User:Allynh/Sandbox

Ah, now I've got space to play.

this is a warning box

let's make my own warning box

this is a message box with a picture and a box inside it

this is another box of stuff

''then this is a list of comments. see how the guideline list is on the right.''

See Policies and guidelines for a general overview of what policies and guidelines are about, how they are made, and why we have them.

There are a vast number of guidelines on Wikipedia. It is recommended to review these guidelines whenever in doubt on Wikipedia. This list attempts to be comprehensive, but currently is far from it. You can also access all guidelines, without descriptions, at Category:Wikipedia guidelines.

then my stuff starts

THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along a high trellis, and did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air. But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach: so he gave up trying, and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, "I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour."

THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS
A Man and his Wife had the good fortune to possess a Goose which laid a Golden Egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough, and, imagining the bird must be made of gold inside, they decided to kill it in order to secure the whole store of precious metal at once. But when they cut it open they found it was just like any other goose. Thus, they neither got rich all at once, as they had hoped, nor enjoyed any longer the daily addition to their wealth.

Much wants more and loses all.

THE CAT AND THE MICE
There was once a house that was overrun with Mice. A Cat heard of this, and said to herself, "That's the place for me," and off she went and took up her quarters in the house, and caught the Mice one by one and ate them. At last the Mice could stand it no longer, and they determined to take to their holes and stay there. "That's awkward," said the Cat to herself: "the only thing to do is to coax them out by a trick." So she considered a while, and then climbed up the wall and let herself hang down by her hind legs from a peg, and pretended to be dead. By and by a Mouse peeped out and saw the Cat hanging there. "Aha!" it cried, "you're very clever, madam, no doubt: but you may turn yourself into a bag of meal hanging there, if you like, yet you won't catch us coming anywhere near you."

If you are wise you won't be deceived by the innocent airs of those whom you have once found to be dangerous.

Arabian Nights
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Grime's Tales
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Lord Dunsany
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If I type here, where does the text appear.

Ah, it appears below the table when it floats on the left of the page. The table below floats on the right and the text fills in to the left of the table. Very useful.

So, this is a wikitable with one column. Each cell can have its own color statement, font size, centering, etc... Some of the cells us a break command to split up each line rather than make each entry a cell by itself.

With the table defined as sitting to the right/center/left the text sits beside the table.

Some of the cells have links others are just titles for the next cell. I like this.

Here's another table on the right. It's nested within the space of the other table.

sample 2

sample centered

Where is the text. Below the box.

sample right

Where is this text. To the right of the box.

Put more text to push the table down and see what happens

sample right

sample left

You have two tables, side by side, floating beside a major table.

The Wolf Turned Shepherd.
A wolf, finding that the sheep were so afraid of him that he could not get near them, disguised himself in the dress of a shepherd, and thus attired approached the flock. As he came near, he found the shepherd fast asleep. As the sheep did not run away, he resolved to imitate the voice of the shepherd. In trying to do so, he only howled, and awoke the shepherd. As he could not run away, he was soon killed.

Those who attempt to act in disguise are apt to overdo it.

The Stag at the Pool.
A stag saw his shadow reflected in the water, and greatly admired the size of his horns, but felt angry with himself for having such weak feet. While he was thus contemplating himself, a Lion appeared at the pool. The Stag betook himself to flight, and kept himself with ease at a safe distance from the Lion, until he entered a wood and became entangled with his horns. The Lion quickly came up with him and caught him. When too late he thus reproached himself: "Woe is me! How have I deceived myself! These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction."

What is most truly valuable is often underrated.

Ah, major discovery. The two paragraphs above automatically formated themselves as paragraphs. I can just cut&paste from the e-text to the page without prep. That will play havok with haiku.