Hi, The latest tech newsletter is now available at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/15 . Below is the English version.
You can help write the next newsletter: whenever you see information about Wikimedia technology that you think should be distributed more broadly, you can add it to the next newsletter at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/Next . 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/2014/15>are available. *Recent software changes* - The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf21<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.23/wmf21>) was scheduled to be deployed to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on April 3, however it was temporarily put on hold due to localization issues. ( calendar <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.23/Roadmap>). - Typography Refresh<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Typography_refresh>was enabled on non-Wikipedia wikis on April 1, and on all Wikipedias on April 3. You'll only see it if you use the Vector<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Vector>skin. - CirrusSearch <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Search>was enabled as the primary search method on over 400 non-Wikipedia wikis on April 2. [1] <https://https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/123246/> *Future software changes* - A new special page (Special:TrackingCategories) will soon list all the tracking categories<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tracking_categories>on a wiki. [2] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60333> [3]<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/112323/> - All Wikiquote projects will start using language links from Wikidata on April 8. [4]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikiquote-l/2014-March/000157.html> - The Hovercards<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Beta_Features/Hovercards>feature will soon work with right-to-left languages. [5] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62970> [6]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62970> - You will soon be able to download files directly from MediaViewer<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:MultimediaViewer>, the new multimedia tool. [7] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/120738/> - MediaViewer<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:MultimediaViewer>will be enabled for all users on MediaWiki.org on April 10. Comments<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Multimedia/About_Media_Viewer>are welcome. - You can help check that users can read CAPTCHAs<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/en:CAPTCHA>in your language. [8]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2014-April/000643.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 MediaWiki message delivery <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery> • Contribute <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/15> • 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
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