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Logmanoriginal: /* See also */ Refer to :Template:Bullet

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Logmanoriginal: Minor cleanup

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Minor cleanup

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Logmanoriginal: Logmanoriginal moved page Template:·/doc to Template:Middot/doc: · does not work for the page name so we give it one of the alternatives

2024-08-08T06:10:28Z

Logmanoriginal moved page Template:·/doc to Template:Middot/doc: · does not work for the page name so we give it one of the alternatives

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Logmanoriginal: Logmanoriginal moved page Template:Â·/doc to Template:·/doc: Remove Â prefix

2024-08-08T06:04:51Z

Logmanoriginal moved page Template:Â·/doc to Template:·/doc: Remove Â prefix

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Logmanoriginal: Fix broken links (link to wikipedia as we probably don't want to write article about Salt, Pepper, Curry, and Saffron...

2024-08-04T16:00:46Z

Fix broken links (link to wikipedia as we probably don't want to write article about Salt, Pepper, Curry, and Saffron...

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	This is the '''bold middot''' template, it looks like this: " '''·''' ".		This is the '''bold middot''' template, it looks like this: " '''·''' ".

	It works similarly to the html+wiki markup sequence "<code>'''&nbsp;<nowiki>'''</nowiki>&middot;<nowiki>'''</nowiki>''' </code>". That is, a [[non-breaking space]], a bolded middot and a normal space.		It works similarly to the html+wiki markup sequence "<code>'''&nbsp;<nowiki>'''</nowiki>&middot;<nowiki>'''</nowiki>''' </code>". That is, a [[wikipedia:non-breaking space\|non-breaking space]], a bolded middot and a normal space.

	{{tl\|dot}} and {{tl\|middot}} redirect here and can be used as alternative names for this template.		{{tl\|dot}} and {{tl\|middot}} redirect here and can be used as alternative names for this template.
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	It will render one space on each side of the dot, like this:		It will render one space on each side of the dot, like this:
	:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]]		:[[wikipedia:Salt\|Salt]] '''·''' [[wikipedia:Pepper\|Pepper]]

	If it line breaks then the line break will come ''after'' the dot, not before, like this:		If it line breaks then the line break will come ''after'' the dot, not before, like this:
	:[[Salt]] '''·'''		:[[wikipedia:Salt\|Salt]] '''·'''
	:[[Pepper]]		:[[wikipedia:Pepper\|Pepper]]

	For long dotted lists each list item can be put on its own line, with no spaces between each item and the template. Like this:		For long dotted lists each list item can be put on its own line, with no spaces between each item and the template. Like this:
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	As before it will render one space on each side of the dots, like this:		As before it will render one space on each side of the dots, like this:
	:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]] '''·''' [[Curry]] '''·''' [[Saffron]]		:[[wikipedia:Salt\|Salt]] '''·''' [[wikipedia:Pepper\|Pepper]] '''·''' [[wikipedia:Curry\|Curry]] '''·''' [[wikipedia:Saffron\|Saffron]]

	And if it line breaks then the line break will come ''after'' one of the dots, not before, like this:		And if it line breaks then the line break will come ''after'' one of the dots, not before, like this:
	:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]] '''·'''		:[[wikipedia:Salt\|Salt]] '''·''' [[wikipedia:Pepper\|Pepper]] '''·'''
	:[[Curry]] '''·''' [[Saffron]]		:[[wikipedia:Curry\|Curry]] '''·''' [[wikipedia:Saffron\|Saffron]]

	=== Incorrect usage ===		=== Incorrect usage ===
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	Both of them will render exactly as before, with just one space on each side of the dot, like this:		Both of them will render exactly as before, with just one space on each side of the dot, like this:
	:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]]		:[[wikipedia:Salt\|Salt]] '''·''' [[wikipedia:Pepper\|Pepper]]

	And it will still only line break ''after'' the dot, like this:		And it will still only line break ''after'' the dot, like this:
	:[[Salt]] '''·'''		:[[wikipedia:Salt\|Salt]] '''·'''
	:[[Pepper]]		:[[wikipedia:Pepper\|Pepper]]

