Template:Location mark/doc

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This template places a mark on an image, with an optional label. It is a simplified version of {{Location mark+}}.

Other templates are more capable of superimposing one image on another. This template centers a mark over a location on any image using coordinate values that are relative. The size of the composite image can changed without changing the relative positions of the markers. The composite image can be displayed as a simple image, a bordered image or a thumbnail image.

If the geographic coordinates of the location are known and a location map template exists then one of the templates in the Location map family should be used. The See also section below lists alternative templates.

Usage[edit source]

Map of the U.S.
Four Corners
Four Corners
A location in the U.S.
{{Location mark
| image = 
| overlay = 
| width = 
| caption = 
| alt = 
| float = 
| type = 
| label = 
| position = 
| font_size = 
| background = 
| mark = 
| mark_width = 
| mark_alt = 
| mark_link = 
| x = 
| y = 
}}

Parameters[edit source]

Parameters for Location map+
Parameter Description
image Required. The name of an image file.
overlay The name of an image file to superimpose on the image. It should be the same size and have a transparent background.
width Determines the width of the image in pixels. The default is 220px. For example width=240 and not width=240px.
caption The caption text displays below the image if the thumbnail option is used. See the examples.
alt Alt text for the map. See WP:ALT. If no alt text is provided the caption text will be used.
type Determines the display format. Valid values are thumb, and border. The thumb option generates output similar to [[File:|name|thumb]], while the border option generates output similar to [[File:|name|border]]. If no valid value is assigned, the output will not be framed or bordered. See below and this page.
float Determines the position of the image on the page. Valid values are left, right, center and none. The default is right.
label Optional. The text of the label to display next to the mark. The text can be wiki linked.
position The position of the label relative to the mark. Valid values are left, right, top and bottom. The default is right. If none is assigned then the template will place the label either to the right or the left depending on the location of the mark.
font_size The font size to use for the label as a percentage. The default is 90%. For example font_size=80.
background The background color to use for the label text. See Web colors. By default the background color is inherited from the image behind the label.
mark The name of an image to display as the mark. The default is Red pog.svg. Go here and here for some examples.
mark_width The width of the mark in pixels. The default is 8px. For example mark_width=7 and not mark_width=7px. Labels do not work well with large mark images. This template is not intended to generate overlays. See {{Superimpose}}.
mark_link Specifies a wiki link which will be followed if the reader clicks on the mark. The name of the linked article will be displayed as a tool tip when the mouse pointer hovers over the mark.
mark_alt Alt text for the mark image. See WP:ALT. If no mark_alt text is provided the label text will be used.
x
y
Specifies the position of the marker on the image. The coordinates of the marker in pixels based on a map with a width of 1000 pixels. The template will scale these values for proper display. See below.
x%
y%
Specifies the position of the marker on the image. x% specifies the percentage of the distance across the image from the left edge and y% specifies the percentage of the distance down from the top edge. See below.

Mark placement parameters[edit source]

There are two ways to generate a marker on a map.

Place a mark on an image using the x and y parameters[edit source]

The values for the x and y parameters are the pixel coordinates of the location mark when the image is scaled to a width of 1000 pixels.

x is the pixel offset for the mark from the left edge of an image 1000px wide.
y is the pixel offset for the mark from the top edge of an image 1000px wide.

There are at least two ways of obtaining these values:

  1. Download the image from the image's file page to your computer. Open the image in a graphics editor, such as GIMP or XnView. Scale (resize) the image to a width of 1000px and then note the x, y coordinates when the cursor points to the desired location. Use these values directly.
  2. Download the image from the image's file page to your computer. Open the image in any image viewer that displays the coordinates of the cursor position, such as Paint from Microsoft. Note the x, y coordinates when the cursor points to the location. Then:
1000 · x'/w = x  and  1000 · y'/w = y
where x' and y' are the cursor coordinates, w is the width of the image displayed on your computer and x and y are the values to assign to the x and y parameters.

Place a mark on an image using the x% and y% parameters[edit source]

x% specifies the percent of the distance across the image from the left edge.
y% specifies the percent of the distance down from the top edge.

The type parameter[edit source]

type= type=border type=thumb
Rattray Head in Scotland

Examples[edit source]

The first two examples could be duplicated using {{Location map+}}.

Using mostly default values[edit source]

Scotland
Cape Wrath
Cape Wrath
{{Location mark
| width = 
| image = Scotland relief location map.jpg
| caption = Scotland
| float = 
| type = 
| width = 
| label = '''Cape Wrath'''
| position = 
| x = 452 | y = 480
}}

Using background color for labels[edit source]

{{Location mark
| image = North Rhine-Westphalia location map 05.svg
| width = 300
| caption = Location of Düsseldorf in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]
| type = thumb
| width = 300
| label = Düsseldorf
| position = left
| background = #a7cb9d
| x = 267 | y = 574
}}

Using an invisible mark[edit source]

A cute chick
{{Location mark
| image = Take five.jpg
| caption = A cute chick
| type = thumb
| label = Rachel
| position = top
| background = #ae9074
| mark = Blanksvg.svg
| x = 433 | y = 295
}}

See also[edit source]