User talk:Inkbug

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.  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/]

Wikidata weekly summary #104
Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. Read the full report &middot; Unsubscribe &middot; John F. Lewis 23:42, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Discussions
 * Closed: Merge project chats
 * Other Noteworthy Stuff
 * Wikidata Toolkit 0.1.0 released!
 * Wikidata development has been going on for two years!
 * Wikiquote gets Phase I on Tuesdays (April 8th)
 * Did you know?
 * Newest properties: JSTOR journal code, Openpolis ID, Philippine Standard Geographic Code ID
 * Newest task forces: France task force, US legislation task force
 * Development
 * Property of an existing claim can no longer be changed through API with wbeditentity (62425)
 * UI for simple query SpecialPage (55593)
 * minor fixes in the UI
 * UI for claims on property pages
 * worked on review of property suggester (review)
 * still looking for a working student/intern
 * Monthly Tasks
 * Fix a format or content violation for the original language (P364) property
 * Hack on one of these.
 * Help develop the next summary here!
 * Contribute to a Showcase item

Tech News: 2014-15
 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 (1.23wmf21) was scheduled to be deployed to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on April 3, however it was temporarily put on hold due to localization issues. (calendar).
 * Typography Refresh was enabled on non-Wikipedia wikis on April 1, and on all Wikipedias on April 3. You'll only see it if you use the Vector skin.
 * CirrusSearch was enabled as the primary search method on over 400 non-Wikipedia wikis on April 2. [//https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/123246/]

Future software changes  Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by MediaWiki message delivery • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.  08:00, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
 * A new special page (Special:TrackingCategories) will soon list all the tracking categories on a wiki. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60333] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/112323/]
 * All Wikiquote projects will start using language links from Wikidata on April 8.
 * The Hovercards feature will soon work with right-to-left languages. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62970] [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62970]
 * You will soon be able to download files directly from MediaViewer, the new multimedia tool. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/120738/]
 * MediaViewer will be enabled for all users on MediaWiki.org on April 10. Comments are welcome.
 * You can help check that users can read CAPTCHAs in your language.