One quick question, If the user highlighted two consecutive sentences, and if in the future, another couple of sentences are added in between them like <*sentence1*>new sentences<*sentence2*>, then will the new sentences be highlighted as well? How will you store what has been highlighted and how will you recover it back? This I believe, is a very important case to consider.
On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Sahil Dua <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pratik, > Yes, I am considering that wiki-text changes continuously. The tool I am > currently working on or rather say testing consists the highlighting part > only. Exporting can be done using a wikipedia profile system and showing > the topic by topic highlighted points all at one place. > > By "Making notes" I meant, making underlined/highlighted (important points) > notes in a similar way just like we do on out text-books. Because most of > students are accustomed to that practice of underlining/highlighting the > important points on their notebooks, it becomes difficult and uncomfortable > for them to read form wikipedia while feeling the same. hence it will help > them feel the same way as they do whle reading hard copies of the > noebooks/text-books. > > > Regards > *Sahil Dua* > Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi > *https://www.facebook.com/picsmashup <https://www.facebook.com/picsmashup > >* > Ph: +91-9899740957 > > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Pratik Lahoti <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Hi Sahil, > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 1:18 AM, Sahil Dua <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > "HighNote" -> Highlight & Making Notes. > > > > > > > Can you elaborate on "making notes" part? Do you plan to export the > content > > highlighted somewhere? > > > > Yes, as a regular wikipedian, I have been facing a problem. I used to > read > > > some article on a topic XYZ. I liked a few keywords or sentences in the > > > article that I wuld like to keep easily accessible. > > > > > > Here is the solution -> > > > With "HighNote" feature activated internally on wikipedia, a user will > be > > > able to select(by mouse) the text that he wants to highlight and > remember > > > for next time. That text will be saved in the database and everytime > that > > > user comes back to that page he will be able to see what he highlighted > > may > > > be one/ten years ago. Also, he will be able to deselect specific text > by > > > selecting(by mouse) again. > > > > > > I have already been working on a prototype of the same by implementing > a > > > demo wikipedia page. > > > I want to discuss the feasibility of this project as a GSoC'14 project. > > > Please bring uo some of the challenges that I can face while > implementing > > > this so I can consider everything in my final proposal. > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > The wiki-text changes continuously over a period of time, you might want > to > > consider that as well. What the user highlighted one year ago, it might > > happen that he might not find some of those highlighted points today. In > > that case, it would be better if you export the points highlighted > > somewhere. But first things first, make sure it is not already > implemented. > > > > Cheers, > > Pratik > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > -- Warm Regards, *Pratik Lahoti* User:BPositive <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BPositive> _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
