Template:Set interlingua person

• Note: This template is largely obsolete.
  • Why revamped? This first approach was efficient but relied on a centralized structure that would have to support all languages, includinging language specific strings like descriptions. The new mechanism allows one level of overlay so that shared property values may be overridden by the locally set property.
  • This template is paired with Form:Articles in other languages- people
• Purpose: indicates the names of articles in other languages on the same individual. This is used by the language tab bar that will appear at the top of person articles when other languages are available.
  • Unrelated to multilingual:
    1. adds category facts articles person (edit with form)
    2. Sortkey for person, DEFAULTSORT
• See other templates: {{tabs lang}}; {{Set articles place}}

This is a semantic forms template and is normally never manipulated directly by contributors. Values for it are produced through use of Form:Person. However, the template may be used directly by sophisticated users. Care must be taken with certain items or results will be unpredictable.

Notes for those using the templates directly: Data formats must be compliant with the formats for data types used by Semantic forms. Please observe output from Form:Person for examples of correct input for this template. For example:

• Dates must be YYYY/MM/DD format.

This template can be called with any combination of the following items: ?

Do not use the template with parameters that are not recognized by the template. (The forms code will replicate the unrecognized parameters to other templates.)

Detail note: The forms command #declare is used for setting properties directly from parameter values. Because it expects use with forms, one must flush the cache after saving before values will appear in the appropriate properties. This is in addition to the flush required for Showfacts forms. So those writing to templates directly must actually flush twice before results will appear in the infobox sidebar.

Technical notes

Note that while most paramater names are probably stable, this template may undergo some changes in the near future.