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* from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about
these changes. Not all changes will affect you.
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available.
*New features*
- You can now choose which language to show for SVG files that contain
several languages, using the "lang" option, like [[
File:Gerrit_patchset_25838_test.svg|lang=de<https://upload.wikimedia.org…
]] for the German layer of File:Gerrit patchset 25838
test.svg<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gerrit_patchset_25838_test…
.
- Developers are looking for wiki communities to try the new search
system.
[
1]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-Octobe…
*VisualEditor<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal>news
*
- You can now create and edit references inside media captions.
[
2]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/50459>
- You now need to press the "delete" key twice to delete a template,
reference or image; the first time, they only become selected, to avoid
accidental deletion of infoboxes and similar content.
[
3]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/55336>
- When you resize images, you will now still see them, and their size
will also be seen in the center. [
4]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/54298>
[5] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/54297>
*Future*
- The new notifications
system<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/w:en:Wikipedia:Notifications>(…
will be added
to almost all
wikis<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Echo/Release_Plan_2013>that don't
already have it on October 22. It will notify you of changes and
events that affect you.
[
6]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-Octobe…
- MediaWiki
1.22wmf22<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.22/wmf22>was
added to test wikis on October 17. It will arrive to non-Wikipedia
wikis on October 21 and all Wikipedia wikis on October 24
(
calendar<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.22/Roadmap>
).
- The interface to reset your password will soon be
changed<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Password_reset>et>.
[
7]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-Octobe…
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