I'll go ahead and request that Wikilabs account then. If I get stuck somewhere, I'll revert back to you.
Also Jon, could you tell me a little more about your work on the skin? Is it possible for me to view the code? On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Jon Robson <jdlrob...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been doing some work on refactoring the mobile skin. > > In theory when I'm done doing this (I need some help code reviewing) you > would be able to write your own mobile skin with its own modules and own > scripts.... simply by extending some classes in MobileFrontend extension. > > Does this sound appealing at all? > On 17 Apr 2013 08:02, "Brion Vibber" <br...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > What you probably want to do is *integrate with* MobileFrontend, but keep > > your code within WikiBase extension and friends. > > > > There's provisions now for specifying desktop or mobile targets > separately > > in ResourceLoader, which will let you load either the same or different > CSS > > and JS for mobile views. You could also format your special pages > > differently, but I recommend doing the differences in CSS and JS if you > > can, to keep things clean. > > > > But you could also detect that mobile view is in use and change the > > formatting of a Special: page directly, for instance. > > > > From what I remember, the base HTML of the data editing forms is > relatively > > straightforward, but might not fit well on small screens, so definitely > > consider the user-interface needs of a ~320x480px screen when planning > what > > to do. :) > > > > -- brion > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:47 AM, Denny Vrandečić < > > denny.vrande...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > > > > > 2013/4/10 Pragun Bhutani <pragu...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > Based on a discussion I had with YuviPanda and MaxSem on > > > #wikimedia-mobile, > > > > I've got a few things to add: > > > > > > > > - It might be a good idea to let Wikidata detect when it's being > > accessed > > > > through a mobile device and then have it adjust the widths and such > of > > > the > > > > box-structures accordingly and then pass them to MobileFrontend. > > > > > > > > Maybe we can set up a Wikilabs instance with MobileFrontend like Quim > > Gil > > > > suggested and then we can see how much work there is involved with > > trying > > > > to make WIkidata mobile-friendly. > > > > > > > > If we can get it to work with MobileFrontend, that'll be excellent > but > > if > > > > it turns out to be too complex or too dirty a solution, it would make > > > more > > > > sense to make a completely new extension for it. > > > > > > > > > > > I think that sounds like a good plan. > > > > > > > > > > Although the scope of the project is not very clear at the moment, I > > > think > > > > that a feasible implementation plan could be worked out with respect > to > > > the > > > > GSoC timeline and if it's required, I can continue to work on the > > project > > > > after GSoC ends. > > > > > > > > > > > I am glad to hear that. But I think it would be important to scope the > > > project so that it can be finished in GSoC time - but obviously, > further > > > work on it afterwards will be gladly appreciated. > > > > > > So, let's consider what should be working: > > > * create a mobile site for Wikidata > > > * displays the content in a layout that is more adequate for mobile > > devices > > > * retains different language versions > > > * Bonus: easy to edit > > > > > > First step would be to figure out the exact technology to use, i.e. > > whether > > > it would use the MobileFrontend or not, etc. We would help with setting > > it > > > up on labs. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Denny > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Quim Gil <q...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 04/09/2013 02:39 AM, Denny Vrandečić wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> I would hope > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > It would also be extremely good to look > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > I would assume > > > > > > > > > > I don't think > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > Can the Wikidata and Mobile teams please answer with the best of > your > > > > > knowledge to the questions at > > > > > > > > > > Bug 43065 - WikibaseRepo to be mobile friendly (tracking) > > > > > https://bugzilla.wikimedia.**org/show_bug.cgi?id=43065< > > > > https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43065> > > > > > > > > > > Beyond hope and believe, the fact is that I couldn't get any answer > > > more > > > > > precise than "Interesting" when asking about this project to people > > in > > > > > those teams. And as for today I'm not confident to tell to a > > candidate > > > > like > > > > > Pragun whether this project is too complex or too simple, and where > > the > > > > > complexity/simplicity relies. > > > > > > > > > > In case of doubt I'd prefer to play safe and actually not encourage > > > GSOC > > > > / > > > > > OPW to apply for a project like this, before we regret around > August. > > > > > > > > > > Is it possible to have a Wikidata / WikidataRepo test instance > > > somewhere > > > > > with MobileFrontend enabled, so we can all have a look and know > more > > > > about > > > > > the gap this project should fill? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Quim Gil > > > > > Technical Contributor Coordinator @ Wikimedia Foundation > > > > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**User:Qgil< > > > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > > > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > > > > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l< > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Pragun Bhutani > > > > http://pragunbhutani.in > > > > Skype : pragun.bhutani > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > > > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Project director Wikidata > > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin > > > Tel. +49-30-219 158 26-0 | http://wikimedia.de > > > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. > > > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > > unter > > > der Nummer 23855 B. 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