User talk:Crystal Talian/Archive1: Difference between revisions

Hi, I discovered the the infobox has the <code>egggroupn</code> parameter for specifying the number of egg groups a Pokemon is in. When it is set to 0, the template will show an additional note beside the hatch time calculation to show that the Pokemon cannot legitimately be obtained as an egg.

:I would also like to further suggest a change to the existing template. The new code is in [[User:Chenzw/Pokémon Infobox Test]], which adds a new parameter (currently named <code>flipname</code>) to correct for cases where the forme name goes after the species name (Zygarde, Hoopa). If a non-blank value is passed to <code>flipname</code>, the image caption and alt text will be rendered as <species name> <forme name>, instead of the old <forme name> <species name>. The new change to the template is backward compatible with all existing articles (so no changes to existing articles are needed), does not interfere with mega evolutions, and I have tested it on various existing articles by "substituting-previewing" the article with the modified template: Castform, Rotom, Deoxys, Charizard, Shaymin, Zygarde (with and without the new parameter), Hoopa (with and without the new parameter). I hope for your consideration in this matter, or at least some sign that the staff is looking into this change. [[User:Chenzw|Chenzw]] ([[User talk:Chenzw|talk]]) 03:12, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

::Adding another #if is not the best idea. I've gone ahead and noted a couple updates that are needed [[Template talk:Pokémon Infobox#Some updates|on the infobox's talk page]] where hopefully they'll be easy to find/remember. Right now, Chenzw, I can tell you that changing that template is not a trivial matter. I'm not sure when we might get to it, but we are mostly aware of the issue. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 03:55, 18 April 2016 (UTC)