The first link to the blog is not working. Here's one that works: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/12/13/help-test-the-first-visual-editor-developer-prototype/ //Abbas.
> From: liamwy...@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:34:56 +0000 > To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Foundation-l] Visual Editor Prototype > > For those who've not seen the announcement, the WMF tech team have launched > the first prototype of the visual editor, "perhaps the most challenging > technical project ever undertaken in the history of MediaWiki > development.": > http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/12/13/help-test-the-first-visual-editor-developer-prototype/Congratulations > to everyone who's been working on this so far - more power > to you! > > The Economist has already picked this up and called it "the most > significant change in Wikipedia’s short history." > http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/12/changes-wikipedia > > You can play with the new system in the sandbox here: > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:VisualEditorSandbox > As mentioned in the announcement, it's by no-means fully featured (doesn't > yet allow editing of templates/tables, saving edits etc.) and they're > looking to June 2012 for first production use at scale. Feedback left via > that sandbox gets published on MediaWiki.org here > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Visual_editor/Feedback > > [Sorry if this was already announced on this list! It's just such > significant and unambiguously good news that I wanted to shout it from the > rooftops.] > > -Liam > Peace, love & metadata > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l