I've converted your crew nav to a new "Easy Template" version. Full instructions are available here: Template:Crew.
Among the New Features:
Simplified format to add officers
No more messy code! Makes it easier to edit position names and preview them to see if they fit correctly!
{{Tile|FIRST NAME|Last Name|UNIFORM COLOR|CURRENT POST|Roster Image}}
For example, just add:
{{Tile|Andrus|Jaxx|Red|Commanding Officer|JaxxSmall.jpg}}
to get the next officer's tile added to the nav.
| Commanding Officer Andrus Jaxx |
|---|
Automatic placement of blank portrait
Places the blank portrait roster image if no roster image specified. Example:
{{Tile|M'Wash||Blue|Science Officer}}
| Science Officer M'Wash |
|---|
Automatic resize of roster image
If an officer's roster image is too large for the nav, it will automatically crop and resize it to fit. Note that while this is a handy feature, it may not produce as nice an image as a properly prepared roster image.
| Commanding Officer Andrus Jaxx |
|---|
Support for Nicknames/Abbreviations
If an officer's name is too long for the nav. Example:
{{Tile|Cassandra|Egan Manno|NICKNAME=C. Egan Manno|Red|Commanding Officer|Roster-eganmanno.jpg}}
| Commanding Officer C. Egan Manno |
|---|
Simplified color names
Red, Gold, Blue, Teal, Violet, Black, Silver, Green
No need to change colspan
Table automatically keeps header and footer centered.
Ship placeholder image
Can be easily specified if there is an odd number of officers.
{{Shiptile|USS Apollo|Achilles.jpg}}
IMPORTANT NOTE
If an officer only has a single name, be sure to still put an extra "pipe" character | after their name.
{{Tile|T'Mar||Gold|Chief of Security|TMarSmall.jpg}}
| Chief of Security T'Mar |
|---|
NPC Listing · USS Apollo Crew Manifest · Crew History
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For reference, this is the code generating the current version of the nav above:
{{Crew
|SHIP = USS Apollo
|ROSTER PAGE = USS Apollo Crew
|NPC PAGE = USS Apollo NPC Personnel
|HISTORY PAGE = Apollo Crew History}}
|{{Tile|Andrus|Jaxx|Red|Commanding Officer|JaxxSmall.jpg}}
|{{Tile|Sundassa|Faranster|Red|Executive Officer|SundassaSmall.jpg}}
|{{Tile|Dade|Triston|Gold|Chief Engineer|DadeSmall.jpg}}
|{{Tile|Eileen|McCleran|Gold|Engineering Officer|Roster-McCleran.jpg}}
|{{Tile|Jalana|Laxyn|Teal|Chief Medical Officer|JalanaSmall.jpg}}
|{{Tile|Hail|Samford|Teal|Counselor|HailSmall.jpg}}
|{{Tile|Liam|Frost|Black|Intelligence Officer|LiamSmall.jpg}}
|-
|{{Tile|Tal|Tel-ar|Red|Chief of Operations|Roster-tel-ar.jpg}}
|{{Tile|Edward|Johnson|Red|Chief Helm Officer|EdwardSmall.jpg}}
|{{Tile|T'Mar||Gold|Chief of Security|TMarSmall.jpg}}
|{{Tile|Kyla|Kirosa|Gold|Security Officer|Kirosasmall.jpg}}
|{{Tile|Alexander|Williams|Gold|Chief Tactical Officer|AlexanderSmall.jpg}}
|{{Tile|Suvi|Ila|Blue|Chief Science Officer|SuviSmall.jpg}}
|{{Shiptile|USS Apollo|Achilles.jpg}}
{{Crewfooter|CREWNAV=Apollo-crew}}
If you have any questions, let me know! –Rich(talk page) aka Lt.Cmdr. Rahman 13:39, 29 January 2014 (CST)
NEW UPDATE! User Correctioning of Automatic Resize and Crop
You can now tell the template to zoom into your image and change positioning! Check out the image guide for the roster template as the basic principle is the same. Just add the extra numbers for your corrections to the end of the officer's code, with the first number being how far you want the image to move up (i.e., how far do you want to see more downward), the second number being how far to move the image left (see more to the right), and the third number being how many times to zoom the image. 1.2x is a good place to start.
Example Original:
| Intelligence Officer Tracey Townson |
|---|
Raw code for corrections:
{{Tile|Tracey|Townson|Black|Intelligence Officer|TraceyIntel uni.jpg|0|40|1.7}}
| Intelligence Officer Tracey Townson |
|---|
–Rich(talk page) aka Lt.Cmdr. Rahman 20:16, 31 January 2014 (CST)
Fleet Writer Serial Numbers
I have seen you making some input to the fleet serial numbers. There is a very specific format: First letter of first ship, Fleet Join Year, Fleet Join Month, First Letter of First Name of First Character, First Letter of Last Name of First Character (or 1 if no last name), and 0/1/2... The serial number should be 10 characters long only, and the last digit should be a 0 unless there is a duplicate of the same serial.
We are trying to keep all the serials uniform in the creation of them, if there are any questions, please feel free to ask me. Sundassa (talk) 07:19, 20 July 2015 (CDT)
- This is the list of changes in the serial numbers I received from Admiral Turner. I noticed some of those seem strange and I don't understand why, but I can fw you mail I received if you contact me, since I don't have your mail. Sal (talk) 13:09, 20 July 2015 (CDT)
- My mistake - Admiral Turner copied information from document to mail and mail doubled ordinals, sticking them to the end of previous line, so adding 2,3,4... to the end of the previous person's ID. I'm sorry for the messup. Sal (talk) 15:12, 20 July 2015 (CDT)
MacLaren writer ID
Why does her number start with a zero instead of the letter O? If it is supposed to be a zero then it needs to be in a different subpage because it messes up the order when you click to alphabetize the main directory. ♫ Rich (talk) • Wiki Admin • Veterans Affairs 11:42, 20 January 2016 (CST)
- Also, I would suggest reconsidering her number as it doesn't follow the rules for writer IDs specified here and will likely continue to cause confusion for future editors: Writer ID/How to ♫ Rich (talk) • Wiki Admin • Veterans Affairs 11:47, 20 January 2016 (CST)