https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56141

Fabrice Florin <[email protected]> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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           Priority|Normal                      |High
             Blocks|                            |56332

--- Comment #5 from Fabrice Florin <[email protected]> ---
Thanks, you guys!

Great suggestions all around.

I agree with Brion that current file names are pretty opaque and not
particularly useful to readers. I have recommended to our designer Pau Giner
that we de-emphasize these file names, perhaps moving them down below the image
in the next versions of the Media Viewer. 

Eventually, I believe these file names should be replaced by nicer 'titles',
which would be written in plain english, as short captions that could be used
below thumbnails, etc. This would be done concurrently with a move to more
standard numeric file names, as large multimedia sites like YouTube and Flickr
do, so we could retire these bizarre file names in the long run. All this could
be done when we start implementing structured data on Commons, which we hope to
do with WikiData in 2014.

For now, we have agreed to address this need by adding a simple 'Use this file'
link at the bottom of the right hand column, which would open up a modal window
where editors can grab the file name for inclusion in their articles or web
sites. My hope is that this will evolve to become a nice 'Use this file' panel
like the one cited by Gergo above, which would embed the author and source
names into the code, as required by the file's license. 

I have also asked Pau if he could create an icon for this new feature, that is
consistent with the other icons on the lower right. Next, he will work on
design solutions that could address these needs in future versions of Media
Viewer.

I am giving this feature a high priority for the first release, because I think
the community will want to have this solution in place as soon as possible,
based on conversations we've had so far.

Thank you all for moving this feature along so effectively!

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