[WikiEN-l] Fwd: [Commons-l] On upload forms

[White Cat]

A good thing to implement along the line is changing how files are stored.

The filename and image name should be different entries. That way I can
rename files that are poorly named. This was pending approval to be enabled
on test.wiki. This may influence the design significantly. Correcting upload
mistakes right now requires us to reupload same file.

Then there is the matter with file extensions. Example.jpg and Example.jPg
and Example.JpG are three different files. Once we have the capability to
rename files, such files should be dealt with as soon as possible. I believe
there only are a handful (a few thousands at most)

This has been posted on bugzilla:

https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6451
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4421

    - White Cat

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:52 PM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:

> FYI
>
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> From: Brion Vibber <brion at wikimedia.org>
> Date: 2008/5/29
> Subject: [Commons-l] On upload forms
> To: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List <commons-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
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> For a long time we've had to suffer with an image upload form which was
> pretty bare-bones, while attempting to shoehorn more smarts into it
> through templates and JavaScript hacks.
>
>
> Well, I think it's about time we prioritize really doing this thing
> right. Commons, and MediaWiki generally, needs an upload form which:
>
> a) Works sensibly
>
> b) Looks good
>
> c) Allows you to upload the file, extract metadata, compare duplicates,
> make sure it's sensibly named, and *then* commit it into the system.
>
> d) Handles batch uploads with a minimum of fuss (or at least, as
> minimally fussy as one can get with HTML file upload forms :)
>
>
> Note that this isn't going to be done by tacking JavaScript and
> templates onto the existing form; this is going to be a real effort to
> redesign it from scratch into something that handles today's actual needs.
>
>
> I'd appreciate hearing from people interested in helping out in the
> following capacities:
>
> * Designing user interface mockups
> * Helping code it up in MediaWiki
> * Testing the new form under development
> * Providing constructive criticism as we work
>
>
> This effort will probably take from a few weeks to a few months to get
> to the point where it's really live; we may even try experiments like
> having the old and new forms available side-by-side on the live site so
> people really have a chance to bang at it in real usage without forcing
> an in-flux test system on everyone.
>
> - -- brion vibber (brion @ wikimedia.org)
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