Re: [WikiEN-l] Toolspam: Insert references from viewing mode

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I found it annoying that, to enter a new reference, you'd have to go to edit mode, find the position again, and then put in the reference. So I wrote a little javascript... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Magnus_Manske/insertref.js Works like this: 1. In /view/ mode, select some text (has to be unique, no fotmatting) 2. Click on the "Insert reference" link in the toolbox 3. The script internally loads the raw wikitext, looks if it can find the selected text uniquely in the wikitext (stops with error otherwise) 4. The script asks for the reference text and "insert right or left of selection" 5. The script adds <references/> section if necessary, then opens edit mode with the changes made, ready to save Some issues: * If you select a (unique) link, it will try to "break out" of the link before inserting the reference, but success is not guaranteed * I couldn't make it open diff mode by default - yet... * Some fancier reference entry mechanism would be nice. Ideas? * It might be possible to make the selection mechanism more "formatting-tolerant" * This mechanism could be used to enter other things (turn text into a link, add images, templates, etc.) - might be worth investigating Cheers, Magnus _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l