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Template issues

mailmanmickey 10:11, 25 February 2023 (UTC+10) (edited)

This template has issues with overflow at smaller sizes. I'm sure you already knew this, but just in case, you could try and use clamp(), min() or max() on your margins, padding and more to try and fix this issue.

Personally I would attempt to fix this myself, but I'm lazy and can't be bothered, so I find it easier to just inform you instead.

Popcorn 1:20, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

Dito.

THE OWL 20:10, 25 February 2023 (UTC+7)

Fixed.

Popcorn 22:29, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Great solution!

Hidden categories idea

Equalizer 8:10, 7 April 2023 (UTC−7)

I noticed that for the hidden categories idea that there are links to categories with the raw parameter text as titles (Ps3). When I did the automatic Category thing for platforms a while back--which can be seen below the current platform text--I used the strings in Template:Software page/Strings

PlatformSwitcher section for the page titles (PlayStation 3). I was wondering if it would be preferred to use that method or use the abbreviations instead.

☑ Resolved in User talk:THE OWL.

Some odd categories with icons elsewhere

Lxm6 21:21, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

See Half-Life 2: Lost Coast for example.

THE OWL 11:28, 10 April 2023 (UTC+7) (edited)

This problem was known, but until the transition to the search for products by category is completed, some pages will be broken for a while.

How to suppress For developers links?

Lxm6 6:28, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

See Quake by Id Software, Inc. in 1996 for example.

THE OWL 13:57, 7 May 2023 (UTC+7) (edited)

I fixed this in Quake by Id Software, Inc. in 1996.

Now, if you want to remove the link to the development documents, just delete the parameter or leave it without a value. Also, do not specify false for the workshop if the AppID is not specified.

Updated branch parameters

SirYodaJedi 23:55, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

I changed the branch parameters Source 4, Source 7, and Source 9 to Source 04, Source 07, and Source 09, respectively, to line up with with how these branches are usually abbreviated (stemming from usual abbreviation of years in English). This seems to have broken the automatic categories for these branches, however.

THE OWL 3:29, 8 June 2023 (UTC+7) (edited)

Looks like you fixed it. Black Mesa and Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines are in the right categories. Pages of other games and mods that are not included in the categories most likely have an uncleaned cache.

Perhaps we should start using the discussion page of the active editor of the desired article or template, so that it quickly notices and fixes the bug, and does not remain silent for weeks. This idea can make a mess on the user discussion pages, so we need a template that will create a notification box.

Show images, videos and other files automatically and cyclically

☐ Unresolved.

Lxm6 16:42, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

I find clicking boring with many images or pages.

THE OWL 21:35, 16 June 2023 (UTC+7)

Could you describe it in more detail? I don't understand what you mean.

Lxm6 13:45, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Mediawiki's Media Viewer won't cycle images for me even with JS on. It's even worse without Media Viewer.

Popcorn 22:50, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

I guess that's because cycling images are not implemented. I doubt that it's possible at all. This is an old MediaWiki, not a modern site. You can't expect too much from this and seriously, who needs it. This site isn't about copying the steam shop pages but still, there are people out here doing a great job for coming close to them. I wouldn't complain about not having cycling images, nor would I complain for any of the other things that aren't perfect on this site. In fact, we should be thankful for all the content that USERS brought up to this site - I like to think that if there's information/functionality missing then there's just no one who knows enough about it. Sorry for answering more questions than you've asked.

Cover Parameters and Automatic Image Detection

THE OWL 21:33, 16 June 2023 (UTC+7) (edited)

Cover Parameters

I want to allow editing as many template elements as possible right on the page, but is this such a good idea for a cover? The table below describes the main parameters that may appear in the future.

Parameter	Description
{{{cover}}}	Support for specifying the file extension or other cover.
{{{cover size}}}	The size of the cover. It is useful if a logo is used instead (See Team Fortress 2 Classic).
{{{cover background}}}	Why not let the background change? For example, you could add a gradient or an animated image behind a logo or something else.

Automatic Image Detection

In this section, I just want to find out if it's such a good idea to remove automatic image detection? Automatic detection creates a lot of limits, but at the same time, it is more convenient to specify a bunch of identical parameters with identical values.

Potential bug

SirYodaJedi 23:46, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

See File:Potential template bug 01.png

THE OWL 18:33, 30 June 2023 (UTC+7)

I have fixed this, but not yet by improving the template.

| type = Package are not Category:Games

☐ Unresolved.

Lxm6 13:16, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

I can't fix it easily.

Metacritic template bug

leonidakarlach 11:02, 28 July 2023 (UTC+7)

Metacritic part of this template is broken.

EDIT: fixed.

Equalizer 9:23, 28 July 2023 (UTC−7)

that was an issue with the inputted parameters, not the template itself.

Deck learn more box

Equalizer 0:51, 3 August 2023 (UTC−7)

By using "id=deckcompat" on the fake category header (had to make fake because of limitations) and making the learn more button link to #deckcompat, clicking the learn more button will take the user down to the deck compatibility box. I have created a new template to use for the bulleted list. My goal was to imitate the box found by clicking on the "Learn more" button in the Steamdeck compat box found on steam, but it is largely experimental. Feel free to change the look of this new template. The colors and automatically generated text is controlled by the {{{deck}}} parameter, which changes the text accordingly.

While I could have just made a collapsing table, I like the look and function of this better.

Equalizer 10:59, 8 October 2023 (UTC−7)

REVAMP IDEA

Instead of having presets and manual changes on the page end, I am thinking of having a template page (e.g Template:Software page/deckbox) that will have each specific page's rating breakdown. It will function similar to a strings page, where a #switch is used to change the rating breakdown based on the {{{title}}} parameter. This means that the template on each page will not be cluttered with lots of text and arbitrary templates, and instead it is all handled by the template itself. The #default of the switch will be "NA", which will hide the learn more box and instead link the learn more button at the top of the page to the Steamdeck rating website.

Suggestions

Mr. SystemError 19:08, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Maybe add Steam rating, game series, successor, predecessor, Steam features, setting?

SirYodaJedi 19:18, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Steam rating would be too annoying to keep up-to-date, but series and features would make sense.