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I am now proud owner of a TUSC account!

Note to self (export)[edit]

(pastes from conversation)

— billinghurst sDrewth 14:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

(notes)

  • When building Tables of contents and Lists of Illustrations, the title components need to be included within the table |+ ... as otherwise they page break after the title before table, d'oh!
  • asked Tpt about the attribution page, and how to edit, and to correct a typo
  • epubreader (reasonable in browser app for FF)

TO DO — DNB footer initials[edit]

thanks...[edit]

...for opposing my global ban. I dare say I was very much impressed by your actions – I had changed my estimation of you after you blocked me at Meta, but maybe I was wrong. Your actions in this sad case were very considerate, kind and (I think) upstanding. I'll try not to disappoint. ~ DanielTom (talk) 20:27, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Mate, I try to play fair, not pre-judge, and try very hard to remember that while there is a sum of parts with the WMF community, each community is still self-managing and able to develop its own character. This community has some examples of people with reputations from other sites proving to be valuable community members, such communities can be trusted to make wise decisions. — billinghurst sDrewth 23:39, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-07[edit]

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Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf13) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on February 6. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on February 11, and all Wikipedia wikis on February 13 (calendar).
  • The Vector search box was changed to fix old display and accessibility issues; for example, you can now use full-text search even if you have disabled JavaScript. Please report any problems you see. The option to disable the "simplified search bar" on Vector will also be removed. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
  • You are now notified when someone adds a link to your user page on wikis where it didn't work before (wikis with dates in the year-month-day order, including Hungarian, Japanese, Korean and some variants of Chinese). [6]

VisualEditor news

  • You can now set media items' alt text and position, and directly set their size, in the media tool. [7] [8]
  • The gallery tool was improved and several issues were fixed. [9] [10] [11]

Problems

  • On February 3, all wikis were broken for about an hour due to a traffic balancing issue. [12]
  • On February 6, some wikis were broken for about half an hour in total due to a problem with the Math extension.

Future software changes

  • Some methods from Scribunto's mw.message library will be removed after February 18. If you use them in your templates or modules, please check to make sure that things will not break. [13] [14]
  • You will soon be able to use GettingStarted on 23 new Wikipedias. It helps new users by listing possible tasks and giving help. The new version was also added to the English Wikipedia on February 7th. [15]
  • You will soon see results from other wikis when you use the new search tool (CirrusSearch). [16] [17]
  • The WikiLove tool was redesigned and should also load faster. [18]
  • Edits made with WikiLove or after a GettingStarted suggestion will be tagged. [19] [20]
  • It will soon no longer be possible to hide section editing links in your preferences. [21]
  • You will soon be able to use the revision deletion feature via the API. [22]
  • You will soon be able to choose mobile view on non-mobile devices using a Beta Feature option. [23] [24]
  • If you have questions about Universal Language Selector, you can join an IRC meeting on February 12 at 17:00 UTC, in the #wikimedia-office channel on Freenode. [25]
  • Developers are preparing for Google Summer of Code 2014. You can propose ideas. [26]
  • bugzilla.wikimedia.org will be updated this week. You won't be able to access it from 22:00 UTC on February 12 until 01:00 UTC on February 13 at the latest. [27]
  • The <poem> tag will be renamed to <lines>. The old tag will still work. [28]

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09:30, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you[edit]

Thank you for your help at Author:Rick Alan Ross, much appreciated, -- Cirt (talk) 15:47, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-08[edit]

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Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf14) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on February 13. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on February 18, and all Wikipedia wikis on February 20 (calendar).
  • You can now use the list of active users again. [29] [30]
  • The new search tool (CirrusSearch) now gives more importance to content namespaces if you search in several namespaces. [31]
  • You can now directly link to files viewed with MultimediaViewer, the new tool for viewing media files. [32]
  • You can read the summary of the Wikimedia technical report for January 2014. [33]

Problems

  • On February 9, Wikimedia Labs was broken for about 2 hours due to an XFS file system problem. [34]
  • On February 11, there were problems with VisualEditor for about 20 minutes due to a server logging issue. [35]
  • On the same day, for about 20 minutes there were issues with page loading due to database problems.
  • There were issues with page loading between 21:00 UTC on February 13 and 11:00 UTC on February 14 for users in Europe. It was due to a cache server problem.
  • On February 14, all sites were broken for about 15 minutes for users in Southeast Asia, Oceania and the western part of North America. It was due to problems with cache servers.

