Just published a new beta[1] version to the store. Should be available in an hour or two.
Changes: * Introducing a new feature to list nearby pages (within 10 km of current location). This is why we now request a new Android permission to be able to retrieve the current location (from network or GPS). * An issue was fixed that caused saved pages to not load when offline. The issue was introduced in the previous beta release. So, if you've saved pages with that version it's recommended to update those saved pages. To do that go to saved pages screen and select the ones you want to update (long-press) and hit the refresh button. Or you could just update all by hitting the refresh button while not having any pages selected. * Table of Contents drawer opens automatically on pages with more than 1 section until the user knows how to use it or presses the Got it button. * Better error messages for account creation * Changed "Other meanings" to "Similar articles" * Made app available on devices that don't have a true touchscreen but only "faketouch" (e.g. mouse and keyboard).
Enjoy! Bernd
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.beta
Very nice update! The tip about TOC works well in RTL. I translated it, so I knew that you thought about, but it was great to see it in action. Thank you!
Is "similar articles" based on any research about what is clear to users? These are articles with similar names, but the content can be completely different. בתאריך 18 בספט 2014 19:33, "Bernd Sitzmann" bsitzmann@wikimedia.org כתב:
Just published a new beta[1] version to the store. Should be available in an hour or two.
Changes:
- Introducing a new feature to list nearby pages (within 10 km of current
location). This is why we now request a new Android permission to be able to retrieve the current location (from network or GPS).
- An issue was fixed that caused saved pages to not load when offline. The
issue was introduced in the previous beta release. So, if you've saved pages with that version it's recommended to update those saved pages. To do that go to saved pages screen and select the ones you want to update (long-press) and hit the refresh button. Or you could just update all by hitting the refresh button while not having any pages selected.
- Table of Contents drawer opens automatically on pages with more than 1
section until the user knows how to use it or presses the Got it button.
- Better error messages for account creation
- Changed "Other meanings" to "Similar articles"
- Made app available on devices that don't have a true touchscreen but
only "faketouch" (e.g. mouse and keyboard).
Enjoy! Bernd
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.beta
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Hi Amir,
The tip about the swipe to open the Table of Content drawer works only in RTL languages when we have a translation for it. For languages that don't have a translation for this string the English text would be displayed indicating the wrong direction in the text. One redeeming factor is that we also provide an image which indicates the direction of the swipe needed. That image automatically gets flipped for RTL languages, as you probably have already noticed.
Thank you for reminding me to check the translations we have so far. I've added a (fuzzy) English text calling for a right swipe for some RTL languages that are missing a translation for this string.[2]
The change of the disambiguation link text ("Other meanings" to "Similar articles") came from Dan. Not sure what research this is based on but he could answer this question better than I could.
Best, Bernd
[1] See table in http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/providing-resources.html... [2] Unfortunately, it didn't make it for todays' beta release - other email about that is coming.
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Amir E. Aharoni < amir.aharoni@mail.huji.ac.il> wrote:
Very nice update! The tip about TOC works well in RTL. I translated it, so I knew that you thought about, but it was great to see it in action. Thank you!
Is "similar articles" based on any research about what is clear to users? These are articles with similar names, but the content can be completely different. בתאריך 18 בספט 2014 19:33, "Bernd Sitzmann" bsitzmann@wikimedia.org כתב:
Just published a new beta[1] version to the store. Should be available in an hour or two.
Changes:
- Introducing a new feature to list nearby pages (within 10 km of current
location). This is why we now request a new Android permission to be able to retrieve the current location (from network or GPS).
- An issue was fixed that caused saved pages to not load when offline.
The issue was introduced in the previous beta release. So, if you've saved pages with that version it's recommended to update those saved pages. To do that go to saved pages screen and select the ones you want to update (long-press) and hit the refresh button. Or you could just update all by hitting the refresh button while not having any pages selected.
- Table of Contents drawer opens automatically on pages with more than 1
section until the user knows how to use it or presses the Got it button.
- Better error messages for account creation
- Changed "Other meanings" to "Similar articles"
- Made app available on devices that don't have a true touchscreen but
only "faketouch" (e.g. mouse and keyboard).
Enjoy! Bernd
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.beta
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