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The contents of every template are associated with a specific thing or pick. Templates make it easy to group portals together that access different fields of the same thing or pick for display and editing by the user. For example, if a template is associated with the pick "pistol" and the template contained a portal associated with the "range" field, that portal would display the contents of the "range" field of the "pistol" pick.
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Templates contain one or more portals and represent a rectangular region within the containing layout. The template is responsible for coordinating the position of its own portals within its boundaries.
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Every template is associated with a specific thing or pick. All of the portals within the template are associated with that thing or pick. Therefore, all fields associated with portals reference that field with the thing/pick associated with the template. For example, if a template is associated with the "pistol" pick and the template contained a portal associated with the "range" field, that portal would display the contents of the "range" field of the "pistol" pick.
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{{important}}Since templates are associated with a thing or pick, templates may '''not''' contain portals that are precluded from having field associations. This means that table and chooser portals may not be used within templates.

Latest revision as of 01:21, 22 November 2008

Context: HL KitBasic Concepts and Terminology … Visual Building Blocks 

Templates contain one or more portals and represent a rectangular region within the containing layout. The template is responsible for coordinating the position of its own portals within its boundaries.

Every template is associated with a specific thing or pick. All of the portals within the template are associated with that thing or pick. Therefore, all fields associated with portals reference that field with the thing/pick associated with the template. For example, if a template is associated with the "pistol" pick and the template contained a portal associated with the "range" field, that portal would display the contents of the "range" field of the "pistol" pick.

IMPORTANT! Since templates are associated with a thing or pick, templates may not contain portals that are precluded from having field associations. This means that table and chooser portals may not be used within templates.