The MediaWiki software used to run LabVIEW Wiki offers the capability to automatically generate sophisticated HTML using templates. The list below shows most of the templates that are recommended for use on LabVIEW Wiki, alongside brief explanations of how and where to use them. You may prefer a straightforward list of 'all pages in the 'Template' namespace'.
- See also: category:templates and Help:templates
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{{ActiveDiscuss}}
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Indicates that there is probably a heated debate going on in the discussion thread for the article that this notice is placed on. It also indicates that the article contents might not meet the general consensus of the LabVIEW community.
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This article or section is currently being developed or reviewed. Some statements may be disputed, incorrect, unverified, biased or otherwise objectionable.
Please read the discussion thread before making substantial changes. |
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{{inuse}}
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The Inuse template message is placed at the top of a page you are actively editing for a short period of time. The tag is intended to inform people that someone is currently working on the article, thereby reducing edit conflicts.
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{{Underconstruction}}
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The Underconstruction template message is placed at the top of a page you are editing over a long period of time. If used on a non-article page which is not yet ready for use, type {{underconstruction|notready=true}}.
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{{NIGuideline}}
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Indicates that the article is considered a guideline that has been approved by National Instruments and is widely accepted by the LabVIEW community.
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This page is considered a National Instruments guideline. It is generally accepted among the LabVIEW community and is considered a standard process that all LabVIEW users should follow. However, it is not set in stone and should be treated with common sense and the occasional exception. When editing this page, please ensure that your revision reflects consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on this page's discussion thread.
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Articles needing attention
Use these tags to mark articles that need attention. Tags should be placed at the start of a page (use the talk page to describe the issue if it's not clear by context).
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{{Stub}}
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Indicates that the article is considered a stub.
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{{Wikify}}
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Indicates that the article needs more internal links and wikification.
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{{Cleanup}}
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Indicates that the page has been flagged for cleanup.
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{{Update}}
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Indicates that the page is out of date and should be updated.
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This article or section needs to be updated. Some information on it may be out of date, and should not be relied on. Please improve this article if you can. |
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General information notices
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{{Ambox}}
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The ambox template is a very powerful template that allows you to create one of many standard pre-formated message boxes. You can change the image and colour. If you can't find an existing message box template, it's better to use the ambox template than create a new one. See Template:Ambox for detailed usage documentation.
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Content insertion
Article overview
Use these templates to add general information and a common appearance to articles.
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{{infobox}}
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This template adds an info box that summarizes information about an article. It supports different types of articles and parameters. See the template documentation for more details.
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{{presentation}}
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This template provides a common appearance for presentations. See the template documentation for more details.
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{{LabVIEW_Version}}
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This template is specifically designed for articles of LabVIEW Versions. See the template documentation for more details.
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LabVIEW entities
If you have a need to add LabVIEW-specific entities to an article, make use of the following templates:
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{{ConnectorPane}}
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This template adds a connector pane image to an article. See the template documentation for more details.
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{{Terminal}}
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This template adds a terminal image to an article and links to the corresponding content page. See the template documentation for more details.
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{{LabVIEW_Palette}}
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This template adds a palette overview to an article and links individual palette items to their corresponding content pages. See the template documentation for more details.
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See also