Great news! Kudos to all involved for good, quick work. /Ramsey
On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 7:27 AM, Victoria Coleman <vcole...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > +1! As a big fan of maps (like I read them for relaxation :-) I am super > stoked to see this project come to fruition! You guys rock! > > Best regards, > > Victoria Coleman > > > On May 10, 2018, at 5:58 AM, Toby Negrin <tneg...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > > Thanks Joe! I'd like to also express my gratitude to the Foundation > > developers, Roan, Möriel, Stephane and Elena who were able to pick up > this > > project on short notice and provide the technical excellence it needed to > > be released across the wikis. Thank you! > > > > -Toby > > > > On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 3:32 PM, Joe Matazzoni <jmatazz...@wikimedia.org> > > wrote: > > > >> As of today, interactive (Kartographer) maps no longer display in the > >> language of the territory mapped; instead, you’ll read them in the > content > >> language of the wiki where they appear—or in the language their authors > >> specify (subject to availability of multilingual data). In addition, > >> mapframe, the feature that automatically embeds dynamic maps right on a > >> wiki page, is now live on most Wikipedias that lacked the feature. (Not > >> included in the mapframe launch are nine Wikipedias [1] that use the > >> stricter version of Flagged Revisions). > >> > >> If you you’re new to mapframe, this Kartographer help page [2] shows how > >> to get started putting dynamic maps on your pages. If you’d like to > read > >> more about map internationalization: this Special Update [3] explains > the > >> feature and its limiations; this post [4] and this one [5] describe the > >> uses of the new parameter, lang=”xx”, which lets you specify a map’s > >> language. And here are some example maps [6] to illustrate the new > >> capabilities. > >> > >> These features could not have been created without the generous > >> programming contributions and advice of our many map-loving volunteers, > >> including Yurik, Framawiki, Naveenpf, TheDJ, Milu92, Astirlin, Evad37, > >> Pigsonthewing, Mike Peel, Eran Roz, Gareth and Abbe98. My apologies to > >> anyone I’ve missed. > >> > >> The Map Improvements 2018 [7] project wraps up at the end of June, so > >> please give internationalized maps and mapframe a try soon and give us > your > >> feedback on the project talk page [8]. We’re listening. > >> > >> [1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191583 > >> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:Kartographer > >> [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018# > >> April_18,_2018,_Special_Update_on_Map_Internationalization > >> [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018# > >> April_25,_2018,_You_can_now_try_out_internationalization_(on_testwiki) > >> [5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018# > >> April_26,_2018:_OSM_name_data_quirks_and_the_uses_of_lang=% > >> E2%80%9Clocal%E2%80%9D > >> [6] https://test2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples > >> [7] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018 > >> [8] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Map_improvements_2018 > >> _____________________ > >> > >> Joe Matazzoni > >> Product Manager, Collaboration > >> Wikimedia Foundation, San Francisco > >> > >> "Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > the > >> sum of all knowledge." > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikitech-l mailing list > >> Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
