Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-945885-20150511134518/@comment-945885-20150511150905

SuperSajuuk wrote: So unless an expert in SMW appears here and explains how it can be done, then it simply cannot be done. Coding is all about finding creative ways to solve problems. Hell, that's the fun part of computer science. Unfortunately, my coding knowledge doesn't extend far beyond c++ and html.

WindStar7125 wrote: Well, again, how? Need some coding experts here. Like I said, I think a fairly simple workaround would be to treat the "700+" as a purely cosmetic text output rather than an actual number that needs to be accounted for. That means that, under the hood, the code would look at the chapter as "Gaiden 1" but, for anyone actually reading the wiki, it would output visually as "Chapter #700+1".

manga type = chapter manga debut = 1 output = Chapter #1

manga type = databook manga debut = 1 output = Databook #1

manga type = gaiden manga debut = 1 output = Chapter #700+1

I'll wait and see what UltimatSupreme and Snapper2 have to say about this suggestion, but I believe that from a coding point of view it would be pretty easy to implement. Worst case scenario it might require a seperate infobox template for Gaiden chapters (which would basically amount to copy/paste), assuming a checkbox parameter or some sort of exception handler for the default chapter infobox template isn't possible.

If I was more technically knowledgeable about mediawiki I could probably do it myself.