Patrom:Gap/diellerezh
Usage
[kemmañ]Use this template to insert a fixed width gap in inline text. The default is 2em.
For example,
Hello{{gap|3em}}world!
yields "Hello world!"
If no argument is given, the default is 2em:
Hello{{gap}}world!
yields "Hello world!"
For a real example of it in use, see Page:An introduction to physiological and systematical botany (1st edition).djvu/542.
Deprecated or incorrect usage
[kemmañ]Please note: This template is not intended to produce a formatting preference, such as indented paragraphs or double spacing after full stops (periods).
Indentation
[kemmañ]Indentation can be produced with a div style using a CSS command like "text-indent:2em". Patrom:Tl shouldn't be used to indent the first line of a paragraph
Offsetting right-aligned text
[kemmañ]Please do not use a construction like
{{right|This is incorrect{{gap}} }}
Patrom:Tl has a parameter "offset" for this:
{{right|This is correct|offset=2em}}
See also
[kemmañ]To insert a vertical gap (i.e. extra line spacing), simply add consecutive carriage returns. To force a gap in situations where the Mediawiki software consumes multiple carriage returns, such as at the end of a page, use Patrom:Tl.
Similar functionality is provided by Patrom:Tl.