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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-IN link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>WMF is introducing <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/About_Beta_Features">Beta Features</a> (1), a new program that lets you test new features on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites before they are released for everyone.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Think of it as a digital laboratory where community members can preview upcoming software and give feedback to help improve them. This special preference page lets designers and engineers experiment with new features on a broad scale, but not in a disruptive manner.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Beta Features is released on all wikis worldwide on November 7, 2013. You can test it now on <a href="http://MediaWiki.org/">MediaWiki.org</a> and on TestWiki. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here are the first features you can test this week:<br>* <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Multimedia/About_Media_Viewer">Media Viewer</a> -- view images in large size or full screen. (2)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor/Beta_Features/Formulae">VisualEditor Formulæ</a> -- edit algebra or equations on your pages. (3) –This feature is yet to work for Indic. You may test on English Wiki<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Typography_Update">Typography Refresh</a> -- make text more readable and consistent. (4)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Would you like to try out BetaFeatures now? After you log in <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures">here on MediaWiki.org</a> (5), a small 'Beta' link will appear next to your 'Preferences': click on it to see features you can test, check the ones you want, then click 'Save'. <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/About_Beta_Features">Learn more here</a> (1)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After you've tested Beta Features, please let developers know what you think <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:About_Beta_Features">on this discussion page</a> (6) -- or report any bugs <a href="https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=MediaWiki%20extensions&component=BetaFeatures">here on Bugzilla</a> (7). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Beta Features was developed by the Wikimedia Foundation's Design, Multimedia and VisualEditor teams. Along with other developers, they will be adding new features to this experimental program every few weeks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Enjoy, and don't forget to let us know what you think!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pavanaja">Pavanaja</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>(1) <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/About_Beta_Features">https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/About_Beta_Features</a><br><br>(2) <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Multimedia/About_Media_Viewer">https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Multimedia/About_Media_Viewer</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>(3) <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor/Beta_Features/Formulae">https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor/Beta_Features/Formulae</a><br><br>(4) <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Typography_Update">https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Typography_Update</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(5) <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures">https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(6) <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:About_Beta_Features">https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:About_Beta_Features</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(7) <a href="https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=MediaWiki%20extensions&component=BetaFeatures">https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=MediaWiki%20extensions&component=BetaFeatures</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN'>Thanks and regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN'>Pavanaja<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN'>U.B. Pavanaja</span></b><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN'>, MSc, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN'><a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pavanaja">Programme Officer – Indian languages</a>,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN'>Access to Knowledge program<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN'>The Centre for Internet & Society<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>