Thread:TG42/@comment-25539614-20141109171200/@comment-25539614-20141109174401

Mhommer wrote: I fail to see how it is more compact.

Compare one row before (without the Image)

M61 Cargo II
 * M61 Wood
 * style="text-align: right;"|
 * style="text-align: right;"|
 * style="text-align:center;"| 200
 * style="text-align:center;"| 40
 * style="text-align: right;"| +300%
 * M61 Cargo I
 * M61 Cargo I

and after (with a 100px Image that can have a different Name)

More compact refers to: you dont have to care about formatting, you only Need to enter the data. The template automaticalle genarates a mouse over text for the Image like "Wood Wagon: M61 Wood". Just write GE for gems or GO for Gold. The W indicates a Wood wagon, making the template reusable for all other cargo.

Mhommer wrote: It would also increase the complexity of filling in the tables as it would require knowledge of how to use templates as opposed to the visual editing method that can be used now.

No it won't, as you just have to enter the data one column after the other. And with a proper documentation of the template (which is to come), each Parameter will be explained in detail. Templates are already used, like in the Contractors Detail Pages.

Mhommer wrote: Certainly more colorful with the pictures of the cars in the table but I'm not sure that astetic value outweights the benefit of a more steamlined table with greater item density.

Visual is better, see , and the table is kept slim still. Row height does not change and the detailed Information is still available either.