Platonides wrote:
MZMcBride wrote:
There was previous discussion about this, but more discussion is needed, apparently. Is site-wide CSS the best way to do this? Would a toggle on the file description page make more sense? User preference?
It's easy to add such "preference" as a gadget.
That requires installing the Gadgets extension, copying over the appropriate pages, and then explaining to users how to activate the functionality. That seems a bit less than ideal.
I read over the previous discussion about this (on mediawiki-cvs, I think) and I still don't understand the exact issue with everyone seeing a checkered background. There was an arbitrary distinction created between editors and readers and a theory was put forward that readers could never see a checkered background, but that it was quite helpful to editors. I think readers would like to know as much as editors whether a background is white or transparent, and a checkered background is the standard way to do this.
MZMcBride