Guide to a Wiki-Style Factbook, Embassies, and Consulates

[Giovenith]

If you've seen any irl country's Wikipedia you may have seen how in the table of contents it may say "2 Politics <underneath and to the right> 2.1 Government"

The "2.1 Government" part is always slightly to the right, is there any way to do this in NS?

Examples

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

I've always used the special "invisible character" I found, placed before the first url code piece. You can copy it from this example.

[url=#c]3 Contributions[/url]
[url=#d]4 Culture[/url]
    [url=#e]4.1 Education[/url]
    [url=#f]4.2 Military life[/url]

[Alosteq Diin Nastja]

If you've seen any irl country's Wikipedia you may have seen how in the table of contents it may say "2 Politics <underneath and to the right> 2.1 Government"

The "2.1 Government" part is always slightly to the right, is there any way to do this in NS?

Examples

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

I've always used the special "invisible character" I found, placed before the first url code piece. You can copy it from this example.

[url=#c]3 Contributions[/url]
[url=#d]4 Culture[/url]
    [url=#e]4.1 Education[/url]
    [url=#f]4.2 Military life[/url]

Another option is to use the [.tab] tags like so:

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[tab=20][/tab][url=#Hist] 3.1 History

[Todlichebujoku]

I've always used the special "invisible character" I found, placed before the first url code piece. You can copy it from this example.

[url=#c]3 Contributions[/url]
[url=#d]4 Culture[/url]
    [url=#e]4.1 Education[/url]
    [url=#f]4.2 Military life[/url]

Another option is to use the [.tab] tags like so:

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[tab=20][/tab][url=#Hist] 3.1 History

Yeah, I do this whenever I need a large space in factbooks and forum posts. It's also how I get the two-column effect from WIkipedia info boxes.

[Manawatu-Wanganui]

Thanks!
Another question
How could I put Images in a box on the side of a table? sorta like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People's_Air_Force#Inventory

Also, see how above each section it says "Combat Aircraft", 'Transport, etc? How would I be able to replecate that? As in put a title in a single row above the table?

cheers in advance

[Liberty and Alderney]

Thanks!
Another question
How could I put Images in a box on the side of a table? sorta like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People's_Air_Force#Inventory

Also, see how above each section it says "Combat Aircraft", 'Transport, etc? How would I be able to replecate that? As in put a title in a single row above the table?

cheers in advance

For the first question, if you mean those images that are aligned to the right of that wikipedia page, you use the code below (while filling in the relevant spaces). If you want the images to stay on the left side of the factbook, change "floatright" to "floatleft".

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[floatright][box][img] (IMAGE URL HERE) [/img]
(Subtitle here) [/box][/floatright]

A North Korean Shenyang J-6

Not sure about how to go about doing the things described in the second question though.

[Todlichebujoku]

Thanks!
Another question
How could I put Images in a box on the side of a table? sorta like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People's_Air_Force#Inventory

Also, see how above each section it says "Combat Aircraft", 'Transport, etc? How would I be able to replecate that? As in put a title in a single row above the table?

cheers in advance

On the gameside factbooks, it's not as easy to replicate Wikipedia as it is on the forums.

Here are three different ways I tried to get the same look.

The first is basic but the picture ends up on top or below the table instead of next to it. (table + floatright on image)

The second gets the image to float next to the table, but the table is really compacted. (floatleft on table + floatright on image)
You need to stick a [tab] (here I did [tab=100]) before and after the "Aircraft" cell so that the "Combat Aircraft" line fits on one line.

The third is a bit perfectionist, but here you can get the table to be as wide as you want. This time you use the [tab] before and after the text in the first row of cells, and use whatever number (I used 100 for the Aircraft and 50 for everything else) to get the table as wide as you'd like.

Here's the code, so you can either copy/paste or replicate what I've done

I centered each of the cells in the top row for the second example; you don't have to do it if you don't want to.

Hope this helps!

[Manawatu-Wanganui]

YES! Thank you very much!

[Ponderosa]

YES! Thank you very much!

You're welcome.

[New Anthotis Bloodline of Iliac Alikr]

Thank you immensely for it, Ponderosa!!!!

With a bit of adaptation and the base template you brought up, I manage to finish the Factbook just how I wanted!

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=new_anthotis_bloodline_of_iliac_alikr/detail=factbook/id=452372

Great guide and aid!

