Tables

[Bockage]

I'm pretty new to the wiki editing and one of the things I've discovered is I have no idea how to make tables. The chocobo raising section and the upcomming racing section are going to need them. I'd hate to have to ask someone to do them for me each time I need one added. Would anyone be so kind as to write up a guide to making wiki tables for dummies?

[Goddess]

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table

If you want to know some advanced stuff, or any other questions, feel free to shoot me a message or MSN.

[Septimus]

I'm pretty new to the wiki editing and one of the things I've discovered is I have no idea how to make tables. The chocobo raising section and the upcomming racing section are going to need them. I'd hate to have to ask someone to do them for me each time I need one added. Would anyone be so kind as to write up a guide to making wiki tables for dummies?

I really need to set some time aside to write something like that. I have a general idea, I just need to sit down and do it.

[Bockage]

I really need to set some time aside to write something like that. I have a general idea, I just need to sit down and do it.

That would be great if you did that. For now I can get by copying and modifying the table you made on the chocobo raising page.

[Septimus]

That would be great if you did that. For now I can get by copying and modifying the table you made on the chocobo raising page.

That is actually how I learned how to do it. :D

Looking at how people make stuff is the best way to learn wiki code.

[The Blackrose]

Or bug me heavily. That usually tends to work too.

[Kkel]

I use tables pretty extensively and have been experimenting with how they can be altered in a wiki. Feel free to dissect my pages if you need things to work off of.

User: Kkel

Mieuseloir B Enchelles

Maybe i'll put a short guide together based on what i've compiled.

[Goddess]

Impressive tables! That's really great! I'd like to do that (unique styling) to the entire wiki, but we have to get everything templified first. :/

btw.. your userimage doesn't follow naming standard. User-Kkel.jpg. Trying to keep it all organized. :/

[Kkel]

Is there a way to rename it on the back end? If so, please do. Even if you want to delete it, that's fine. I'll gladly re-upload it with the correct name.

More examples of the tables i've been working on can be seen in the wiki entry i did for the new job competition. I feel like the Job Abilities, Traits, etc, tables are a step in the right direction when it comes to mixing in styles vs. a traditional wiki format. So far i haven't found a way to attach background images to tables, which is something i often do for real websites, but adapting the pale blue works out pretty well. I'm kind of a sucker for sharp angles and linear definition.

Chocobo Knight

The biggest issue at the moment is that the pages end up huge in terms of file size because if all the inline style application. I'd kill to be able to call external CSS.

[The Blackrose]

Is there a way to rename it on the back end? If so, please do. Even if you want to delete it, that's fine. I'll gladly re-upload it with the correct name.

More examples of the tables i've been working on can be seen in the wiki entry i did for the new job competition. I feel like the Job Abilities, Traits, etc, tables are a step in the right direction when it comes to mixing in styles vs. a traditional wiki format. So far i haven't found a way to attach background images to tables, which is something i often do for real websites, but adapting the pale blue works out pretty well. I'm kind of a sucker for sharp angles and linear definition.

Chocobo Knight

The biggest issue at the moment is that the pages end up huge in terms of file size because if all the inline style application. I'd kill to be able to call external CSS.

WikiText does not allow "background: url(...)" as a precaution in styles. If you have something special in mind, run it by me and I'll modify the main .css for you. Septimus and I ran into the issue when he was updating the main page for the 2008 Sunbreeze Festival (http://www.bg-wiki.com/Sunbreeze_Festival_2008).

This was something I was thinking about playing around with as well, glad someone else beat me to the punch.

[Goddess]

Is there a way to rename it on the back end? If so, please do. Even if you want to delete it, that's fine. I'll gladly re-upload it with the correct name.

More examples of the tables i've been working on can be seen in the wiki entry i did for the new job competition. I feel like the Job Abilities, Traits, etc, tables are a step in the right direction when it comes to mixing in styles vs. a traditional wiki format. So far i haven't found a way to attach background images to tables, which is something i often do for real websites, but adapting the pale blue works out pretty well. I'm kind of a sucker for sharp angles and linear definition.

Chocobo Knight

The biggest issue at the moment is that the pages end up huge in terms of file size because if all the inline style application. I'd kill to be able to call external CSS.

I had the same problem too with the background images for tables. I added one for Template:Equipment Set. I took a look at your code, I see what you mean by needing some CSS. If you want, I don't mind helping to set something up for you to work with. Though you just won't be able to work with it directly. If you've really finalized the layout, I'll go ahead and conjure something up. I'm really interested in getting more practice with implementing it into the wiki, go ahead and send me some messages. ^^

[Kkel]

I haven't finalized too much yet, but i'll definitely start to go through my code and pull aside some of the more often used styles that i use and compile them into basic style sheet. It would definitely help keep page sizes down.

Originally i wanted to use table BG images for my work with the campaign generals, i was going to set the national flags as lower-right corner positioned backgrounds just to add some visual interest/reference.