[Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread nischay nahata
When using wikipedia and clicking on an image it opens up on a new page. Wouldn't it be nice if it just scaled-up on the same page using JS. Is there an extension there for this? and if yes why not implemented on wikipedia? -- With Regards Nischay Nahata B.tech 3rd year Department of

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread Swaroop Rao
I don't exactly get what you mean; something like Popups? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Popups) Swaroop Rao (MikeLynch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MikeLynch) On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 14:24, nischay nahata nischay...@gmail.com wrote: When using wikipedia and clicking on an

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread nischay nahata
Like in sites like facebook and also in google image-search..on hover the images pop-out in larger size and then on clicking they open in a new page.. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Swaroop Rao raul.swar...@gmail.com wrote: I don't exactly get what you mean; something like Popups?

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread Ashwin Baindur
Nischay, when you click on an image it opens up in a new page, as you are aware. If you click on the image again all the html vanishes and only the image remains in your browser window for you to save, etc. The functionality is same as that from a js. Personally, I detest the js myself. Warm

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread Swaroop Rao
Popups primarily display text, and any image in the target page is shown even smaller in size. I'm guessing that's not what Nischay's looking for; but there may be a gadget for that somewhere that someone wrote! If you think such a gadget will be useful, one can always write it if it doesn't

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread praveenp
By user level customization it is possible. I think providing such a feature by default, in wiki level, in projects like wikipedia is a bad idea because each file page contains much more data than a pop up layer can afford. Unlike facebook or google plus, only relevant and properly licensed

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread nischay nahata
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:15 PM, praveenp me.prav...@gmail.com wrote: By user level customization it is possible. I think providing such a feature by default, in wiki level, in projects like wikipedia is a bad idea because each file page contains much more data than a pop up layer can afford.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
2012/2/27 nischay nahata nischay...@gmail.com: On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:15 PM, praveenp me.prav...@gmail.com wrote: By user level customization it is possible. I think providing such a feature by default, in wiki level, in projects like wikipedia is a bad idea because each file page contains

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread Ashwin Baindur
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread വിശ്വപ്രഭ
Coming to think of that, Wouldn't it be nice to have an automatic script or macro to be incorporated in a JS, or within the mail writer module or list mailer to automatically convert to the registered sender's user ID? :) Any takers? ~~~ oops [http://goo.gl/TbT92] On Tue, Feb 28,