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Table for use in software documentation indexes, such as Source SDK Index.

Components

This template uses components to simplify working with repetitive code. Below is a list of all components included in the template.

• header
• button

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example and Preview
{{{width}}}	Table width.	See #Example and Preview.
{{{topindent}}}	Top indent for the entire table.
{{{border color}}}	Table border color.
{{{header gradient colors}}}	The colors of the gradient for the background of the header.
{{{header text color}}}	Text color of headers.
{{{button bgcolor}}}	The color of the background behind the link button.
{{{button text color}}}	The color of the link button text.
{{{row color 1}}}	Color of the first row of the table. Default value is #252525.
{{{row color 2}}}	Color of the second row of the table. Default value is #202020.
{{{comment}}}	Comment above the software banner. Note:Created mainly for the to-do list, so that it doesn't look too bad next to the table.
{{{comment style}}}	Custom Comment CSS. Warning:Overwrites the original style!
{{{banner}}}	Software banner.
{{{banner width}}}	Banner width.
{{{desc}}}	Software description.
{{{desc width}}}	Software description width. Used when you need to make the text look nicer.
{{{link <1-6>}}}	Link above the table. Maximum 6.
{{{toc}}}	Table of Contents. Useful if the content is divided into headers.
{{{button <1-48>}}}	The displayed name of the specified button.
{{{button <1-48> link}}}	Link to the page for the specified button.
{{{button <1-48> desc}}}	Description of the page linked to by the specified button.
{{{button <1-48> header}}}	Adds a heading above the specified button. This is useful if the software page prefers an option without redirects to guide pages, such as the page about level design in Source.
{{{button <1-48> redlink}}}	If the page does not exist, use this parameter to remove the custom link color. Important:The custom color should not replace red links, so as not to confuse the user.

Example and Preview

{{Software documentation index
| width = 750px

| border color		= #F2A52B4a
| button bgcolor	= #2F2A26
| button text color	= #E3C798
| header gradient colors = #594027,#312717

| comment = Gordon Freeman was here.

| banner = Placeholder for SDI banner.jpg
| banner width = 566px

| desc = '''Sweet Tools''' is free software distributed through {{steamicon|1}} for creating cool games without any programming knowledge.
| desc width = 550px

| link 1 = '''[[#Example and Preview|Download and Installation]]'''
| link 2 = '''[[#Example and Preview|Release Notes]]'''

| button 1		= Introduction
| button 1 link 	= #Example and Preview
| button 1 desc 	= Introduction to using this amazing toolkit.

| button 2		= Level Design
| button 2 link	 	= #Something about mapping
| button 2 desc	 	= Create [[Map (level design)|levels]] with an incredibly cute map editor.
| button 2 header	= Something about mapping

| button 3		= Materials
| button 3 link	 	= #Something about mapping
| button 3 desc	 	= Learn how to add a character's face to a texture that will only be seen many years later.
}}

Gordon Freeman was here.

Sweet Tools is free software distributed through Steam for creating cool games without any programming knowledge.

Download and Installation · Release Notes

Introduction	Introduction to using this amazing toolkit.
Something about mapping
Level Design	Create levels with an incredibly cute map editor.
Materials	Learn how to add a character's face to a texture that will only be seen many years later.

See also

• {{DIP topicon}}