Template talk:Image-screenshot

Would it be possible to add a from=<source> field to this template? I now used a screenshot from another series, and it would be nifty to have the source quoted. -- Cuardin 14:36, 20 January 2007 (EST)

• Why not just manually add the source to the image page below the template? That's what we do with the promotional template. Since so many pages use this template, the less we mess with it (as far as adding variables and logic) the better.--Hardvice (talk) 14:39, 20 January 2007 (EST)
  • Because I am lazy? I did just that, and that was what gave me the idea. -- Cuardin 14:48, 20 January 2007 (EST)

Optional category variables

I added a bunch of optional variables to this template. It shouldn't throw anything off where it's already being used, it should just make it easier for us to categorize images. Also, our old images don't need to be changed, this is just for future use, I suppose. I included code to for character, episode, and graphic novel categories. To make it work, simply type the character, episode, or gn name, then an equal sign, then anything ("true" works, but so does "mellifluous" or "goat cheese"). For instance, if you have an image of D.L. from Genesis (I know, impossible, ha!), then type:

{{image-screenshot|D.L. Hawkins=true|Genesis=true}}

I also included variations on names. So, for instance, typing

{{image-screenshot|D.L. Hawkins=true}}

or

{{image-screenshot|D.L.=true}}

or

{{image-screenshot|DL=true}}

will all yield Category:Images of D.L. Hawkins. This also works images of multiple characters. Remember that scene from Company Man where Peter, Ando, and Sylar all get in the hot tub together? To easily categorize it, type

{{image-screenshot|Peter=true|Ando=true|Sylar=true|Company Man=true}}

... Hope that helps! :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 21:10, 13 July 2007 (EDT)