Template talk:BeastInfo2

Is this stil needed? only Abbot Ramoth uses it 17:17, 4 March 2006 (CST)

New Beastbox2
This box is horizontal. It is an attempt to place the pertinent informationat the top of the page again instead of having it pushed down by the corner ad.

It seems that the double div it is wrapped in now always forces a banner ad; if that is true, maybe we can work with the existing infobox (and just have it dosplay on the left).

It has been tested on [ Cootle Sizzlehorn] and [ Ancient Vaettir] so far.

It is certainly going to be too wide if more than 1 or 2 maps are involved, so that needs more work. -- ◄mendel► 15:41, 17 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Horrendous. Please make it work on the existing infobox.  &mdash;Dr Ishmael [[Image:Diablo_the_chicken.gif]] 16:24, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * a) more detailed criticism would be helpful
 * b) make it work yourself
 * -- ◄mendel► 19:20, 17 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Question: Will this affect me in any way while I am logged in? [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 19:33, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * We have no way to disnguish within the template between logged in and not. -- ◄mendel► 19:47, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I should be more specific. Will this affect Monobook users? [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 20:09, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * We also have no way to detect which skin a user is using except, hmmm, well, we don't have one yet. -- ◄mendel► 01:47, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Then we have a problem. [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 05:12, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * "To be affected and logged in, set ads to show in your skin preferences." Now I am confused. Since I don't see ads anyway, what exactly will change for me? [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 05:19, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The ads are supposed to show, unless you have additional CSS to hide them. -User:PanSola (talk to the [[Image:follower of Lyssa.png]]) 05:35, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Nevermind. Mendel learned me. Ignore me. [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 05:44, 18 February 2009 (UTC)


 * [ Cootle Sizzlehorn/Test version]. I had to put a white background on one of the divs to hide the hrs from the headers, and I know that's not optimum, but I don't know how else to fix that right now.  But it does force banner ads - I refreshed both the original page and the test page 20 times with the monaco/custom URL arguments, and the regular got a box ad every time, my test version got a banner ad every time.  &mdash;Dr Ishmael [[Image:Diablo_the_chicken.gif]] 20:36, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * If the only think you guys want to accomplish is to force the banner ad, just put in the top of the template.  It's cleaner. -User:PanSola (talk to the [[Image:follower of Lyssa.png]]) 21:48, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I'd have liked to achieve to show a different infobox with the corner ads, but it seems forcing banners is easier. -- ◄mendel► 01:47, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Similarly, I'd like to find a way for box ad to co-exist with infobox while letting both reside in the top of the page. -User:PanSola (talk to the [[Image:follower of Lyssa.png]]) 02:09, 18 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Ok, check out [ Cootle Sizzlehorn/Test version2]. Now the question is whether it is ok to not automatically clear-right for infoboxes (we can always do a manual override on a per-instance basis)?  My claim is that it's ok. -User:PanSola (talk to the [[Image:follower of Lyssa.png]]) 02:18, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Beastbox2-test2.png|thumb|at 1024 width]]It'd be a simple change, and since the infobox is usually at the top of the page, one that shouldn't have a noticeable effect other than the intended one. Good thinking!
 * The thing that remains to be pondered is the ugliness; see the thumbnail for 1024, and at 800 (but admittedly my windows rarely get this small) the TOC is pushed down. -- ◄mendel► 02:37, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * At 1024 I still would rather have the infobox be next to the ad instead of below. And at 800 it doesn't look that bad IMO either.  Now the issue is in Opera and IE they still get shoved under, I am not sure why. -User:PanSola (talk to the [[Image:follower of Lyssa.png]]) 02:54, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Alright, I've fixed the IE/Opera issues. -User:PanSola (talk to the [[Image:follower of Lyssa.png]]) 03:08, 18 February 2009 (UTC)