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The following is an archive of updates on the status of the new VisualEditor extension.
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== 2014-07-monthly ==
== 2014-07-monthly ==
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<section begin="2014-07-monthly" />In July, the team working on VisualEditor converged the design for mobile and desktop, made it possible to see and edit HTML comments, improved access to re-using citations, and fixed [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=333021&order=priority%2Cbug_severity&product=VisualEditor&query_format=advanced&resolution=FIXED&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-07-03&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-07-10&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-07-17&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-07-24&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-07-31 over 120 bugs and tickets].
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<section
begin="2014-07-monthly"/>In
July
,
the
team
working
on
VisualEditor
converged
the
design
for
mobile
and
desktop
, made
it
possible
to
see
and
edit
HTML comments
,
improved
access
to
re-using
citations
,
and
fixed
[https://bugzilla
.
wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=333021&order=priority%2Cbug_severity&product=VisualEditor&query_format=advanced&resolution=FIXED&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-07-03&target_milestone=VE
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deploy-2014-07-10&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-07-17&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-07-24&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-07-31
over
120
bugs
and
tickets]
.
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The
new
design
,
with
controls
focussed
at
the
top
of
each
window
in
consistent
positions
,
was
made
possible
due
to
the significant progress made in cross-platform support in the UI library, which now provides responsively-sized windows that can work on desktop, tablet
and
phone with the same code.
HTML comments
are
occasionally used on a few articles
to
alert
editors to contentious or problematic issues without disrupting articles as they are read
,
so
making
them prominently visible avoids editors accidentally stepping over expected limits
.
Re
-
using
citations
is
now
provided with its simple dialog available in the toolbar so that it is easier for users to
find
.
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The new design, with controls focussed at the top of each window in consistent positions, was made possible due to the significant progress made in cross-platform support in the UI library, which now provides responsively sized windows that can work on desktop, tablet and phone with the same code. HTML comments are occasionally used on a few articles to alert editors to contentious or problematic issues without disrupting articles as they are read, so making them prominently visible avoids editors accidentally stepping over expected limits. Re-using citations is now provided with its simple dialog available in the toolbar so that it is easier for users to find.
Other improvements include an array of performance fixes targeted at helping mobile users especially, fixing a number of minor instances where VisualEditor would corrupt the page, and installing better monitoring of corruptions if they occur, and better support for right-to-left languages, displaying icons with the right orientation based on context.
Other improvements include an array of performance fixes targeted at helping mobile users especially, fixing a number of minor instances where VisualEditor would corrupt the page, and installing better monitoring of corruptions if they occur, and better support for right-to-left languages, displaying icons with the right orientation based on context.
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The mobile version of VisualEditor, currently available for beta testers, moved towards stable release, fixing a number of bugs and editing issues and improving loading performance. Our work to support languages made some significant gains, nearing the completion of a major task to support IME users, and the work to support Internet Explorer uncovered some more issues as well as fixes. The deployed version of the code was updated five times in the regular release cycle ([[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf8#VisualEditor|1.24-wmf12]], [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf9#VisualEditor|1.24-wmf13]], [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf10#VisualEditor|1.24-wmf14]], [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf15#VisualEditor|1.24-wmf15]] and [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf16#VisualEditor|1.24-wmf16]]).
The mobile version of VisualEditor, currently available for beta testers, moved towards stable release, fixing a number of bugs and editing issues and improving loading performance. Our work to support languages made some significant gains, nearing the completion of a major task to support IME users, and the work to support Internet Explorer uncovered some more issues as well as fixes. The deployed version of the code was updated five times in the regular release cycle ([[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf8#VisualEditor|1.24-wmf12]], [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf9#VisualEditor|1.24-wmf13]], [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf10#VisualEditor|1.24-wmf14]], [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf15#VisualEditor|1.24-wmf15]] and [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf16#VisualEditor|1.24-wmf16]]).
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In wider news, the team expanded its scope to cover all MediaWiki editing tools as well, as the new Editing Team (covered below).
