Template talk:Nihongo-Dev

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Contents 1 Important Notice 2 Base version 3 Undocumented usage 4 Some basic, unorganized, tests 5 Span ID's

[edit] Important Notice

This template is in development. It should not be used on any encyclopedic article, for it may change without notice at any time.

[edit] Base version

Based directly on the copied version of Template:nihongo from 17 August. Foreign language version links removed, category commented out. Should be restored if this is copied to main version.

[edit] Undocumented usage

Since I didn't know how to put this all into the usage panel, I'll just describe it here.

{{nihongo-Dev|english|kanji|romaji|extra|extra2|type}}

type is a named variable that has (currently) the following possible values (and yes, the double-quotation marks are part of the value):

• "qmark" produces a question mark, identical to existing template behavior.
• "text" replaces the question mark with the text Help
• "both" replaces the question mark with the text Help? (just as an alternative)
• "none" removes the question mark and leaves nothing. useful if you are using a dozen Japanese words on a screen and the author thinks all those blue question marks are annoying. Only the first could be marked, and proceeding ones left blank.

For example:

{{nihongo-Dev|'''English'''|邦字|type="none"}} produces :

English (邦字, English).

(Version as of writing this: English (邦字, English) )

{{nihongo-Dev|'''English'''|邦字|Romaji|||"both"}} produces :

English (邦字, Romaji^Help?).

(Version as of writing this: English (邦字, Romaji^Help?) )

Also, notice the suppressed italics behavior in the tests below.

[edit] Some basic, unorganized, tests

This is copied from Tsuji's sandbox:

Note: These tests are not subst: therefore behavior may change if edited. refer to versions listed on timestamps to view expected behavior.

default (no 6th field used, default behavior):

English (Kanji, Romaji^?, Extra) Extra2

all (6) fields filled, named variable 6th:

English (Kanji, Romaji^?, Extra) Extra2

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help, Extra) Extra2

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help?, Extra) Extra2

English (Kanji, Romaji, Extra) Extra2

all (6) fields filled, un-named variable 6th:

English (Kanji, Romaji^?, Extra) Extra2

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help, Extra) Extra2

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help?, Extra) Extra2

English (Kanji, Romaji, Extra) Extra2

not all fields filled, named variable:

English (Kanji, Romaji^?)

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help)

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help?)

English (Kanji, Romaji)

blank fields used. unnamed variable 6th:

English (Kanji, Romaji^?)

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help)

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help?)

English (Kanji, Romaji)

Italics test (there are italics tags on either side of this template usage).

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help, Extra) Extra2

Note:All ^^observed behavior consistent as of 06:11, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

testing for abberant behavior.

empty 6th field:

English (Kanji, Romaji^?, Extra) Extra2

named empty 6th field:

English (Kanji, Romaji^?, Extra) Extra2

un-named parameter in the wrong place (this shouldn't work):

English (Kanji, Romaji^?, "text")

named parameter out of order:

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help, Extra)

bad value for nemed parameter:

English (Kanji, Romaji^?, Extra) Extra2

This chunk of results is consistent as of 06:31, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

using extra parameters:

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help?, Extra) Extra2

using 6th paramater and then named parameter: (Note: 6th parameter takes precedence over named)

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help?, Extra) Extra2

using named parameter first, then 6th parameter: (Note: 6th parameter takes precedence over named)

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help?, Extra) Extra2

using named parameter twice: (Note: second usage of named parameter takes precedence)

English (Kanji, Romaji^Help, Extra) Extra2

These results are tested at 03:00, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Preceding three four sections, signed --Tsuji 06:53, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Span ID's

I'm not sure if my changes appropriately allow for user customization options that might be accomplished though span ID tagging used in the current Template:Nihongo. I have to leave that to a more knowlegable person. =) --Tsuji 07:01, 18 August 2006 (UTC)