Hi,
My name is Yanna and I'm interested in this mobilizing Wikidata idea. I have read the thread about the topic and I agree with the idea that we can first use MobileFront to see the result. My suggestion regard to the data-editing feature is that we should remove the column of edit button and implement gestures recognition on each editable entry. The editing feature can be called upon certain gesture. Currently I can think of two solutions: 1. long press gesture. After a long press is detected, the edit or add menu should pop up, thus allowing the pressed entry to be modified. 2. Second tap detect. When the user first tap the entry, it becomes highlighted. If the highlighted entry is tapped again, then it turns to the state of being modified. So that's basically my suggestions, I'd like to hear about your opinions.
I have some experience with PhoneGap, using html/css to build native mobile apps. I also have experiences with mobile app development (specifically ios app), so I'm familiar with the mobile UI development. I think my experience will help a lot in mobilizing Wikidata. I'm planning to apply for the GSOC AND the Outreach Program for Women. I'm looking forward to some suggestions about what I could contribute.
Thanks, Yanna
Hello Yanna, thank you for your interest contributing to Wikimedia!
On 04/19/2013 09:41 AM, Yanna Wu wrote:
My name is Yanna and I'm interested in this mobilizing Wikidata idea. I have read the thread about the topic and I agree with the idea that we can first use MobileFront to see the result.
Then you have probably seen that there is another candidate interested in this project as well.
Showing proof of skills and previous projects is good for any applicant, but in cases with concurrent candidates it is even more important since we will need to choose between different people going after a same project.
I can also imagine the situation in which we will prioritize one candidate over another, but we will still believe that the second candidate may have option get accepted with another project. Having a second project idea in mind will be good in these cases.
We will do our best resolving priorities in these situations, in order to give as much time as possible to candidates working on an alternative project proposal.
Hi Yanna :)
On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Yanna Wu wuyanna2009@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
My name is Yanna and I'm interested in this mobilizing Wikidata idea. I have read the thread about the topic and I agree with the idea that we can first use MobileFront to see the result. My suggestion regard to the
Awesome!
data-editing feature is that we should remove the column of edit button and implement gestures recognition on each editable entry. The editing feature can be called upon certain gesture. Currently I can think of two solutions:
- long press gesture. After a long press is detected, the edit or add menu
should pop up, thus allowing the pressed entry to be modified. 2. Second tap detect. When the user first tap the entry, it becomes highlighted. If the highlighted entry is tapped again, then it turns to the state of being modified. So that's basically my suggestions, I'd like to hear about your opinions.
My personal preference is long press gesture but that is really just a gut-feeling at this point.
I have some experience with PhoneGap, using html/css to build native mobile apps. I also have experiences with mobile app development (specifically ios app), so I'm familiar with the mobile UI development. I think my experience will help a lot in mobilizing Wikidata. I'm planning to apply for the GSOC AND the Outreach Program for Women. I'm looking forward to some suggestions about what I could contribute.
Great. There are a lot of Wikidata coding tasks waiting for volunteers here: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?keywords=need-volunteer%2C%20&... Maybe one of them is for you?
Cheers Lydia
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