User:Yfmcpxpj/Sandbox

Sandbox for testing things.

2x comic template test

Test template: User:Yfmcpxpj/Template:comic 2x test

Experimental template, adding a "2x" button to automatically link to the double-resolution comic images on xkcd.com.

Comics as of 1084

Comic 1084 was the first comic to include a 2x image, so for all comics as of 1084, automatically insert a "2x" button to link directly to the higher resolution image on xkcd.com.

Code:

{{User:Yfmcpxpj/Template:comic 2x test
| number    = 1084
| date      = July 20, 2012
| title     = Server Problem
| image     = server_problem.png
| titletext = Protip: Annoy Ray Kurzweil by always referring to it as the 'Cybersingularity'.
}}

Result:

|< < Prev Comic #1084 (July 20, 2012) 2x Next > >|

Server Problem

Title text: Protip: Annoy Ray Kurzweil by always referring to it as the 'Cybersingularity'.

Comics up to and including 1083 (no 2x image)

For comics before 1084, no double-resolution image exists, so they should not have a "2x" button.

Code:

{{User:Yfmcpxpj/Template:comic 2x test
| number    = 1083
| date      = July 18, 2012
| title     = Writing Styles
| image     = writing_styles.png
| titletext = I liked the idea, suggested by h00k on bash.org, of a Twitter bot that messages prominent politicians to tell them when they've unnecessarily used sms-speak abbreviations despite having plenty of characters left.
}}

Result:

|< < Prev Comic #1083 (July 18, 2012) Next > >|

Writing Styles

Title text: I liked the idea, suggested by h00k on bash.org, of a Twitter bot that messages prominent politicians to tell them when they've unnecessarily used sms-speak abbreviations despite having plenty of characters left.

Comics without a number

Template:comic is also used for one-off comics hosted outside of xkcd.com, for example, Category:Extra comics. Those comics don't have a "number", and should also not have a "2x" button.

Code:

{{User:Yfmcpxpj/Template:comic 2x test
| date      = October 22, 2015
| title     = XKCD Marks the Spot
| image     = world_polio_day.png
| before    = Original blog post on ''gatesnotes'': http://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/XKCD-Marks-the-Spot
| titletext    = World Polio Day XKCD comic
| ldomain   = gatesnotes.com/Health/XKCD-Marks-the-Spot#
| lappend   = 
| extra     = yes
}}

Result:

Comic  (October 22, 2015)

XKCD Marks the Spot

Original blog post on gatesnotes: http://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/XKCD-Marks-the-Spot

Title text: World Polio Day XKCD comic

Omitting 2x button

If the "2x" button target is broken, or if the button just needs to be omitted for whatever reason, that can be done with the new omit2x parameter.

Code:

{{User:Yfmcpxpj/Template:comic 2x test
| number    = 1084
| date      = July 20, 2012
| title     = Server Problem
| image     = server_problem.png
| titletext = Protip: Annoy Ray Kurzweil by always referring to it as the 'Cybersingularity'.
| omit2x    = true
}}

Result:

|< < Prev Comic #1084 (July 20, 2012) Next > >|

Server Problem

Title text: Protip: Annoy Ray Kurzweil by always referring to it as the 'Cybersingularity'.

Overriding 2x target

Alternatively, if the "2x" button needs to link to a different filename (for example, if the filename on xkcd.com doesn't match the filename on explainxkcd.com), the alternate filename can be specified in the override2x parameter.

Code:

{{User:Yfmcpxpj/Template:comic 2x test
| number    = 1084
| date      = July 20, 2012
| title     = Server Problem
| image     = server_problem.png
| titletext = Protip: Annoy Ray Kurzweil by always referring to it as the 'Cybersingularity'.
| override2x= contextbot_2x.png
}}

Result:

|< < Prev Comic #1084 (July 20, 2012) 2x Next > >|

Server Problem

Title text: Protip: Annoy Ray Kurzweil by always referring to it as the 'Cybersingularity'.

This could also be used to add a "2x" button to older comics, if appropriate.

Code:

{{User:Yfmcpxpj/Template:comic 2x test
| number    = 1
| date      = September 30, 2005
| title     = Barrel - Part 1
| image     = barrel_cropped_(1).jpg
| titletext = Don't we all.
| override2x= contextbot_2x.png
}}

Result:

Comic #1 (September 30, 2005) 2x Next > >|

Barrel - Part 1

Title text: Don't we all.

Note, however, that omit2x takes precedence over override2x.

Code:

{{User:Yfmcpxpj/Template:comic 2x test
| number    = 1084
| date      = July 20, 2012
| title     = Server Problem
| image     = server_problem.png
| titletext = Protip: Annoy Ray Kurzweil by always referring to it as the 'Cybersingularity'.
| override2x= contextbot_2x.png
| omit2x    = true
}}

Result:

|< < Prev Comic #1084 (July 20, 2012) Next > >|

Server Problem

Title text: Protip: Annoy Ray Kurzweil by always referring to it as the 'Cybersingularity'.

Reference documentation

• MediaWiki: ParserFunctions Extension
  • #expr – evaluate an expression.
  • #if – conditional inclusion.
  • #ifeq – conditional inclusion from string equality/inequality.
  • #ifexpr – conditional from the result of an expression.
  • StringFunctions
    • #rpos – return the last position of the specified text within a string.
    • #sub – return a sub-string.
• MediaWiki: Parser functions in templates
• MediaWiki: Magic words > Technical metadata > DEFAULTSORT