Also sprach ABCD:
> > The width of the element is set on a class ("w180") instead of using a
> > style attribute. Wikipedia offers thumbnail images in six different
> > sizes (120px, 150px, 180px, 200px, 250px, 300px) and this number is
> > low enough to use classes. The main benefit of using classes is that
> > alternative style sheets can change the presentation, e.g., for
> > printing purposes. The style attribute, on the other hand, can never
> > be overridden.
>
> Actually, you can set the width to any value you wish in the input
> document, which would cause problems with your suggestion.
> ([[File:Example.png|123px|thumb|Some text.]] will always display at
> 123px wide, no matter what preferences are used).
Right. In this case, using a style attribute would probably be the
only viable solution. But this is rare, no? If we can eliminate 99% of
style attributes, I'm happy. Is there any way to count those that
specify exact widths?
> Also, as someone else already mentioned, the string "Enlarge" can be
> changed by local admins (at [[MediaWiki:Thumbnail-more]]), and is
> language dependent - users can change their interface language at any
> time, either via Special:Preferences, or by appending ?uselang=foo or
> &uselang=foo to the URL.
This is a good point. Having a class attribute may be better than
trying to keep a list of language-specific selectors up to date.
However, I'm proposing to drop the magnifier icon altogether.
> Otherwise, this seems to be well presented.
Thanks,
-h&kon
Håkon Wium Lie CTO °þe®ª
[email protected] http://people.opera.com/howcome
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