VisualEditor news

  • The link tool now tells you when you're linking to a disambiguation or redirect page. [36]
  • You can now change image display (like thumbnail, frame and frameless) with VisualEditor. [37]
  • Wikitext warnings will now hide when you remove wikitext from paragraphs you are editing. [38]
  • You will soon be able to create and edit redirect pages with VisualEditor. [39] [40] [41]
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08:38, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-09[edit]

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Recent software changes

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  • You will soon be able to add and edit __STATICREDIRECT__, __[NO]INDEX__ and __[NO]NEWEDITSECTION__ in the page settings menu. [44] [45] [46]
  • You will soon be able to use the Ctrl+Alt+S or ⌘+Opt+S shortcuts to open the save window in VisualEditor. [47] [48]
  • You will soon be able to preview your edit summary when checking your changes in the save window. [49] [50]

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10:18, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Vale Ig2000[edit]

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— billinghurst sDrewth 12:49, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-10[edit]

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Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf16) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on February 27. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 4, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 6 (calendar).
  • When users enable web fonts by default, Universal Language Selector will now log if they don't have fonts to display pages correctly. This information will be used by developers to improve font support in the future. Read more about missing fonts. [57]
  • You can now use Guided tours on the Czech and Japanese Wikipedia. If you want this tool on your wiki, you need to translate it and ask in Bugzilla. [58] [59]
  • You can now use information from Wikidata in all Wikisource wikis. [60]
  • The multimedia team is now posting weekly updates on their mailing list. [61]

VisualEditor news

  • You can now change image size to default for your wiki. If you add new images to pages, they will also be default size. [62] [63] [64]
  • If you switch from VisualEditor to wikitext editing, your edit will now be tagged. [65]
  • Template parameters now have a bigger, auto-sizing input box for easier editing. [66]
  • VisualEditor now has Arabic, Finnish and Kölsch icons for text styling. If you want icons for your language, ask in Bugzilla. [67] [68] [69]

Future software changes

Problems

  • For about an hour on February 23, there were problems with page loading due to a MediaWiki bug. [77]

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09:30, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Shakspeare[edit]

Wondering why you disagree with the making of a redirect to the poem, Shakspeare (alt. spelling); I realize that there is already a redirect by the name of Shakespeare (Arnold) for the same purpose (and to the same version/link), but the spelling of the indexed poem is still "Shakspeare" in the text, and I felt it deserved representation in case someone used the search bar for that particular spelling of the name/poem. Further thoughts? Thanks, Londonjackbooks (talk) 17:55, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

The alternative is appended with the name of the author. People going to enWS typing "Shakspeare" are not expecting to be directed to that page, and we are better to have them hit the search results and to see Author:William Shakespeare. — billinghurst sDrewth 03:16, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
How about adding a Shakspeare (Arnold) redirect to the mix? Unnecessary? I have seen the spelling both ways in Arnold's collections. Londonjackbooks (talk) 04:35, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
If it is a work known as "Shakspeare" the the disambiguation by the addition of (Arnold) would be fine, the thing is it likely that people will type it when looking. — billinghurst sDrewth 09:49, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
Thank you. Londonjackbooks (talk) 15:05, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-11[edit]

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Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf17) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 6. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 11, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 13 (calendar).
  • You can now use the new search tool (CirrusSearch) on all Wikiquote projects. You can now enable it in your Beta options. [78] [79]

VisualEditor news

  • It is now easier to edit templates. Complex tools are now in the "advanced" mode. [80] [81]
  • It is also easier to edit images. You now have more options and they are explained better. [82]
  • VisualEditor adds fake blank lines so you can put your cursor there. They are now smaller and animated to be different from actual blank lines. [83]
  • We have improved the tool to add special characters. The buttons are now larger. More changes are coming. [84]
  • You can now use new keyboard shortcuts to undo the last action, clear formatting, and show the shortcut help window. [85] [86] [87]

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09:10, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Index:Heralds of God.djvu[edit]

This would seem to be a copyvio - The author was still alive in 1990, and the original is listed as a 1946 publication by Hodder and Stoughton in the UK. The scans have been flagged for deletion at Commons on the basis that whilst the edition might be OK the work isn't. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 11:01, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Moved the file here. — billinghurst sDrewth 12:53, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Indian Biographical Dictionary[edit]

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OTRS check[edit]

Response at Talk:Second address to Houses of the Oireachtas by Mary Robinson Jeepday (talk) 11:46, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Your daily dose of spam[edit]

