Beta Features/ru

Бета-Функции — это способ, который позволяет вам опробовать новые возможности в Википедии и других проектах Фонда, прежде чем они будут выпущены для всех.

Сообщите нам, что вы думаете об этой программе на странице обсуждения.

Назначение
Основная цель Бета-Функции заключается в разрешении для Викимедиа дизайнеров и инженеров (из сообщества Викимедиа и соообществ с ним), чтобы они могли сделать технические усовершенствования в среде, где большое количество пользователей могут протестировать, давать обратную связь, и использовать эти возможности в реальных условиях. Вторичная цель Бета-Функции заключается в определении того, что полезно, хорошо продуманные гаджеты и другие общественные коды могут быть встроены в ядро после проверки, тестирования и анализа Викимедиа проектирования и дизайна.

The code to provide features like this is in an extension, Extension:BetaFeatures. Beta Features' preferences are available in a Preferences tab, accessible via the personal bar at the top of the page for all logged-in users.

Функциональность
Прямо сейчас пользователи могут:


 * вручную устанавливать согласие на использование отдельных функций
 * автоматически подключать все дополнительные функции после их полноценного запуска

To use either function, users should select the appropriate checkbox, then click 'Save', which will save their Beta Features preferences (like with other preferences). Every now and then new features are made available to users, as outlined at Beta Features/Roadmap.

Текущие бета-функции
Вот текущие бета-функции, которые мы сейчас тестируем с этой системой:


 * Media Viewer (lead: Fabrice Florin) — view images in large size
 * Typography refresh (lead: Steven Walling) — make text more readable
 * Nearby Pages (lead: ???) — see what other pages are nearby
 * VisualEditor Opt-in (lead: James Forrester) — edit pages without having to learn wiki code
 * VisualEditor Formulæ (lead: James Forrester) — edit algebra or equations on your pages
 * New Search (lead: Dan Garry) — use a new search engine, "CirrusSearch"
 * Compact language links (lead: Pau Giner) — show a shorter version of the language list, with just the languages that are more relevant to you.
 * Hovercards (lead: Dan Garry) — give readers a short summary of an article whenever they hover over a link to it.

We invite Wikimedia product teams and community volunteers who want to test out new features, or significant changes to existing features, to do so through this project.

Создание собственной
Do you want to create your own Beta Feature? Great! James is happy to help guide you.

First, you should check that your code meets the following basic requirements:
 * Not significantly degrade site performance;
 * Not noticeably degrade perceived performance of the site, or the user's system;
 * Not crash the user's browser;
 * Not cause data loss, or corruption;


 * Pass basic interoperability with other Beta Features features; and
 * Contribute positively to the user's experience of the site, and be additive in nature. e.g. Beta Features cannot be used to remove site features or functionality without adding features meant to replace what was removed.You should expect to test your new feature on the WMF pre-deploy beta server for at least one week before deploying to production. This testing period is intended to catch any serious bugs before jeopardizing users on production.

If you're happy your code meets these requirements, you should write-up your proposal on the New Features proposal page. As part of creating the Beta Feature, you will be asked for some text copy and an image to represent your feature in the user interface; the Design and Product teams can help you with this.

Оформление
The layout is purposefully different, to both inspire interest and propose a departure from the standard layout and complexity of the existing user preferences.

Here is a screenshot showing what the Beta Features preferences page looks like: