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| − | The cost column is not sortable because sorting tends to organize the table in a rather useless manner for certain vendors (especially [[Randolph]]). Tables sort lower values to the top first, so unless editors program the template to | + | The cost column is not sortable because sorting tends to organize the table in a rather useless manner for certain vendors (especially [[Randolph]]). Tables sort lower values to the top first, so unless editors program the template to change this behavior (we could seemingly reverse the sorting with invisible negative placeholders so users only need to click once). To avoid all these complications, vendor lists have their entries in order from least to greatest based on cost, with unit variation organized alphabetically in the same manner. See [[Brinks]] for more details. |
Revision as of 15:35, 20 April 2016
Contents
Usage
To display a sortable list of wares on individual vendor pages. It is similar to Template:PrizeBoxList, but does not display the item's tooltip, and provides cost information instead of possibility data.
Code
{{WareList
|name =
|type =
|subtype =
|star =
|cost =
|notes =
}}
Parameters
Parameters are highly variable, designed to work with the huge inventory of Spiral Knights. For examples, see what links here to determine what is best for unit cost variation and colloquial subtypes (subtyping is not part of the game. It is something editors have agreed to do to further aid item searching within these lists as well as player understanding. Materials do not have subtypes). Pay special attention to capitalization. Do not upload icon files unless you know the item has just been released or there has been trouble obtaining an icon for a long time due to recolor behavior. All icons are otherwise uploaded, rendering red text the result of an error in input.
Notes are built into the template for Hall of Heroes vendors. Otherwise, the phrase "Binds upon purchase." is most commonly used here. It is not a template default because editors need to carefully make sure each entry is correct for sensitive binding information.
Notes
The cost column is not sortable because sorting tends to organize the table in a rather useless manner for certain vendors (especially Randolph). Tables sort lower values to the top first, so unless editors program the template to change this behavior (we could seemingly reverse the sorting with invisible negative placeholders so users only need to click once). To avoid all these complications, vendor lists have their entries in order from least to greatest based on cost, with unit variation organized alphabetically in the same manner. See Brinks for more details.