Ask and ye shall receive. This one doesn't have an external link (yet), though... User:Vern4641skksmre —Clockery Fairfeld [t·c] 17:06, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Thx. Lucky whn my day has less than 50. — billinghurst sDrewth 22:09, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
Dose #2. User talk:Gaga121 —Clockery Fairfeld [t] 15:48, 26 March 2014 (UTC) Nevermind, Prosody has already taken care of it. Thanks,—Clockery Fairfeld [t] 04:58, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-12[edit]

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Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf18) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 13. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 18, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 20 (calendar).
  • You can now view smaller versions of PNG images bigger than 20 megapixels. [93]
  • You can now use the new search tool (CirrusSearch) on all small wikis. You can now enable it in your Beta options. [94] [95]
  • You can read a summary of the Wikimedia technical report for February 2014. [96]

VisualEditor news

  • Searching for template parameters in now case-insensitive. [97] [98]
  • Required template parameters now have an asterisk (*) next to their edit boxes. [99]
  • Several template dialogs are now smaller, and their insert buttons have changed wording. [100]

Future software changes

Problems

  • VisualEditor was slow to load on March 13 because of an API issue. [104]

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07:14, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

The Fate of Fenella[edit]

Hi, how come this page hasn't been validated yet? --Lo Ximiendo (talk) 22:50, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Don't sweat these things, they get done. It (is|was)n't going anywhere, the remainder of the work still stands before us. — billinghurst sDrewth 00:06, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
How about this one? --Lo Ximiendo (talk) 01:15, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
Goodness, which bit of the previous comment didn't make sense. Don't panic, all will be well. — billinghurst sDrewth 01:20, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
@Lo Ximiendo: all done — billinghurst sDrewth 15:23, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

Oops[edit]

Very sorry for the revert--slip of the tongue finger! Best regards,—Clockery Fairfeld [t·c] 15:22, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

How do I expand the original images?[edit]

I would like to validate these pages but the print on the original page is too small to read. How do I expand it? Using "Ctrl+" expands print in the editing window, not the original text image. Cheers! Shir-El too 19:12, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

@Shir-El too: In your toolbar (vector or monobook) there are buttons to +/- the image size. If you have your toolbar turned off, then you should turn it on in your Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing. — billinghurst sDrewth 20:50, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Many thanks. My toolbar was activated. Haven't a clue what "vector or monobook" are, but I found a way to work by opening two windows, one for the edit and one for the image.
Now another problem: am validating "St. Oswald and the Church of Worcester" and on page 26, line 7 there is this "...vocabulo aet Breodune ...". The last proofreader left it as "at." I think it should be "et" unless there's a character for the Latin joined "a+e". {Will copy this note into the comments as well.} Cheers! Shir-El too 09:58, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
Eurika! Someone used "æ" later on and I'm copying it! Cheers!
@Shir-El too: No need to copy-paste it, it's there on the toolbar--go to Special Characters, and look in the last few rows of the Latin tab. Best regards,—Clockery Fairfeld [t·c] 10:17, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
the Latin æt = years and the last proofreader was clearly some ninkampoop! It is one of my works ;-) And if you are using windows hold down altkey and while typing on num keypad 0230, then release and voila! The ae ligature is a regular show in 19thC works, and is a useful shortcut, as well as é (alt-0233). — billinghurst sDrewth 13:36, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-13[edit]

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Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf19) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 20. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 25, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 27 (calendar).

VisualEditor news

  • You can now double-click or press the ↲ Enter key on an image or template to change its settings. [105] [106]
  • Pages that don't exist will now show as red links in the edit mode. [107]
  • You will no longer be able to try to use VisualEditor on pages translated using the Translate extension, and you will see a warning if you try to edit pages marked for translation. [108]
  • You will now see a full warning, including the most recent log entry, when you try to edit protected pages with VisualEditor. [109]

Future software changes

  • Typography Refresh will be enabled for test wiki and MediaWiki.org users who use the Vector skin on March 27. For users on non-Wikipedia wikis, it will be enabled on April 1, and for Wikipedia users on April 3. If you don't use Vector as your skin, you will not be affected.
  • You will be able to use the Hovercards tool as a beta feature on all wikis from March 26.
  • You will soon be able to include the Whatlinkshere special page in other pages. [110] [111]

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18:56, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Obliterating previous claim(s) to authorities.[edit]

Please consider using {{authority control|$1}} instead of {{authority control}} when replacing a pre-existing set of imports/additions to this template. It does not interfere in anyway with any data "collection" or rendering and the like, but actually helps matters by proving some sense of an "anchor" for robot/gadget/crawl utilization.

