Wikipedia talk:Userboxes/Language/Programming/04

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TODO

Here is what needs to be done on the page:

Series

red-links need to be created
Hunt down duplicates and re-direct/merge.
- {{user Perl}} vs {{User:Quasar Jarosz/Userboxes/Perl}}
- {{user prolog}} vs {{user pro}}
Make each language internally consistent
- The entire set of userboxes for a language should use a consistent color scheme:
  - [Always:] The standard language color scheme
  - [Optionally:] A scheme for that language, that does not change between the levels, such as the {{User:ZabMilenko/Userboxes/php coder}} set for PHP
Individual Userboxes
- Any image or abbreviation in the left "id box" should link to the article about the language, but the "-x" should not be linked
- The right "info box" needs to link to, and only to a category or transclusion page
- Make sure the userbox represents the skill level (and that the non-specified version makes no skill claims).

This Page

The markup should be cleaned:
- If it is a straight-forward list, then use {{subst:User:10nitro/Userboxlist2}} - this is a version of {{User:10nitro/Userboxlist}} optimized to reduce server load, with the downside of having to "subst" it. What it actually does is configure {{User:10nitro/usbl}} so you don't have to.
- If it includes several lists (PHP), or list with individual items (Python), use {{User:10nitro/Usbklist}} inside of {{usbktop}}/{{usbkbottom}}
Here is a list of templates 10nitro has made that are relevent:
- {{User:10nitro/Userboxlist}}
- {{User:10nitro/Userboxlist2}}
- {{User:10nitro/usbl}}
- {{User:10nitro/Usbklist}}

I am working on this right now--it seems that userboxlist2 causes errors in a couple of them/changes the way they display, but most of them have been OK. LPC userbox is incompatible with userboxlist2 (as far as I can tell) as it is not in the template namespace. I will continue working on this and will keep you posted. --Jp07 (talk) 23:25, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Other

Do the stuff in italics on the page, such as Ruby, Smalltalk, Tcl...
Fix Amazonien's mess.

Thank you
~ 10nitro (talk) 20:37, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OrangeDog (talk • edits) 18:32, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RFC

Smalltalk

FIXME: MOVE VOTE: Please move Template:User SmallTalk to Template:User Smalltalk (lowercase "t") or Template:User st, based on a consensus

I vote for "User Smalltalk", to avoid future name clashes with anything that can be abbreviated "st". OrangeDog (talk • edits) 17:23, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Other

SQL

SQL ? Jaydlewis (talk) 05:44, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It seems SQL was dropped during the split with markup, as it did not clearly fit one or the other. I've added it, and will eventually go through and find any others that were dropped. ~ 10nitro (talk) 17:41, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

VHDL

VHDL?--UltraMagnus (talk) 09:27, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What about it? If you want a userbox for it, feel free to create it (following the existing formats) and add it here. OrangeDog (talk • edits) 16:22, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The already is several in existence for it (check my userpage for one) unfortunately I am too unfamiliar with wikicode to add it here.--UltraMagnus (talk) 16:49, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup guide

When fixing these userboxes, remember the following:

Create new categories if they have been replaced by new language cats
Use {{userbox-level}} to format the box
The id (js) and name (JavaScript) should link to the article, while the skill level (beginner) should link to the category (:Category:User js-1)
Use <noinclude> to add the category Category:Computer language user templates
Transclude each template on its corresponding category page
Check that categories nest correctly
Search categories for duplicates and unnecessary alternatives and redirect to the canonical templates

OrangeDog (talk • edits) 17:32, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

unified programming/markup box?

Is there a box similar to Babel for programming and markup? It would seem there isn't. Perhaps it would be good to copy the babel template and modify it for use with programming languages. Just a suggestion. I suppose I could give it a shot if I have some time. Quillaja (talk) 13:34, 28 October 2009 (UTC) User:Quillaja/Userbox/ProgrammingIt seems I had a little time, and I made an example. It's at User:Quillaja/Userbox/Programming. It would look something like on the right. It requires that the template for each language be located in the "User" path, like "User prog-2". With a quick test, it fails on the "User t|2" (template) userbox. I'd guess that's because of using the pipe in the name. Using {{!}} didn't solve the problem. Quillaja (talk) 14:12, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]