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Sample text is too long

Does anyone object to shortening the sample text? With my screen and font display settings the sample Lorem text extends beyond the image so clear does nothing. Since we're trying to demonstrate the effect of clear we should use a shorter sample text (a hard code of a portion of the Lorem text for example) rather than using a template that results in the demo failing for some users. The fact that the layout will look lousy is irrelevant for an example. Meters (talk) 18:58, 29 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Overlong sample text

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Please use a shorter sample text. The current "Lorem ipsum" text is long enough that with my display settings the sample text already flows past the image, so there is no difference in the display when adding {{clear}}. The shorter the sample text the better, as it will make the effect of the {{clear}} more obvious. Meters (talk) 21:04, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

'fraid the sample text isn't actually encoded in the template, so changing the request. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 08:24, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm well aware that the "Lorem ipsum" sample text is not encoded in this template. My point is that the default "Lorem ipsum" sample text template is excessively long for use in this template for some users (it flows six full lines past the image without the {{clear}}for me) and it should not be used. Please replace {{loremipsum}} with a shorter sample text or even a short hard-coded string. {{Lorem ipsum span|max len=123}} will reduce the Lorem ipsum template text to just the first sentence. Request reopened. Meters (talk) 00:24, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The examples are transcluded via Template:Documentation from the page Template:Clear/doc, which can be edited by anyone. —⁠andrybak (talk) 00:50, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thank you. Meters (talk) 02:10, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question

What is clear because I see it at every section header — just asking TheGs2007 (talk) 02:05, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Template:-

I'm confused as to why {{-}} redirect here. What is the association between a dash and this template? ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 20:34, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Blaze Wolf just because someone made it almost 20 years ago a shortcut to the html code. — xaosflux ^Talk 20:54, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ah alright. I was wondering if it had something to do with HTML. THanks for the clarification! ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 20:55, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The example image isn't Clring for me

The example from the template isn't working for me. It's moon (talk) 12:10, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's moon, it's not clear, what you are trying to achieve. Please provide more details. Links to pages and diffs would be helpful. —⁠andrybak (talk) 13:32, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So I was reading Template:Clear/doc#Examples from mobile and it looked a bit confusing as both examples looked the same and thereby why I wrote that the example wasn't "working" (being displayed properly) for me. It's moon (talk) 19:33, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ihe exampi image isn 't CIring for me 106.70.147.240 (talk) 10:30, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clear will not show a difference if the sample text extends past the image. That's why I drastically shortened the sample text per the above post, but it will not help in all cases. Make your font small enough that the text does not extend past the image and you should see the effect of "Clear". Meters (talk) 10:43, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]