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, 2012

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread nischay nahata
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:32 PM, Amir E. Aharoni wrote: > 2012/2/27 nischay nahata : >> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:15 PM, praveenp 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 be

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread Ashwin Baindur
OFFTOPIC, but very important ;) *Anirudh Bhati wrote...* Okay, I'm starting the WikiProject India beer/soft drink pool. Henceforth, anybody who sign's off on the list with four tildes () instead of normally, owes a sixpack of beer/three large bottles of beer to the common pool. These will

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
2012/2/27 nischay nahata : > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:15 PM, praveenp 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 >> la

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread nischay nahata
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:15 PM, praveenp 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. Unlike facebook o

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 picture

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 exist.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Images in wikipedia

2012-02-27 Thread Anirudh Bhati
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 7:02 PM, nischay nahata wrote: > 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.. > You can activate popups from your preferences/settings after logging in to activate

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 rega

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 wrote: > I don't exactly get what you mean; something like Popups? > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi

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 ) On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 14:24, nischay nahata wrote: > When using wikipedia and clicking on an image it opens up on