Editing User talk:Kaneco (section)

== Styling ==

Hey. I've created this [[User:Atlas/Template:Map locations|proof-of-concept template]] today, but to implement it the way I really want to, I'd need some complex styling. Seeing that <code>&lt;style&gt;</code> tags inside mediawiki pages do not parse, and pseudo-selectors don't work in inline CSS, I'd need to add some lines to the master CSS file.

Speaking of that, there is a ''lot'' of inline CSS in our template. Which is fine, but inline styling irks me to no end. So again, adding styles to that master CSS would clean up a lot of our code.

I'm not asking for any kind of access whatsoever, but it'd be good if I could make some adjustments myself. Doing it by proxy is acceptable, but some work is simply trial-and-error, and doing that by proxy would take a lot of time. I haven't figured out a good way myself yet, but if you have an idea, let me know. —[[User:Atlas|Atlas]] ([[User talk:Atlas|talk]]) 11:44, 30 July 2013 (WEST)
:FTP access should be enough, yes. Thanks a lot. And yeah, the way I thought about it, when you hover over the dots (later to be markers) the name of the area will pop up. —[[User:Atlas|Atlas]] ([[User talk:Atlas|talk]]) 15:45, 30 July 2013 (WEST)
:Actually... FTP access won't be necessary. I'm dumb and didn't do my research, there's a page on the wiki that carries all custom CSS across all skins. Which is perfect for my uses. (I might need sysop permissions though. More detail [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Thread:Project:Forum/Common.css_~_Where_is_it%3F here]. If you don't want to give me sysop, you can just do [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/161747/how-to-allow-mediawiki-logged-user-to-edit-common-css this]) —[[User:Atlas|Atlas]] ([[User talk:Atlas|talk]]) 15:47, 30 July 2013 (WEST)
::For some reason, that page works now, and it didn't before - I couldn't edit it. That's weird, but good. I don't think I'll need FTP access. —[[User:Atlas|Atlas]] ([[User talk:Atlas|talk]]) 09:36, 31 July 2013 (WEST)
::By the way, the template is now fully functional. Have a look at it and let me know what do you think. —[[User:Atlas|Atlas]] ([[User talk:Atlas|talk]]) 11:19, 31 July 2013 (WEST)
:::I'll address all the points one by one:
:::* I can make it work outside of the table, I can also make it uncollapsed by default/make a parameter that determines if it should be collapsed or uncollapsed. The only thing is, I think it takes too much space, so I think it should be collapsed by default.
:::* The image needs to be fixed-width (I'll specify why further). At the moment it's 800px wide. I can make the table 800px wide too if needed.
:::* All spots are parameter-based. You do not need any specific privileges. As of now, there's up to 15 locations supported. All you need to do to get a location is: 1) get a map image and upload it to the wiki, 2) set its width to 800px, 3) set up the [[:File:Map marker.png|markers]] in an image editing program (Photoshop) in the places you need, 4) get the X/Y pixel coordinates for the top right corner of every marker. The X/Y coordinates require the image to be of static size, not percentage-based, because if you change the image size, you change the coordinates. And making the coordinates upscale depending on resolution would ''probably'' be possible, but is overkill in my opinion.
:::It's a work-in-progress, so the format is pretty much up for discussion now, and I'm willing to make changes. —[[User:Atlas|Atlas]] ([[User talk:Atlas|talk]]) 13:15, 31 July 2013 (WEST)