Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-10-15 Thread Magnus Manske
Hah! Of course, I pick the same day to rewrite WikiShootMe... https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikishootme/ On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:27 AM, Erik Moeller wrote: > On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 7:28 PM, Andy Mabbett > wrote: > > An answer would be appreciated... > > I know you've been in touch w/ the mobile

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-10-14 Thread Erik Moeller
On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 7:28 PM, Andy Mabbett wrote: > An answer would be appreciated... I know you've been in touch w/ the mobile web team since this thread, but just to close the loop for the record: "Nearby" (now re-implemented in native code and with a new UI) is part of today's stable release

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-08-05 Thread Andy Mabbett
An answer would be appreciated... On Jul 12, 2014 1:38 AM, "Andy Mabbett" wrote: > "On 11 July 2014 22:34, Erik Moeller wrote: > > > The new Android app isn't simply an upgrade of the last version, it's > > a complete re-write in native code > > This technical nicety is of no interest to most us

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-12 Thread Tomasz Ganicz
2014-07-12 13:44 GMT+02:00 Magnus Manske : > Until then... > > http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikishootme/ > That would be great if there will by filtering by category. So it could be used to find nearby articles about monument without pictures - great tool for Wiki Loves Monuments.. -- Tomek "Poli

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-12 Thread Jane Darnell
Magnus - another great tool, thanks! I just noticed that somewhere someone made an article for something just down the street from me. I guess I should go take a picture of it now! Jane On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Magnus Manske wrote: > Until then... > > http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikishootm

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-12 Thread Magnus Manske
Until then... http://tools.wmflabs.org/wikishootme/ On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 1:38 AM, Andy Mabbett wrote: > "On 11 July 2014 22:34, Erik Moeller wrote: > > > The new Android app isn't simply an upgrade of the last version, it's > > a complete re-write in native code > > This technical nicety i

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-11 Thread Andy Mabbett
"On 11 July 2014 22:34, Erik Moeller wrote: > The new Android app isn't simply an upgrade of the last version, it's > a complete re-write in native code This technical nicety is of no interest to most users, whose app was "updated". > In determining the feature set, the team > looked at core fu

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-11 Thread Andy Mabbett
"On 11 July 2014 22:34, Erik Moeller wrote: > The new Android app isn't simply an upgrade of the last version, it's > a complete re-write in native code This technical nicety is of no interest to most users, whose app was "updated". > In determining the feature set, the team > looked at core fu

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-11 Thread Keegan Peterzell
On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Keegan Peterzell wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Pete Forsyth > wrote: > >> To your specific points: >> >> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Maryana Pinchuk >> wrote: >> >> > (like this one: >> > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:History/Bab

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-11 Thread Keegan Peterzell
On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Pete Forsyth wrote: > To your specific points: > > On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Maryana Pinchuk > wrote: > > > (like this one: > > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:History/Babe_Ruth). > > > Even once the reader gets there, how many clicks does it take

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-11 Thread Pete Forsyth
To your specific points: On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Maryana Pinchuk wrote: > (like this one: > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:History/Babe_Ruth). Even once the reader gets there, how many clicks does it take to get to a contributor's User Page, where they might state things like

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-11 Thread Pete Forsyth
On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Maryana Pinchuk wrote: > On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Pete Forsyth > wrote: > > > The current mobile site and the current Android app reflect a major step > > backward in terms of attributing the authors of Wikipedia content. > Pete, before making such strong

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-11 Thread Maryana Pinchuk
On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Pete Forsyth wrote: > The current mobile site and the current Android app reflect a major step > backward in terms of attributing the authors of Wikipedia content. > > In February 2012, I initiated discussions that resulted in both the mobile > site and the Androi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-11 Thread Pete Forsyth
The current mobile site and the current Android app reflect a major step backward in terms of attributing the authors of Wikipedia content. In February 2012, I initiated discussions that resulted in both the mobile site and the Android app clearly stating in the footer that the content was written

[Wikimedia-l] Android "Nearby" Feature (was: Re: Community RfCs about MediaViewer)

2014-07-11 Thread Erik Moeller
On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Andy Mabbett wrote: > It's interesting to read that claim in the content of my "aversion" to > the unexpected removal of the very useful 'nearby' feature from the > Android app [1]. (...) > [1] Promoted by the WMF at the time of its launch: > http://blog.wikime