2013/4/10 Pragun Bhutani pragun06@gmail.com
Based on a discussion I had with YuviPanda and MaxSem on #wikimedia-mobile, I've got a few things to add:
- It might be a good idea to let Wikidata detect when it's being accessed
through a mobile device and then have it adjust the widths and such of the box-structures accordingly and then pass them to MobileFrontend.
Maybe we can set up a Wikilabs instance with MobileFrontend like Quim Gil suggested and then we can see how much work there is involved with trying to make WIkidata mobile-friendly.
If we can get it to work with MobileFrontend, that'll be excellent but if it turns out to be too complex or too dirty a solution, it would make more sense to make a completely new extension for it.
I think that sounds like a good plan.
Although the scope of the project is not very clear at the moment, I think that a feasible implementation plan could be worked out with respect to the GSoC timeline and if it's required, I can continue to work on the project after GSoC ends.
I am glad to hear that. But I think it would be important to scope the project so that it can be finished in GSoC time - but obviously, further work on it afterwards will be gladly appreciated.
So, let's consider what should be working: * create a mobile site for Wikidata * displays the content in a layout that is more adequate for mobile devices * retains different language versions * Bonus: easy to edit
First step would be to figure out the exact technology to use, i.e. whether it would use the MobileFrontend or not, etc. We would help with setting it up on labs.
Cheers, Denny
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Quim Gil qgil@wikimedia.org wrote:
On 04/09/2013 02:39 AM, Denny Vrandečić wrote:
I would hope
It would also be extremely good to look
I would assume
I don't think
Can the Wikidata and Mobile teams please answer with the best of your knowledge to the questions at
Bug 43065 - WikibaseRepo to be mobile friendly (tracking) https://bugzilla.wikimedia.**org/show_bug.cgi?id=43065<
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43065%3E
Beyond hope and believe, the fact is that I couldn't get any answer more precise than "Interesting" when asking about this project to people in those teams. And as for today I'm not confident to tell to a candidate
like
Pragun whether this project is too complex or too simple, and where the complexity/simplicity relies.
In case of doubt I'd prefer to play safe and actually not encourage GSOC
/
OPW to apply for a project like this, before we regret around August.
Is it possible to have a Wikidata / WikidataRepo test instance somewhere with MobileFrontend enabled, so we can all have a look and know more
about
the gap this project should fill?
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