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Dab solver link in sidebar - contribution for FAQ

Can I offer a contribution for your FAQ page? I very much appreciated your instructions on how get a "Subpages" launcher in the toolbox and was inspired to figure out how to do something similar for Dab solver.

== Create Dab solver link on sidebar ==
To add a Dab solver link to your Tools in the sidebar, add this line to your Common.js page and purge per the instructions at the top of the page.<syntaxhighlight>
mw.util.addPortletLink ('p-tb', "http://dispenser.homenet.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/" + wgPageName, 'Dab solver');
</syntaxhighlight>

For experienced WP hands, I'm sure this is easy to figure out, but having plenty of examples of this sort of customization may help newbies get a step up.  —jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:58, 16 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

 Done thank you! Kyle^(talk) 19:34, 16 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2016)

The aqueduct of Segovia, Spain Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Shelby Gem Factory • Hilton Hotels & Resorts Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 20 June 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2016)

Home page of Wikipedia Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Home page Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire • Shelby Gem Factory Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 27 June 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

Editing News #2—2016

Editing News #2—2016 Read this in another language • Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter

Did you know?

It's quick and easy to insert a references list.

Place the cursor where you want to display the references list (usually at the bottom of the page). Open the "Insert" menu and click the "References list" icon (three books).

If you are using several groups of references, which is relatively rare, you will have the opportunity to specify the group. If you do that, then only the references that belong to the specified group will be displayed in this list of references.

Finally, click "Insert" in the dialog to insert the References list. This list will change as you add more footnotes to the page.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor team has fixed many bugs. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for Arabic and Indic scripts, and adapting the visual editor to the needs of the Wikivoyages and Wikisources.

Recent changes

The visual editor is now available to all users at most Wikivoyages. It was also enabled for all contributors at the French Wikinews.

The single edit tab feature combines the "Edit" and "Edit source" tabs into a single "Edit" tab. It has been deployed to several Wikipedias, including Hungarian, Polish, English and Japanese Wikipedias, as well as to all Wikivoyages. At these wikis, you can change your settings for this feature in the "Editing" tab of Special:Preferences. The team is now reviewing the feedback and considering ways to improve the design before rolling it out to more people.

Future changes

The "Save page" button will say "Publish page". This will affect both the visual and wikitext editing systems. More information is available on Meta.

The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next few months. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect several languages, including: Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Urdu, Persian, Bengali, Assamese, Aramaic and others.

The team is working with the volunteer developers who power Wikisource to provide the visual editor there, for opt-in testing right now and eventually for all users. (T138966)

The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. It will look like the visual editor, and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices around September 2016. You can read about this project in a general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list.

Let's work together

• Do you teach new editors how to use the visual editor? Did you help set up the Citoid automatic reference feature for your wiki? Have you written or imported TemplateData for your most important citation templates? Would you be willing to help new editors and small communities with the visual editor? Please sign up for the new VisualEditor Community Taskforce.
• Learn how to improve the "automagical" citoid referencing system in the visual editor, by creating Zotero translators for popular sources in your language! Watch the Tech Talk by Sebastian Karcher for more information.

If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Thank you!

Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk), 21:09, 30 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2016)

An answering machine Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Answering machine Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Home page • List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 4 July 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2016)

An ear of rye Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Rye Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Answering machine • Home page Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 11 July 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 29, 2016)

RMS Olympic's deck Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Sun deck Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Rye • Answering machine Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 18 July 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 30, 2016)

Closeup view of a Squeegee Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Squeegee Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Sun deck • Rye Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 25 July 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 31, 2016)

History of the constellations, Ursa Minor constellation map Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: History of the constellations Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Squeegee • Sun deck Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 1 August 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 32, 2016)

One of many icons associated with The Sims Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: The Sims (video game) Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: History of the constellations • Squeegee Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 8 August 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 33, 2016)

Archaeological record example: a section of the Papyrus of Ani showing cursive hieroglyphs Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Archaeological record Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: The Sims (video game) • History of the constellations Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:10, 15 August 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 34, 2016)

