Template:Flatlist

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This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to comma- or dash- (or other single character-) separated lists.

Usage

{{flatlist}} starts a horizontal list, such as:

• cat
• dog
• horse
• cow
• sheep
• pig

Optional parameters

class

Adds a CSS class to the containing div. Use nowraplinks to prevent links from wrapping.

style

Adds CSS styling to the containing div.

Example: |style=border:solid 1px silver; background:lightyellow

indent

Indents the list by a number of standard indents, one indent being 1.6em. (Useful in an indented discussion thread.)

Example: |indent=2

Examples

 {{flatlist|
 * cat
 * dog
 * horse
 * cow
 * sheep
 * pig
 }}

produces:

• cat
• dog
• horse
• cow
• sheep
• pig

Syntax for ordered lists

{{flatlist|
# first
# second
# third
# fourth
# fifth
# sixth
}}

produces:

1. first
2. second
3. third
4. fourth
5. fifth
6. sixth

Using optional parameters

 {{flatlist |indent=2 
 |style=border:solid 1px silver; background:lightyellow; 
 |class=nowraplinks |
 * Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
 * Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
 * Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
 * Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
 * Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
 * Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics
 }}

produces:

• Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
• Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
• Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
• Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
• Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
• Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Technical details

This template uses the .hlist CSS class defined in MediaWiki:Gadget-cite.css to generate horizontal lists. It causes ordinary html list items to be displayed inline (horizontally), where they would normally display as block elements (vertically). The class also generates the interpuncts between list items and parentheses around nested lists. Some of the CSS used is not compatible with all browsers, notably Internet Explorer 6 and 7.

Wikitext	Expanded template	HTML
{{flatlist| * cat * dog * horse * cow * sheep * pig }}	<div class="hlist " style="margin-left: 0em; "> * cat * dog * horse * cow * sheep * pig </div>	<div class="hlist"> <ul><li>cat</li> <li>dog</li> <li>horse</li> <li>cow</li> <li>sheep</li> <li>pig</li></ul> </div>

See also

• {{multi-column numbered list}}
• {{nowrap}}
• {{pagelist}}
• Help:Lists

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