User talk:Howief (WMF)

Hello!

I'll be glad to talk further. Do you want to call me--Monday? email me for the number & to set a time, though I think several of the people at the foundation know the number DGG 21:33, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Uploaded files reminder
Just a reminder, all files uploaded here most have licensing information or they can be deleted. Peachey88 01:45, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I've added the license information by re-uploading the files. Please let me know if there's a better/more preferred way to add license information once a file is uploaded.  Howief 16:59, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Bah, It hasn't appeared to, Easiest way would just to be pick out something from Category:License templates and add it to the file description page manually. Peachey88 09:09, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I added a license template to these pages. Let me know if this is what you had in mind.  Howief 21:47, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

More files that need licening
Same as last time, these need licensing details added: File:Article feedback anon reg.jpg, File:Article assessment nov 8 anon short.jpg, File:Article assessment nov 8 long.jpg, File:Article feedback done.jpg, File:Article feedback anon reg.jpg. Peachey88 00:31, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Request for new Extension on MediaWiki (CopyToClipboard)
Hi, I have been doing some volunteer work(coding) for MediaWiki for about a month now. I felt the need for an extension that lets you copy text to clipboard on the click of a button, specially to copy code for installing new extensions(as in most sites and in GitHub); I have developed an extension for the same. It would be really great if you could have a look at it here and let me know if it can be deployed on MediaWiki.

P.S. Extension:CopyToClipboard uses Flash to work; However, it doesn't prompt the user to install any plugins and just doesn't show up if Flash is not installed. --Nischayn22 (talk) 17:51, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Developing MediaWiki extension for WebGL-enabled interactive 3D models
Hi Howie, I'm in the process of developing a media handling extension for MediaWiki that will allow users with WebGL-enabled browsers to manipulate 3D models of large biological molecules, like proteins and DNA. Per https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Writing_an_extension_for_deployment, I wanted to get in touch with you about user experience considerations for a feature like this. I described the extension in a post to wikitech-l yesterday: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2012-April/060254.html.

That post outlines two salient UX questions for the feature. First, how should the feature gracefully degrade for users that don't have WebGL enabled on their browser? Second, for users that do have WebGL-enabled browsers, how should interactive models be presented upon loading the page? I've given some initial opinions on those two questions along with my rationale in that wikitech-l post, but I'm definitely willing to go with different solutions if they're deemed to be better.

Please send any questions or comments my way. I'll watch here for any reply, or I can be reached via email or on my en-wp Talk page here. Thanks! Emw (talk) 15:18, 22 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Very interesting. Would it be possible to schedule a quick Skype call between you, me, and Brandon Harris (our designer)?  I have a feeling it may be more efficient for us to simply chat about this in real-time :) Howief (talk) 01:25, 25 April 2012 (UTC)