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This template allows lines from underlying articles to pass through it. I'm not exactly sure why so I can't fix it, but it's quite an obvious flaw. -- drrngrvy ^tlk @ 16:26, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Too long

This template seems far too long. I feel it is useful to have all the links readily available, but i'm not happy with the aesthetics of it, both on it's own and the way it can mess up the formatting of it's host page.

This issue came up as I was thinking that the template ought to be added to the impedance article (one of the few listed that doesn't include the template). There is an illustration of the complex impedance plane at the top of the page and adding this template causes issues with the positioning of the image.

A possible solution is to have something like the Template:Thermodynamic equations, that expands the section related to the current article. I have created a trial version of this at Template:Electromagnetism2. Note that several of the topic header links will take you to subpages of my user page; this is for testing purposes. I initially created the new template on my user subpage, but I think it has to be a Template: page before it can be called as a template (someone correct me if i'm wrong).

There is a formatting problem with the expanded lists; an extra space between the first and second items in the list. I will keep playing with this but if anyone who has more knowledge about this than me wants to get involved, that would be appreciated.

--DJIndica 01:57, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

I have fixed the formatting problem and started changing EM articles to this template. No comments on any of the article talk pages as yet.--DJIndica 16:26, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

In response to some very reasonable constructive criticism received elsewhere I have created yet another template. It was noted that to move between pages in different topics one had to navigate via the main article of the destination topic, which is not a big problem, but is far from ideal. The new template allows any or all of the topic lists to be expanded without leaving the current page, and still defaults to opening the list for the current topic. If all lists are expanded then the new template looks identical to Template:Electromagnetism. All of the pages I had previously updated to em2 have now been updated to em3.--DJIndica 22:41, 7 November 2007 (UTC)