Template:IPA soundbox/doc

< Template:IPA soundbox

This template produces a standard box to start a sound file. It has some extra features to help linking to a phonetic sound file. Also, there are options to format possible error messages and to alter the layout of the box. Basic examples:

Usage

The box is created in three steps:
Step 1. Determine the soundfile name

- By using input IPA symbol, looked up in a list: <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">ipa symbol=p</syntaxhighlight>
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- Use input soundfile: <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">soundfile=bilabial click.ogg</syntaxhighlight>
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Step 2. Check if the soundfile exists This check may prevent red links and (undesired) repeated checks

Step 3. Create the standard browser soundbox on the page, using [[File:soundfile]] Here the information is put together, optional settings such as size are used, and the result is soundbox.

Input options

a. <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">checkexist=no</syntaxhighlight>: skip (expensive) check on file existence. Default=yes (do the check).
b. layout of the soundbox (these settings use basic layout parameters):
- <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">showicon=no</syntaxhighlight>: show info icon ("noicon" in basic)
- <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">size=50px</syntaxhighlight> size (in px: default =250px, minimum is ~40px) Basic: width.
- <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">style</syntaxhighlight>: any style (CSS format) to be used, e.g. <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">style=background:yellow;</syntaxhighlight>
  • {{IPA soundbox|| ipa symbol=m| size=120px| style=border:1px solid red; background:yellow;}}
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c. When an error would exist, show an error message:
- default: show errormessage as error message
- <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">errortext=something is wrong</syntaxhighlight>: Show alternate text when error
- <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">errortext=</syntaxhighlight>: blank, no output at all (no showbox)

Example of check file once:

  • See {{infobox IPA}}. First the file is checked, and returns filename if exists. Then if there is a filename, the infobox row is composed, including the soundbox set with <syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">checkexist=no</syntaxhighlight>.
Full parameter list
{{IPA soundbox
<!-- GENERAL -->
| ipa symbol    =
| style         =
| errortext     =
<!-- ABOVE -->
| show box above=
| IPAsym name   =
| showsymbol    =
| line-height   =
<!-- PLAYER -->
| soundfile     =
| checkexist    =
| showicon      =
| width         =
| size          =
}}
Possible errors
1. IPA symbol unknown in IPAsym list
2. File does not exist
When an error exists, no button will be shown.

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