On 11-08-20 02:58 AM, Ashar Voultoiz wrote:
> On 20/08/11 01:50, Daniel Friesen wrote:
>> The current implementation of MediaWiki:Sidebar supports a completely
>> undocumented * {{msg}} syntax.
> <snip>
>> Are there any objections to it being removed?
> The sidebar code is a hack and it is far from being user friendly. User
> currently has to edit:
> - [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]]
> - a message for link
> - a message for link name
>
> We should just rewrite it from scratch, using some Special page to
> easily add / remove links. Save them to the database and the cache system.
I didn't mention it, but with the navigation message parser I'm
building, instead of creating instances of NavigationMessageParser and
describing the format of the messages I actually use a $wg var with the
definitions of the navigation message formats.
The point there is actually so that if someone decides to build
something like a Special:EditNavigation page, Special:EditNavigation
will be able to list the navigation types, and
Special:EditNavigation/sidebar, Special:EditNavigation/header, etc...
will know what format the message is and be able to let the special page
give the user an interface
I should point out that the fact the {{msg}} syntax is there would also
be in the way of a navigation editing ui.
Though I suppose you do have a good point, completely dropping this
system of using MediaWiki: messages for configuration is something to
seriously consider.
> As for the {{msg}}, it might help if you list the revisions.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/mediawiki/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/66974
~Daniel Friesen (Dantman, Nadir-Seen-Fire) [http://daniel.friesen.name]
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