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ArrowHead294: Spaced <nowiki> is harder to read than <pre>

2025-03-18T14:27:12Z

Spaced <nowiki> is harder to read than <pre>

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	:''See [[Help:Editing #Lists]] for basic list syntax.''		: ''See [[Help:Editing #Lists]] for basic list syntax.''

	Lists can get complicated, if they are nested in other lists, items get longer than just one line, for instance whole paragraphs. Items contain images and so on. The wiki markup is optimized for simple lists, for complex lists MediaWiki allows for embedding HTML all three types of lists.		Lists can get complicated, if they are nested in other lists, items get longer than just one line, for instance whole paragraphs. Items contain images and so on. The wiki markup is optimized for simple lists, for complex lists MediaWiki allows for embedding HTML all three types of lists.

	== Unordered lists ==		== Unordered lists ==
	<~~nowiki~~><ul>		<pre>
			<ul>
	<li>		<li>
	One item that contains much text even if it isn't really interesting to read all of it:		One item that contains much text even if it isn't really interesting to read all of it:
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	At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores		At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores
	</li>		</li>
	</ul></~~nowiki~~>		</ul>
			</pre>

	<ul>		<ul>
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	Numbered (or ordered) list show an ascending number for each item by default. It is possible to change this style, see sections [[#roman numbers]] or [[#latin letters]] for how.		Numbered (or ordered) list show an ascending number for each item by default. It is possible to change this style, see sections [[#roman numbers]] or [[#latin letters]] for how.

	<~~nowiki~~><ol>		<pre>
			<ol>
	<li>		<li>
	One item that contains much text even if it isn't really interesting to read all of it:		One item that contains much text even if it isn't really interesting to read all of it:
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	accusam et justo duo dolores		accusam et justo duo dolores
	</li>		</li>
	</ol></~~nowiki~~>		</ol>
			</pre>

	<ol>		<ol>

ArrowHead294: Remove, these are deprecated

2025-03-18T14:25:40Z

Remove, these are deprecated

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	Here are examples for huge descriptions for terms in definition lists that contain floating images as illustrations and tables.		Here are examples for huge descriptions for terms in definition lists that contain floating images as illustrations and tables.

	<~~nowiki~~><dl>		<pre>
			<dl>
	<dt>Cent</dt>		<dt>Cent</dt>
	<dd>[[File:Test-120x60px.png\|right\|60px]] The cent is a logarithmic unit of measure used for musical intervals. Twelve-tone equal temperament divides the octave into 12 semitones of 100 cents each. Typically, cents are used to express small intervals, or to compare the sizes of comparable intervals in different tuning systems, and in fact the interval of one cent is too small to be heard between successive notes.		<dd>[[File:Test-120x60px.png\|right\|60px]] The cent is a logarithmic unit of measure used for musical intervals. Twelve-tone equal temperament divides the octave into 12 semitones of 100 cents each. Typically, cents are used to express small intervals, or to compare the sizes of comparable intervals in different tuning systems, and in fact the interval of one cent is too small to be heard between successive notes.
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	\|}		\|}
	</dd>		</dd>
	</dl></~~nowiki~~>		</dl>
			</pre>

	<dl>		<dl>
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	</dd>		</dd>
	</dl>		</dl>

	~~== List templates ==~~
	~~There are two templates in this wiki for building HTML lists.~~

	~~; [[Template:List]]~~
	~~: for creating an unordered list with up to 50 items.~~
	~~; [[Template:Numlist]]~~
	~~: for creating a numbered list with up to 50 items.~~

	~~Both templates were created by [[User:PiotrGrochowski]], please ask him for help and improvements.~~

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Help:Editing]]		* [[Help:Editing]]
	* [[User:PiotrGrochowski/Plaintext and defined lists]] — alternative ways to build lists (under construction)
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:List Help:List - Wikipedia]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:List Help:List - Wikipedia]

	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]
	[[Category:todo:expand\|?]]		[[Category:todo:expand\|?]]

Xenwolf: /* Description lists */ table column alignment possible without per-cell addition of inline style

2020-06-08T07:18:13Z

Description lists: table column alignment possible without per-cell addition of inline style

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	Here are some common 5-limit monzos, for your reference:		Here are some common 5-limit monzos, for your reference:

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable center-1"
	\|-		\|-
	! Ratio		! Ratio
	! Monzo		! Monzo
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| style="text-align:center;"~~ \| [[3/2]]		\| [[3/2]]
	\| {{Monzo\| -1 1 0 }}		\| {{Monzo\| -1 1 0 }}
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| style="text-align:center;"~~ \| [[5/4]]		\| [[5/4]]
	\| {{Monzo\| -2 0 1 }}		\| {{Monzo\| -2 0 1 }}
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| style="text-align:center;"~~ \| [[9/8]]		\| [[9/8]]
	\| {{Monzo\| -3 2 0 }}		\| {{Monzo\| -3 2 0 }}
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| style="text-align:center;"~~ \| [[81/80]]		\| [[81/80]]
	\| {{Monzo\| -4 4 -1 }}		\| {{Monzo\| -4 4 -1 }}
	\|}		\|}
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	Here are some common 5-limit monzos, for your reference:		Here are some common 5-limit monzos, for your reference:

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable center-1"
	\|-		\|-
	! Ratio		! Ratio
	! Monzo		! Monzo
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| style="text-align:center;"~~ \| [[3/2]]		\| [[3/2]]
	\| {{Monzo\| -1 1 0 }}		\| {{Monzo\| -1 1 0 }}
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| style="text-align:center;"~~ \| [[5/4]]		\| [[5/4]]
	\| {{Monzo\| -2 0 1 }}		\| {{Monzo\| -2 0 1 }}
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| style="text-align:center;"~~ \| [[9/8]]		\| [[9/8]]
	\| {{Monzo\| -3 2 0 }}		\| {{Monzo\| -3 2 0 }}
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| style="text-align:center;"~~ \| [[81/80]]		\| [[81/80]]
	\| {{Monzo\| -4 4 -1 }}		\| {{Monzo\| -4 4 -1 }}
	\|}		\|}

Mike Battaglia: The admins have decided to go only with the standardized wikitext list format. This discussion is finished

2018-10-24T18:17:05Z

The admins have decided to go only with the standardized wikitext list format. This discussion is finished

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 Both templates were created by [[User:PiotrGrochowski]], please ask him for help and improvements.
 == See also ==
 * [[Help:Editing]]
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:List Help&#58;List &#45; Wikipedia]
 [[Category:Help]]
 [[Category:todo:expand|?]]

PiotrGrochowski: REVERT VANDALISM. That was a hell of an opinion...

2018-10-24T09:07:39Z

REVERT VANDALISM. That was a hell of an opinion...

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 Both templates were created by [[User:PiotrGrochowski]], please ask him for help and improvements.
 == See also ==
 * [[Help:Editing]]
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:List Help&#58;List &#45; Wikipedia]
 [[Category:Help]]
 [[Category:todo:expand|?]]

Xenwolf: moved considerations about list-like constructs into user namespace User:PiotrGrochowski/Plaintext and defined lists, it's still not ready for use, even you, Piotr, wouldn't want to use it seriously.

2018-10-23T20:37:17Z

moved considerations about list-like constructs into user namespace User:PiotrGrochowski/Plaintext and defined lists, it's still not ready for use, even you, Piotr, wouldn't want to use it seriously.

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 Both templates were created by [[User:PiotrGrochowski]], please ask him for help and improvements.
 == See also ==
 * [[Help:Editing]]
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:List Help&#58;List &#45; Wikipedia]
 [[Category:Help]]
 [[Category:todo:expand|?]]

PiotrGrochowski: /* Plaintext and defined lists */

2018-10-23T14:24:59Z

Plaintext and defined lists

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	<pre>•list<br>		<pre>•list<br>
	1. list<pre>		1. list</pre>

	which will output itself, minus the br tags. Colons can be used for indentation to create nested lists.		which will output itself, minus the br tags. Colons can be used for indentation to create nested lists.
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	[[File:Listitem.png]]list<br>		[[File:Listitem.png]]list<br>
	[[File:1.png]] list		[[File:1.png]] list

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Help:Editing]]		* [[Help:Editing]]

PiotrGrochowski: add the other two list models

2018-10-23T14:15:04Z

add the other two list models

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 </dl>
-== List Templates ==
+== List templates ==
 There are two templates in this wiki for building HTML lists.
 ; [[Template:List]]
 : for creating an unordered list with up to 50 items.
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 Both templates were created by [[User:PiotrGrochowski]], please ask him for help and improvements.
 == See also ==
 * [[Help:Editing]]

Xenwolf: cat sort

2018-10-22T19:27:24Z

cat sort

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	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]
	[[Category:todo:expand]]		[[Category:todo:expand\|?]]

Xenwolf: added complex description list examples and referred to the list templates

2018-10-22T18:41:38Z

added complex description list examples and referred to the list templates

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 :''See [[Help:Editing #Lists]] for basic list syntax.''
-Lists can get complicated, if they are nested in other lists, items get longer than just one line, for instance whole paragraphs. Items contain images and so on. In these cases simple wiki markup does not simplify lists but complicates them.
+Lists can get complicated, if they are nested in other lists, items get longer than just one line, for instance whole paragraphs. Items contain images and so on. The wiki markup is optimized for simple lists, for complex lists MediaWiki allows for embedding HTML all three types of lists.
 == Unordered lists ==
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 </li>
 </ol>
 == See also ==