[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Fwd: [X-POST] Universal Language Selector(ULS) Deployment - Phase 1
Hello, Universal Language Selector (ULS) - the MediaWiki extension for language settings is ready to be rolled out for the first phase of deployment. This extension combines the features from the earlier MediaWiki extensions Narayam and WebFonts, to provide a more flexible method of configuring language settings. Starting June 11th 2013, ULS will be deployed over 5 phases, starting with 84 wikis who have already been informed of the impending change. We inadvertently missed out sending the original announcement to this mailing list. My apologies for that. Please find the original message below to know more about the deployment plan. More information about the Universal Language Selector can be found at: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector Thank you. regards Runa -- Forwarded message -- From: Runa Bhattacharjee Date: Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 1:22 AM Subject: [X-POST] Universal Language Selector(ULS) Deployment - Phase 1 To: Wikimedia developers , Wikimedia Mailing List , MediaWiki internationalisation , wikitech-ambassad...@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: wikimediaindi...@lists.wikimedia.org Hello, The Universal Language Selector (ULS)[1] provides a flexible way to configure and deliver language settings like interface language, fonts, and input methods (keyboard mappings). It combines the features of two earlier Mediawiki extensions Narayam[2] and WebFonts[3]. From June 11, 2013 on, ULS will be made available to all Wikimedia wikis in 5 phases[4]. # Phase 1: In the first phase, ULS will replace the Narayam and WebFonts extensions on 84 wikis[5]. User preferences from the replaced extensions will not be preserved. Affected communities will be informed by the Wikimedia Language Engineering team of the upcoming change. # Phase 2: In the 5 weeks that follow, ULS will be deployed on Wikipedias in size 11-20, # Phase 3: All projects without language versions # Phase 4: English language Wikipedia # Phase 5: All other wikis The ULS can be visible in two ways: 1. In the sidebar for wikis with language versions, like Wikipedia, or 2. In the personal toolbar at the top of wiki pages for wikis without language versions, like Wikimedia Commons and Meta-Wiki. Based on the geographic location of users, the initial set of language preferences is presented. Users can set the input methods and fonts to that they want to use. Logged-in users can also change the language for the MediaWiki menu items. ULS is already available on several Wikimedia wikis like Wikimedia Commons[6] and Meta-Wiki[7]. The beta installation of English Wikipedia on Wikimedia Labs[8] shows what will be available as the look and feel. A cog icon is present in the “Languages” section of the sidebar menu. Clicking the cog icon opens the Language settings panel that can be used to set the display and input settings. Please have a look at the Universal Language Selector feature description[9] or the Frequently Asked Questions[10] for more detailed information. Thank you. regards Runa [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Narayam [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WebFonts [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/UniversalLanguageSelector/Deployment/Planning [5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/UniversalLanguageSelector/Deployment/Planning#List_of_affected_wikis_.2884.29 [6] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page [8] http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/ [9] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector [10] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector/FAQ -- Language Engineering - Outreach and QA Coordinator Wikimedia Foundation https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Runab_WMF -- Language Engineering - Outreach and QA Coordinator Wikimedia Foundation ___ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikivoyage logo
Just a statement besides all the other issues. I am quite happy about the new vote. I did not like the logo because its very similar to the old Wikitravel-Logo. Gesendet von Windows-Mail Von: Richard Farmbrough Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Juni 2013 18:01 An: Wikimedia Mailing List Trademark protection has benefits for both parties, but primarily the consumer. There is little point protecting our neutrality, for example, if our identity can be hijacked to make vested recommendations. On 05/06/2013 15:58, Mathieu Stumpf wrote: > Le 2013-06-04 19:25, George Herbert a écrit : >> On Jun 4, 2013, at 2:24 AM, Mathieu Stumpf etc... ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [X-POST] Universal Language Selector(ULS) Deployment - Phase 1
What is the rationale for moving ULS from the personal toolbar to the interlanguage links on some sites? I find this change odd: * makes location and appearance of ULS inconsistent between sites * personal toolbar seems the conventional place for per-account settings and tools * features it is replacing like WebFonts live in the personal toolbar * interlanguage links are something rather different, taking the user to a wholly different site Pete / the wub On 5 June 2013 20:52, Runa Bhattacharjee wrote: > Hello, > > The Universal Language Selector (ULS)[1] provides a flexible way to > configure and deliver language settings like interface language, > fonts, and input methods (keyboard mappings). It combines the features > of two earlier Mediawiki extensions Narayam[2] and WebFonts[3]. From > June 11, 2013 on, ULS will be made available to all Wikimedia wikis in > 5 phases[4]. > > # Phase 1: In the first phase, ULS will replace the Narayam and > WebFonts extensions on 84 wikis[5]. User preferences from the replaced > extensions will not be preserved. Affected communities will be > informed by the Wikimedia Language Engineering team of the upcoming > change. > > # Phase 2: In the 5 weeks that follow, ULS will be deployed on > Wikipedias in size 11-20, > > # Phase 3: All projects without language versions > > # Phase 4: English language