Template:Xt/doc

Usage

Use this template to format style examples (for example, on the Manual of Style and its subpages), especially when using quotation marks or italics could be confusing. (Use 1= before the argument if it contains equals signs.)

Examples

What you write

Symbols for variables are normally italicized, and symbols for units of measurement are usually upright: for example, {{xt|1=''T'' = 293.15 K}}, {{xt|1=''m'' = 5.4 kg}}.

For nested quotations, use double quotes for the outermost level, single quotes for the next inner level, and continue alternating: for example, {{xt|The Dalai Lama stated in his book ''The Universe in a Single Atom'': "I am told that one of the greatest of all quantum theorists, Richard Feynman, wrote 'I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics', so at least I feel I am in good company."}}

What you get

Symbols for variables are normally italicized, and symbols for units of measurement are usually upright: for example, T = 293.15 K, m = 5.4 kg.

For nested quotations, use double quotes for the outermost level, single quotes for the next inner level, and continue alternating: for example, The Dalai Lama stated in his book The Universe in a Single Atom: "I am told that one of the greatest of all quantum theorists, Richard Feynman, wrote 'I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics', so at least I feel I am in good company."

About color and color blindness

The accompanying change in typeface to a serif typestyle, (example text) is to make it fully accessible for those with red/green color blindness. Actually, the change in typeface works for those with total color blindness, which makes it more accessible than the blue text that Wikipedia uses as the only clue that something is a link. The important point to remember about color blindness and accessibility is that editors must not use color alone—especially red and/or green—to convey an important distinction, like “this is good” but “this is bad” or “GOOD/BAD”. This is prohibited under Wikipedia policy. Color simply provides yet another way to distinguish example text for normal-sighted individuals. This is similar to the chemistry wash bottles found in wet labs: the isopropanol wash bottle has a blue top, ethanol = orange top, methanol = green top, acetone = red top. There is a big difference between acetone and methanol (red/green). If one is color blind, you read the wording on the bottle. If you have normal color vision, you have both indicators, where color is the quicker one. It’s the same for cylinders of compressed hydrogen; they come in red cylinders. Oxygen (big difference) cylinders are green. Of course, both are labeled with their contents too. Color is simply assistive; same here.