Template talk:Infobox periodic table group

Redesign of Infobox PT groups

Useful links:

Demo: see /testcases

Category:Groups (periodic table) (41)

Category:Periodic table group templates (14)

Page views over 90d: Groups 1-9 + article, Groups 10-18

• I propose to redesign this infobox. Levels of approach:

1. Change into using {{Infobox}}. Today it is an elaborate wikitable construct. {{Infobox}} handles redering much better, including layout, handling images, serving mobile applications.

2. At the top level (information in infobox top):

Also, the header (group info) should be bigger. Add top image that signals the group typical (see the fireworks with the alkalis!).

3. At the individual element level: today the member elements are given much individual atention but not group-wise, they have a brick-size image, information that is not that group-related (occurrence?), and they require a legend.

For this, I propose to reduce per element the image size, and make legend in-data (no color meaning description, just describe directly: "Solid"). All or most info per element should lead to some group meaning (for example, show the electron configuration pattern).

To improve this, we could only add data that is strongly group-related. Any element data that is added, should be comparatively interesting. Next question: how to present this in a good way?

4. Add data table to article. In general, group-related data can be better detailed and presented in overview when in a wikitable, not in an infobox. We could consider adding a table to all article bodies. -DePiep (talk) 13:13, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

• Testcases

I've started {{Infobox periodic table group/sandbox}} for this. Testcases for groups 1, 3 and 18 are in /testcases. -DePiep (talk) 13:13, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Comments?

For example: which group properties should be in the header, and which element properties should be with each member element? Which properties not so? -DePiep (talk) 13:13, 15 November 2017 (UTC)