Template talk:Skill bar

test   this is to emmulate the skill bar, makes use of template:apostrophe replace  11:08, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

thought it could be of use as a visual guide on builds pages? 04:14, 15 November 2005 (UTC)


 * This is old, but I like it a lot. I'll try to implement it for all build pages when I have the time. --Xeeron 09:14, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Ooops forgot to log myself ^^ (css was me). Btw all Fsk pictures are in 64x64 yes but with a black border so the real dimensions of officials skills' icons is more 56x56


 * I kept it at that size, some stretch and distirt colours when small, that was best tested size 14:53, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Noticed that =). --Neck 15:01, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Can I put that as template ?

actual:

That is hot. Please do! ^^ I envy you, seem to have lost all my css skill from being outof practise for a year lol :P Stick it in 16:13, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Done =) --Neck 16:47, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

I love this template, but it sadly can't deal with image files that have spaces removed, instead having them replaced with underscores. I hope a fix can be found for this! I hope to see some work on the template:apostrophe replace; another barrier from making this a perfect template. -- Aquatopia 15:29, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * There is no need for that any more, images can be uploaded with apostrophes in some patch now ^^ 02:46, 13 February 2006 (CST)

Problem with some images and a suggested fix
Problem: some image files such as Image:Distracting Shot.png and Image:Serpent's Quickness.png are not uploadable because of some server bug.

Fix: for each skill, make a separate page for the Skillname/Icon that lists the actual file name that can be uploaded. Then, in this template, include  instead of.

Example of it in action: I've been testing it out on my own private MediaWiki installation. See here. I've liberally pasted in just enough information from GuildWiki to make a 2-skill skillbar work with one of these images that cannot be uploaded.

Questions/comments? 08:44, 24 February 2006 (CST)


 * Did everyone just miss this, or do you truly not have any comments at all? 11:28, 25 February 2006 (CST)
 * *blank stare* perhaps you could provide an example on guildwiki? I'm still not exactly getting this -- 11:34, 25 February 2006 (CST)


 * I am hesitant to operate on guildwiki directly to make an example, but will do it if truly desired. Perhaps this list on my test wiki will serve to illuminate things?


 * Distracting Shot and Distracting Shot/Icon
 * Template:Skill_bar
 * Compare the template in particular with Template:Skill bar with regard to how the image is included. 11:49, 25 February 2006 (CST)
 * Maybe I'm just slow today (after work today, I should really be blind stinking drunk right now, not here, but I digress...) but looking at it on your wiki, I can't really tell exactly what is going on. --Rainith 11:55, 25 February 2006 (CST)

OK, let me try to do a better job of explaining it. Currently the template takes an argument like "Distracting Shot", and attempts to use the image. Unfortunately, this image cannot be uploaded because of a server bug. My suggestion is that instead of doing things so simplistically, to actually look in the page Distracting Shot/Icon (which doesn't currently exist) to find the actual filename that the server allows to upload -- which would contain the text "DistractingShot.png" in this case -- and then use in the skillbar. Does this clarify things a bit? 12:00, 25 February 2006 (CST)


 * Ah, Mongo understand now. It seems like a good fix to me. I'd prefer the stupid upload bug was fixed, but barring that this should work.  --Rainith 12:05, 25 February 2006 (CST)
 * Yeah, this could work, it would also be cool if there was a way to code it into the template so that it could be put in normally :p -- 13:09, 25 February 2006 (CST)
 * The template suggestion I have, viz. Template:Skill_bar, automatically looks in the /Icon page to find the proper filename. All the user has to do is create the /Icon page. Did you mean that it should glean the skill image from the page itself without having to create an /Icon? That seems hard, as the templating language is quite stupid. 14:32, 25 February 2006 (CST)