Template:Div col/doc

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tl|Div col formats a list into columns that wrap properly and compatibly with portable computer devices, especially PAD operating systems and small screens.

Purpose
It automatically breaks the available screen space into equal parts, meaning, for instance, that it is not necessary to guess how many columns to use and then figure out the dividing point(s), e.g., the halfway point to divide the list into two columns, or the one-third and two-thirds points to divide the list into three columns.
 * The list content is either provided by the para|content parameter (which can be restrictive of what content is allowed; e.g., wiki markup such as the ! character must somehow be escaped), or terminated with tl|div col end. The tl|columns-list wrapper uses the parameter method for providing content (including its limitations).
 * The template system (family) also offers parameter options to set a smaller (90%) font-size parameter (para|small|yes), place vertical lines parameter ("rules") between the columns (para|rules) and to add other custom styling (para|style).

tl|Div col can create multiple columns in web browsers which support the following CSS properties: By default, the template creates columns that are Em (typography)|30em wide.
 * column-width (for Cascading Style Sheets#CSS 3|CSS3-compliant browsers; see CSS3 module: Multi-column layout)

Descriptions
There are six parameters for this template:
 * para|colwidth : Specifies the minimum width of the columns so that the number of columns is automatically based on screen width (that is, more columns will be shown on wider displays). Can be specified in any CSS#Length units|CSS unit of measure, for instance, the Em (typography)|em (about the width of the capital "M" of the displayed typeface), e.g., . If no value is supplied, the template uses a default of 30em.
 * para|rules : Adds vertical lines ("rules") between the columns if set to  or some CSS styling (e.g.  ).
 * para|gap : Specifies the space between the content of adjacent columns. Specified in any CSS unit, e.g, . The default spacing (set by browser) is 1em.
 * para|style : Cascading Style Sheets|CSS styling to apply to the columns.
 * para|small|yes : sets font size to 90%.
 * para|content : content to apply to the columns.

Example of "colwidth" parameter
div col|colwidth=10em div col end Div col|colwidth=10em Div col end
 * Example with column width of 10em
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h
 * produces:
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h

Example of "rules" parameter
Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes Div col end Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes Div col end
 * Example:
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h
 * produces:
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h

Example of "gap" parameter
Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes|gap=2em Div col end Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes|gap=2em Div col end
 * Example:
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h
 * produces:
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h

Example of "small" parameter
Div col|small=yes Div col end Div col|small=yes Div col end
 * Example showing how setting "small" parameter to "yes" produces smaller font size (90% of the size that would otherwise be displayed)
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h
 * produces:
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h

Example of "content" parameter
Div col|colwidth=10em|content=
 * Example showing how to provide "content" parameter without using tlx|Div col end
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h

Div col|colwidth=10em|content=
 * produces:
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h

Usage with multiple parameters
Parameters can be used in any order. Example:  Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes|gap=2em|small=yes Div col end or Div col|rules=yes|gap=2em|small=yes|colwidth=10em Div col end Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes|gap=2em|small=yes Div col end and exactly the same result below Div col|rules=yes|gap=2em|small=yes|colwidth=10em Div col end
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h
 * produces:
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h

div col|colwidth=20em div col end Div col|colwidth=20em Div col end
 * Example with column width of 20em
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h
 * produces:
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h

div col|colwidth=30em div col end Div col|colwidth=30em Div col end
 * Example with column width of 30em
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h
 * produces:
 * a
 * b
 * c
 * d
 * e
 * f
 * g
 * h

div col|colwidth=10em a b c d e f g h div col end Div col|colwidth=10em a b c d e f g h Div col end
 * Example of how this template behaves if no •|bullets (generated by asterisk mark) are used.
 * produces:

Tracking categories

 * clc|Pages using div col with unknown parameters (for erroneous use of parameter names not documented here)
 * clc|Pages using div col with small parameter

TemplateData
TemplateDataHeader {	"description": "Breaks a list into columns. It automatically breaks each column to an equal space, so you do not manually have to find the half way point on two columns. The list is provided by |content= or closed with div col end.", "params": { "colwidth": { "label": "Column width", "description": "Specifies the width of columns, and determines dynamically the number of columns based on screen width; more columns will be shown on wider displays.", "type": "string", "example": "30em" },		"rules": { "label": "Rules", "description": "Produces vertical rules between the columns if set to yes.", "type": "string", "example": "'yes' or '1px dashed blue'" },		"gap": { "label": "Gap size", "description": "Specifies the space between the content of adjacent columns.", "type": "string", "example": "2em" },		"style": { "label": "CSS style", "description": "Specifies any custom styling.", "type": "string" },		"content": { "label": "Content", "description": "Specifies the content to divide into columns", "type": "string" },		"small": { "label": "Small font", "description": "Use a smaller font size (90%)", "example": "yes", "type": "string", "default": "no" }	} } {   "description": "Ends a multi-column list started by div col. It takes no parameters.", "params": { } }
 * 1) switch: BASEPAGENAME
 * Div col=
 * Div col end=

Redirects

 * 1) ifeq:ROOTPAGENAME|Div col|
 * Tlx|Col div
 * Tlx|Colbegin (but not Tlx|Col begin or Tlx|Col-begin)
 * Tlx|Cols
 * Tlx|Div col start
 * Tlx|Div col begin
 * Tlx|Div-col
 * Tlx|Palmares start


 * 1) ifeq:ROOTPAGENAME|Div col end|
 * Tlx|Col div end
 * Tlx|Colend (but not Tlx|Col end)
 * Tlx|Div end
 * Tlx|Divcol-end
 * Tlx|Divcolend
 * Tlx|Divend
 * Tlx|End div col
 * Tlx|EndDivCol