Template talk:Linked icon

Is there some reason you can't use Template:item link? -- Wynthyst  talk  02:29, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, Template:item link includes the name of the item as well. I actually didn't know until looking just now that item link did almost the same thing. But in any case crafting recipes don't really need the item name, just the icon. --RBrandon 02:33, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm going to argue that the text isn't necessary in crafting recipes. As well as argue strenuously against their removal. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  03:22, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Do you have anything in mind? Could we see a mock-up? Happypal 06:54, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm simply saying that a wiki is about easily accessed information. Having to hover your mouse over an icon to see the name does not equal easily accessed information. In those instances where icons are going to be added (like what you've done with the main crafting recipe template) having the text is a necessary part so that people can simply look at the page and get the information they want. Not everyone is going to be instantly familiar with which icon is which. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  07:01, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The crafting recipe format that I originally saw and liked was on Arrows, and I then used it on Light Sources and Pickaxe. I intended this template for use on the general item pages for a number of reasons. 1) This format looks clean and concise in the list-like table format used on the general pages 2) Terraria itself uses icons only in game. Item names only show up when you mouse over them in game, but I think that's not really a problem when it has such bright and distinct item icons. The in game inventory and crafting system also only uses icons. To summarize, I think that icons without item names are fine for the general pages because they are general; detailed information on the items themselves is only a click away. --RBrandon 11:44, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Oh, I had understood you backwards. That said, this template will be very useful: Not to omit the text completely, but because there are many instances where the icon is not in the same column as the text. The functional result is the same as item link, but in this situation, it cannot be used (case in point, the crafting recipe template). Happypal 07:06, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Re-reading what I initially said, I totally see your confusion. I worded it badly. I meant that I would argue with anyone who said that the text wasn't necessary in crafting recipes. :D -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  07:13, 25 May 2011 (UTC)