Skin:Vector/pl

Vector is a skin for MediaWiki which became default in 2010.

In recent years the skin underwent a number of technical changes, e.g. the switch to to support the construction of Skin:Vector/2022 as part of the work done by the  initiative.

Setting the default skin to Vector
A default skin should be set for new users of a wiki by setting the variable in   to the lowercase skin name specified in the skin file:

wgVectorUseIconWatch
Watch and unwatch as an icon rather than a link.


 * Supported values:
 * — use an icon watch/unwatch button
 * — use watch/unwatch text link

wgVectorResponsive
Experimental setting to make Vector a responsive skin that adapts to mobile phones. by default.


 * Supported values:
 * — Use responsiveness to improve usability in narrow viewports
 * — No responsiveness

wgVectorPrintLogo
Logo used in print styles. Keys are,  ,   (in pixels). Note that this solution only works correctly if the image pointed to by  is an SVG that does not specify width and height attributes, or its width and height match the corresponding variables below. Alternatively, a PNG or other type of image can be used, but its dimensions also need to match the corresponding variable below. That in turn may result in blurry images, though.

For MediaWiki 1.36 and higher, the print logo will simply be set from .

Features

 * Basic features of the Vector skin


 * Reduced clutter, primarily by reducing the number of lines on screen
 * More prominent placement of the search portal
 * Visual separation of the content-action and namespace links, the former of which being divided into view tabs and action menu items
 * Automatic increase/decrease of margins throughout the user interface based on browser size
 * Use of a star icon for watch and unwatch actions


 * Added features of the extension (some of these features have later been merged into the Vector skin or into the MediaWiki Core or have been removed)


 * Simplified search portal, including suggestions
 * Collapsible navigation portals
 * Alert when leaving an edit page without saving
 * Automatic hiding of tabs that do not fit on screen


 * Experimental Vector extension features


 * Simplified footer content
 * Search box expands on focus
 * Section edit links are moved to be directly next to heading instead of on the right, and use an icon


 * CollapsibleNav support via extension

Collapsible navigation
The collapsible navigation portals are now provided by the extension which will have to be installed additionally.

Smartphone and tablet design
Vector will work on many mobile devices, but it is not fully optimized for mobile devices. This latest version of Vector, Vector 2022, has better support for mobile devices.

History of the skin
Vector was created in 2009 as part of the work done by the. It became MediaWiki's default skin in 2010, succeeding MonoBook. In 2022, as part of the MediaWiki 1.38 release, it was updated as part of the work done by the initiative.

Vector provides a number of usability improvements over its predecessor MonoBook. It was the first skin to separate the flat level  into the categorized.

At the beginning, the basic functionality was included in the core skin, while some of Vector's special features were handled by a separate extension,. In MediaWiki 1.22, the extension was merged into the skin.

Dark mode customizations
Many solutions relying on MediaWiki:Common.css exist to support a dark version of the skin, including Skin:Vector/Wikipedia-userstyle-dark-minimum. An alternative skin to Vector exists that allows you to install as a separate skin at Skin:DarkVector.

Note all of these are supported by third parties, not the Wikimedia Foundation.

Zobacz też

 * The 2022 version of Vector
 * – MediaWiki's previous default skin
 * – Dark theme of the same skin
 * – CSS code to get the book background image from in this skin.
 * – An experiment to make Vector appear as similar to MonoBook as possible using CSS code applied on top of it.
 * - How to Customize appearance and add some custom HTML code in different places.

New Vector skin in 1.38+
In MediaWiki 1.38 a new variant of Vector,, was created as part of the project.