Hi
zimwriterfs is a command line tools which transforms any local directory
with static HTML files to the corresponding ZIM file. At Kiwix we have
created that tool years ago and have been using it intensively since.
The last months many improvements have been brought to zimwriterfs:
* Increase the speed
* Clean the code
* Make it able to create ZIM with full-text index inside
Most of that work has been done during Esino Lario Kiwix hackathon. For
more details about other achievements:
http://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/Hackathon_Wikimania_2016
We thought this is now a good time to publish it as a part of the
openZIM project and to provide official release mgmt, tarballs and
support. Here it is:
http://www.openzim.org/download/zimwriterfs-1.0.tar.xz
ZIM is a great format which has proven his efficiency (compression
level, versatility, portability, random access speed and performance)
over the past 5 years and which deserves to be even broader used. Other
projects, in addition to Kiwix, should adopt the ZIM format for offline
content distribution or researches purposes.
As a consequence, the effort to improve documentation/packaging/tools
around ZIM will continue in the next months and in 2017. Everything will
be posted here, like usual. More details about the openZIM project at
http://www.openzim.org/
Regards
Emmanuel
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Hi
After almost two years since the last release, the new libzim is out:
http://www.openzim.org/download/zimlib-1.3.tar.gz
This new release brings a few improvements and bugs fixes:
* FIXED: zimdump crash with long filenames
* FIXED: few portability issues
* NEW: method to get real file offset of article in ZIM
* NEW: smarter article cluster building (+5% compression)
* NEW: one pass writing process (instead of two)
These improvements allow easier:
* new bindings (like node-libzim)
* new features of the ZIM format, like integrating the fulltext search index
* creation of more ZIM files (speed-up ZIM creation)
This improvements have been done by a few developers mostly during our
Kiwix hackathon @Wikimania Esino. This has been made possible with the
support of:
* Fondation Orange
* Wikimedia CH
* Wikimedia Foundation
* Bibliothèque sans frontière
More information about the project openZIM and the ZIM format at:
http://www.openzim.org/
Regards
Emmanuel Engelhart
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Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Offline Medical Wikipedia in Persian
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2016 16:21:46 -0600
From: James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com>
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Hey All
Today we launched an offline version of Wikipedia's medical content in
Persian. Thank's to the local community, Translators Without Borders,
Wikimedia CH, and my colleagues at Wiki Project Med for bringing this about.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomwikimedfa
More languages coming soon.
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Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Arabic version of Offline Medical App Launches
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 04:29:06 -0600
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Hey All
We have just launched the Arabic version of our offline medical app. It is
all of Arabic Wikipedia's healthcare, pharmaceutical, anatomy, and
sanitation articles.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomwikimedar
Only avaliable for Android at this point in time. Persian coming soon :-)
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Hi all. I just wanted to email a general announcement about the XOWA
app for Android. It was first released to Google Play Store back on
2016-04-16, but I wanted to refrain from a wider notice until it was
more stable.
In brief, here are the major features:
* Read all of Wikipedia offline, without an internet connection. View
articles in full HTML formatting with images.
* Use the same user interface as the Wikipedia Mobile app. This
includes multiple tabs, table of contents, find in page, random
article, page history, saved pages, and customizable fonts.
* Search for any page with a powerful search engine. Try any title
word or fragment, case-insensitive terms, wildcards, or even boolean
operators (and / or). Searches are ranked by the PageRank algorithm:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank
* Download wikis in-application through Download Central. This
includes one-click downloads for English Wikipedia, Wiktionary,
Wikisource, Wikivoyage, etc. as well as French, German, and Arabic
counterparts. More wikis published on a weekly basis.
* Switch between wikis in app, or by clicking on links within the wiki
* Stay up to date with a recent copy of English Wikipedia (currently 2016-07-01)
* Support free and open-source software (AGPLv3)
Here are the links:
* Google Play Store (Play Store app):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xowa
* Github releases (standalone apk): https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/releases
* XOWA home page (more info): http://xowa.org/
Finally, with regards to the version number, the XOWA Android App
follows the same version numbering as the desktop app. Outside of the
UI, the two apps share much of the same code-base.
As always, any feedback is appreciated.
Thanks.
Hi
Last week we have released the version 1.6!
