Template:Chalkboard/doc

This template is for creating custom chalkboards, e.g. "to do" lists on user pages & suchlike. For a simple chalkboard, use the following code. The text can include internal & external links. These will show up lime green (for unused links) or yellow (for pages you have visited).

Parameters:
 * 1: Title; (optional but note: if not given then Content (below) must be specified as "2= nnnnn") Default: "CHALKBOARD"
 * 2: Content; (Required)

 
 * position: (optional) CSS float value: left, right, none. Default: right
 * width: (optional) use any valid CSS length measurement or %. Default: 250px
 * height: (optional) defines maximum height, use any valid CSS length measurement. Default: none
 * frame: (optional) border-type, none, hidden, dotted, dashed, solid, double, groove, ridge,inset, outset. Default: ridge
 * bcolor: (optional) color of border. Default:#663300
 * bwidth: (optional) width of border, use any valid CSS length measurement. Default: 7px
 * background: (optional) color of board background. Default: #101010
 * color: (optional) text color. Default: white (#FFFFFF)
 * text: (optional) text size. Default: 100%

Bullet points (with *) or numbering (with "#") can be used in the text:

 

By default the chalkboard appears on the right. If you want it on the left, add the position like this:

 

The default chalkboard width is 250px. To make it wider or narrower, you can add the width:

 

If you want the chalkboard to have a maximum height (a scroll bar will appear when it fills up), set it like this:

 

The default text size is 100%, but it can be adjusted to get larger or smaller text:

 

The default background color is #101010 which is an RGB hexadecimal color of very dark gray, but it can be adjusted to any color, either with an RGB number, or common color names:

 

Similarly, the text color can be changed (with the "color" parameter) from the default (white), but remember that links within the chalkboard will still be green and yellow:

 

The default border color is 663300 which is an RGB hexadecimal color that is brownish, but it can be adjusted to any color:

 

The default frame is ridhe which gives the illusion that their is a frame around the blackboard, but it can be adjusted to inset, solid, or any other HTML border, like this:

 

The default border is 7px wide, but it can be set:

 

Any or all of these parameters can be used together. For example: