Template:LocationList

This is the template documentation for {{LocationList}}. It is transcluded from Template:LocationList/doc and may be directly edited there.

Description

This template is used to create a table that lists locations along with their coordinates and directions on how to find them. When the user hovers over one of the locations, the map will be shown with an indicator for the location, as well as dots for all other locations in the list.

Basic Usage

Syntax

{{LocationList
| <map name> | <N/S coordinate> | <E/W coordinate> | <description or directions to location>
| <map name> | <N/S coordinate> | <E/W coordinate> | <description or directions to location>
...
}}

Parameters

Each row in the table requires a set of four parameters, as shown above.

You may insert a "Coordinates Needed" placeholder by specifying "?" for the coordinates argument(s).

Example

{{LocationList
| The Shire | 33.7S | 64.6W | Location of [[Quest:Farmers Faire: Maggot's Mushroom Hunt|Maggot's Mushroom Hunt]] in [[the Marish]]
| The Shire | 32.2S | 69.6W | The [[Three Farthing Stone]] near [[Bywater]]
| The Shire | 29.8S | 74.7W | Location of Daffodil for the quest [[Quest:Daffodil is Missing|]]
| The Shire |   ?   |   ?   | A tall hobbit
}}

Coordinates	Directions / Description
[33.7S, 64.6W]	Location of Maggot's Mushroom Hunt in the Marish
[32.2S, 69.6W]	The Three Farthing Stone near Bywater
[29.8S, 74.7W]	Location of Daffodil for the quest Daffodil is Missing
[?, ?]	A tall hobbit

Sorting

There is an optional sort parameter, for automatically sorting the table rows:

• sort=north/south → sorts the locations from north to south
• sort=east/west → sorts the locations from west to east
• sort=description → sorts the locations by description (alphabetically)
• sort=distance to <north/south>, <east/west> → sorts the locations by their distance from a specified point

  Example: {{LocationList|sort=distance to 1.0N, 3.0E ...

• sort=none (default) → no sorting

Multiple sorts may be done in sequence by separating them with ;

Example: {{LocationList|sort=description;north/south ...

In this example, any points that have the same north/south coordinate would be sorted by description.

Example

{{LocationList|sort=north/south
| The Shire | 32.2S | 69.6W | first location
| The Shire | 33.7S | 64.6W | second location
| The Shire | 29.8S | 74.7W | third location
}}

Coordinates	Directions / Description
[29.8S, 74.7W]	third location
[32.2S, 69.6W]	first location
[33.7S, 64.6W]	second location

Prefixing

You can add a prefix to each description in the table with the prefix parameter.

Example

{{LocationList|prefix=([[The Shire]])
| The Shire | 32.2S | 69.6W | first location
| The Shire | 33.7S | 64.6W | second location
| The Shire | 29.8S | 74.7W | third location
}}

Coordinates	Directions / Description
[32.2S, 69.6W]	(The Shire) first location
[33.7S, 64.6W]	(The Shire) second location
[29.8S, 74.7W]	(The Shire) third location

Colors

If you don't like the default colour, you can specify a different colour for the markers on the map, using the dotcolor=<color> argument.

Valid values for <color> are purple, pink, red, orange, green, white, grey, and blue. (These colours are defined in User:Eleazaros/coords.js. The default colour for each map can also be configured there.)

Example

{{LocationList|dotcolor=orange
| The Shire | 32.2S | 69.6W | first location
| The Shire | 33.7S | 64.6W | second location
| The Shire | 29.8S | 74.7W | third location
}}

Coordinates	Directions / Description
[32.2S, 69.6W]	first location
[33.7S, 64.6W]	second location
[29.8S, 74.7W]	third location

Merging

You can merge two or more LocationList tables together by using the merge parameter.

