Template:Timeline of release years/doc

This template uses Module:Timeline_of_release_years, a script written in Lua.

The timeline of release years template displays a timeline of release years.

Usage

{{Timeline of release years
| title =
| subtitle =
| align =
| compressempty =
| rangeN =
| rangeN_color =
| first =
| <year1> =
| <year1>_color =
| <year2> =
| <year2>_color =
...
| <yearN-1>a =
| <yearN-1>b =
...
| <yearN-1>j =
| <yearN> =
| TBA =
| TBAb =
| TBAc =
| last =
}}

Parameters

Timeline of release.

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	title	Optional title for the table. Defaults to "Release timeline" Example Eugene Grant	String	optional
Sub-Title	subtitle	Optional subtitle. Example Apple	String	optional
Align	align	Optional value of "left" floats the table left. Example left	String	optional
Compress Empty	compressempty	Compresses series of empty rows with any value to the year range of those empty rows. Use only where there are multiple long stretches of time where no title is released.	String	optional
Range	rangeN	Identifies a range for range coloring. Takes two years, separated by any non-digit characters. Up to 10 ranges are supported.	String	optional
Range Color	rangeN_color	Identifies two colors for a range where the second color is optional. The colors must be separated by any whitespace character(s). When one color is given, all years in the range will take that color. Where two colors are given, the first color will be assigned to years with a title and the second color will be assigned to years without. The default colors for a range are {{Color|#0BDA51|2=█}} #0BDA51 for years with a title and {{Color|1=#228B22|2=█}} #228B22 for years without.	String	optional
First	first	Optional beginning of the timeline (unless before 1940).	String	optional
Year Letter	<yearN><letter>	The year of release.	String	optional
Year Color	<yearN>_color	Color for a specific year.	String	optional
TBA	TBA	An announced but unreleased title.	String	optional
Last	last	Optional end of the timeline.	String	optional
Year Letter To	<yearN><letter>_to	Specifies an end year for a given item, which will cause it to appear as a range, such as 1943-1945.	String	optional
Year To Year Color	<yearN>_to_<yearEnd>_color	Specifies a color for a given item that matches the specified range. Only works in conjunction with <yearN><letter>_to, such that an item with the year range 1943-1945 will appear as this color.	String	optional

Examples

{{Timeline of release years
| title = Studio album releases timeline
| 1997 = ''[[Angels Fall First]]''
| 1998 = ''[[Oceanborn]]''
| 2000 = ''[[Wishmaster (album)|Wishmaster]]''
| 2002 = ''[[Century Child]]''
| 2004 = ''[[Once (Nightwish album)|Once]]''
| 2007 = ''[[Dark Passion Play]]''
| 2011 = ''[[Imaginaerum]]''
| 2015 = ''[[Endless Forms Most Beautiful (album)|Endless Forms Most Beautiful]]'' 
| TBA = Upcoming album
}}

{{Timeline of release years
| subtitle = Original series in green<br />Modern series in yellow

| range1 = 1988 – 1995
| range1_color = #0BDA51 #228B22
| range2 = 1996 – 2003
| range2_color = Black
| range3 = 2004 –
| range3_color = Gold Goldenrod

| 1988a = [[Ninja Gaiden (arcade game)|''Ninja Gaiden'' (arcade)]]
| 1988b = [[Ninja Gaiden (Nintendo Entertainment System)|''Ninja Gaiden'' (NES)]]
| 1990 = ''[[Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos]]''
| 1991a = ''[[Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom]]''
| 1991b = [[Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear video game)|''Ninja Gaiden'' (Game Gear)]]
| 1991c = ''[[Ninja Gaiden Shadow]]'' 
| 1992 = [[Ninja Gaiden (Master System video game)|''Ninja Gaiden'' (Master System)]]
| 1995 = ''Ninja Gaiden Trilogy''
| 2004 = ''[[Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)|Ninja Gaiden]]''
| 2005 = ''[[Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)#Ninja Gaiden Black|Ninja Gaiden Black]]''
| 2007 = ''[[Ninja Gaiden Sigma]]''
| 2008a = ''[[Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword]]''
| 2008b = ''[[Ninja Gaiden II]]''
| 2009 = ''[[Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2]]''
| 2012a = ''[[Ninja Gaiden 3]]''
| 2012b = ''[[Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge]]''
| 2014 = ''[[Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z]]''
}}

{{Timeline of release years
| title = 
| subtitle = ''Microsoft'' omitted from the titles
| compressempty = yes
| 1982 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0|Flight Simulator 1.0]]''
| 1984 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 2.0|Flight Simulator 2.0]]''
| 1986 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator (1986 video game)|Flight Simulator]]'' (for Macintosh)
| 1988 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0|Flight Simulator 3.0]]''
| 1989 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0|Flight Simulator 4.0]]''
| 1993 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0|Flight Simulator 5.0]]''
| 1995 = ''[[History of Microsoft Flight Simulator#Flight Simulator 5.1|Flight Simulator 5.1]]''
| 1996 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator '95|Flight Simulator for Windows 95]]''
| 1997 = ''[[Flight Simulator 98]]''
| 1999 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000|Flight Simulator 2000]]''
| 2001 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002|Flight Simulator 2002]]''
| 2003 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight|Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight]]''
| 2006 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator X|Flight Simulator X]]''
<!-- 2012 Microsoft Flight is a separate product, please do not include it in the timeline -->
| 2014 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator X#Steam Edition|Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition]]''
| 2020 = ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 video game)|Flight Simulator]]''
}}