I also think so. In addition, it would be great to add to it some gamified tools to edit wikidata like the ones in https://wikidata-game.toolforge.org/distributed/
Pau. Missatge de Magogre <[email protected]> del dia dv., 4 de febr. 2022 a les 9:24: > Yeah, I'd be great to have the app for Wikidata. > > On Fri, 4 Feb, 2022, 3:25 am Denny Vrandečić, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think it would be great to have a mobile app for Wikidata. >> >> On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 10:59 AM geislemx < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> I hope this mail finds you well in this trying times. >>> Over the last month I invested some time and put a little project >>> together for personal purpose. Long story short it is a small >>> Wikidata/Wikibase App for Android. >>> >>> Currently it has similar capabilities to Termbox of the Webfrontend - >>> add a new Item, searching for an Item, editing an Item, etc. >>> The App is build in manner that it should be relatively easy to adapt it >>> for any instances of Wikibase. >>> Everything is written in Kotlin[1] and the data layer is forged in a way >>> to facilitate Kotlin Multiplatform[2] and after turning some screws to >>> support a given platform. This means writing an App for iOS with the >>> similar capabilities or a Desktop App would be much easier. For myself I >>> do not have a stable access to a Mac, otherwise I would made an iOS App >>> as well right away. >>> >>> However the user journey is still bumpy, since parts are missing like >>> loading bars and so on. Also the App only allows users to proceed >>> without login. Also multi-language support of the UI is missing and the >>> design needs a lot more love (like bring up a proper color system for >>> theming). Summa summarum please consider it as an early alpha or an very >>> very late prototype. >>> >>> I made a little screen cast which you can find in the endnotes[3]. If >>> you wish to try it out yourself, you can go ahead[4][5]. But please be >>> aware even if the packages are tightly tested, I have currently only one >>> real device to test it on and emulators do not always tell the truth, so >>> expect app crashes (even there should be none). Also the App is >>> currently hooked against the test instance of Wikidata[6], so anything >>> you do will not propagated to main instance of Wikidata and you will not >>> be able to retrieve data from there. >>> >>> So why I am writing? Well, I would like to know, if the community has >>> interest in such a thing - an App for Wikidata/Wikibase. Anything else >>> can wait until this question is answered, since it will cost time to >>> bring it into a publishable state. Please consider this would give the >>> opportunity the obtain access to the sensors of a mobile device like >>> geolocation, camera, etc and make them usable by Wikibase/Wikidata. >>> If the community sees the value in this little project, I also like to >>> ask for support/if there are people who are willing to embark on this >>> with me. >>> I hope you have a pleasant rest of the day. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> Matthias >>> >>> >>> Endnotes: >>> [1]: https://kotlinlang.org/ >>> [2]: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform.html >>> [3]: https://box.hu-berlin.de/d/66b0055734c3485b8d22/ >>> [4]: https://box.hu-berlin.de/f/45c45774cff14c5fad55/?dl=1 >>> [5]: https://www.javatpoint.com/how-to-install-apk-on-android >>> [6]: https://test.wikidata.org/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikidata mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikidata mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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