Example

{{LocationList|merge=
{{LocationList|
| The Shire | 32.2S | 69.6W | first location
| The Shire | 33.7S | 64.6W | second location
}}
{{LocationList|
| The Shire | 29.8S | 74.7W | third location
| The Shire | 31.0S | 72.0W | fourth location
}}
| The Shire | 32.0S | 71.0W | fifth location
}}

Coordinates	Directions / Description
[32.0S, 71.0W]	fifth location
[32.2S, 69.6W]	first location
[33.7S, 64.6W]	second location
[29.8S, 74.7W]	third location
[31.0S, 72.0W]	fourth location

Advanced Example

Here we merge together the LocationLists from two explorer deeds into one table, applying a different prefix and dot colour to each, then sort them from north to south:

{{LocationList|sort=north/south|merge=
{{LocationList|merge={{:Forge-fires of Udûn}}|prefix=([[Forge-fires of Udûn|Forge-fires]])|dotcolor=red}}
{{LocationList|merge={{:Forge-works of Udûn}}|prefix=([[Forge-works of Udûn|Forge-works]])|dotcolor=orange}}
}}

Note that the two transcluded pages each contain {{LocationList}} tables of their own. Any other text outside of the tables is ignored. Result:

Coordinates	Directions / Description
[40.8S, 3.2E]	(Forge-works) On a platform off the road heading to Anglach
[40.9S, 0.1W]	(Forge-works) Across the road from Udûn Foothold
[41.1S, 4.8E]	(Forge-works) Along the curving road heading to the  Rare Mordor Treasure
[41.6S, 4.0E]	(Forge-fires) At the end of the curving road by the  Rare Mordor Treasure.
[41.7S, 5.7E]	(Forge-fires) Off the road in central Udûn that curves northwest.
[41.7S, 2.4E]	(Forge-works) In an area with Forgeworkers
[41.8S, 4.0E]	(Forge-fires) At the end of the curving road by the  Rare Mordor Treasure.
[41.8S, 0.0E]	(Forge-works) Southeast of Udûn Foothold
[41.8S, 4.9E]	(Forge-works) Northeast turning wheel in central area near where Búktavul the troll spawns for The Caretaker
[41.9S, 1.4E]	(Forge-fires) North of the road near an intersection.
[41.9S, 4.7E]	(Forge-works) Northwest turning wheel in central area near where Búktavul the troll spawns for The Caretaker
[42.1S, 0.1E]	(Forge-fires) Southeast of Udûn Foothold.
[42.1S, 3.3E]	(Forge-fires) Past an area with Forgeworkers.
[42.1S, 4.9E]	(Forge-works) Southeast turning wheel in central area near where Búktavul the troll spawns for The Caretaker
[42.2S, 4.7E]	(Forge-works) Southwest turning wheel in central area near where Búktavul the troll spawns for The Caretaker
[42.4S, 0.5W]	(Forge-works) Behind the Udûn Burrower (Gredbyg) south of Udûn Foothold
[42.4S, 1.1E]	(Forge-works) Across the poison water south of the road
[42.5S, 5.2E]	(Forge-fires) Inside Maudhúl Vôr.
[42.8S, 4.9E]	(Forge-works) Turning wheels north of the road (stay on the rocks, glitchy areas in the water)
[42.8S, 4.6E]	(Forge-works) Turning wheels north of the road (stay on the rocks, glitchy areas in the water)
[43.1S, 7.0E]	(Forge-works) On a platform with Dwarven Forgeworkers north of the road
[43.9S, 4.0E]	(Forge-works) Across the poison water south of the road
[44.0S, 2.5E]	(Forge-works) East of the road to Mornaur
[44.2S, 1.1W]	(Forge-fires) In Mornaur.
[44.2S, 0.7W]	(Forge-fires) In Mornaur.
[44.3S, 1.4W]	(Forge-fires) In Mornaur.
[44.3S, 1.3W]	(Forge-fires) In Mornaur.
[44.3S, 0.6W]	(Forge-fires) In Mornaur.
[44.5S, 1.1W]	(Forge-fires) In Mornaur.
[44.6S, 0.2W]	(Forge-fires) In Mornaur next to Mornaur Overseer.
[44.7S, 1.1W]	(Forge-fires) In Mornaur.

Alternate Usages

• Some old tables of coordinates don't use this template. Any such table containing Template:Tooltip Coords links may be easily updated to enable the showing of all points on the same map, without having to convert it into a LocationList. To do so, simply add "locationList" to the class attribute for the table. See Bree-land Named Creatures Sapphire for two examples.

• Some lists of locations aren't amenable to table formatting. For example, the one in A Chronicle of the Company (rev. on 20 September 2019), which uses an ordered list instead of a table. To enable the showing of all points on the same map, you can surround the list with "div" tags, with the class "locationList", as demonstrated on that page.