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Latest *tech news https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News* from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2017/41 are available.
*Recent changes*
- The number of active users listed by {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} and on Special:Statistics https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics will now only include Wikidata edits as activity on Wikidata and not on other wikis too. [1] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/380887/ - Previously you could create wiki links starting with two colons. Now you need to use one colon. [[::File:X.jpg]] now has to be [[:File:X.jpg]]. There is now a new Linter category https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Linter/multi-colon-escape. You can see a list on Special:Linterrors/multi-colon-escape https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:LintErrors/multi-colon-escape. The Linter extension https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Linter helps you find technical errors in articles. You can read more about using Linter https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Linter . [2] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/361597/
*Problems*
- You will not be able to edit or upload files to Commons for around 30 minutes on 11 October. This will start at 06:00 UTC http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=06&min=00&sec=0&day=11&month=10&year=2017. This is because of work to let Commons show 3D models. [3] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#Read-only_Commons_in_preparation_for_3D_file_support_-_11_October
*Changes later this week*
- The font in the edit window is monospace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Monospaced_font by default. Today you can change preferences to another font family or use "the browser default" instead of monospace. Switching to the browser default has only changed the font on Macs. The option to use browser default will be removed this week. [4] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170223 - If you want to print a page or make a PDF of a page you can do so in the side menu. The way the pages look when you do this will change. You can read more on mediawiki.org https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Projects/Print_Styles#Desktop_Printing . - [image: Octicons-sync.svg] The new version https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.31/wmf.3 of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 10 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 11 October. It will be on all wikis from 12 October (calendar https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.31/Roadmap).
*Meetings*
- [image: Octicons-sync.svg] You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 10 October at 19:00 (UTC) http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=19&min=00&sec=0&day=10&month=10&year=2017. See how to join https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Editing_team/Weekly_triage_meetings. - [image: Octicons-tools.svg] You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 11 October at 15:00 (UTC) http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=15&min=00&sec=0&day=11&month=10&year=2017. See how to join https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting.
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//Johan Jönsson