Here the new fixes and features:
* NEW: Table of content
* NEW: Recent searches
* NEW: New (fulltext) search ranking system
* NEW: Enhanced layout javascript on iPhone
* NEW: Use SafariViewController to handle external links
* NEW: Access ZIM storage server using HTTPS
* NEW: Enhanced Search UI on iPad and iPhone 6/6s Plus (landscape)
* NEW: Clear search history in settings
* FIXED: Downloading / paused book no longer got purged when they are
removed from online library
* FIXED: Removed code that mistakenly indicates app use Wallet
* FIXED: Open main page when first book finish downloaded
* FIXED: Performance problem in book scan and search
* FIXED: App Launch speed
* FIXED: iPad recent search divider not drawn correctly when rotating
from portrait to landscape
Stay tuned, 1.7 is already in the pipe :)
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Emmanuel
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From: "Florence Devouard" <fdevouard(a)gmail.com>
Date: Jun 13, 2016 11:59 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing WikiFundi and the Wikipack Africa
To: <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc:
Hello everyone
WikiAfrica has recently started a new project, the Wikipack Africa.
The project amalgamates:
* the coding of a software, WikiFundi, that provides an off-line editing
environment that mimics the Wikipedia environment. The software will be
made available in French and English.
* the creation of action packs for use by local Wikimedia chapters, user
groups or isolated individuals in Africa, and
* a Wikipedia Writing Contest to be run in African Schools, #WikiChallenge
African Schools
It will roll out in two phases :
Phase 1 involves the creation of the WikiPack Africa. WikiPack Africa is a
digital kit located via a local network device (Raspberry PI). The local
network device will provide access to an off-line editing platform that
mimics Wikipedia, and provides related materials and additional OER
resources. The WikiPack Africa will both facilitate the outreach work of
Wikimedia chapters, User Group and individuals, and encourage the growth of
digital skills and content contribution by teachers and students across
Africa. The pack allows for ongoing training and contribution even when
technology, access and electricity outages fail or are not available at all.
The WikiPack Africa delivered to users will comprise two Raspberry PIs and
some offline materials (posters, leaflets, pull-up banner, tee-shirts,
etc.). The WikiPack will be delivered to several Wikimedia User Groups
located in Africa end of 2016. A Call for Interest will be made to identify
which groups will receive the Packs (8 countries will be covered as part of
the pilot launch).
The project has been conceptualised and conceived by Isla and myself after
seeing how frustrating limited access to internet or even to electricity
could be when trying to participate to Wikipedia.
The WikiPack Africa is primarily meant for individuals and groups wanting
to implement outreach projects and:
* work with galleries, libraries, archives and museums to bring cultural
content online;
* work with education partners to get educators and students contribute or
better understand Wikimedia projects;
* more generally, organise edit-a-thons, photo hunts, workshops, press
conferences, etc. to promote Wikimedia projects.
The #WikiChallenge African Schools (Phase 2) will use the WikiPack Africa
to facilitate an entertaining, powerful, collaborative and interactive
content creation competition between schools in Sénégal, Côte d'Ivoire,
Guinée, Niger, Tunisia, Madagascar, and Cameroon (countries may change...).
The challenge will run early 2017.
The full project is run in partnership with Wikimedia CH and the Orange
Foundation. It will be primarily implemented by Florence, Isla and Emmanuel
Engelhart (Kelson, from Kiwix) from May 2016 until summer 2017.
The project proposal, its documentation and its outcomes will be under a CC
BY SA 4.0 licence.
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CALL for SUPPORT
Current next steps include in particular
* working on the WikiFundi software. This shall be lead by Kelson and part
of the development should be done during the Kiwix Hackhaton prior to
Wikimania. If you are interested to help, and simply interested to better
understand what is planned, please get in touch;
* working on the content that will be put on WikiFundi.
We will NOT provide the entirety of Wikipedia on the plateform, but only a
mix of "presentation material", some "help:pages", "showcase of best
articles" and a large % of templates currently available on Wikipedia. If
you want to help or provide insightful input, please get in touch (with
me), by email or on the wiki talk page or during Wikimania.
We start working on the English content first. My current challenge is to
identify the most relevant help pages... and adapt them to this offline
editing environnement.
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* To read more about Wikifundi:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiFundi
* More information about the wikipack :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipack_Africa/en and
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipack_Africa/fr
* WikiProject page on the English Wikipedia :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wikipack_Africa
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