Template:Outdent/doc

The template {{outdent}} is used for outdenting a reply on a talk page when indentation gets too deep.

Usage

{{outdent|integer}}.

Integer examples:

• {{outdent|5}}
• {{outdent|-15}}

Indentation examples:

• {{outdent|:::::}}
• {{outdent|*::::::}}
• {{outdent|**:::#}}.

Parameter

|1=indent

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. An integer value is interpreted as number or indents (:). Supported range is from −40 to 40.

Examples

With indentation wikitext

Markup	Renders as
:::: Previous post, indented with four colons. {{outdent|::::}} New post.	Previous post, indented with four colons. New post.

Positive integer

Markup	Renders as
:::::: Previous post, indented 6 levels. {{outdent|6}} New post.	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:

Markup	Renders as
:::::: Previous post, indented 6 levels. :: {{outdent|4}} New post.	Previous post, indented 6 levels. New post.

Indent

Markup	Renders as
:::::: Original conversation. :::::: {{outdent|-3}} ::::::::: Afterthought. ::::::: {{outdent|2}} ::::::: Continuation of original conversation.	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 in Special:MyPage/common.css:

span.outdent-template { display:none; }