Think of this as the last {{{ }}} in a string of {{{ | {{{ | {{{ | }}} | }}} }}} 's but with no " | " in the last one & the resulting behavior it causes. Thanks. -- George Orwell III (talk)

That is an unnecessary level of complication. If it needs it, then code it. Trying to and needing to explain its use in that way seems nonsensical. Let us keep it simple.— billinghurst sDrewth 08:58, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
Deleting the pre-existing, human applied info is driving the need for this so-called complication, not I, so please reconsider taking that approach. The amount of "work" needed to accomplish the same effect code-wise & on-the fly is a galactic waste of time and energy. The next incarnation will soon be upon us (see Module:WikidataF ) and "we" are already throwing away huge amounts of localized research just for the sake of what only appears to be 2nd phase progress.

Just tell me where/which script/toolbar you are loading this parameter-less template from and I will modify it for you. Nice and simple. It will most likely be obsolete in a week or two to boot! -- George Orwell III (talk) 09:55, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

What is your issue today? Obliterating, deleting, complication ... can you please move away from the rhetorical to any specific issues and problems that are caused by my editing. From what I am seeing the pages that I leave have more or the same data and links, ie. no loss of functionality. All the data and more is now in Wikidata, and it gets there by a human. Nothing is thrown away. Your statements about localised links doesn't address the issue of link loss when pages are moved, deleted relocated at the other wikis, so that is a specious argument. This is all about making things as simple as possible, and with minimal maintenance. Ideally we should be completely removing the visible aspects of the sister links which can be managed by WD, and data pull. — billinghurst sDrewth 10:11, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
You've changed the point to somehow make this "my issue" because of "my words" when you are the one actually removing stuff that you claim won't matter either-way, nor make any difference at-the-end-of-the-day, so I kind of know where continuing any of this is going to go already (nowhere fast). I give up. retract my request(s) Delete away.

One thing I must insist you try the next time you need to expand or move an Author: page however; plz locate the 'Wikisource: #######' entry in the existing AuthCont template bar and copy down the URL linkage & number-string within it before you "actually" move anything. Of course, verify the link actually works while you are at it. Finally, check the same URL link and associated-ID aspects after you make your move(s). Before & after should be exactly the same & clicking on it should take you to the same page too. Nobody had to amend or detect anything to accomplish that. Would that have been simple enough for you?

Try to have a good day there anyway Mr. Lost-Links. :) George Orwell III (talk) 13:08, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

formatting Q[edit]

Why isn't {{Right|And}} working here? ~ DanielTom (talk) 12:29, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Seems to be pushing up against the noinclude tag; and pushing in a line return fixes the issue. Don't know why it has popped up as an issue at this time … at least there is a solution. — billinghurst sDrewth 12:35, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
Thank you. ~ DanielTom (talk) 12:36, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Here, is it considered acceptable to simply type "For", instead of "Eor"? ~ DanielTom (talk) 13:23, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

And another question: here you used {{block center}}, but if I do the same in the next page, a break (line) that shouldn't be there interrupts/divides the verses. [You can see the problem here (Ctrl+F "Muse's charms").] How to fix it? ~ DanielTom (talk) 13:37, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

{{block center/s}} which is explained on the same page. There are numbers of opening and closing templates where we need to wrap around a page break. — billinghurst sDrewth 14:15, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
Cool, thanks again. ~ DanielTom (talk) 14:32, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-14[edit]

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Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf20) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 27. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on April 1, and all Wikipedia wikis on April 3 (calendar).
  • Typography Refresh was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 27. You'll only see it if you use the Vector skin. For users on non-Wikipedia wikis, it will be enabled on April 1, and for Wikipedia users on April 3.
  • CirrusSearch, the new search tool, was enabled as a beta feature on over 30 new wikis on March 27. [112] [113]

VisualEditor news

  • Blocked users now see the same messages in VisualEditor as in the wikitext editor. [114] [115]
  • The search box for re-using a reference in VisualEditor is now cleared after each use. [116]
  • New links on sub-pages no longer point to the wrong location in VisualEditor. [117]
  • VisualEditor's media dialog no longer breaks when opening some types of images. [118]

Future software changes

  • You will not be able to use the Wikitech wiki for a short period around 16:00 UTC on April 1 due to a server change. [119]
  • CirrusSearch will become the main search engine for all non-Wikipedia wikis except Commons, Meta and Incubator on April 2.
  • You will soon be able to use a new special page listing duplicate files. [120]
  • Deleting a version of a file or a version of its description page will soon be shown differently in the logs. [121]

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09:20, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

ref inside ref[edit]

