On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 2:35 AM, Erik Moeller <erik(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
On the first point, right now, we're approaching
categories and
similar page metadata from the point of view of the editing surface as
an entrypoint. This makes sense if you simply try to map all aspects
of markup (which is inherently positional, even where it carries no
positional value like categories) into an editing interface. VE is at
least providing a "Page Settings" dialog that gets rid of the
positional context for categories, etc.
However, from a user's standpoint, it still doesn't make a ton of
sense to do it that way. If I just want to add a category, I shouldn't
have to invoke an editing surface at all. Similarly, if I want to turn
a page into a redirect, I shouldn't have to edit the page at all. As
most of you know, some gadgets like HotCat already operate on a
similar principle.
Why should VE be doing this if you're not entering the editor. HotCat (and
the future extension based on it) can handle categories just fine. The VE
team should focus on fixing its current issues before attempting to
introduce new features.
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*Tyler Romeo*
Stevens Institute of Technology, Class of 2016
Major in Computer Science
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