The Android team[0] is pleased to announce a new Wikipedia Android app
beta release, v2.4.158-beta-2016-10-13[1]. This revision contains the
following new functionality and fixes[2]:
- Article protection and user editing rights are now handled correctly
on fresh login
- Add button to dismiss all open article tabs
- Numerous design improvements to share a fact and explore and article
toolbars
- Fixes for searching history and tap to toggle gallery image
descriptions
- Several crash fixes
Included in this version are patches from repeat Android contributor,
Neslihan Turan[3]. Keep 'em coming!
You too can help make it better! Read our getting started guide[4]. We
can't wait for your contributions!
-The WMF Android team
[0] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team#Android_App
[1] Rolling out at
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.beta
[2] A complete list of changes is available at
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/APAW/history/
master/;beta/2.4.158-beta-2016-10-13
[3] IRC: nes, https://twitter.com/neslihannturan
[4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/
Wikipedia_Android_app_hacking
(sorry for cross-posting, people, but such is life)
Wikimedia CH is looking for a HTML/Node.js/JavaScript/CSS contractor to help with Kiwix, the offline Wikipedia reader
The Kiwix project (http://code.kiwix.org/ <http://code.kiwix.org/>, http://www.kiwix.org <http://www.kiwix.org/>) is an offline reader for web content. Contents are stored into a local ZIM file that can be browsed later on.
Although Kiwix' main use is that of an offline Wikipedia reader, it also supports other kinds of content (other Wikimedia projects, Stackoverflow, TED talks, etc.)
The ZIM archive we currently generate from Wikimedia dumps is not very mobile-friendly. We need someone to modify the scrapper (https://github.com/kiwix/mwoffliner <https://github.com/kiwix/mwoffliner> in Node.js) so as subsequently to improve/preprocess the html/css/js content.A list of task can be found here:
* https://github.com/kiwix/mwoffliner <https://github.com/kiwix/mwoffliner>
* https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix/labels/be-mobile <https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix/labels/be-mobile>
This is a free (as in free speech) project, so a bit of experience with interacting with a community would be a plus. But any one can join.
If you're interested, if you know anyone that could be interested, please send an email to
Emmanuel Engelhart <emmanuel.engelhart(a)wikimedia.ch <mailto:emmanuel.engelhart@wikimedia.ch>> and
Matthieu Gautier <mgautier(a)kymeria.fr <mailto:mgautier@kymeria.fr>>
Link provided below for a video recording.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Adam Baso <abaso(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: CREDIT in 45 minutes (was: CREDIT Showcase, Wednesday,
5-October-2016 - call for demos)
To: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
In case you missed it, here's the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCn-oeHQnpU&feature=youtu.be&t=6
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Adam Baso <abaso(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Reminder, this is happening in about 45 minutes.
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 2:34 PM, Adam Baso <abaso(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> Greetings -
>>
>> The next CREDIT showcase is Wednesday, 5-October-2016 at 1800 UTC (1100
>> San Francisco).
>>
>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/CREDIT_showcase
>>
>> We look forward to seeing your demos! Please add them to the Etherpad and
>> mark your calendars:
>>
>> https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/CREDIT
>>
>> We welcome works in progress and would be thrilled to see works from
>> Wikimedia community members, as well as staff.
>>
>> If you missed last month's CREDIT, here it is!
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfBQ6H14_SM&t=54
>>
>> Finally, If you would like to invite anyone to CREDIT, feel free to use
>> this template.
>>
>> *Hi <FNAME>*
>>
>> *I hope all is well with you! I wanted to let you know about CREDIT, a
>> monthly demo series that we’re running to showcase open source tech
>> projects from Wikimedia Community, Reading, Editing, Discovery,
>> Infrastructure and Technology.*
>>
>> *CREDIT is open to the public, and we welcome questions and discussion.
