Template talk:Maya stela

FAQ
Please give suggestions to improve this template. For now I (Japf) post my own doubts about it. Please say your opinion. (talk) 22:01, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Q: For dates before 1582 the proleptic Gregorian calendar is used. Should the Julian calendar be used for dates before 1582?

A: Julian Calendar can be chosen by inserting a special keyword:Cal=J.

Q: 1 BCE must be inserted as 0, 2 BCE as -1 and so on. Is this a problem?

A: BCE years can be inserted, by putting a special keyword: Era=BC

Q: Which date corresponds to December 21, 2012, 13.0.0.0.0 or 0.0.0.0.0? (or another way to ask this is: which date follows immediately after 12.19.19.17.19?)

A: The template gives 13.0.0.0.0 by default. The value of 1 piktun=13 baktuns can de chosen by inserting the keyword Pik=13.

Q: The stela is disposed in one column. Should remain like it is, or should be disposed in two columns?

A: The stela is now disposed in two columns, being less space filling in this way.

Other subjects
These are mathematical expressions that could be integrated in the supplementary series of the maya stela. Unfourtunately, every single of the following issues involves a large amount of figures. Since it is not possible to get them from a free source, all of them would have to be drawn by us. Japf (talk) 14:33, 8 January 2010 (UTC)


 * NIGHT GODS


 * 819-DAY STATION


 * Z-GLYPH


 * MOON AGE (GLYPHS D AND E)


 * LENGTH OF LUNATION (GLYPH A)

images
Is there a list of files used by this template? I'd like to ensure that they all have an SVG version that can be used. Arlo James Barnes 07:15, 5 January 2022 (UTC)