Template:Picdic/documentation

Use this template to add a Picture dictionary to an entry.

Usage (see four different ways to use this template below):

Picture dictionary

Solar System

Heavenly body

Heavenly body

The sun

The sun

Mercury

Mercury

{{ picdic
| image=Solar_sys8.jpg
| detail1=

{{ picdicimg | image=Milky Way Galaxy.jpg | link=heavenly body |lang=en}}

| detail2=

{{ picdicimg | image=Celestia sun.jpg | link=Sun | altlink=The sun |lang=en}}

{{ picdicimg | image=Mercury in color - Prockter07 centered.jpg | link=Mercury |lang=en}}

}}

Parameters for this template:

image

Image that describes the entry.

detail1

Any content, in most cases clickable image(s) describing a hypernym.

A clickable image can be inserted by adding a line with template:picdicimg for each image.

Optional parameters

detail2

detail3

detail4

Any content, in most cases clickable images describing the hyponyms.

A clickable image can be inserted by adding a line with template:picdicimg for each image.

detail2, detail3 and detail4 are optional, in that case hyponyms should be described elsewhere.

Within parameters detail1, detail2, detail3 and detail4 the full wiki syntax can be used. The only restriction is the use of the | character in tables (and complex templates). That character should be replaced by the template {{!}}. For tables {|, |-, |, ||, |} etc. should be replaced by {{{!}}, {{!}}-, {{!}}, {{!}}{{!}}, {{!}}} etc. Alternatively the (X)HTML syntax for tables can be used like <table><tr><td> </td></tr></table>.

scrollable

Fill scrollable=yes to have a scroll bar at the bottom of the details

text

The name of the entry. The default value is the page name of the entry.

width

Maximum width of the image.

This parameter is optional, the default width is 310.

height

Maximum height of the image.

This parameter is optional, the default height is 310.

imagemap

This parameter is optional, and only to be used in case of an image map instead of other visual content describing the hyponyms.

The parameter imagemap cannot be used in combination with the parameter labels

To use image maps this parameter should be filled with a valid defintion of the imagemap areas.

The coordinates are the number of pixels from the upper-left-hand corner of the default size of the image, so are independent of the size shown on screen.

Example of this parameter:

imagemap=

circle 1035 572 13 {{wt|Mercury}}

circle 860 483 234 {{wt|Sun}}

A tutorial to use image maps can be found at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-03-03.

labels

This parameter is optional, and only to be used in case of text labels to be inserted on the main image instead of other visual content describing the hyponyms.

The parameter labels cannot be used in combination with the parameter imagemap

The labels itself should be inserted by adding a line with template:picdiclabel for each label.

The coordinates are the number of pixels from the upper-left-hand corner of the visible size of the image, so are dependent of the size shown on screen. See the template for further info.

Examples of this parameter:

labels=

{{ picdiclabel | posx=181 | posy= 86 | link=Sun |lang=en}}

{{ picdiclabel | posx=214 | posy=119 | link=Mercury | style="text-align:right;" |lang=en}}

Examples

Four different ways to use Picture dictionary (using Template:picdic), Solar System examples with comparable links.

Picture dictionary with clickable images	Picture dictionary with legend and wikilinks	Picture dictionary with image map	Picture dictionary with labels
Picture dictionary Solar System Heavenly body Heavenly body The sun The sun Mercury Mercury Venus Venus Earth Earth Moon Moon Mars Mars Jupiter Jupiter Saturn Saturn Uranus Uranus Neptune Neptune Comet Comet Asteroid belt Asteroid belt Orbit Orbit	Picture dictionary Solar System Heavenly body Heavenly body Legend (1): 1= The sun 2= Mercury 3= Venus 4= Earth 5= Moon 6= Mars 7= Jupiter 8= Saturn 9= Uranus 10= Neptune 11= comet 12= asteroid belt 13= orbit 14= terrestrial planets or inner planets 15= outer planets Legend (2): 1= The sun 2= Mercury 3= etc Legend (3, in table): 1= The sun 2= Mercury 3= Venus 4= Earth 5= Moon 6= Mars 7= Jupiter 8= Saturn 9= Uranus 10= Neptune 11= comet 12= asteroid belt 13= orbit 14= terrestrial planets or inner planets 15= outer planets	Picture dictionary Solar System Click on parts of the image Heavenly body Heavenly body	Picture dictionary Solar System The sun Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune comet asteroid belt orbit Click on labels in the image Heavenly body Heavenly body
Code: {{ picdic | image=Solar_sys8.jpg | detail1= {{ picdicimg | image=Milky Way Galaxy.jpg | link=heavenly body |lang=en}} | detail2= {{ picdicimg | image=Celestia sun.jpg | link=Sun | altlink=The sun |lang=en}} {{ picdicimg | image=Mercury in color - Prockter07 centered.jpg | link=Mercury |lang=en}} etc. }}	Code: {{ picdic | image=Solar sys8 numbered.jpg | detail1= {{ picdicimg | image=Milky Way Galaxy.jpg | link=heavenly body |lang=en}} | detail2= '''Legend (1):'''<br/> 1= [[Sun#English | The sun]] 2= [[Mercury#English | Mercury]] 3= etc }}	Code: {{ picdic | image=Solar_sys8.jpg | imagemap= circle 1035 572 13 [[Mercury#English | Mercury]] circle 860 483 234 [[Sun#English | The sun]] etc | detail1=Click on parts of the image | detail2= {{ picdicimg | image=Milky Way Galaxy.jpg | link=heavenly body |lang=en}} }}	Code: {{ picdic | image=Solar_sys8.jpg | width=310 | labels= {{ picdiclabel | color=white | fontsize=18 | posx=181 | posy= 86 | link=Sun | altlink=The sun |lang=en}} {{ picdiclabel | color=white | fontsize=12 | posx=214 | posy=119 | link=Mercury | style="text-align:right;" |lang=en}} etc. | detail1=Click on labels in the image | detail2= {{ picdicimg | image=Milky Way Galaxy.jpg | link=heavenly body |lang=en}} }}