>> The next CREDIT will be held on October 5th at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 18:00
>> UTC. *
>>
>> *Here’s a link to the YouTube live stream
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCn-oeHQnpU>, which will be available
>> shortly before the event starts. There’s more info on MediaWiki.org
>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/CREDIT_showcase>, and on Etherpad
>> <https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/CREDIT>, which is where we take notes and
>> ask questions. You can also ask questions on IRC in the Freenode chatroom
>> #wikimedia-office (web-based access here
>> <https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23wikimedia-office>). *
>>
>> *Please feel free to pass this information along to any interested folks.
>> Our projects tend to focus on areas that might be of interest to folks
>> working across the open source tech community: language detection,
>> numerical sort, large data visualizations, maps, and all sorts of other
>> things.*
>>
>> *Thanks, and I hope to see you at CREDIT.*
>>
>>
>> -
>>
>> *YOURNAME*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -Adam
>>
>
>
Cross posting. CREDIT in 43 minutes :)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Adam Baso <abaso(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 12:15 PM
Subject: CREDIT in 45 minutes (was: CREDIT Showcase, Wednesday,
5-October-2016 - call for demos)
To: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Reminder, this is happening in about 45 minutes.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 2:34 PM, Adam Baso <abaso(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Greetings -
>
> The next CREDIT showcase is Wednesday, 5-October-2016 at 1800 UTC (1100
> San Francisco).
>
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/CREDIT_showcase
>
> We look forward to seeing your demos! Please add them to the Etherpad and
> mark your calendars:
>
> https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/CREDIT
>
> We welcome works in progress and would be thrilled to see works from
> Wikimedia community members, as well as staff.
>
> If you missed last month's CREDIT, here it is!
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfBQ6H14_SM&t=54
>
> Finally, If you would like to invite anyone to CREDIT, feel free to use
> this template.
>
> *Hi <FNAME>*
>
> *I hope all is well with you! I wanted to let you know about CREDIT, a
> monthly demo series that we’re running to showcase open source tech
> projects from Wikimedia Community, Reading, Editing, Discovery,
> Infrastructure and Technology.*
>
> *CREDIT is open to the public, and we welcome questions and discussion.
> The next CREDIT will be held on October 5th at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 18:00
> UTC. *
>
> *Here’s a link to the YouTube live stream
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCn-oeHQnpU>, which will be available
> shortly before the event starts. There’s more info on MediaWiki.org
> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/CREDIT_showcase>, and on Etherpad
> <https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/CREDIT>, which is where we take notes and
> ask questions. You can also ask questions on IRC in the Freenode chatroom
> #wikimedia-office (web-based access here
> <https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23wikimedia-office>). *
>
> *Please feel free to pass this information along to any interested folks.
> Our projects tend to focus on areas that might be of interest to folks
> working across the open source tech community: language detection,
> numerical sort, large data visualizations, maps, and all sorts of other
> things.*
>
> *Thanks, and I hope to see you at CREDIT.*
>
>
> -
>
> *YOURNAME*
>
>
>
>
> -Adam
>
Hi,
I've been asked by a Hebrew Wikipedia editor: Why is it only possible to
have the edit button at the top headings (==), but not smaller headings
(===, etc.)?
This should be in
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Android_FAQ#Editing :)
--
Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי
http://aharoni.wordpress.com
“We're living in pieces,
I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore
Hi everyone,
We're excited to bring you an updated version of the Wikipedia Android app
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia&hl=en>,
rolling out now to the Google Play Store! [1]
This version contains the following updates:
- Access your favorite features more easily with bottom navigation: quickly
jump between the Explore feed, your reading lists, your recently-viewed
articles, and pages nearby you.
- When reading an article, the bottom toolbar now provides access to the
most popular actions (save to reading list, share, change language, find in
page, and table of contents).
- Reading lists and their contents are now searchable.
- A number of minor bug and crash fixes.
Want to help make the app even better? Read our getting-started
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Wikipedia_Android_app_ha…>
guide, and start contributing!
[1] For devices without Google Play services, you may download
<https://releases.wikimedia.org/mobile/android/wikipedia/stable/wikipedia-2.…>
the app directly.
Cheers,
--
Dmitry Brant
Senior Software Engineer / Product Owner (Android)
Wikimedia Foundation
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_mobile_engineering