind users have (especially when they set their monitors to use inverted black and white). If there aren't any objections, I'll modify the code to use a light background and black font. --MZMcBride (talk) 19:46, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
MZ, I reverted to your edits after they were undone by another user, but changed the color scheme to an older one. I won't object to a different color scheme as long as it's readale and not ugly. The temaplate as it is now looks fine to me in Firefox and MSIE. I don't know how it's rendered in other browsers. — Kpalion(talk) 20:10, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
My efforts were more hit-and-run than anything else. You all are free to make the infobox whatever color you'd like, I was just doing code cleanup. Cheers. --MZMcBride (talk) 03:35, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

The black bullshit didn't work, I saw black on black. --User:Iambus৹ | talk 00:28, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

That doesn't justify incivility, does it? — Kpalion(talk) 16:49, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
I don't like the current burgundy colour. Does the infobox need any fancy colour at all? - S Solberg J 00:37, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
I had a grey, since others don't like red. I don't like to use the blue color because we are having blue links, thus making it hard to see. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 04:18, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
I changed the color scheme to black letters on white and light grey background. No fancy colors, should be readable for all, includung color-blind people. Iambus, please let us know, in a civil manner, if it still looks black on black on your screen. — Kpalion(talk) 17:26, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
I can see it fine. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 16:52, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
Kpalion, nice work. Fine now. User:Iambus৹ | talk 07:01, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
thumbs up I like this version. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 19:01, 6 April 2008 (UTC)