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==In-line graphics== | ==In-line graphics== | ||
An excellent feature of wikis is the capability of easily putting images in-line with text. What we can do with game guides is actually put an image next to any object reference. For example, if the guide talks about an enemy, put a picture of the enemy right next to its name. If the guide talks about a piece of treasure, show that treasure's icon. See [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Audience Room]] | An excellent feature of all wikis is the capability of easily putting images in-line with text. What we can do with game guides is actually put an image next to any object reference. For example, if the guide talks about an enemy, put a picture of the enemy right next to its name. If the guide talks about a piece of treasure, why not just show that treasure's icon? That way, readers unfamiliar with the name of the object can still identify it. See [[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Audience Room]], [[Mega Man X/Highway Stage]], [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Skull Woods]], and [[The Legend of Zelda/Underworld/Quest 1/Dungeon 5]] for examples. | ||
This same type of enhanced content applies when considering controller buttons. Remember that we have templates like {{t|nes}} and {{t|cade}} so that images like {{nes|B}} and {{cade|Qcf}} can be displayed to enrich our content and simplify our instructions to players. | |||
However, when implementing in-line images, except for controller buttons, please follow these guidelines to maintain our standard of quality: | |||
#Use a template like {{t|im/loz}} to place the links and images on the pages. This will minimize the number of characters in the code and the filesize of the page. | |||
#*Use the original sprites of the game, and keep the images constrained enough to not affect the line spacing of the words on the page. See [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Skull Woods]] images implemented correctly. | |||
#Only use inline images where the object in question is both important (or the focus of the content) and novel (that is, not previously noted). In other words, it is the first time it is mentioned. | |||
#Do not repeatedly place the image even if references to it occur. Otherwise, the content will look like [http://strategywiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_Legend_of_Zelda%2FUnderworld%2FQuest_1%2FDungeon_5&diff=708307&oldid=708306 this]. | |||
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