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Markdown Shorthand

RAnews has some custom syntax that can be used within markdown to make it easier to display games, sets, users, and systems. These produce inline HTML to format the the resultant text and images nicely within RANews. The sections below describe the available shorthands, including example syntax as well as the output when RANews is generated.

The general syntax for the shorthand is as follows:

{% KEYWORD PARAM_1, PARAM_2, ... %}

Users

rauser

Displays the username as a link to the user's page.

Syntax:

{% rauser USERNAME %}

Example:

This is a link to the page for {% rauser MrOwnership %}.

rauserpic

Displays the username and avatar as a link to the user's page.

Syntax:

{% rauserpic USERNAME %}

Example:

This is a link to the page for {% rauserpic MrOwnership %}.

Games

ragame

Displays the game name as a link to the game's page.

Syntax:

{% ragame GAME_ID, GAME_NAME %}

Example:

This is a link to the page for {% ragame 3780, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness %}.

ragamepic

Displays the game name and icon as a link to the game's page. This will use the 96x96 icon size and is intended to be used by itself on a line or within a table.

Syntax:

{% ragame GAME_ID, GAME_ICON_ID, GAME_NAME %}

Example:

| Game                                                       |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| {% ragamepic 3780, 068144, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness %} |

Achievements

raach

Displays the achievements name as a link to the achievement's page.

Syntax:

{% raach ACHIEVEMENT_ID, ACHIEVEMENT_NAME %}

Example:

This is a link to the page for {% raach 342, Giddy Up! %}.

raachpic

Displays the achievements name and badge as a link to the achievement's page. This will use the 64x64 badge size and is intended to be used by itself on a line or within a table.

Syntax:

{% raachpic ACHIEVEMENT_ID, ACHIEVEMENT_BADGE_ID, ACHIEVEMENT_NAME %}

Example:

| Achievement                          |
| ------------------------------------ |
| {% raachpic 342, 46580, Giddy Up! %} |

Systems

rasystem

Displays the system name as a link to the system's page.

Syntax:

{% rasystem SYSTEM_SHORTNAME, [NAME_OVERRIDE] %}
{% rasystem SYSTEM_ID, [NAME_OVERRIDE] %}

[NAME_OVERRIDE] is an option parameter that can be used to input a customs string rather than the default system name. For example, using N64 rather than Nintendo 64.

Example:

This is a link to the page for {% rasystem 3do %} sets.
This is a link to the page for {% rasystem 43 %} sets.
This is a link to the page for {% rasystem 3do, 3DO %} sets.

rasystempic

Displays the system name and icon as a link to the system's page.

Syntax:

{% rasystempic SYSTEM_SHORTNAME, [NAME_OVERRIDE] %}
{% rasystempic SYSTEM_ID, [NAME_OVERRIDE] %}

[NAME_OVERRIDE] is an option parameter that can be used to input a customs string rather than the default system name. For example, using N64 rather than Nintendo 64.

Example:

This is a link to the page for {% rasystempic 3do %} sets.
This is a link to the page for {% rasystempic 43 %} sets.
This is a link to the page for {% rasystempic 3do, 3DO %} sets.

System Info

The table below shows the SYSTEM_ID and SYSTEM_SHORTNAME that can be used in the shorthand syntax, as well as the default system name and icon that will be displayed.

SYSTEM_ID	SYSTEM_SHORTNAME	Full System Name	Icon
0	joy
43	3do	3DO Interactive Multiplayer
37	cpc	Amstrad CPC
38	a2	Apple II
27	arc	Arcade
73	a2001	Arcadia 2001
71	ard	Arduboy
25	2600	Atari 2600
51	7800	Atari 7800
17	jag	Atari Jaguar
77	jcd	Atari Jaguar CD
13	lynx	Atari Lynx
44	cv	ColecoVision
40	dc	Dreamcast
75	elek	Elektor TV Games Computer
57	chf	Fairchild Channel F
4	gb	Game Boy
5	gba	Game Boy Advance
6	gbc	Game Boy Color
15	gg	Game Gear
16	gc	GameCube
45	intv	Intellivision
74	vc4000	Interton VC 4000
23	mo2	Magnavox Odyssey 2
11	sms	Master System
1	md	Genesis/Mega Drive
69	duck	Mega Duck
29	msx	MSX
2	n64	Nintendo 64
56	ngcd	Neo Geo CD
14	ngp	Neo Geo Pocket
7	nes	NES/Famicom
18	ds	Nintendo DS
78	dsi	Nintendo DSi
8	pce	PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
76	pccd	PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD
47	8088	PC-8000/8800
49	pc-fx	PC-FX
12	ps1	PlayStation
21	ps2	PlayStation 2
41	psp	PlayStation Portable
24	mini	Pokémon Mini
10	32x	Sega 32X
37	sat	Sega Saturn
9	scd	Sega CD
33	sg1k	SG-1000
3	snes	SNES/Super Famicom
80	uze	Uzebox
46	vect	Vectrex
28	vb	Virtual Boy
72	wasm4	WASM-4
63	wsv	Watara Supervision
53	ws	WonderSwan