Cheers~!

[Zealands]

Hey, firstly I would like to thank you for doing this it looks really cool!

A question though, how did you get borders around your largest cities pictures? And what size (pixel wise) did you use to fit your four photos?

Thanks again for doing this in the first place, my factbook is actually starting to look nice! Lol

[Trelatche]

Hey, firstly I would like to thank you for doing this it looks really cool!

A question though, how did you get borders around your largest cities pictures? And what size (pixel wise) did you use to fit your four photos?

Thanks again for doing this in the first place, my factbook is actually starting to look nice! Lol

He started a new table for the pictures, because in factbooks, the first row is always shaded like that. After adding in the pictures, it makes it look like there's a border. As for the pictures they look around 200-240 pixels wide.

[Zealands]

Thanks!

[The NAR]

Tag this for future use

[Soviet Polsol]

Thank you very much for your clear guide to a wiki-style factbook. It has been very useful to me. I have now made my own wiki-style factbook, and it looks much nicer than all those loose bits and ends that you get when you put everything in separate articles.

[Fashie]

Ponderosa, I hail thee

[Desmendura]

Just a quick heads up: Ebsotz has CTE'd. Fortunately his beautiful factbook remained.

[Kinky Bastards]

Is it possible to make a wiki-styled list of rulers, with a frame, like in this random example? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Duklja

[Trelatche]

Is it possible to make a wiki-styled list of rulers, with a frame, like in this random example? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Duklja

If you're talking about a table, then here's an example:

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[table][tr][td]Reign[/td][td]Monarch[/td][/tr][tr][td]1450-1499[/td][td]King Arthur I[/td][/tr][tr][td]1499-1536[/td][td]King Albert XX[/td][/tr][tr][td]1537-1588[/td][td]King Harold II[/td][/tr][/table]

Would give:

Reign	Monarch
1450-1499	King Arthur I
1499-1536	King Albert XX
1537-1588	King Harold II

[tr] adds rows and [td] adds columns.

[Kinky Bastards]

Is it possible to make a wiki-styled list of rulers, with a frame, like in this random example? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Duklja

If you're talking about a table, then here's an example:

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[table][tr][td]Reign[/td][td]Monarch[/td][/tr][tr][td]1450-1499[/td][td]King Arthur I[/td][/tr][tr][td]1499-1536[/td][td]King Albert XX[/td][/tr][tr][td]1537-1588[/td][td]King Harold II[/td][/tr][/table]

Would give:

Reign	Monarch
1450-1499	King Arthur I
1499-1536	King Albert XX
1537-1588	King Harold II

[tr] adds rows and [td]adds columns.

Thank you! Does it work to put in images in there too? Is it so simple as to put [img] between [td]?

[Trelatche]

Thank you! Does it work to put in images in there too? Is it so simple as to put [img] between [td]?

Absolutely, images, links, you can simply put regular code in there.

[Kinky Bastards]

Thank you! Does it work to put in images in there too? Is it so simple as to put [img] between [td]?

Absolutely, images, links, you can simply put regular code in there.

So far my factbook looks like this. How can I improve?

http://www.nationstates.net/nation=kink ... ok/id=main

[Trelatche]

So far my factbook looks like this. How can I improve?

http://www.nationstates.net/nation=kink ... ok/id=main

I suppose you could add a little more information about each of them, describing any of their accomplishments or historical events during their tenure. You could also talk about their backgrounds and how they came to power.

[Kinky Bastards]

So far my factbook looks like this. How can I improve?

http://www.nationstates.net/nation=kink ... ok/id=main

I suppose you could add a little more information about each of them, describing any of their accomplishments or historical events during their tenure. You could also talk about their backgrounds and how they came to power.

I'll get to that eventually. Mostly I was just wondering if the images were too big.

[Trelatche]

I suppose you could add a little more information about each of them, describing any of their accomplishments or historical events during their tenure. You could also talk about their backgrounds and how they came to power.

I'll get to that eventually. Mostly I was just wondering if the images were too big.

The first one does seem oversized, I think the Queen Victoria I picture is about the right height & width

[Kinky Bastards]

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I'll get to that eventually. Mostly I was just wondering if the images were too big.

The first one does seem oversized, I think the Queen Victoria I picture is about the right height & width

How do I change that?