Re: [Wikitech-l] Gerrit login oddities
Chad wrote: >On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 10:27 AM Chad wrote: >> On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 7:39 AM Derk-Jan Hartman < >> d.j.hartman+wmf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Ah, this explains why i wasn't able to login... Really confusing.. >>> Can't we set a varnish/apache/nginx/whatever rule or something to >>> overwrite older now broken cookie settings ? >> >> Got a fix in the works for this. It's affecting more people than I >> initially thought! > >Just landed the fix for this. Visiting the login page should force the old >cookie to expire and let you login again :) I was too lazy to find and delete this cookie and waiting a day seems to have paid off. I tried to log in again a few hours ago and it's now working. Thanks for the fix! Joaquin Oltra Hernandez wrote: >If you have instructions for other browsers please share, I'm sure we >would all appreciate them. As a user, if you suspect cookie troubles, try using incognito mode or private browsing mode in your Web browser. These modes intentionally do not use existing cookies. Obviously it would be best if users weren't forced to debug or work around issues like this, of course. This trick can (in this case, for me, did) reduce annoyance and at least unblocked me to allow me to leave a reply in Gerrit. MZMcBride ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] Gerrit login oddities
On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 10:27 AM Chad wrote: > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 7:39 AM Derk-Jan Hartman < > d.j.hartman+wmf...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ah, this explains why i wasn't able to login... Really confusing.. >> Can't we set a varnish/apache/nginx/whatever rule or something to >> overwrite older now broken cookie settings ? >> >> DJ > > >> > > Got a fix in the works for this. It's affecting more people than I > initially thought! > > Just landed the fix for this. Visiting the login page should force the old cookie to expire and let you login again :) -Chad ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
[Wikitech-l] WikiProject X followup grant to fund finalising CollaborationKit
Hey all, I'm pleased to announce a proposed followup for WikiProject X, a project previously funded by an Individual Engagement Grant. I have now submitted a Project Grant, according to the new system, with which I intend to complete and fully assess the development of CollaborationKit, the extension James Hare, Brian Wolff, and I created in 2016 in the renewal round of the original grant to facilitate the creation, management, and usage of WikiProjects on the English Wikipedia. While the CollaborationKit extension is largely complete as a functioning prototype, it has yet to be deployed to the target wiki, the English Wikipedia (while technically in production, at present it's only enabled on testwiki). Subsequent to that deployment, actual testing can begin, and only then will it be possible to iterate on the extension's layout and functionality to effectively address the needs and pitfalls that come up in practice. Only then, too, will we be able to effectively assess the overall project: how successful has WikiProject X, as both IEG and Project Grant, been at meeting the outcomes originally described? How effective is this kind of design and software project as a whole? What can we learn, and how can others learn from this approach? I would like to invite anyone interested in the project to check out the new proposal, and to comment or ask any questions you might have: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/WikiProject_X For more information on the original grant: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/WikiProject_X WikiProject X on the English Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_X CollaborationKit: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CollaborationKit Thanks! Isarra ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] Gerrit login oddities
If you're like me, you go to clear your cookies and you have two called GerritAccount, that's probably what's causing the problem. I looked at the date, and deleted the earlier-dated one. That seems to work and show you as logged-in without having to log in again. On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 1:27 PM, Chad wrote: > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 7:39 AM Derk-Jan Hartman < > d.j.hartman+wmf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Ah, this explains why i wasn't able to login... Really confusing.. > > Can't we set a varnish/apache/nginx/whatever rule or something to > > overwrite older now broken cookie settings ? > > > > DJ > > > > > > Got a fix in the works for this. It's affecting more people than I > initially thought! > > -Chad > ___ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] What's making you happy this week? (Week of 11 February 2018)
On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 1:31 AM Gergo Tisza wrote: > The new gerrit skin, which is kind of meh on desktop but responsive and > thus actually useful on mobile. (And it's enabled with a cookie so I can > use it on mobile devices and keep the old look on desktop.) Also the new > non-Phabricator-based repo browser linked from it, which has a much more > logical UI and it's crazy fast. Clearly a lot of love went into the > upgrade, thanks Chad for working on it! > > Thanks for the kind words Gergo. Gerrit is a vital part of our day-to-day work around here, so making it useful to folks is always high on my todo list. Fun fact! The reason it works so nicely on mobile is actually a self-serving desire by Gerrit devs to allow engineers to do code review while on their commute to Mountain View ;-) -Chad ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] Gerrit login oddities
On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 7:39 AM Derk-Jan Hartman < d.j.hartman+wmf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ah, this explains why i wasn't able to login... Really confusing.. > Can't we set a varnish/apache/nginx/whatever rule or something to > overwrite older now broken cookie settings ? > > DJ > Got a fix in the works for this. It's affecting more people than I initially thought! -Chad ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
[Wikitech-l] Tomorrow: Technical Advice IRC Meeting
