(sorry for cross-posting)
Dear all,
*TL;DR: *If you don't want to wait until you run into a real edit conflict to tryout *Two Column Edit Conflict View* [1], you can now test the new interface on a temporary testpage where you will get simulated edit conflicts.
*About Two Column Edit Conflict View* Improving the current UI of the edit conflict resolution page was wish #1 in the 2015 Technical wishes survey of the German-speaking community [2]. The TwoColConflict extension ("Two Column Edit Conflict View") [3] highlights differences between the editor's and the conflicting change directly in the textfield for an easy possibility to copy and paste desired pieces of the text and resolving the conflict. It has been a beta feature on all wikis for 5 months now and users have been invited to test it and give feedback. [4]
Here is a rough visualisation of how the Two Column Edit Conflict view works: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_Column_Edit_Conflict_View_-_roug... :-)
*The challenge* We got some feedback on the beta feature, but not enough to get a good feeling if the product is already great as it is now, or if some changes are still needed. We assume that's because in order to give feedback, people have to have the beta feature activated AND have an edit conflict AND share their feedback - that's a pretty rare combination.
*More testing!* We've implemented a temporary Special page that serves as a *test page* [5] where you will get simulated edit conflicts: The new interface can be tested now without actually having an edit conflict, and without the risk of messing up real wiki pages.
We'd like to invite everyone to test the new interface with the test page until November 9, 2017!
Please go to *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Edit_Conflicts/Feedbac... https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Edit_Conflicts/Feedback_Round_Test_Page *for more informations.
If you know people who might be interested in testing, please spread the word!
Thank you so much, Birgit (for the Technical Wishes team)
Links: [1] Multilingual help page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Two_Column_Edit_Conflict_View [2] Main project page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Edit_Conflicts [3] Extension manual https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TwoColConflict [4] Central feedback page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help_talk:Two_Column_Edit_Conflict_View [5] Ticket on Phab for the Special page https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170375
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