Forum:Templates update

It turns out that Thurstan and I have invented very similar wheels: Ahnentafel/5 and Showfacts ahnentafel. The same thing happened with the adjustments to showinfo children for siblings and showinfo siblings. In order to avoid duplication of work, it would therefore be good to use this forum to announce new templates for general use, and significant adjustments of old templates. rtol 05:35, 13 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Agreed; it would be good; better than giving each one a separate forum. But it would be much better if people were given an easy way to find this forum. Currently "No pages link to Forum:Templates update.". I'll make an effort. — Robin Patterson (Talk) 10:52, 14 July 2009 (UTC)


 * What order should they be listed in? — Robin Patterson (Talk) 10:52, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Ahnentafel/5
Changed so that is uses SMW rather than parser functions. rtol 05:35, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Showfacts ahnentree
Shows 6 generations in a tree, using SMW. Is a bit slow. rtol 05:35, 13 July 2009 (UTC)


 * The trouble is, it doesn't display an ahnentafel, it displays a tree, so it is not a "drop-in" replacement for the /info page version. I did know about yours when I made my edit. Thurstan 06:14, 13 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Moved to Showfacts ahnentree. rtol 07:26, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * That last statement makes no sense, on the face of it. "Moved [Showfacts ahnentree] to Showfacts ahnentree" - I guess the heading was changed. I like the template anyway, so thanks! — Robin Patterson (Talk) 10:52, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Showinfo siblings
Shows siblings and half-siblings, using SMW. rtol 05:35, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Bar chart
Copied bar box from Wikipedia. Demo on Familypedia population. rtol 18:20, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Notable family
Notable family gathers Show VIA, Show VID and Show FCD. It displays notable ancestors, notable descendants, and descendants who contribute to Familypedia. rtol 07:19, 14 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Nice idea. I see it's on a few hundred pages already. And I'm pleased to see that it's categorized. How much does it cost in terms of loading time or other hidden features? — Robin Patterson (Talk) 10:37, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Person sortkey
Another Thurstan invention. — Robin Patterson (Talk) 11:53, 14 July 2009 (UTC)