Template:Map/File

This template translates a common game map name to a wiki image file name as a return value. This template can also be used to pre-define the coordinate system and extents for a particular map. See Template:/Extents. This template is designed to be used with the other Map facility templates. This template is generally not used directly. See the main Template:.


 * Usage
 * 1 - common map, region, or area name
 * 2 - map sub-area id, generally a number. Optional.
 * 3 - map sub-area id #2, generally not used


 * Examples



This template translates a common game map name like 'Mystery Island' into an actual wiki file name for a map, like 'InstanceMap-MysteryIsland3.jpg'. This translated name can be used to display a map as an image on a wiki page. This template can be used to add or change files names, coordinate systems, and extents for maps over time, and allows these changes to be done in one common place.
 * For Admins and Maintainers

Implementers can choose any naming system for wiki map files and wiki user side names. The file names could even match the zone names, lessening the need for mappings. In practice, however infobox area names from a game or other type wiki will diverge from actual file naming either on purpose or by accident and these mapping are often necessary to additionally lessen the wiki users need for knowing anything ab out the map system where a correct name in the infobox for an area is all that's needed to allow the infobox itself to pull up the correct map.

So this file is really a glue between wiki user infobox naming (cannon, naming, or policy), and the practical policy or mistakes on wiki map image file names.