Talk:Macabre/Number 5

@TE(æ)A,ea.: {{dtpl}} is in general not recommended technically (as it makes a table for each row), and it's better to use {{TOC begin}} & co. Here specifically, it is broken, as the dot leader actually overlaps with the first column (the links to the subpages), and the first column overlaps with the second one.

If I'd done it, I'd have used plain lists in the AuxTOC, but that's just my choice, and it's your work, so it's your call. It'd just be nice if you could use something else than dtpl. Cheers, — Alien 3
3 3 19:51, 25 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Alien: I don’t use “alternatives” because they don’t display as well. I usually use plain lists for templates, but here both authors and page numbers are useful, so I used dotted entry. The error here is owing to the other template setting a color-background overlay; I wouldn’t be using it otherwise. When other people actually do override my work by using different templates (or just a table) when replicating original tables of contents, it is clear to me why I continue to use the dotted-entry system. TE(æ)A,ea. (talk) 19:45, 26 December 2024 (UTC)Reply