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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