This template is within the scope of WikiProject Genealogy, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Genealogy on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.GenealogyWikipedia:WikiProject GenealogyTemplate:WikiProject GenealogyGenealogy articles
This template is within the scope of WikiProject Organizations, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Organizations on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.OrganizationsWikipedia:WikiProject OrganizationsTemplate:WikiProject Organizationsorganization articles
Is there any method to make a box wider than the standard three (3) tile width? It would be useful in some instance (when using it for org chart examples) to have a box which is the width of several boxes (and the spaces between them in the next row down. – Lestatdelc (talk) 16:20, 19 July 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm using this template on my own wiki. It works fine, but the little show/hide button doesn't appear in the upper right corner. Is there something else I need to do to get that to work? -- Redheadkelly (talk) 06:54, 9 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I often include family trees in biohraphic articles. I do them always in the same way. They look fine on my laptop, but not in mobile view. I tried to see what it is that causes problems in mobile view but could not find it. Please have a look at Antoine Hamilton, Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty, or other biographies with family trees. With many thanks and best regards, Johannes Schade (talk) 14:45, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Which mobile web browser are you using @Johannes Schade? The only web browser that I've found has problems displaying this template is Firefox for Android, with the borders and connector lines only rendering partially, and they render differently most times I scroll. But older versions of Firefox for Android, and other web browsers seem to render them correctly (though I haven't tested them all). This makes me think it might be a bug with Firefox for Android: if it is Firefox you're having problems with, they have a very user friendly issue tracker to report web compatibility issues here: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/home --YodinT 10:14, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Dear Yodin, thank you very much for your reply. I do not have a cellphone. I looked at my family trees using the mobile view provided with the source viewer on my laptop (clicking on the "Mobile view" link at the very bottom) that simulates how it would look on a cell phone. In desktop view all the boxes containing the descriptions of the family members have the same size, the horizontal distances betwen neighbouring boxes also are all of the same quite ample size, the inner margins of the frame around the tree are all of the same very small width. In (simulated) mobile view certain boxes are much smaller than others, some of the horizontal distances between boxes have become very small (they almost touch each other), and a broad inner margin appears along the right border. I asked somebody to verify on a real cellphone and it looks just as the mobile view simulates it. That person described the family tree as "squished on the right side". I do not see problems with connection lines. The browser I use on my lap top is Google Chrome. I tried Firefox and see the same problems. With many thanks and best regards, Johannes Schade (talk) 18:08, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ah! I see! This looks like it might be to do with CSS styling for mobile view. I've raised this at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Template:Tree chart issues in mobile view, as they will be much better placed to see if this is the cause of the problem, and if so would probably know what the best way to resolve it would be. (Can I also just say thanks for all your work on the articles you linked to above!) --YodinT 14:03, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Doctor Alex: yep, this template is a bit of a nightmare to edit! Have you tried User:Daduxing/familytree.js? It adds an option to the toolbox menu when you're editing a page with this template, which allows you to convert it to a more easily editable form, and then another option to convert it back when you're ready to save your edits. --YodinT 12:23, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I have not tried that.
Instead I've made my brain hurt more by almost finishing that family tree up to Theuderic IV, Carloman I, and Charlemagne. Thank you for the suggestoion.