How to make the second ref appear here, after "everlasting course"? ~ DanielTom (talk) 11:37, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Inelegant, though it works. — billinghurst sDrewth 12:00, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
Thanks, looks good. ~ DanielTom (talk) 12:14, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
Please revert if too ugly; but I've taken the liberty of further editing the page to demonstrate an "old-fashioned" approach to nesting references. I believe {{#tag:ref}} used in this fashion co-exists O.K. with <ref>s on adjacent pages. Regrettably only the very innermost reference may use an actual <ref>-</ref> pair, but multiple "wrapping" citation layers are acceptable. AuFCL (talk) 12:35, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
@AuFCL: seems to work well, thanks. ~ DanielTom (talk) 22:31, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Bill, I'm not sure why you made a duplicate of the note /315 here, so I've now removed it, but please do restore it if necessary. (I'm also curious to know, why in the same page [/318], the break starting at "Here poetry..." doesn't appear.) Thx ~ DanielTom (talk) 23:52, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Maybe ask before you remove. It was added due to the {{note}} being a hack, and it was the way to get the text to show in the transclusion. If the nested <ref> is working for you, then it is superfluous. In your refs, you are going to need to put in either <br/> or <p> to get your formatting. — billinghurst sDrewth 00:23, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Best practice[edit]

Minor question, but what is the best practice?

[[Author:Katharine Lee Bates|{{sc|Katharine Lee Bates}}]] or {{sc|[[Author:Katharine Lee Bates|Katharine Lee Bates]]}}? Londonjackbooks (talk) 00:23, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

I always try to keep the formatting outside where possible, it keeps it simpler, and allows for reuse (IMNSHO), and if there is any bot work to do, it makes matching easier.
Thank you. Londonjackbooks (talk) 02:10, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Outside enables use of the pipe trick too. {{sc|[[Author:Katharine Lee Bates|]]}}. Moondyne (talk) 04:31, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-15[edit]

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Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf21) was scheduled to be deployed to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on April 3, however it was temporarily put on hold due to localization issues. (calendar).
  • Typography Refresh was enabled on non-Wikipedia wikis on April 1, and on all Wikipedias on April 3. You'll only see it if you use the Vector skin.
  • CirrusSearch was enabled as the primary search method on over 400 non-Wikipedia wikis on April 2. [122]

Future software changes

  • A new special page (Special:TrackingCategories) will soon list all the tracking categories on a wiki. [123] [124]
  • All Wikiquote projects will start using language links from Wikidata on April 8. [125]
  • The Hovercards feature will soon work with right-to-left languages. [126] [127]
  • You will soon be able to download files directly from MediaViewer, the new multimedia tool. [128]
  • MediaViewer will be enabled for all users on MediaWiki.org on April 10. Comments are welcome.
  • You can help check that users can read CAPTCHAs in your language. [129]

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08:00, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-16[edit]

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  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf22) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on April 10. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on April 15, and all Wikipedias on April 17 (calendar).
  • MediaViewer was enabled for all users on MediaWiki.org on April 10. It will be enabled for all users on the Catalan (ca), Hungarian (hu) and Korean (ko) Wikipedias and English Wikivoyage on April 17. Comments are welcome. [130] [131] [132]
  • Font issues caused by Typography refresh for Windows users were fixed on April 7. [133] [134]

VisualEditor news

  • You will now see only three options when you try to add a template parameter in VisualEditor; you will see other options after a click. [135]
  • The size changing controls in VisualEditor media editing dialog were simplified further.
  • The wikitext editor tab will now fold into a drop-down menu in the Vector skin if there is not enough space on your screen. [136] [137]

Future software changes

  • The font used for body text on Wikimedia wikis will change to your system default sans-serif font. This temporary change will be enabled on all non-Wikipedia wikis on April 15, and on all Wikipedias on April 17. [138] [139]
  • Files from Commons seen on another wiki will soon have a tab saying "View on Wikimedia Commons". The create tab will change to "Add local description" (see screenshot). [140]
  • You will soon be able to hide Notification and Hovercards pop-ups by pressing the Esc key. [141] [142] [143] [144]
  • Shorter lists of language links will soon work in right-to-left languages. Languages that you have used before will be shown in the list. [145]
  • You will soon be able to send messages with the MassMessage tool to all pages in a given category. [146] [147]
  • The date format user preference will soon be moved to the appearance tab. [148] [149]
  • An IRC discussion with the Wikimedia Foundation Multimedia team will take place on April 16 at 18:00 UTC on the channel #wikimedia-office on Freenode (time conversion). [150]

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