User:SvareJM/Sandbox/Columns

Different ways to display information in columns.

Columns-List (3) Deprecated
This uses breaks to pad each list so they are the same length. This doesn't display well on mobile devices, and if inspected closely the list values do not align across columns. This code is no longer supported by the wiki and future upgrades may cause it to no longer be displayed. • 3

Table (3 Column)
Standard table coding. Easy to create and edit but shows empty cells unless formatted using ROWSPAN markup.

DIV - Column-count
This code uses the HTML DIV style and line breaks to pad each list so they are the same length. This doesn't display well on mobile devices, and if inspected closely the list values do not align across columns.

Birth Records Marriage Records Death Records
 * Name of child
 * Birth date
 * Birth place
 * Race
 * Number of child in family
 * Maiden name of mother
 * Name of father
 * Age of parents
 * Residences of parents
 * Birth places of parents
 * Occupation of father
 * Live or stillbirth
 * Cause of stillbirth
 * Informant
 * Names of groom and bride
 * Place of residence
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Age
 * Race
 * Birthplace
 * Occupation
 * Previous marriages
 * Witnesses
 * Marriage officiator
 * Name of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Date and place of birth
 * Date and place of burial
 * Occupation
 * Residence
 * Race
 * Gender
 * Physical description
 * Marriage status
 * Cause of death
 * Names of parents
 * Birthplaces of parents
 * Relatives names
 * Informant
 * Name of undertaker

Columns-start
This is probably the best implementation available right now (8/9 2017). The columns are created using the col-begin template with a dimension parameter to set the width of the table. The first and subsequent columns are made with the col-break template, and the col-end template completes the table. No breaks are required to pad the length of the columns. Column items can be either bulleted or numbered.

Birth Records
 * Name of child
 * Birth date
 * Birth place
 * Race
 * Number of child in family
 * Maiden name of mother
 * Name of father
 * Age of parents
 * Residences of parents
 * Birth places of parents
 * Occupation of father
 * Live or stillbirth
 * Cause of stillbirth
 * Informant

Marriage Records
 * Names of groom and bride
 * Place of residence
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Age
 * Race
 * Birthplace
 * Occupation
 * Previous marriages
 * Witnesses
 * Marriage officiator

Death Records
 * Name of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Date and place of birth
 * Date and place of burial
 * Occupation
 * Residence
 * Race
 * Gender
 * Physical description
 * Marriage status
 * Cause of death
 * Names of parents
 * Birthplaces of parents
 * Relatives names
 * Informant
 * Name of undertaker

Sample Code


Birth Records
 * Name of child
 * Birth date
 * Birth place

Marriage Records
 * Names of groom and bride
 * Place of residence
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage

Death Records
 * Name of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Date and place of birth
 * Date and place of burial



Col-float (Not Supported)
This is probably the best choice, and the formatting requires only three codes as well. But, the templates it requires haven't been incorporated into the FS Wiki so it displays as a single column of text. If it ever is supported, this text will display in three columns.

Birth Records
 * Name of child
 * Birth date
 * Birth place
 * Race
 * Number of child in family
 * Maiden name of mother
 * Name of father
 * Age of parents
 * Residences of parents
 * Birth places of parents
 * Occupation of father
 * Live or stillbirth
 * Cause of stillbirth
 * Informant

Marriage Records
 * Names of groom and bride
 * Place of residence
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Age
 * Race
 * Birthplace
 * Occupation
 * Previous marriages
 * Witnesses
 * Marriage officiator

Death Records
 * Name of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Date and place of birth
 * Date and place of burial
 * Occupation
 * Residence
 * Race
 * Gender
 * Physical description
 * Marriage status
 * Cause of death
 * Names of parents
 * Birthplaces of parents
 * Relatives names
 * Informant
 * Name of undertaker