[Labs-l] CropTool and future possibilities

[Matthew Flaschen]

On 12/17/2013 02:59 PM, Siebrand Mazeland (WMF) wrote:
> Not totally true for several reasons:
> 1. Extensions can be harder to implement, as they require a lot of
> MediaWiki specific knowledge. Just creating a tool in any language on
> Labs can be pretty easy and OAuth allows for integration with the
> Wikimedia wikis. This is mostly true for Wikimedia wikis. Having a
> MediaWiki extension also allows third parties to benefit more easily.

In the case of PronunciationRecording, the discussion is not extension 
v. Labs, but extension vs. gadget.  This is because the goal is that:

1. You're on a Wiktionary page.
2. You add a pronunciation through an on-page dialog
3. It uploads the pronunciation to Commons and edits the page.

without you ever leaving the Wiktionary entry/page.  Among other things, 
I am hoping this is a low-barrier UX that quickly turns readers into 
authors.

Matt Flaschen