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In wider news, the team expanded its scope to cover all MediaWiki editing tools as well, as the new Editing Team (covered below).
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== 2014-08-14 (MW 1.24wmf17) ==
== 2014-08-14 (MW 1.24wmf17) ==
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VisualEditor was updated as part of the wider [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf17|MediaWiki 1.24wmf17 branch deployment]] on Thursday 14 August. In the two weeks since the last deployment, the team worked on some minor bug fixes, whilst all but one of the team attended Wikimania where we also worked with community developers and editors on improvements, areas of concern, and planning for the future.
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<section begin="2014-08-14 (MW 1.24wmf17)" />
VisualEditor was updated as part of the wider [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf17|MediaWiki 1.24wmf17 branch deployment]] on Thursday 14 August. In the two weeks since the last deployment, the team worked on some minor bug fixes, whilst all but one of the team attended Wikimania where we also worked with community developers and editors on improvements, areas of concern, and planning for the future.
The biggest bug we fixed was an issue that caused categories to be added twice when you edited them, and would throw errors that could interfere with the operation of the editor ([[bugzilla:68484|bug 68484]]). The label to change an image in the media dialog was altered based on translator feedback from "Change image" to "Choose a different image". A couple of the interface messages were also corrected – the welcome "beta" dialog for users on their first use of VisualEditor no longer refers to the "Cancel" button as it has been removed ([[bugzilla:6920|bug 69201]]) and the help menu uses the right message to let a user switch to source editing, not the question in the dialog title ([[bugzilla:69203|bug 69203]]).
The biggest bug we fixed was an issue that caused categories to be added twice when you edited them, and would throw errors that could interfere with the operation of the editor ([[bugzilla:68484|bug 68484]]). The label to change an image in the media dialog was altered based on translator feedback from "Change image" to "Choose a different image". A couple of the interface messages were also corrected – the welcome "beta" dialog for users on their first use of VisualEditor no longer refers to the "Cancel" button as it has been removed ([[bugzilla:6920|bug 69201]]) and the help menu uses the right message to let a user switch to source editing, not the question in the dialog title ([[bugzilla:69203|bug 69203]]).
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[[OOjs UI|OOjs UI]] was updated to correctly initialise the text direction property, and VisualEditor-core now uses karma to provide code test coverage reporting. VisualEditor-MediaWiki was updated in anticipation of using a new API syntax coming soon in MediaWiki 1.24, without needing to bump the version requirement. Undoing the resize of an image in the stand-alone VisualEditor client now shows up correctly at the end ([[bugzilla:69531|bug 69531]]).
[[OOjs UI|OOjs UI]] was updated to correctly initialise the text direction property, and VisualEditor-core now uses karma to provide code test coverage reporting. VisualEditor-MediaWiki was updated in anticipation of using a new API syntax coming soon in MediaWiki 1.24, without needing to bump the version requirement. Undoing the resize of an image in the stand-alone VisualEditor client now shows up correctly at the end ([[bugzilla:69531|bug 69531]]).
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You can monitor the live results of the automated browser tests (triggered every twelve hours) [https://integration.wikimedia.org/ci/view/BrowserTests/ on the server]. A complete list of individual code commits is available in [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf17/Changelog#VisualEditor|the 1.24/wmf17 changelog]], and all Bugzilla tickets closed in this period are on [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?columnlist=bug_severity%2Cpriority%2Ccomponent%2Cassigned_to%2Ctarget_milestone%2Cbug_status%2Cresolution%2Cshort_desc&list_id=338450&product=VisualEditor&query_format=advanced&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-08-14 Bugzilla's list].
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You can monitor the live results of the automated browser tests (triggered every twelve hours) [https://integration.wikimedia.org/ci/view/BrowserTests/ on the server]. A complete list of individual code commits is available in [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf17/Changelog#VisualEditor|the 1.24/wmf17 changelog]], and all Bugzilla tickets closed in this period are on [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?columnlist=bug_severity%2Cpriority%2Ccomponent%2Cassigned_to%2Ctarget_milestone%2Cbug_status%2Cresolution%2Cshort_desc&list_id=338450&product=VisualEditor&query_format=advanced&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-08-14 Bugzilla's list].
