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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
'''''Centered quote''''' – for quotes, this | '''''Centered quote''''' – for quotes, this [[:Category:Templates|template]] provides a centred, borderless quote, with scalable decorative quotation marks, and optional [[attribution]] of the source of the quote. It can be used with or without the names of the parameters. | ||
===Syntax=== | ===Syntax=== | ||
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;<code>quotealign</code>: Set to 'center' to centre-align the quote text; this parameter is disabled in article space. | ;<code>quotealign</code>: Set to 'center' to centre-align the quote text; this parameter is disabled in article space. | ||
'''''Deprecated''''': | '''''Deprecated''''': | ||
;<code style=color:DarkRed>wide</code>: In older versions of the template, when this was set to 'yes', the quote expanded to the entire width of the page, which was useful for long quotes; however, it clashed with other floating objects, such as infoboxes, and the template now auto expands and line wraps as needed (full page, or within a <code>|width=</code> constraint). This parameter is disabled in article space. | ;<code style=color:DarkRed>wide</code>: In older versions of the template, when this was set to 'yes', the quote expanded to the entire width of the page, which was useful for long quotes; however, it clashed with other floating objects, such as [[:Category:Infobox templates|infoboxes]], and the template now auto expands and line wraps as needed (full page, or within a <code>|width=</code> constraint). This parameter is disabled in article space. | ||
===Simple example=== | ===Simple example=== | ||
<pre>{{Cquote| | <pre>{{Cquote|To be, or not to be ...}}</pre>The above code will generate the following: | ||
{{Cquote|To be, or not to be ...}} | {{Cquote|To be, or not to be ...}} | ||
===Sourced example=== | ===Sourced example=== | ||
This includes a citation, which is then displayed in the 'References' section. | |||
<pre>{{Cquote|Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. | <pre>{{Cquote|Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. | ||
|author={{Wp|Albert Einstein}} | |author={{Wp|Albert Einstein}} | ||
|source=in a letter to his son<ref>{{Wp|Walter Isaacson}}, ''Einstein: His Life and Universe'' (2007), p. 367.</ref> | |source=in a letter to his son<ref>{{Wp|Walter Isaacson}}, ''Einstein: His Life and Universe'' (2007), p. 367.</ref> | ||
}}</pre> | }}</pre>The above code will generate the following: | ||
{{Cquote|Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. | {{Cquote|Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. | ||
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} | } | ||
}, | }, | ||
"description": "This template is intended for quotes; usually this is not appropriate for encyclopedia articles. The (En-Wp) Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations recommend formatting block quotations using the {{Quote}} template or the HTML <blockquote> element.", | "description": "This template is intended for quotes; usually this is not appropriate for encyclopedia articles. The (En-Wp) Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations recommend formatting block quotations using the {{Wp|Template:Quote}} template or the HTML <blockquote> element.", | ||
"paramOrder": [ | "paramOrder": [ | ||
"quote", | "quote", | ||
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"format": "block" | "format": "block" | ||
}</templatedata><includeonly> | }</templatedata><includeonly> | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Documentation templates]]</includeonly> | ||