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Can't replace wikilink text easily

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Fireattack (talkcontribs)

First of all, I think there should be a way to batch replace all the text of links that have counterparts in your target language. It's tedious to replace them one by one manually.

The worse is, it seems pretty tricky to do it even manually. You can't just select them all and start typing, this will end up with that the link will only be attached to the first letter you newly typed in.

Ironically you can even see the struggle in the official showcase.

At 2:21, the presenter wants to replace the word "chile" to his language, he has to type in the MIDDLE of the original word, and goes to the right and left to delete the original letters.

It's pretty frustrating to translate a lengthy article because of that.

Amire80 (talkcontribs)

Yes, sorry about this.

We are now at the process of switching the editing interface from Content Translation own implementation to the real VisualEditor. This is a complicated process that will take a few more months, but when it's done, it will be possible to use real searching and replacing, and also easier link editing.

I really appreciate your patience till then :)

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