	But putting one or more spaces before the template will cause problems, like these examples:		But putting one or more spaces before the template will cause problems, like these examples:
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	Then it will render with ''two'' spaces before the dot, and one after, like this:		Then it will render with ''two'' spaces before the dot, and one after, like this:
	:[[Salt]]  '''·''' [[Pepper]]		:[[wikipedia:Salt\|Salt]]  '''·''' [[wikipedia:Pepper\|Pepper]]

	And if it line breaks it might break ''before'' the dot, like this:		And if it line breaks it might break ''before'' the dot, like this:
	:[[Salt]]		:[[wikipedia:Salt\|Salt]]
	:'''·''' [[Pepper]]		:'''·''' [[wikipedia:Pepper\|Pepper]]

	=== Technical details ===		=== Technical details ===

	The space before the dot is a [[non-breaking space]]. That means it will not line break and will not collapse together with normal spaces that come before the template.		The space before the dot is a [[wikipedia:non-breaking space\|non-breaking space]]. That means it will not line break and will not collapse together with normal spaces that come before the template.

	The space after the dot is a normal space. That means it wraps (allows line breaks) and it will collapse together with normal spaces that come after the template to form one single space.		The space after the dot is a normal space. That means it wraps (allows line breaks) and it will collapse together with normal spaces that come after the template to form one single space.
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	* [[Template:Ndash\|<nowiki>{{ndash}}</nowiki>]] - Ndash "–" is a short dash.		* [[Template:Ndash\|<nowiki>{{ndash}}</nowiki>]] - Ndash "–" is a short dash.
	* [[Template:Mdash\|<nowiki>{{mdash}}</nowiki>]] - Mdash "—" is a long dash.		* [[Template:Mdash\|<nowiki>{{mdash}}</nowiki>]] - Mdash "—" is a long dash.

	~~When making dotted lists you might need to handle proper word wrapping (line breaking):~~

	* {{tn\|nowraplinks}} - Prevents wraps inside links and only allows wraps between the links and in normal text, very useful for link lists and easy to use.
	* {{tn\|nowrap begin}} - Prevents wraps in both text and links. For the really tricky wrapping cases when you need full control, for instance in very complex long link lists.


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Logmanoriginal: Use {{Documentation}} instead of {{template doc}}

2024-08-01T16:36:28Z

Use {{Documentation}} instead of {{template doc}}

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	~~<includeonly>{{template doc page transcluded}}</includeonly>~~<noinclude>{{~~template doc page viewed directly~~}}</noinclude>		<noinclude>{{documentation subpage}}</noinclude>
	~~<!-- EDIT TEMPLATE DOCUMENTATION BELOW THIS LINE --~~>
	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	This is the '''bold middot''' template, it looks like this: " '''·''' ".		This is the '''bold middot''' template, it looks like this: " '''·''' ".

Michael_Aivaliotis: New page: {{template doc page transcluded}}{{template doc page viewed directly}} NOTOC This...

2007-10-06T08:38:18Z

New page: <includeonly>{{template doc page transcluded}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{template doc page viewed directly}}</noinclude>  __NOTOC__ This...

New page

<includeonly>{{template doc page transcluded}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{template doc page viewed directly}}</noinclude>

__NOTOC__
This is the '''bold middot''' template, it looks like this: " '''·''' ".

It works similarly to the html+wiki markup sequence "<code>'''&nbsp;<nowiki>'''</nowiki>&middot;<nowiki>'''</nowiki>''' </code>". That is, a [[non-breaking space]], a bolded middot and a normal space.

{{tl|dot}} and {{tl|middot}} redirect here and can be used as alternative names for this template.

This template is usually used for dotted lists, such as for link lists in navigation boxes. (For lists that have a font-size 80% or less of normal font-size, the bold middot "'''·'''" becomes too small. Then use the [[Template:•|bullet]] "•" instead.)

This template is used when you want something smaller than a [[Template:•|bullet]] "•", [[Template:Ndash|ndash]] "–" or [[Template:Mdash|mdash]] "—".