Wikipedia > > # Phase 5: All other wikis > > The ULS can be visible in two ways: > > 1. In the sidebar for wikis with language versions, like Wikipedia, or > 2. In the personal toolbar at the top of wiki pages for wikis without > language versions, like Wikimedia Commons and Meta-Wiki. > > Based on the geographic location of users, the initial set of language > preferences is presented. Users can set the input methods and fonts to > that they want to use. Logged-in users can also change the language > for the MediaWiki menu items. > > ULS is already available on several Wikimedia wikis like Wikimedia > Commons[6] and Meta-Wiki[7]. The beta installation of English > Wikipedia on Wikimedia Labs[8] shows what will be available as the > look and feel. A cog icon is present in the “Languages” section of the > sidebar menu. Clicking the cog icon opens the Language settings panel > that can be used to set the display and input settings. > > Please have a look at the Universal Language Selector feature > description[9] or the Frequently Asked Questions[10] for more detailed > information. > > Thank you. > > regards > Runa > > [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Narayam > [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WebFonts > [4] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/UniversalLanguageSelector/Deployment/Planning > [5] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/UniversalLanguageSelector/Deployment/Planning#List_of_affected_wikis_.2884.29 > [6] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ > [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page > [8] http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/ > [9] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector > [10] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector/FAQ > > -- > Language Engineering - Outreach and QA Coordinator > Wikimedia Foundation > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Runab_WMF > > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] New designs for account creation and login rolling out gradually to all projects
On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Steven Walling wrote: > The remaining projects we have held off on because there are localizations > still to be completed (on translatewiki) or there are problems with > localizations already finished. Since the work of localizations is never > 100% complete however, we are putting out a hard *deadline of June 5th*, > after which we'll be turning on the forms for all projects, in all > languages. If you're interested in learning more about which wikis in > particular need help, please email me off-list or get in touch via my user > talk page anywhere. > Per my previous announcement and a note delivered more widely as a part of Tech News (thanks Guillom, Odder and others for that), we're going to be enabling the new design as default for all remaining Wikimedia projects today. You should start seeing it visible after 22:00 UTC. All of the top 10 language projects by size are complete and should have no remaining issues, but the long tail of smaller wikis have not yet completed translation [1]. The messages have been out for several weeks now, so if you're like Turkish, Hindi, or Urdu and don't have the new login or signup strings translated, now's your reason to get started. ;-) Even if translations are complete, you might notice a few red links to be tidied up. There's a list of these help links in our testing documentation,[2] and I'll be going around trying to help do any final customizations. 1. See a list sorted by completed translations for MediaWiki core at https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3AMessageGroupStats&x=D&group=core&suppressempty=1&language=#sortable:3=desc 2. mediawiki.org/wiki/Account_creation_user_experience/Testing#Providing_help_links -- Steven Walling https://wikimediafoundation.org/ ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikitech-ambassadors] [X-POST] Universal Language Selector(ULS) Deployment - Phase 1
On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: > shi zhao, 05/06/2013 22:07: > >> Why ULS deployment all wikis? > > > Does > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector/Design#Rationale > answer your question? > > Nemo Is there are reliable data that most users switch language often in mono-lingual wikis? I occasionally use USL in Wikidata, but not on Commons. Sure, I'm not statistics :-) I think it'll be reasonable to provide way to switch off such functionality (https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48712 is my current favorite). Eugene. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikitech-ambassadors] [X-POST] Universal Language Selector(ULS) Deployment - Phase 1
shi zhao, 05/06/2013 22:07: Why ULS deployment all wikis? Does https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector/Design#Rationale answer your question? Nemo ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikitech-ambassadors] [X-POST] Universal Language Selector(ULS) Deployment - Phase 1
Why ULS deployment all wikis? Chinese wikipedia: http://zh.wikipedia.org/ My blog: http://shizhao.org twitter: https://twitter.com/shizhao [[zh:User:Shizhao]] 2013/6/6 Runa Bhattacharjee : > Hello, > > The Universal Language Selector (ULS)[1] provides a flexible way to > configure and deliver language settings like interface language, > fonts, and input methods (keyboard mappings). It combines the features > of two earlier Mediawiki extensions Narayam[2] and WebFonts[3]. From > June 11, 2013 on, ULS will be made available to all Wikimedia wikis in > 5 phases[4]. > > # Phase 1: In the first phase, ULS will replace the Narayam and > WebFonts extensions on 84 wikis[5]. User preferences from the replaced > extensions will not be preserved. Affected communities will be > informed by the Wikimedia Language Engineering team of the upcoming > change. > > # Phase 2: In the 5 weeks that follow, ULS will be deployed on > Wikipedias in size 11-20, > > # Phase 3: All projects without language versions > > # Phase 4: English language Wikipedia > > # Phase 5: All other wikis > > The ULS can be visible in