[Commons-l] New JavaScript toy: "Gallery preview"

[Brianna Laugher]

On 15/05/07, Magnus Manske <magnusmanske at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 5/15/07, Brianna Laugher <brianna.laugher at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 15/05/07, Magnus Manske <magnusmanske at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > I put it under [[MediaWiki talk:Gallerypreview.js]]. Installation
> > > instructions on the page:
> > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Gallerypreview.js
> > >
> > > (Now that I read it, "gallerypreview" is not exactly correct; catchy
> > > name, anyone?)
> >
> > Well, 'gallerypreview' is COMPLETELY the wrong name. it should be
> > 'categorypreview'. :)
>
> I'll move it once I'm admin :-)
>
> > Secondly can you do the same thing for actual gallery pages? (main
> > namespace) e.g.
> > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Fort_Siloso%2C_Sentosa%2C_Aug_06.JPG
> > this image is in a gallery, but no categories.
>
> I can find all pages (in the main namespace) that include this image,
> but neither query.php nor api.php let me find the other images used on
> these pages. So, can't be done with JavaScript ATM.

Hmm. Can you at least put a list of these main namespace pages in the
little preview? And stop having 'no categories!!' warning if one of
these links exists?

> > Thirdly.... can you please write it into MW???? :]
>
> Of course I can, and it would be faster and would take care of the
> gallery issue. Alas, experience tells me that it will never get turned
> on, and an extension would never be installed on the live sites.

:(
Didn't you write the original PHP MW, Magnus? Don't you hold any sway
any more? :P

I find that the less excuses we let them have the better. If you write
the code, others will do the lobbying for it. :)

BTW after a day of using this, I think it's SO cool and useful that we
should turn it on for everyone as soon as we're reasonably sure it's
bug free. Thoughts? (Ayelie's bug won't show up for regular users
since we don't need to give them javascript checkusage by default)

cheers,
Brianna