Wow. Glorious update, thank you. ! On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 6:34 PM Joe Matazzoni <[email protected]> wrote:
> As of today, interactive (Kartographer) maps no longer display in the > language of the territory mapped; instead, you’ll read them in the content > language of the wiki where they appear—or in the language their authors > specify (subject to availability of multilingual data). In addition, > mapframe, the feature that automatically embeds dynamic maps right on a > wiki page, is now live on most Wikipedias that lacked the feature. (Not > included in the mapframe launch are nine Wikipedias [1] that use the > stricter version of Flagged Revisions). > > If you you’re new to mapframe, this Kartographer help page [2] shows how > to get started putting dynamic maps on your pages. If you’d like to read > more about map internationalization: this Special Update [3] explains the > feature and its limiations; this post [4] and this one [5] describe the > uses of the new parameter, lang=”xx”, which lets you specify a map’s > language. And here are some example maps [6] to illustrate the new > capabilities. > > These features could not have been created without the generous > programming contributions and advice of our many map-loving volunteers, > including Yurik, Framawiki, Naveenpf, TheDJ, Milu92, Astirlin, Evad37, > Pigsonthewing, Mike Peel, Eran Roz, Gareth and Abbe98. My apologies to > anyone I’ve missed. > > The Map Improvements 2018 [7] project wraps up at the end of June, so > please give internationalized maps and mapframe a try soon and give us your > feedback on the project talk page [8]. We’re listening. > > [1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191583 > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:Kartographer > [3] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#April_18,_2018,_Special_Update_on_Map_Internationalization > [4] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#April_25,_2018,_You_can_now_try_out_internationalization_(on_testwiki) > [5] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#April_26,_2018:_OSM_name_data_quirks_and_the_uses_of_lang=%E2%80%9Clocal%E2%80%9D > [6] https://test2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples > [7] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018 > [8] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Map_improvements_2018 > > _____________________ > > *Joe Matazzoni* > Product Manager, Collaboration > Wikimedia Foundation, San Francisco > *"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > the sum of all knowledge." * > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Maps-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/maps-l > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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