Template talk:TOC left

message: Couple of comments. I think a floating left TOC is an excellent addition to Wikipedia - in fact, I think articles should really only use floating TOCs, either right or left, except in the case of very short TOCs when the standard wiki TOC is best. Of course, the ban-TOC-templates cabal is likely to outlaw both, so all talk of preferences will likely be moot.
Two observations. In IE 6.0.2 1024x768 WinXP, with the Monobook skin, there is a thin white line below the left TOC, as seen on your discussion page. In Firefox 1.0.4, with the Classic skin, the text next to the TOC directly abuts the table, which is very ugly. 
Solutions?--219.93.174.109 6 July 2005 13:57 (UTC)
:I adjusted the format to match what you would get with a floated image.  They use classes "thumb tleft", but those classes can't be used directly for this template.  I pulled out the CSS elements which produce the desired effect. —Mike July 7, 2005 07:17 (UTC)
::This template should only be used when absolutely necessary, i.e. pages with very long TOCs. People who want to see the TOC float left all the time should edit their user CSS. Do not start putting this hack on every page you come across. ed g2s • talk 14:16, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discussion 

message: Formatting that encases the framed table of contents in text, in just the way a framed map or image is enclosed within the text, is now available:  in the HTML does the job. 
Blank space opposite the ToC, besides being unsightly and distracting, suggests that there is a major break in the continuity of the text, which may not be the case.  Blanks in page layout are voids and they have meanings to the experienced reader.  The space between paragraphs marks a brief pause between separate blocks of thought.  A deeper space, in a well-printed text, signifies a more complete shift in thought: note the spaces that separate sub-headings in Wikipedia articles. 
A handful of thoughtless and aggressive Wikipedians revert the "TOCleft" format at will. A particularly aggressive de-formatter is User:Ed g2s
The reader may want to compare versions at the various Page histories. --Wetman 20:32, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Distracting blank spaces 

message: I think it'd add to the page's quality if you can adjust the size, especially ehere the template wraps text based on it exceeding the width on marginally. I think to install an esoteric function allowing the person who puts the template on the page to select the width in pixels would be a great help. I could do it, but I want to know what people would think of it if I did. I won't go to the trouble if you guys are all going to hate it. --lincalinca 09:18, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The width parameter was already added back in June.  It just remains undocumented.  --Dispenser 17:17, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adjustable size variable? 

message: Or are the interwikis in this not displaying? –Xoid 17:15, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can't see the interwikis 

message: Where could I find the actual doc file for TOCleft to include on my own wiki? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ishmayl (talk • contribs) 12:54, April 18, 2007
Documentation on templates are now stored on the /doc subpage.  This scheme allows the template to be modified while the base protected and prevents reduces the number of transclution.  —Dispenser 03:03, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other wikis 

message: The Help referenced in the documentation for this template includes the rather vague, "A floating TOC should be used when it is beneficial to the layout of the article, or when the default TOC gets in the way of other elements." I'm wondering what particular benefits are intended here? Can anyone point me to pages that they think exemplify where the use of this template is beneficial? VoluntarySlave (talk) 22:15, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Examples of good uses of this template 

message: Please add a  template to this page. It Is Me Here (talk) 13:28, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Cheers. --MZMcBride (talk) 02:25, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! It Is Me Here (talk) 09:49, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please add a protected template 

message: "See John Vanbrugh for a live example." This sentence probably needs removing from the Usage section of documentation, or better yet a different example identifying. From what I can tell, that article uses no TOC placement template. Ma®©usBritish{chat} 03:22, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update documentation