Template talk:Collapsible list

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Use in a citation

In Rising_Star_Cave#References Footnote #5, the "hide/show" button sits on top of the list title, instead of next to it. GreenC 04:28, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't even try to troubleshoot that. I'd either show or delete all of those authors in the citation. If the list of authors is important to the article, show it. If not, there are four links to the paper for people who want to see the whole list of authors. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:42, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nested lists

I have problems with nested lists. Consider this code:

{{Collapsible list | title=Figures
| 1 = {{Collapsible list | title=Red figures | 1=Red circle | 2=Red square | 3= Red triangel}}
| 2 = {{Collapsible list | title=Green figures | 1=Green circle | 2=Green square | 3= Green triangel}}
| 3 = {{Collapsible list | title=Blue figures | 1=Blue circle | 2=Blue square | 3= Blue triangel}}
}}

which produces this list:

Figures

• Red figures

  • Red circle
  • Red square
  • Red triangel
• Green figures

  • Green circle
  • Green square
  • Green triangel
• Blue figures

  • Blue circle
  • Blue square
  • Blue triangel

When I click on the "show" link for the outer list, the three inner lists are also expanded, but their links say "show". When I click on any inner "show" links, the outer list collapses. Why does it behave like that? Dipsacus fullonum (talk) 12:17, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Info on `list_style`

Where can I find information on how to use `list_style`? Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 16:16, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Title invisible in infoboxes when in dark mode

I'm not familiar enough with MediaWiki's source code to figure out where exactly this goes wrong, so I don't know where to file a bug.

Due to the rule

@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output [style*="background"] {
    color: #202122;
  }
}

the color of collapsible list title text exactly matches the background of infoboxes (var(--background-color-interactive-subtle)) when using dark mode. This makes the title invisible in dark mode when this template is used within an infobox. Other text in infoboxes, if anything, has color: inherit !important, or uses a suitable var(--color-*). -- Stiiin (talk) 17:18, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]