User talk:Galoomba

Formatting

Why revert to an inferior formatting? I already restored the previous version, but I'm curious what was the reason. Confocal (talk) 12:23, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, I meant to revert some of the changes in the LCM oscillators section (like STOP) and didn't realise there were other changes. --Galoomba (talk) 13:35, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

As for the two columns: you seem to be the only person who has a problem with that. Two columns fit even if I set my screen to 720p. Just zoom out in your browser. --Galoomba (talk) 13:46, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Regarding STOP for LCM section, I think it's a good idea. There are several viewers on the page, hence it seems better to not make all of them continuously running animation, unless necessary.
The number of columns in table-based galleries is already discussed on Tiki bar (LifeWiki:Tiki bar#Single column vs Two columns of EmbedViewer). Confocal (talk) 13:54, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Well, to me it seems better to have them running.
Yes, the number of columns is discussed in the Tiki bar, and 3 people prefer multiple columns, while you are the only one saying it should be a single column. --Galoomba (talk) 16:15, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

What about something like Century hassler? Should viewers there remain all stopped, or become all animated, or something else? (That might be a relatively clear-cut case due to large number of viewers, but the idea is that some dividing line should exist.)
In the 42P38 case, one animated pattern is shown in the infobox and several other LCM oscillators using the same pattern are shown in the gallery. I think in this case there's not much advantage in animating the LCM oscillators.
The number of columns depends on whether or not there's the infobox to the right. Is it possible to ensure that the gallery in question appears below the infobox anyway, without creating empty space before it? Confocal (talk) 17:09, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Even with the infobox, two columns should be fine. Again, you're the only person having a problem with that. --Galoomba (talk) 20:37, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

I don't understand the "STOP" command for anything that doesn't escape the viewer box. It just looks jarring for it to run and then suddenly stop. If you need the background color but don't want it to run, maybe use STARTFROM? (I don't know if this actually works.) HotdogPi (talk) 16:18, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

I just replaced "AUTOSTART STOP" with "STARTFROM" on the 42P38 page -- does it look like an improvement? Confocal (talk) 17:17, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Yes, it does. HotdogPi (talk) 17:22, 25 April 2023 (UTC)