Template:Columns-list/doc

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This template is for use in a list in the body of an article, rather than in a navigation template like Template:Navbox. Based on Template:Reflist, but different in that the text to be displayed is manually created rather than a list of references.

Use
The width of each column may be specified using para|colwidth}} and a value in ems. columns-list|colwidth=width| Text (usually a list) }} Here, width specifies the width of the columns, and determines dynamically the number of columns based on screen width; more columns will be shown on wider displays.

If para|colwidth}} is not specified, the default width of 30em will be used.

This template uses CSS3 multiple-column layout, which is not supported by all WWW|Web Web browser|browsers.

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Examples
Here is an example:

which would render as: clear}} columns-list|colwidth=35em| }}
 * George Washington
 * John Adams
 * Thomas Jefferson
 * James Madison
 * James Monroe

CSS styles can also be added with the para|style}} parameter. For example:

which would render as: columns-list|colwidth=15em|style=width: 600px; font-style: italic;| }}
 * All About Lily Chou-Chou
 * April Story
 * Hana and Alice|Hana & Alice
 * Hōtai Club
 * The Kon Ichikawa Story
 * Love Letter (1995 film)|Love Letter
 * New York, I Love You
 * Picnic (1996 film)|Picnic
 * Rainbow Song
 * Swallowtail (film)|Swallowtail

This template also works with numbered lists as its "text". For example:

columns-list|colwidth=35em| }}
 * 1) George Washington
 * 2) John Adams
 * 3) Thomas Jefferson
 * 4) James Madison
 * 5) James Monroe

The template, in fact, works with everything since all it does is wrap the text provided around a block to be divided into columns by CSS. Do not stop at wikitext lists – more advanced lists generated by Template:HTML lists|the HTML templates will work too!

Error messages
Use of the no-longer-supported parameter para|cols}}, or use of the first unnamed parameter (aka para|1}}) along with para|2}} or a second unnamed parameter for the template's content, will generate a red error message. To fix this error, use para|colwidth}} instead of attempting to specify the number of columns.

The presence of an equals sign within the template's content can also cause display problems and red error messages. To fix this problem, add para|1}} in front of the template's content.

Redirects

 * tl|cmn}}
 * tl|collist}}
 * tl|col-list}}
 * tl|Columnslist}}

Tracking category

 * clc|Pages using columns-list with unknown parameters}} (for pages in article space only)