=== Normal usage ===

The recommended usage is to use ''no'' space before the template and one space after the template, like this:
<nowiki>[[Salt]]{{·}} [[Pepper]]</nowiki>

It will render one space on each side of the dot, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]]

If it line breaks then the line break will come ''after'' the dot, not before, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·'''
:[[Pepper]]

For long dotted lists each list item can be put on its own line, with no spaces between each item and the template. Like this:
<pre><nowiki>
[[Salt]]{{·}}
[[Pepper]]{{·}}
[[Curry]]{{·}}
[[Saffron]]</nowiki></pre>

(It doesn't matter if there are no or some spaces at the end of the lines, after the templates.)

As before it will render one space on each side of the dots, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]] '''·''' [[Curry]] '''·''' [[Saffron]]

And if it line breaks then the line break will come ''after'' one of the dots, not before, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]] '''·'''
:[[Curry]] '''·''' [[Saffron]]

=== Incorrect usage ===

If the template is used slightly wrong, it will in some cases still behave well. For instance if there are no or several spaces after the template. Like these examples:

<nowiki>[[Salt]]{{·}}[[Pepper]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>[[Salt]]{{·}} [[Pepper]]</nowiki>

Both of them will render exactly as before, with just one space on each side of the dot, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·''' [[Pepper]]

And it will still only line break ''after'' the dot, like this:
:[[Salt]] '''·'''
:[[Pepper]]

But putting one or more spaces before the template will cause problems, like these examples:
<nowiki>[[Salt]] {{·}}[[Pepper]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>[[Salt]] {{·}}[[Pepper]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>[[Salt]] {{·}} [[Pepper]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>[[Salt]] {{·}} [[Pepper]]</nowiki>

Then it will render with ''two'' spaces before the dot, and one after, like this:
:[[Salt]]  '''·''' [[Pepper]]

And if it line breaks it might break ''before'' the dot, like this:
:[[Salt]]
:'''·''' [[Pepper]]

=== Technical details ===

The space before the dot is a [[non-breaking space]]. That means it will not line break and will not collapse together with normal spaces that come before the template.

The space after the dot is a normal space. That means it wraps (allows line breaks) and it will collapse together with normal spaces that come after the template to form one single space.

=== Dot size reference list ===

{| style="text-align:center; background:transparent;"
| style="width:1.7em;" | ·
| align="left" | middot
|-
| ·
| align="left" | middot
|-
| '''·'''
| align="left" | bold middot
|-
| '''·'''
| align="left" | bold middot
|-
| •
| align="left" | bullet
|-
| •
| align="left" | bullet
|-
| '''•'''
| align="left" | bold bullet
|-
| –
| align="left" | ndash
|-
| —
| align="left" | mdash
|}

=== See also ===

There are several other templates with similar functionality:

* [[Template:•|<nowiki>{{•}}</nowiki>]] - Bullet "•" is mostly used for dotted lists that use small font sizes.
* [[Template:Ndash|<nowiki>{{ndash}}</nowiki>]] - Ndash "–" is a short dash.
* [[Template:Mdash|<nowiki>{{mdash}}</nowiki>]] - Mdash "—" is a long dash.

When making dotted lists you might need to handle proper word wrapping (line breaking):

* {{tn|nowraplinks}} - Prevents wraps inside links and only allows wraps between the links and in normal text, very useful for link lists and easy to use.
* {{tn|nowrap begin}} - Prevents wraps in both text and links. For the really tricky wrapping cases when you need full control, for instance in very complex long link lists.

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	There are several other templates with similar functionality:		There are several other templates with similar functionality:

	* [[Template:•\|<nowiki>{{•}}</nowiki>]] - Bullet "•" is mostly used for dotted lists that use small font sizes.		* [[Template:Bullet\|<nowiki>{{•}}</nowiki>]] - Bullet "•" is mostly used for dotted lists that use small font sizes.
	* [[Template:Ndash\|<nowiki>{{ndash}}</nowiki>]] - Ndash "–" is a short dash.		* [[Template:Ndash\|<nowiki>{{ndash}}</nowiki>]] - Ndash "–" is a short dash.
	* [[Template:Mdash\|<nowiki>{{mdash}}</nowiki>]] - Mdash "—" is a long dash.		* [[Template:Mdash\|<nowiki>{{mdash}}</nowiki>]] - Mdash "—" is a long dash.