Template:HoverText/Doc

• This is the documentation for Template:HoverText. It is transcluded into the template page.

Usage

Adds a title to the provided text, which can be viewed in most browsers by holding the mouse cursor over the underlined text.

• This template is based on the Wikimedia H:title template: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:H:title

Parameters

• dotted: Set to no to suppress the dotted underline. Other values will show the underline.
• color: The color for the dotted underline. Default is #000: [        ]
  This can be any valid CSS color value, such as named color or HTML hex.
• cursor: Set to yes to change the cursor to Help when the text is hovered on.
• url: The address for a page when the display should be a link.
• type: If url is provided, this value indicates what type of address it is.
  Valid values are:
  • page: An interwiki page link. This is the default when url is provided.
  • web: An external website address.
• Parameter 1: The text to be shown when the user hovers over the display text.
• Parameter 2: This can be one of two values:
  1. The actual text to be displayed on the page.
  2. The display text for a link.

Syntax

{{HoverText|dotted=[yes|no]|color=|url=|type=|hover-title-text|display-text}}

{{HoverText
  |dotted=[yes|no]
  |color=
  |cursor=
  |url=
  |type=
  |hover-title-text
  |display-text
}}

Examples

Simple Text

Code:

{{HoverText|color=#c0c0c0|This is what you'll see when hovering over the text.|Put your cursor over me!}}

Output:

• Put your cursor over me!

Link (Internal)

Code:

{{HoverText|color=#00FF00|cursor=yes|url=Main Page|type=page|Go to the main page.|Wiki Home}}

Output:

• Wiki Home

Link (External)

Code:

{{HoverText|color=#FF0000|url=http://www.google.com|type=web|Search the web.|Google}}

Output:

• Google