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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Tmbox (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This is the {{tmbox}} or talk page message box meta-template.

It is used to build message box templates for talk pages.

This template works similarly to {{ambox}} and uses the same parameters.

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[edit] Suggested style standard

The styles of talk page message boxes and the usage of this template is currently being standardised and discussed on the talk page of this template. Thus don't use this meta-template for real message boxes yet, but feel free to use it for testing. Discussions that lead to the creation of this template is available at the talk page of imbox.

[edit] Talk page message box types

These are the colours and styles that this meta-template currently produces. When this template is used to build actual message boxes they should contain the same (long) texts as before, with links to explanations and they can use more specific images than the default images shown here.

Note that the vast majority of talk page message boxes are expected to use the "notice" type and thus will look like before.

type=speedy – Speedy deletion templates.
type=delete – Deletion templates.
type=content – Major warnings and problems.
type=style – Minor warnings and problems.
type=notice – Notices and messages of any kind, both permanent and temporary.
type=move – Merge, split, rename and transwiki messages and proposals.
type=protection – Protection templates.

Alternative suggestions for these styles might be available at the {{tmbox/sandbox}}. To discuss these boxes and to see or make other examples go to the talk page.

[edit] Technical details

This template currently uses hard coded styles. Later it will use CSS classes enabling it to be skinned.

For more technical details see the talk page. Since this template works like {{ambox}}, {{imbox}}, {{cmbox}} and {{ombox}} their talk pages and related pages might also contain more details.

[edit] See also

There are several meta-templates in the mbox family:

  • {{ambox}} – For article message boxes.
  • {{tmbox}} – For talk page message boxes.
  • {{imbox}} – For image page message boxes.
  • {{cmbox}} – For category message boxes.
  • {{ombox}} – For other pages message boxes.
  • {{mbox}} – Has namespace detection, for message boxes that are used on several types of pages and thus need to change style depending on what page they are used on.

Other pages: