Great news! Kudos to all involved for good, quick work.
/Ramsey
On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 7:27 AM, Victoria Coleman vcoleman@wikimedia.org wrote:
+1! As a big fan of maps (like I read them for relaxation :-) I am super stoked to see this project come to fruition! You guys rock!
Best regards,
Victoria Coleman
On May 10, 2018, at 5:58 AM, Toby Negrin tnegrin@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thanks Joe! I'd like to also express my gratitude to the Foundation developers, Roan, Möriel, Stephane and Elena who were able to pick up
this
project on short notice and provide the technical excellence it needed to be released across the wikis. Thank you!
-Toby
On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 3:32 PM, Joe Matazzoni jmatazzoni@wikimedia.org wrote:
As of today, interactive (Kartographer) maps no longer display in the language of the territory mapped; instead, you’ll read them in the
content
language of the wiki where they appear—or in the language their authors specify (subject to availability of multilingual data). In addition, mapframe, the feature that automatically embeds dynamic maps right on a wiki page, is now live on most Wikipedias that lacked the feature. (Not included in the mapframe launch are nine Wikipedias [1] that use the stricter version of Flagged Revisions).
If you you’re new to mapframe, this Kartographer help page [2] shows how to get started putting dynamic maps on your pages. If you’d like to
read
more about map internationalization: this Special Update [3] explains
the
feature and its limiations; this post [4] and this one [5] describe the uses of the new parameter, lang=”xx”, which lets you specify a map’s language. And here are some example maps [6] to illustrate the new capabilities.
These features could not have been created without the generous programming contributions and advice of our many map-loving volunteers, including Yurik, Framawiki, Naveenpf, TheDJ, Milu92, Astirlin, Evad37, Pigsonthewing, Mike Peel, Eran Roz, Gareth and Abbe98. My apologies to anyone I’ve missed.
The Map Improvements 2018 [7] project wraps up at the end of June, so please give internationalized maps and mapframe a try soon and give us
your
feedback on the project talk page [8]. We’re listening.
[1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191583 [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:Kartographer [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018# April_18,_2018,_Special_Update_on_Map_Internationalization [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018# April_25,_2018,_You_can_now_try_out_internationalization_(on_testwiki) [5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018# April_26,_2018:_OSM_name_data_quirks_and_the_uses_of_lang=% E2%80%9Clocal%E2%80%9D [6] https://test2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples [7] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018 [8] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Map_improvements_2018 _____________________
Joe Matazzoni Product Manager, Collaboration Wikimedia Foundation, San Francisco
"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
the
sum of all knowledge."
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