User:David Kernow/Template:Columns

{{{col1}}}

{{{col2}}}

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Template in the vein of navbox templates such as {{Navbox generic}} and {{Navigation}} to aid the creation of (up to seven) columns across a page.

Syntax

{{columns
|bgcol =       <!--Background colo/ur (default none)-->
|width =       <!--Width of each column (px; default 120px)-->
|gap   =       <!--Gap between each column (px; default 15px)-->
|col1width =   <!--use to set a different width for col1-->
|col1  =       <!--mandatory-->
|col2width =   <!--use to set a different width for col2 (etc)-->
|col2  =       <!--mandatory-->
|col3width = 
|col3  = 
...
|col7width = 
|col7  = 
}}

Examples

Code

{{Columns
| col1 = Simplest<br/>instantiation<br/>of
| col2 = this<br/>template
}}

Result

Simplest
instantiation
of this
template

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Code

{{Columns
| bgcol = beige
| width = 100px
| gap   = 40px

| col1  =
* These
* columns
* are
* more
* complex

| col2  =
The<br/>background<br/>is<br/>beige

| col3  =
; Each : column
; is   : 100px
; wide

| col4  =
{{{!}}
!colspan="2"{{!}} and
{{!}}-
{{!}} the {{!!}} gap
{{!}}-
{{!}}colspan="2"{{!}} between
{{!}}-
{{!}} each {{!!}} is
{{!}}-
!colspan="2" align="center"{{!}} 40px
{{!}}}
}}

Result

• These
• columns
• are
• more
• complex

The
background
is
beige

Each

column

is

100px

wide

and
the	gap
between
each	is
40px

See also

Category:Wikipedia special effects templates