two ways: > > 1. In the sidebar for wikis with language versions, like Wikipedia, or > 2. In the personal toolbar at the top of wiki pages for wikis without > language versions, like Wikimedia Commons and Meta-Wiki. > > Based on the geographic location of users, the initial set of language > preferences is presented. Users can set the input methods and fonts to > that they want to use. Logged-in users can also change the language > for the MediaWiki menu items. > > ULS is already available on several Wikimedia wikis like Wikimedia > Commons[6] and Meta-Wiki[7]. The beta installation of English > Wikipedia on Wikimedia Labs[8] shows what will be available as the > look and feel. A cog icon is present in the “Languages” section of the > sidebar menu. Clicking the cog icon opens the Language settings panel > that can be used to set the display and input settings. > > Please have a look at the Universal Language Selector feature > description[9] or the Frequently Asked Questions[10] for more detailed > information. > > Thank you. > > regards > Runa > > [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Narayam > [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WebFonts > [4] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/UniversalLanguageSelector/Deployment/Planning > [5] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/UniversalLanguageSelector/Deployment/Planning#List_of_affected_wikis_.2884.29 > [6] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ > [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page > [8] http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/ > [9] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector > [10] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector/FAQ > > -- > Language Engineering - Outreach and QA Coordinator > Wikimedia Foundation > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Runab_WMF > > ___ > Wikitech-ambassadors mailing list > wikitech-ambassad...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] [X-POST] Universal Language Selector(ULS) Deployment - Phase 1
Hello, The Universal Language Selector (ULS)[1] provides a flexible way to configure and deliver language settings like interface language, fonts, and input methods (keyboard mappings). It combines the features of two earlier Mediawiki extensions Narayam[2] and WebFonts[3]. From June 11, 2013 on, ULS will be made available to all Wikimedia wikis in 5 phases[4]. # Phase 1: In the first phase, ULS will replace the Narayam and WebFonts extensions on 84 wikis[5]. User preferences from the replaced extensions will not be preserved. Affected communities will be informed by the Wikimedia Language Engineering team of the upcoming change. # Phase 2: In the 5 weeks that follow, ULS will be deployed on Wikipedias in size 11-20, # Phase 3: All projects without language versions # Phase 4: English language Wikipedia # Phase 5: All other wikis The ULS can be visible in two ways: 1. In the sidebar for wikis with language versions, like Wikipedia, or 2. In the personal toolbar at the top of wiki pages for wikis without language versions, like Wikimedia Commons and Meta-Wiki. Based on the geographic location of users, the initial set of language preferences is presented. Users can set the input methods and fonts to that they want to use. Logged-in users can also change the language for the MediaWiki menu items. ULS is already available on several Wikimedia wikis like Wikimedia Commons[6] and Meta-Wiki[7]. The beta installation of English Wikipedia on Wikimedia Labs[8] shows what will be available as the look and feel. A cog icon is present in the “Languages” section of the sidebar menu. Clicking the cog icon opens the Language settings panel that can be used to set the display and input settings. Please have a look at the Universal Language Selector feature description[9] or the Frequently Asked Questions[10] for more detailed information. Thank you. regards Runa [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Narayam [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WebFonts [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/UniversalLanguageSelector/Deployment/Planning [5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/UniversalLanguageSelector/Deployment/Planning#List_of_affected_wikis_.2884.29 [6] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page [8] http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/ [9] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector [10] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Universal_Language_Selector/FAQ -- Language Engineering - Outreach and QA Coordinator Wikimedia Foundation https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Runab_WMF ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikivoyage logo
Trademark protection has benefits for both parties, but primarily the consumer. There is little point protecting our neutrality, for example, if our identity can be hijacked to make vested recommendations. On 05/06/2013 15:58, Mathieu Stumpf wrote: Le 2013-06-04 19:25, George Herbert a écrit : On Jun 4, 2013, at 2:24 AM, Mathieu Stumpf etc... ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikivoyage logo
Le 2013-06-04 19:25, George Herbert a écrit : On Jun 4, 2013, at 2:24 AM, Mathieu Stumpf wrote: Isn't it because trademark is based on the completly irrelevant and irrealistic willing to have an unilateral despotic control on some symbol, branded as "image protection", using ego/narcissistic fallacies to argue, threat and coercion to impose its observance? What, like how the Foundation trademarks our logos, so that random scammers cannot confuse people into thinking they are looking at a free, open, community site? The Foundation uses Trademark, Linus Torvalds went to some effort to get the Linux trademark as a community intellectual property value, there are numerous examples. As I say there [1], I just don't agree, and it just my opinion. Enough said. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Trademark_practices_discussion#We_can_go_without_trademark -- Association Culture-Libre http://www.culture-libre.org/ ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
