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：利用者調査- フェーズ1 報告
Starting in January 2020 we have been working with Hureo, a user research firm based in India, to perform a user study on how new and casual readers use the desktop interface of Wikipedia. The outcome of the first phase of the study is a report detailing their observations from 24 user interviews. もっと詳しく The study was separated in two phases, with the first phase focusing on primarily English readers, and the second phase on bilingual and non-English readers. The goal of the study was to understand the experience of new and casual readers, both in terms of how they feel about the site and how they use the site, focusing in particular on the concepts of trust and welcomeness, as well as on the usability of commonly used features on the site. In addition, we were also interested in uncovering potential areas of improvement in terms of overall and feature-specific usability. We will be using these results to inform future feature development for desktop improvements project.

: プロトタイプに集まったフィードバックの完全版
In December, 2019 we published a prototype of the first few features of the desktop improvements project for community feedback. We received detailed, thoughtful feedback from over 200 logged-in users, across five languages. We have published a report which highlights the main points raised, both positive and negative, and our plans going forward in response to this feedback. The prototype presented a collapsible version of the sidebar, a fixed-width layout, and a more prominent location for the language switcher. フィードバックはおおむね肯定的で、利用者の大多数は変更案のほうが現状のデザインよりも改善されていると見なしています. ただし懸念が残ったエリアも確かにありました. 指摘された問題点の多くはプロトタイプのバグが原因で (特に言語切り替えメニュー)、その他の改善が必要とわかった箇所は繰り返し作業を実行してさらに/あるいは開発期間に注視していきます.

：初期機能および全体機能について情報更新
The setting for turning the improvements on will be within the user preferences list for logged-in users. For test wikis, the improvements will be on by default, but logged-in users will be able to turn them off anytime via their preferences or a button in the sidebar. Please see the Opting in and Release Plan page for more details and mockups. ビルドの工程に入る前に、個別の機能をテストする計画ですので、この一覧はフィードバックによって変更されていくものとします.
 * We have began building the opting-in and opting-out structure for the project.
 * We have also published the current list of features considered for the project as well as the sequence we plan on building them in.

：フィードバックのラウンド1のまとめ
We have finished our first round of feedback for the prototype of the first few features of the desktop improvements project: the new header, collapsible sidebar, and improved language switching. So far, the results have been mostly positive, with the majority of users seeing the changes as a significant improvement over the current design. However, we also found a few areas for improvement that we will iterate on and consider during development. Here are a few highlights of the results so far:


 * A majority of the editors who tested the prototype really liked the new location of the language switcher.
 * A few editors raised concerns around internationalization and the ability to switch languages using one click.
 * A majority of the editors liked the collapsibility of the sidebar, especially for readers
 * There were some concerns around the amount of white space introduced with a collapsible sidebar and fixed-width layout
 * We saw many requests for a dark/night mode for the site

We are currently running the second feedback round on English and Polish Wikipedias. If you haven’t had a chance yet, please let us know your thoughts on the prototype page. Once both feedback rounds are completed, we will be publishing a more in-depth report.

: 言語切り替えの利用者テスト
12月に使用感テストを実施、現状のユニバーサル言語選択ツールの配置 (左欄外のサイドバー) と、記事の見出し部分に置く案とを比べました. We tested a prototype with 21 users in order to determine if people have an easier time switching languages given the new location of the language switcher. The results of the test confirmed our hypothesis — participants in the test group (new location) were able to switch languages more quickly than participants in the control group (old location). Based on these results we plan on continuing to explore moving the language selector to this location as a part of the desktop improvements project.

：使用版のテスト
Between December 2019 and February 2020, we will be performing tests on a prototype for the first few features of the desktop improvements project. We will be gathering feedback from a variety of test wikis by encouraging editors to participate using a central notice banner. We ran the banners and received feedback from the majority of our test wikis during December 2019. In February 2020, we will continue running the banners on English and Polish Wikipedias. So far, the feedback we have received is mostly positive but we have also identified some areas of our prototype that we will iterate on based on the feedback. We will be publishing the results of the first round of feedback over the next few weeks, and of the second, sometime in February. In the meantime, we encourage you to give us feedback (if you haven't yet) on the prototype page.

：技術調査パート2
We have published the results of our technical research in preparation for beginning the work on the project. In particular, we have focused on gathering more information on the following:


 * The possibility of serving a different version of the site to logged-out users (for opt-in/opt-out and A/B testing purposes)
 * Search and the differences between the current search widgets
 * Language switching and possibilities on improving the language switcher
 * T234907 - A technical RfC on what code-base to start with
 * Changes to EventLogging and how they will impact our work

We reached out to all wikis with a MassMessage, and asked for communities to volunteer to be test wikis for this project.

：ウィキマニアで調査報告
During Wikimania 2019, we interviewed editors with the goal of sharing the plans for our upcoming Desktop improvements project, and collecting valuable feedback on a number of preliminary design ideas. Our research consisted of user interviews, a free-form feedback exercise, and a presentation with breakout groups for more focused discussion. 集まったフィードバックのレポートおよびPDF 版の概要 (英語版) を公開しました. 全般として選択した注目エリアに対する肯定的なフィードバックが寄せられ、また個別の提案のプロトタイプが集まりました. それでも、同時に改善すべきエリアについても見極めることができました.

このフィードバックに基づき、今後の数週間は繰り返し作業を行ってプロトタイプの開発を計画し、もっと多くの観衆を対象にウィキ横断でテストしたいと考えています.

下記のスライド集に、テスト対象とした提案のうち19件のサンプルを示してあります. 文脈をもっとつかむには、レポート全部を読み、その後、トークページにフィードバックを投稿してください.

: Desktop usage and behavior data analysis
As a part of our research process, we wanted to learn more about the way people currently use the site. In particular, how often they use available functionality such as links in the sidebar, language switching, and search. We have published our results. Overall, usage of sidebar links is low - only about 0.5% of all logged out users and 1.6% of all logged-in desktop users clicked on one of the pages linked in the sidebar. Language switching usage varied, generally based on the size of the wiki, with smaller wikis switching languages more often.

: Research and brainstorming at Wikimania
Wikimania provided us with the opportunity to speak with experienced members of our communities. Over the five days of the conference we were able to share the plans for the project, and collect valuable feedback on a number of design ideas. Our research consisted of user interviews, a free-form feedback exercise, and a presentation + brainstorming session (you can see the slide-deck we used at the side). We will soon be publishing the summary of the feedback, as well as interview session results.

：技術調査
プロジェクトのさまざまな技術面の可能性を探るため、チームは1週間をかけて単一の問題 - デスクトップ版使用で折りたたみ式サイドバーを実現する方法 - を課題に、アプローチを変えてハックしました. この実験の結果を活用して改善策の技術的構造、また改善策を盛りこんだ外装を想定できないかと願ったからです. 行った実験の一覧は以下のとおりです.


 * ベクター外装をフォーク（分岐）、サイドバーを折りたたみ式にする
 * |ミネルヴァ外装にデスクトップ用サイドバーを作る. 質問にあがった検討課題：「デスクトップとモバイルで共通の外装は実現できませんか？」
 * 折りたたみ式サイドバーはユーザースタイル限定で作る