Template talk:Infobox periodic table group

Redesign of Infobox PT groups

 * Page views over 90d: |Alkali_metal|Alkaline_earth_metal|Group_3_element|Group_4_element|Group_5_element|Group_6_element|Group_7_element|Group_8_element|Group_9_element Groups 1-9 + article, |Group_11_element|Group_12_element|Boron_group|Carbon_group|Pnictogen|Chalcogen|Halogen|Noble_gas Groups 10-18


 * I propose to redesign this infobox. Levels of approach:
 * 1. Change into using Infobox. Today it is an elaborate wikitable construct. handles redering much better, including layout, handling images, serving mobile applications.
 * 2. At the top level (information in infobox top):

Also, the header (group info) should be bigger. Add top image that signals the group typical (see the fireworks with the alkalis!).
 * 3. At the individual element level: today the member elements are given much individual atention but not group-wise, they have a brick-size image, information that is not that group-related (occurrence?), and they require a legend.
 * For this, I propose to reduce per element the image size, and make legend in-data (no color meaning description, just describe directly: "Solid"). All or most info per element should lead to some group meaning (for example, show the electron configuration pattern).
 * To improve this, we could only add data that is strongly group-related. Any element data that is added, should be comparatively interesting. Next question: how to present this in a good way?
 * 4. Add data table to article. In general, group-related data can be better detailed and presented in overview when in a wikitable, not in an infobox. We could consider adding a table to all article bodies. -DePiep (talk) 13:13, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

I've started Infobox periodic table group/sandbox for this. Testcases for groups 1, 3 and 18 are in /testcases. -DePiep (talk) 13:13, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Testcases

For example: which group properties should be in the header, and which element properties should be with each member element? Which properties not so? -DePiep (talk) 13:13, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Comments?