Template talk:Spell
New Version
This template has been updated, and here is an overview of the changes:
- Removed notes field so the Notes section may be more easily changed and expanded by future editors.
- Added graphics to indicate held mana, targetted, and scroll spells, and automatically add to those categories as appropriate. See note below.
- Added capability to designate a spell as planned.
- Added title bar and a few other minor text improvements.
- GuildThumbs have been added with an eye towards a guild-level spell navbox that will take its place once it's finished.
The old version of the template has been moved here: Template:Spell/old.
--Farman 22:45, 5 May 2007 (CDT)
Better Held, Target, and Scroll graphics needed
The current graphics used are wanting since they include that ugly beige background color. A graphically gifted person is needed to make something nice with an alpha background to take their place.
--Farman 22:51, 5 May 2007 (CDT)
Planned Spells
Actually, my thoughts on the planned spells is to have them ONLY in the planned category. The same goes for planned enchantes and any other planned ability. It is misleading to look at a guild's spells category and see all the planned spells there. What I was going to ask Callek about was a way to ignore all of the regular spell categories if a spell is indeed planned and not released yet. Also if a spell is marked "planned" we'll need to put a notice on there (I saw you made a template of something of the sort, Farman) saying it was indeed planned and not yet live.
In summary, I vote that planned spells/enchantes/abilities only be in one category (Planned Spells/Enchantes/Abilities) The info pages can still contain the proper information (magic type, guild, spelltype, etc) but it won't show up in those categories until it is released.
Thoughts?
- The way I have it now includes that template for all spells that have the planned parameter set to yes, and puts them in the planned spells category. It's pretty straightforward to do what you describe regarding other categories (just wrap the pertinent category-setting sections in another #ifeq), and I think I agree on that point. I think I'll wait a day or two to see if anyone else has an opinion then go ahead and make it so. I'm currently in the process of updating each spell article to match the new template. --Farman 20:23, 6 May 2007 (CDT)
- I'd actually like to go one step further with it, Planned Spells as the main category, but perhaps sub-categories akin to the current category stuff "Planned WM Spells", "Planned Earth Manipulation Spells" or whatever, have the PLANNED spells not be in the real categories as Naeya envisions, but *allow* the further fine-graining if desired. (We can even then have the "Planned Empath Spells" for example, a subcategory of "Empath Spells" but not putting the spells themselves in the "Empath Spells" category), thus there will be multiple ways to navigate the spell list. --Callek 22:51, 6 May 2007 (CDT)