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== 2014-08-21 (MW 1.24wmf18) ==
== 2014-08-21 (MW 1.24wmf18) ==
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VisualEditor was updated as part of the wider [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf18|MediaWiki 1.24wmf18 branch deployment]] on Thursday 21 August. In the week since the last deployment, the team worked on some minor bug fixes.
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<section begin="2014-08-21 (MW 1.24wmf18)" />
VisualEditor was updated as part of the wider [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf18|MediaWiki 1.24wmf18 branch deployment]] on Thursday 21 August. In the week since the last deployment, the team worked on some minor bug fixes.
The buttons to insert a template, reference, reference list, comment, or media item now just say "Insert" rather than "Insert <xyz>" to be simpler, briefer and less repetitive. We changed the label of the window when you are inserting a new template invocation from "New template" to "Add a template" based on translators' feedback ([[bugzilla:69692|bug 69692]]). VisualEditor-MediaWiki now puts the <code>mw-redirect</code> or <code>mw-disambig</code> class on links if appropriate in the editing surface, so user gadgets that colour these in types of links can work.
The buttons to insert a template, reference, reference list, comment, or media item now just say "Insert" rather than "Insert <xyz>" to be simpler, briefer and less repetitive. We changed the label of the window when you are inserting a new template invocation from "New template" to "Add a template" based on translators' feedback ([[bugzilla:69692|bug 69692]]). VisualEditor-MediaWiki now puts the <code>mw-redirect</code> or <code>mw-disambig</code> class on links if appropriate in the editing surface, so user gadgets that colour these in types of links can work.
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In [[OOjs UI]], we fixed the formatting of dialogs for Agora users ([[bugzilla:69710|bug 69710]]) and the positioning of the button in the toggle control, improved the stylesheet transplantation code, and created a new "combobox" widget. The [[OOjs]] library had a new version, [https://github.com/wikimedia/oojs/blob/master/History.md#v1012--2014-08-20 1.0.12], released, which OOjs UI, VisualEditor and MediaWiki all now use.
In [[OOjs UI]], we fixed the formatting of dialogs for Agora users ([[bugzilla:69710|bug 69710]]) and the positioning of the button in the toggle control, improved the stylesheet transplantation code, and created a new "combobox" widget. The [[OOjs]] library had a new version, [https://github.com/wikimedia/oojs/blob/master/History.md#v1012--2014-08-20 1.0.12], released, which OOjs UI, VisualEditor and MediaWiki all now use.
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You can monitor the live results of the automated browser tests (triggered every twelve hours) [https://integration.wikimedia.org/ci/view/BrowserTests/ on the server]. A complete list of individual code commits is available in [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf18/Changelog#VisualEditor|the 1.24/wmf18 changelog]], and all Bugzilla tickets closed in this period are on [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?columnlist=bug_severity%2Cpriority%2Ccomponent%2Cassigned_to%2Ctarget_milestone%2Cbug_status%2Cresolution%2Cshort_desc&list_id=338450&product=VisualEditor&query_format=advanced&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-08-21 Bugzilla's list].<section end="2014-
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You can monitor the live results of the automated browser tests (triggered every twelve hours) [https://integration.wikimedia.org/ci/view/BrowserTests/ on the server]. A complete list of individual code commits is available in [[MediaWiki 1.24/wmf18/Changelog#VisualEditor|the 1.24/wmf18 changelog]], and all Bugzilla tickets closed in this period are on [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?columnlist=bug_severity%2Cpriority%2Ccomponent%2Cassigned_to%2Ctarget_milestone%2Cbug_status%2Cresolution%2Cshort_desc&list_id=338450&product=VisualEditor&query_format=advanced&target_milestone=VE-deploy-2014-08-21 Bugzilla's list].<section end="2014-
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