In the edit box, when I type [[John Doe]], I want some chance to
verify that I'm linking to the right article, whether it is a
disambiguation page, or by seeing the first sentence from that
article. I know I can "preview" my edit and click that link to
see the page (or ctrl-click to make it appear in a new tab), but
that method just seems sooo 2002.
Is there some tool, button or gadget that does this trick? Perhaps
some greasemonkey script?
What it would do: From where the cursor stands in the edit box,
search backwards for a "[[" and then forwards to the following "|"
or "]]" which ever comes first (this covers the case that the
cursor is inside the link brackets). Look up that article, show
the first paragraph or 150 characters in a pop-up. If I click a
link in the pop-up (a top link, or a disambig page), replace the
link in the edit box so it points to that article.
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Lars Aronsson (lars(a)aronsson.se)
Aronsson Datateknik - http://aronsson.se
Hi everyone,
Part of the Wikipedia Usability Initiative is a project to create a system
whereby template calls are hidden (minimized, really) for most users on the
edit page, and when users do want to edit template calls, they can do so via
a form instead of editing the template call directly. I'm involved with that
project; my previous experience with such matters was creating the Semantic
Forms extension, which is similar in its basic concept. I've put together a
page explaining the current thinking on how the system should work, here:
http://usability.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template_forms
We're looking for feedback; any thoughts or questions are welcome, either on
that page's talk page or by responding to this email.
Thanks,
Yaron
Hola,
I just created https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20768 ("Branch
1.16") and Brion was quick to respond that some issues with js2 and the
new-upload stuff need to be ironed out; valid concerns, of course.
I proposed to make bug 20768 a tracking bug, so that it can be made visible
what issues are to/could be considered blocking something we can make a 1.16
out of.
Let the dependency tagging begin. Users of MediaWiki trunk are encouraged to
report each and every issue, so that what is known can also be resolved
(eventually).
I'm calling on all volunteer coders to keep an eye on this issue and to help
out fixing issues that are mentioned here.
Cheers!
Siebrand