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Boxes may not always be appropriate; they can be obtrusive. But when boxes are used, they are generally formattedad hoc. This leads to inconsistencies.
{{Divbox}} provides a straightforward method of presenting any text within a box. Colors are selected using a private style keyword, which sets both box border and background, already chosen to work together, in a visual sense.
The keywordnone puts your content inside an invisible box. This is available to offer the identical box model for your content, without a visible box.
This template may be used within another template; or as part of another page.
Usage
Template general syntax is as follows:
{{divbox|1=style|2=title|3=content|radius=}}
Parameters
1 (Style)
Mandatory. Use any of the following:
amber
black
bloodred
blue
brown
forest
gold
gray
green
navy
none
orange
plain
purple
lilac
red
white
yellow
fawn
tt
simar
greenv
grayh
email
double
wordperfect
ivory
lavender
You can forgo "1=", as long as this is the first unnamed parameter in the list.
2 (Title)
Optional. Plain text; appearsstrong and centered at top. You can forgo "2=", as long as this is the second unnamed parameter in the list.
3 (Content)
Mandatory. Any text, including markup, that is to form the body of the message. You can forgo "3=", as long as this is the third unnamed parameter in the list, and the content does not contain an equals sign (=).
radius
Radius of the rounded edges, along with a valid unit, such as px, pt or em. The parameter works on styles that innately have both sharp or round edges, overriding their default edge roundness. You can forgo this entire parameter and its value; but if used, you cannot omit "radius=", which is case sensitive. However, like any named parameter, it may appear in any position (i.e. it does not need to be the last parameter).
Examples
What you see
What you type
gray:
Lorem ipsum
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
{{divbox|gray|Lorem ipsum|Lorem ipsum dolor...}}
red:
Lorem ipsum
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
{{divbox|radius=5px|red|Lorem ipsum|Lorem ipsum dolor...}}
navy:
Lorem ipsum
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
{{divbox|radius=10px|navy|Lorem ipsum|Lorem ipsum dolor...}}
amber:
Lorem ipsum
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
{{divbox|radius=15px|amber|Lorem ipsum|Lorem ipsum dolor...}}
Without a border or background:
Lorem ipsum
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
{{divbox|none|Lorem ipsum|Lorem ipsum dolor...}}
Without title
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
{{divbox|navy||Lorem ipsum dolor...}}
Content contains '=':
Lorem ipsum
Loremipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
I'd rather hope you were able to find joy within the existing set of styles, but if not, you can create new ones. Follow these instructions to be sure your new style will "play nice" with{{divbox}}. Note that this requires some understanding ofCSS.
Experiment in a drawing program, such asGraphicConverter orAdobe Photoshop, and decide what colors you want for your new box style. You need to find out the HTML color codes for each color.
Paste the new style at the bottom. Itmust be named.divbox-XXXXX, where "XXXXX" is your new style name.
Replace the color codes with your new, chosen colors. Save the new page.
Return tothis Talk page and add your new style tothis documentation. Remember, a job's not over until the paperwork is done!
Note that youmay even change the division box margins and paddings.This is not recommended. There are a couple of good reasons for specifying these values, and in these units. Most users who "roll their own" make choices with unintended consequences;{{divbox}} is meant to help you avoid these pitfalls.