Help:Cite link labels

When automated footnotes are used on WikiQueer pages, the default form of the footnote labels is, , , etc. When grouped footnotes are used, the labels are , , etc., where name is the name given to the group. However, by using certain reserved group names, it is possible to make the labels appear in a different form, such as, , etc. or , , etc.

Currently existing reserved group names are as follows:
 * lower-alpha (for a, b, c, etc.)
 * upper-alpha (for A, B, C, etc.)
 * lower-greek (for lower-case Greek letters; not supported by Internet Explorer versions below 8)
 * lower-roman (for i, ii, iii, etc.)
 * upper-roman (for I, II, III, etc.)
 * decimal (creates a group which uses the default decimal numbers)

For example, a footnote which is to appear in the i, ii, iii... group can be written as: To generate the list of the footnotes in that group, use for example

Further examples, technical information and instructions for creating new reserved groups can be found below.

Technical
The extension implements the ability to create styles for the cite link labels. Although the ability to create in-text cite label styles is unlimited, the matching reference list label styles are currently limited to those supported by the CSS  property.

Numeric labels
The default in-text cite links and reference list backlinks use numeric labels automatically generated by the software. The labels are linked to provide a connection between the in-text cite and the reference list cite.

In this example, the superscripted in-text cites use a numeric label that matches the citation in the reference list:

The Sun is pretty big, but the Moon is not so big. The Sun is also quite hot.

Browser support
The in-text link labels will be retrieved from the MediaWiki label page, thus they should show regardless of browser. The reference list labels are styled by the CSS  property. Not all browsers support all  values. A browser that does not support the value will revert to the default decimal label in the reference list. See the table above for values and browser support.

Error messages
An error message indicates when there are more cites than there are link labels:

This message is invoked through MediaWiki:cite error no link label group; the help page is at Help:Cite errors/Cite error no link label group.

Bugs

 * The error message at MediaWiki:Cite error no link label group gets classed as a reference, so you can't use a wikilink in the message to link to a help page
 * The reference list is an ordered list and uses numbers that don't match the in-text cite labels
 * The reference list is an ordered list and uses numbers that don't match the in-text cite labels

Classes and templates
The Reflist uses the group parameter to select the  style, and apply it to the   class:


 * (Note that the decimal style is handled by the default .)

CSS rules in MediaWiki:Common.css then allow the  class to inherit the  :