Greetings, The latest tech newsletter is now available at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2013/42 . Below is the English version.
You can help write the next newsletter, and we welcome volunteers. More information on how to contribute is available at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News#contribute . You can also contact me directly. As always, feedback (on- or off-list) is appreciated and encouraged. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Latest *tech news<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News> * from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2013/42>are available. *New features* - You can now choose which language to show for SVG files that contain several languages, using the "lang" option, like [[ File:Gerrit_patchset_25838_test.svg|lang=de<https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/test/thumb/4/45/Gerrit_patchset_25838_test.svg/langde-345px-Gerrit_patchset_25838_test.svg.png> ]] for the German layer of File:Gerrit patchset 25838 test.svg<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gerrit_patchset_25838_test.svg> . - Developers are looking for wiki communities to try the new search system. [1]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-October/000426.html> *VisualEditor<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal>news * - You can now create and edit references inside media captions. [2]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/50459> - You now need to press the "delete" key twice to delete a template, reference or image; the first time, they only become selected, to avoid accidental deletion of infoboxes and similar content. [3]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/55336> - When you resize images, you will now still see them, and their size will also be seen in the center. [4]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/54298> [5] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/54297> *Future* - The new notifications system<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/w:en:Wikipedia:Notifications>("Echo") will be added to almost all wikis<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Echo/Release_Plan_2013>that don't already have it on October 22. It will notify you of changes and events that affect you. [6]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-October/000441.html> - MediaWiki 1.22wmf22<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.22/wmf22>was added to test wikis on October 17. It will arrive to non-Wikipedia wikis on October 21 and all Wikipedia wikis on October 24 (calendar<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.22/Roadmap> ). - The interface to reset your password will soon be changed<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Password_reset>. [7]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-October/000431.html> *Tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News>prepared by tech ambassadors<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Ambassadors>and posted by Global message delivery <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery> • Contribute<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2013/42> • Get help <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech> • Give feedback<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/News> • Subscribe or unsubscribe<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Tech_ambassadors> .* -- Guillaume Paumier Technical Communications Manager — Wikimedia Foundation https://donate.wikimedia.org
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