Forum:How to make this template?

Hi, I want to know haw to make a template that uses when applied on the page, and edit it on visual mode (the one where you hover the mouse over the green puzzle and a preview of the template pop up ad you click edit) And I want to fill in two blanks, which I already know how to do, the and such. But the real qustion would be for the third and fourth blanks, I want-instead of a blank to fill in- I want a drop down menu where you select one. These will be put up as images. Is there any way to do that? Anakin Skyobiliviator ( talk ) 01:53, December 28, 2011 (UTC)
 * Basiclly I want a dropdown list that show up during visual mode editing. Anakin Skyobiliviator ( talk ) 02:30, December 28, 2011 (UTC)
 * I guess it is still the holiday season, yes? Anakin Skyobiliviator ( talk ) 08:39, December 28, 2011 (UTC)
 * You can use which will make a drop down menu with the Oasis skin, but not with the monobook. Use  to start the selection area and  to start the lines you like to add and the different options. I am not sure if changing lines are possible in drop down menu's, but you will have to try.


 * On a sidenote: usually having 24 hours or more patience is a bit better since not always the amount of traffic on the forum is high at your timezone online activity time. Also your question is fairly specific, which might not be known by a lot of people.




 * An example will be very appreciated. Anakin Skyobiliviator ( talk ) 21:15, December 28, 2011 (UTC)
 * ...Hello???Anakin Skyobiliviator ( talk ) 20:47, December 31, 2011 (UTC)
 * Here's an example:

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 * ...although if you want it to show up in the editor, another option might be using Layout Builder. 21:02, December 31, 2011 (UTC)
 * But this is only for templates, and not for the whole page...Anakin Skyobiliviator ( talk ) 16:04, January 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * Wait... Is what you're asking for a Layout Builder-style dropdown box that shows up when filling out a template in the RTE? 22:31, January 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * Funny Anakin, you are asking for an example while my own signature is a clear example of a drop down menu.
 * It isn't showing up in editor mode directly because the signature template is preventing that (it shows up as a puzzle icon at first, but hovering over will show it).
 * If you want to have a selection box style for choosing for instance what parts of an item for a game to choose, that will be VERY difficult to create. At the swords and potions wiki we have been studying on doing that for some time but given up due to the complexity. The layout builder tool should be able to provide for that, if it wasn't abandoned during it's initial launch phase and not to be looked after ever again by staff. Currently it isn't working even slightly towards the needs of more advanced editors.
 * I am very confused at the moment....Anakin Skyobiliviator ( talk ) 02:27, January 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * Okay... when editing in the Rich Text Editor, when you come to, say, an infobox for example, after clicking edit the popup pops up. On the left side of that is the "parameters" section. Are you asking how to make a drop-down box in that instead of a text input? Because if you are... I don't think you can without JavaScript. 15:30, January 2, 2012 (UTC)