Hi all,
This email seeks global consensus to develop a tool that helps
authors convert :<math into <math display=block. If you have arguments
against it, please respond to this email by April 15th or comment on
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268935.
On the English Wikipedia, there is a CSS stylesheet
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333752946#L-203--L-211> that
ensures that :<math and <math display=block usually look the same. Other
language wikis don't have this configuration. My suggestion is that each
wiki decides for itself whether to use that CSS override. However, I would
like to mention that it would be technically possible to enable that for
all wikis.
For further details, please refer to the T268935
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268935>.
All the best
physikerwelt (Moritz Schubotz)
Dear all,
The MathML rendering option was enabled in all WMF-deployed wikis
on March 12 for logged-in users [1].
Based on the feedback from the German-speaking community, many
advanced Math users prefer the LaTeX / MathJax style rendering, which
uses a bigger font size and provides an extra bold rendering experience.
Client-side MathJax is perceived to make it easier to differentiate
text and formulae. Consequently, a client-side MathJax rendering
option will be added, allowing power users to have the same experience
as many other websites that rely on client-side MathJax for math rendering [2].
This eventually means that we no longer rely on RestBASE or Mathoid
for math rendering in MediaWiki and can use math support even without
connections to external services. This goes beyond what was promised
after the technical conference in 2019 when the shift away from the
restbase cache was announced [3,4].
MathML rendering makes use of MediaWikis' built-in cache abstraction.
For more details on the new rendering option, see
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.16786.pdf.
In the optimal case, we can discontinue restbase and mathoid math
rendering from version 1.42 and backport the changes to LTS versions.
Please let me know if you rely on mathoid in one way or another.
All the best
Moritz (physikerwelt)
[1]: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358803
[2]: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354136
[3]: https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/…
[4]: https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=RESTBase/deprecation&oldid=6045…
Dear members of the Wikimedia Community Group Math,
I would like to enable the native rendering mode (implemented by Stegmujo
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Stegmujo/>) on a few select wikis for
testing T350787 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350787>.
This would allow users of those wikis to opt-in for using the rendering
mode by selecting it in their preferences.
The page
https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Help:MathTestNative
provides an overview of what the native rendering would look like if it was
selected in the user settings.
I am unsure how to select wikis for testing. It would be best if anyone (in
this group) could help identify wikis for testing and working with the
respective user groups so that they would not be surprised by this change.
Any ideas are welcome.
All the best
Moritz (physikerwelt)
Dear Wikimedia Community User Group Math,
- We implemented a request from 2016 for the addition of an integral
symbol with a short horizontal bar in the middle (⨍,⨎).
- We took the symbols \intbar and \intBar from the stix package as
command names.
- The rendering can be reviewed at
https://de.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/w/index.php?title=Intbar
- Feedback is possible at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T137787
Thanks to everyone who contributed, especially @Stegmujo @Andreg-p
@Jdforrester @Mathmensch @pkra, @Christian1985, and Davide P. Cervone
from MathJax.
All the best
physikerwelt
Hi all,
the Wikimedia Community Group Math can send 2 representatives to contribute
to the WMF strategy.
Is anyone interested?
Moritz
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From: Manavpreet Kaur <mkaur-ctr(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, May 22, 2023 at 5:11 PM
Subject: Invitation to join the Wikimedia Affiliate strategy Phase- II
To:
Dear Affiliate representative,
Hope this message finds you well. I am sharing an update about the
Wikimedia Foundation Affiliate strategy initiative. In November, Nataliia
Tymkiv, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the
beginning of Wikimedia Foundation Affiliate strategy
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org…>
.
We are working on the next steps of the Affiliate strategy. We invite you
to a session with the Board of Trustees, AffCom, and supporting staff to
provide input into this process. These sessions will be conducted in groups
and the language will be English. If you are able to attend one of these
meetings, please sign up here
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If you prefer a 1:1 session for a detailed discussion, please reach out to
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Hi Folks,
We encourage each and everyone of you to create a program submission. You can submit an interactive workshop or panel, a lecture, a short lighting talk or a poster for our dedicated poster session. Submissions are catered to both onsite and online (live or pre-recorded) or a hybrid combination. We at the Core Organizing Team would like to see a program submission related to Mathematics and Wiki.
The theme for this year's Wikimania is Diversity, Collaboration, Future. Topics that strengthen collaboration on online activities and projects are topics we like to see this year. It is great way to see participants collaborate with each other. There is a high importance in the Singapore education system, particularly in mathematics. Singapore support systems created and in place include the ‘Night study’ program, supplementary classes, head-start program, remedial lessons, and one-to-one consultation. This is an opportunity for you to present a topic that entice a sizable audience.
There is also a spacious Wikimania Expo space where interactive activities such as poster sessions, exhibits, demonstrations happen. It is expected that students, Singapore academe, and various institutions will visit the conference.
For participants joining virtually, we also have allocated online hours for you too to allow you to participate & present.
Session submissions for Wikimania 2023 are open until 28 March.
Visit the following links for further info:
Wiki page: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program/Submissions
Diff post: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/02/28/be-part-of-the-wikimania-2023-program/
Program Submission Form: https://pretalx.com/wm2023/cfp
Kind regards,
Butch Bustria
Chair, Program Subcommittee
Event lead, ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
Dear all,
As discussed in https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T311620, the PNG
rendering mode will be removed shortly. Users who selected the PNG
rendering mode will automatically be transferred to the new default
rendering mode. Please spread this information to the interested
communities.
All the best
physikerwelt
Dear all,
we made good progress porting the JS LaTeX to MathML conversion to PHP.
However, I am uncertain how to proceed with the <chem> tags.
When we initially designed the conversion (a one-semester seminar
project at the University of Konstanz) we, unfortunately, picked a
soon-to-be deprecated branch of mhchem which causes some headaches
until today.
To avoid similar problems in the future, I am looking for people
knowledgeable about the latest developments with the LaTeX package
mhchem
https://ctan.org/pkg/mhchem?lang=en
and/or displaying chemical sum formulae with MathML.
Please reach out to me directly via email or comment on
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329620
All the best
Moritz