Template:Outdent/doc

Description

 * For outdenting a reply on a talk page when indention gets too deep. Indenting on talk pages is done using a colon character ; this template produces a connector bar and initial text to indicate an outdent, based on the number of colons used in the previous indent.

Usage

 * To outdent posts, insert the number of colons that were used for indenting in the previous post, or use an integer value for that number.


 * For example:


 * This is the previous post, indented 4 levels

Start of a new post


 * Shows up as:


 * This is the previous post, indented 4 levels

Start of a new post


 * You can also add a second parameter. Inserting anything into the second parameter will cause a link to pop up, indicating that the line is an outdent.


 * For example:


 * This is the previous post, indented 5 levels

Start of a new post


 * Shows up as:


 * This is the previous post, indented 4 levels

Start of a new post


 * You may also use the shortcut  to add the template. E.g.


 * The template supports up to 20 colons as a parameter, but supports any given integer. Values above 40 may show a separated line though.


 * The default number of colons is 10.


 * This template must be transcluded, as shown above. Do not substitute the template (e.g. ).

Credits

 * This template's code was stolen (ahem, borrowed) from the template of the same name on Wikipedia, viewable here (authors).