Template:Outdent/doc

This template is implemented by the Lua module Module:Outdent.

This template invokes the following functions: outdent from Outdent.

This template should not be substituted.

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Template:Outdent

Use this template on talk pages to reply to a message without indenting, when a chain of replies goes too deep.

Parameters

Template:Para

Supports two modes: literal indentation or an integer. In literal indentation mode the value may contain : (indents), * (unnumbered list), and # (numbered list). It is recommended to copy the colons, asterisks, and hashes from the start of the previous message. In integer mode, the value is interpreted as number of indents (:). Default value is 10. Supported range is from -40 to 40. A negative integer is the same as positive integer with Template:Para.

Template:Para

Set it to add a link to Wikipedia:Indentation#Outdenting. {{od}} produces:

(outdent)

Template:Para (aliases Template:Para, Template:Para, Template:Para)

Reverses the outdentation to become indentation and vice versa.

Examples

With indentation wikitext

::::Previous post, indented with four colons.
{{Outdent|::::}} New post.

displays as

Previous post, indented with four colons.

New post.

Positive integer

::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
{{Outdent|6}} New post.

displays as

Previous post, indented 6 levels.

New post.

With separate indent

To not outdent all the way to the left margin, indent the {{outdent}} template itself using colons:

::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
::{{Outdent|4}} New post.

displays as

Previous post, indented 6 levels.

New post.

Indent

Using Template:Para:

::::::Previous post, indented 6 levels.
::{{Outdent|4}} Start of a new post indented 2 levels using a bar of length 6−2=4.
::{{Outdent|5|reverse=yes}}
:::::::Indent to indentation level 7 using a reversed bar of length 7−2=5.

displays as

Previous post, indented 6 levels.

Start of a new post indented 2 levels using a bar of length 6−2=4.

Indent to indentation level 7 using a reversed bar of length 7−2=5.

Or with a negative integer:

::::::Original conversation.
::::::{{od|-3}}
:::::::::Afterthought.
:::::::{{od|2}}
:::::::Continuation of original conversation.

displays as

Original conversation.

Afterthought.

Continuation of original conversation.

CSS and hide

This template is contained in the CSS class "outdent-template". Users who would prefer not to see the template can add the following line to their custom CSS (Special:MyPage/common.css):

.outdent-template { display: none; }