Sorry for cross-posting! Reminder: Technical Advice IRC meeting again **tomorrow, Wednesday 4-5 pm UTC** on #wikimedia-tech. The Technical Advice IRC meeting is open for all volunteer developers, topics and questions. This can be anything from "how to get started" over "who would be the best contact for X" to specific questions on your project. If you know already what you would like to discuss or ask, please add your topic to the next meeting: https://www.mediawiki.org/ wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting Hope to see you there! Michi (for WMDE’s tech team) -- Michael F. Schönitzer Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] Gerrit login oddities
Ah, this explains why i wasn't able to login... Really confusing.. Can't we set a varnish/apache/nginx/whatever rule or something to overwrite older now broken cookie settings ? DJ On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 11:21 AM, Joaquin Oltra Hernandez wrote: > This is unfortunate and confusing :( > > If you are using Chrome, an easy way to clear just the gerrit cookies is > this: https://i.imgur.com/DIyY7aX.gif > > If you have instructions for other browsers please share, I'm sure we would > all appreciate them. > > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 9:54 AM Giuseppe Lavagetto > wrote: > >> On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 5:56 AM, Chad wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > Two quick things: >> > >> > * First, we updated the cookie path for Gerrit to enable sharing >> > authentication with the new Gitiles repo browser--for most users this has >> > been transparent but a few people have reported problems with being able >> to >> > login. If this happens, try clearing out any cookies you have for >> > gerrit.wikimedia.org and try logging in anew. >> >> >> Just to help people not lose their settings and other things - you just >> need to remove the GerritAccount cookie for gerrit.wikimedia.org, then >> you'll be able to login again. >> >> Cheers >> >> Giuseppe >> ___ >> Wikitech-l mailing list >> Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > ___ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
[Wikitech-l] Mobile web settings is getting an update
Greetings, Some improvements to viewing and managing user settings on the mobile website (Extension:MobileFrontend) will be available this week. Here is a short update on what is changing. == User Features == * Font changer - This is an accessibility feature to increase font size of articles to read. A lot of mobile browsers do not include this feature. Accessibility is important to our readers and the feature has been in Beta mode for a while. The team improved the way to change the font size and promoted it to stable. [0] * Expand sections by default - For avid readers and editors, opening up sections every time on articles can be taxing. Now there is a setting that will expand all sections by default. [1] * Showing what changes are applied if a user enables Beta mode - Beta mode on mobile did not communicate to users what changes were getting applied to their experience. [2] This was a transparency issue in what was happening to user's experiences. It also helps to encourage more people sign up for beta features by showing which features are available to test. This will help us collect feedback from more people about our experiments. == Technical features == * Use of modern UI library - Wikimedia Design has developed a style guide and UI library under the OOUI framework. MobileFrontend will use these components which are standard across other Wikimedia products. The components use accessible color palettes and UI states. For more information and feedback, check out the project page on MediaWiki.org [3] [0] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T109363 [1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169257 [2] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T67079 [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Settings Yours, Chris Koerner Community Liaison Wikimedia Foundation ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] Gerrit login oddities
This is unfortunate and confusing :( If you are using Chrome, an easy way to clear just the gerrit cookies is this: https://i.imgur.com/DIyY7aX.gif If you have instructions for other browsers please share, I'm sure we would all appreciate them. On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 9:54 AM Giuseppe Lavagetto wrote: > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 5:56 AM, Chad wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Two quick things: > > > > * First, we updated the cookie path for Gerrit to enable sharing > > authentication with the new Gitiles repo browser--for most users this has > > been transparent but a few people have reported problems with being able > to > > login. If this happens, try clearing out any cookies you have for > > gerrit.wikimedia.org and try logging in anew. > > > Just to help people not lose their settings and other things - you just > need to remove the GerritAccount cookie for gerrit.wikimedia.org, then > you'll be able to login again. > > Cheers > > Giuseppe > ___ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] What's making you happy this week? (Week of 11 February 2018)
The new gerrit skin, which is kind of meh on desktop but responsive and thus actually useful on mobile. (And it's enabled with a cookie so I can use it on mobile devices and keep the old look on desktop.) Also the new non-Phabricator-based repo browser linked from it, which has a much more logical UI and it's crazy fast. Clearly a lot of love went into the upgrade, thanks Chad for working on it! ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Re: [Wikitech-l] Gerrit login oddities
On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 5:56 AM, Chad wrote: > Hi, > > Two quick things: > > * First, we updated the cookie path for Gerrit to enable sharing > authentication with the new Gitiles repo browser--for most users this has > been transparent but a few people have reported problems with being able to > login. If this happens, try clearing out any cookies you have for > gerrit.wikimedia.org and try logging in anew. Just to help people not lose their settings and other things - you just need to remove the GerritAccount cookie for gerrit.wikimedia.org, then you'll be able to login again. Cheers Giuseppe ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
