Template:ColorString/doc

This template creates one or more color boxes followed by a text string which may contain also wikilinks.

It is also possible to let it create a field name, when used within |other fields 1 or |other fields.

The template has either only one unnamed parameter, a string of possible subparameters separated by slashes,
or unnamed parameters separated by pipes; in both cases an unlimited number of (sub)parameters can be specified.

Subparameters

are either pairs of colorcode and text, or just the colorcodes. Each valid color code (CSS color names, hex triplet, tincture names) can be used.
The text can be also wiki-formatted, e.g. a link.
In any case, a pair of control codes may precede the string; they are also slash/pipe-separated, e.g. "-/-".
The first code may be (see Igen/cbox)

• "-" or missing: default;
• " " requesting the generation of a field name
• "e" only when the second code is "T": an "e" will display a bordered example of the file

The second code specifies

• a " " or missing for {{Legend}} or {{Legtab}} with parameter pairs,
• a "C" for {{Legend}} but Text "Colors" with parameter pairs,
• a "D" for {{ColorBox}} with (tincture) parameter pairs,
• a "M" or "-" for {{Legend-small}} with parameter pairs,
• a "T" for template:{{Tbc}} always with parameter pairs,
• a "B" for {{ColorBox}} with single parameter values WWWWWW "B" is usable for non-standard tinctures
• a "L" for {{Legend}} with single parameter values, ¹)
• a "S" for {{Legend-small}} with single parameter values.

¹) the "L" possibility exists just for completion – normally a "Legend" without an explaining second value will not be useful.

When parameter lists of pairs ("", " ", "C", "D", "-", "M", "T") should contain an URL address
in the second parameter, that is only possible with a parameter list separated by pipes "|".
Otherwise the slashes in the URL address would disturb a slash-separated parameter list.

Whenever possible, the boxes are tooltipped.

It is also possible to use the striped option for Legends (second code " ", "C" or none).
It can be specified in the first parameter, the color, by prefixing it with 1), 2) or 3).

{{ColorString|2)red/striped-2}} 0 gives 0

striped-2

Examples

See there an example with many colors. See there examples for Tbc parametrizing. See a 16 × 16 × 16 table.

This parameter string...	...yields:
#FF0	#FF0
/B/vert/#396	vert#396
/D/#BC3F4A/sanguine	sanguine
lime/{{W|green}} /#0f47af/azure /#DA121A/gules /#999/{{Wf|cendrée}}	green   azure   gules   cendrée
with hex codes (and pipes): -|S|#000|#00f|#F0F|#396	#000   #00f   #F0F   #396
with the (full!) tincture names: argent//argent-d//or// azure//carnation//céleste// cendrée//gules//purpure// sable//tawny//vert	argent   argent-d   or   azure   carnation   céleste   cendrée   gules   purpure   sable   tawny   vert
with exotic tincture names /L/brunâtre/murrey/ orange_t/sanguine	brunâtre   murrey   orange_t   sanguine
with the CSS color names: /S/black/silver/maroon/red/ green/lime/olive/yellow/ navy/blue/purple/fuchsia/ teal/aqua/gray/olivedrab/ azure_CSS	black   silver   maroon   red   green   lime   olive   yellow   navy   blue   purple   fuchsia   teal   aqua   gray   olivedrab   azure_CSS
with URL addresses and other links |M|Peru|{{W|Peru}}|plum|{{Plainlinks| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum| URL1}}|crimson}}	Peru   URL1   crimson
with the striping option 1)sable/striped-1/ 2)black/black/ 3)#000/striped-3	striped-1 black striped-3