User talk:Tfinc

A barnstar for you!

 * Come join us on irc (freenode) #wikimedia-mobile and we'll walk you through it. We've also been working on allowing people to spin up MF inside labs. Tfinc 21:43, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-11
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.  Recent software changes
 * The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf17) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 6. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 11, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 13 (calendar).
 * You can now use the new search tool (CirrusSearch) on all Wikiquote projects. You can now enable it in your Beta options. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/116919/] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/116992/]

VisualEditor news
 * It is now easier to edit templates. Complex tools are now in the "advanced" mode. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61822] [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55434]
 * It is also easier to edit images. You now have more options and they are explained better. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61059]
 * VisualEditor adds fake blank lines so you can put your cursor there. They are now smaller and animated to be different from actual blank lines. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47790]
 * We have improved the tool to add special characters. The buttons are now larger. More changes are coming. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/116661/]
 * You can now use new keyboard shortcuts to undo the last action, clear formatting, and show the shortcut help window. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53356] [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52140] [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56453]

Future software changes  Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by MediaWiki message delivery • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.  09:10, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * You will soon be able to use a Beta option to show a shorter list of language links. That way, Universal Language Selector will only show languages that are relevant to you. You will still be able to search for other languages. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/116726/]
 * CirrusSearch will soon automatically index newly imported pages. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60053] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/116896/]
 * It will soon be possible to use CSS to style buttons in templates on all Wikimedia wikis, without needing JavaScript. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/114085/]
 * An IRC discussion with the Wikimedia Foundation Language Engineering team will take place on March 12 at 17:00 UTC on the channel #wikimedia-office on Freenode (time conversion).

Tech News: 2014-12
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.  Recent software changes
 * The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf18) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 13. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 18, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 20 (calendar).
 * You can now view smaller versions of PNG images bigger than 20 megapixels. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/117809/]
 * You can now use the new search tool (CirrusSearch) on all [//noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=small.dblist small] wikis. You can now enable it in your Beta options. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/118482/] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/118638/]
 * You can read a summary of the Wikimedia technical report for February 2014.

VisualEditor news
 * Searching for template parameters in now case-insensitive. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51673] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/117305/]
 * Required template parameters now have an asterisk (*) next to their edit boxes. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/117327/]
 * Several template dialogs are now smaller, and their insert buttons have changed wording. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50998]

Future software changes  Problems
 * You will soon see an error message if you try to log-in or register with an invalid or taken username. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/117437/]
 * You can now test first version of a tool that includes OpenStreetMap maps inside the UploadWizard. Comments are welcome.
 * You will soon be able to use the Hovercards tool as a beta feature.
 * VisualEditor was slow to load on March 13 because of an API issue.

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Tech News: 2014-13
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.  Recent software changes
 * The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf19) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 20. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 25, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 27 (calendar).

VisualEditor news
 * You can now double-click or press the ↲ Enter key on an image or template to change its settings. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50996] [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54827]
 * Pages that don't exist will now show as red links in the edit mode. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37901]
 * You will no longer be able to try to use VisualEditor on pages translated using the Translate extension, and you will see a warning if you try to edit pages marked for translation. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50284]
 * You will now see a full warning, including the most recent log entry, when you try to edit protected pages with VisualEditor. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51215]

Future software changes  Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by MediaWiki message delivery • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.  18:56, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Typography Refresh will be enabled for test wiki and MediaWiki.org users who use the Vector skin on March 27. For users on non-Wikipedia wikis, it will be enabled on April 1, and for Wikipedia users on April 3. If you don't use Vector as your skin, you will not be affected.
 * You will be able to use the Hovercards tool as a beta feature on all wikis from March 26.
 * You will soon be able to include the Whatlinkshere special page in other pages. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35486] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/106625/]

Tech News: 2014-14
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.  Recent software changes
 * The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf20) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 27. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on April 1, and all Wikipedia wikis on April 3 (calendar).
 * Typography Refresh was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 27. You'll only see it if you use the Vector skin. For users on non-Wikipedia wikis, it will be enabled on April 1, and for Wikipedia users on April 3.
 * CirrusSearch, the new search tool, was enabled as a beta feature on over 30 new wikis on March 27. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/121305/] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/121305/]

VisualEditor news
 * Blocked users now see the same messages in VisualEditor as in the wikitext editor. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51454] [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52004]
 * The search box for re-using a reference in VisualEditor is now cleared after each use. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61959]
 * New links on sub-pages no longer point to the wrong location in VisualEditor. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58314]
 * VisualEditor's media dialog no longer breaks when opening some types of images. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62024]

Future software changes  Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by MediaWiki message delivery • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe. <section end="technews-2014-W14"/> 09:20, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
 * You will not be able to use the Wikitech wiki for a short period around 16:00 UTC on April 1 due to a server change.
 * CirrusSearch will become the main search engine for all non-Wikipedia wikis except Commons, Meta and Incubator on April 2.
 * You will soon be able to use a new special page listing duplicate files. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/85446/]
 * Deleting a version of a file or a version of its description page will soon be shown differently in the logs. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/115640/]