Heraldic Badge of the Spanish West Indies Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Spanish West Indies Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Archaeological record • The Sims (video game) Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 22 August 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 35, 2016)

The Holy Family with God the Father and the Holy Spirit by Carlo Dolci Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Holy Spirit Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Spanish West Indies • Archaeological record Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 29 August 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 36, 2016)

Wedding ring being placed on during a wedding ceremony Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Wedding ring Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Holy Spirit • Spanish West Indies Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 5 September 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 37, 2016)

Adarsha School Narayanganj in Dhaka, Bangladesh Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Education in Bangladesh Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Wedding ring • Holy Spirit Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 02:18, 12 September 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 39, 2016)

Albrecht Dürer, famous German painter of the German Renaissance. Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: List of German painters Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Brain damage • Education in Bangladesh Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 26 September 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 40, 2016)

Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Math rock Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: List of German painters • Brain damage Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 3 October 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 41, 2016)

A spelling bee at Jhenidah Cadet College in Bangladesh Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Spelling bee Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Math rock • List of German painters Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 04:03, 10 October 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

Editing News #3—2016

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Did you know?

Did you know that you can easily re-arrange columns and rows in the visual editor?

Select a cell in the column or row that you want to move. Click the arrow at the start of that row or column to open the dropdown menu (shown). Choose either "Move before" or "Move after" to move the column, or "Move above" or "Move below" to move the row.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has mainly worked on a new wikitext editor. They have also released some small features and the new map editing tool. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. You can find links to the list of work finished each week at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Their current priorities are fixing bugs, releasing the 2017 wikitext editor as a beta feature, and improving language support.

Recent changes

• You can now set text as small or big.[1]
• Invisible templates have been shown as a puzzle icon. Now, the name of the invisible template is displayed next to the puzzle icon.[2] A similar feature will display the first part of hidden HTML comments.[3]
• Categories are displayed at the bottom of each page. If you click on the categories, the dialog for editing categories will open.[4]
• At many wikis, you can now add maps to pages. Go to the Insert menu and choose the "Maps" item. The Discovery department are adding more features to this area, like geoshapes. You can read more on MediaWiki.org.[5]
• The "Save" button now says "Save page" when you create a page, and "Save changes" when you change an existing page.[6] In the future, the "Save page" button will say "Publish page". This will affect both the visual and wikitext editing systems. More information is available on Meta.
• Image galleries now use a visual mode for editing. You can see thumbnails of the images, add new files, remove unwanted images, rearrange the images by dragging and dropping, and add captions for each image. Use the "Options" tab to set the gallery's display mode, image sizes, and add a title for the gallery.[7]

Future changes

The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the remaining 10 "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next month. The developers want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect several languages, including Thai, Burmese and Aramaic.

The team is working on a modern wikitext editor. The 2017 wikitext editor will look like the visual editor and be able to use the citoid service and other modern tools. This new editing system may become available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices in October 2016. You can read about this project in a general status update on the Wikimedia mailing list.

Let's work together

Do you teach new editors how to use the visual editor? Did you help set up the Citoid automatic reference feature for your wiki? Have you written or imported TemplateData for your most important citation templates? Would you be willing to help new editors and small communities with the visual editor? Please sign up for the new VisualEditor Community Taskforce.

If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Thank you! Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 18:19, 14 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 42, 2016)

NASA researchers at Glenn Research Center conducting tests on aircraft engine noise in 1967 Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Noise Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Spelling bee • Math rock Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 17 October 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 43, 2016)

The attic at a factory Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Attic Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Noise • Spelling bee Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 24 October 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 44, 2016)

Street food vendors at a roadside market just outside of Hua Hin District, Thailand Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Street food Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Attic • Noise Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 31 October 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 45, 2016)

A sword dance performance Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Sword dance Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Street food • Attic Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 7 November 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2016)

A woman wearing a dress Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Dress Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Sword dance • Street food Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 14 November 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 47, 2016)

A cleaning sponge Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Sponge (material) Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Dress • Sword dance Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 21 November 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, Khamar. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 48, 2016)

Homework may include mathematical exercises Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Homework Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Sponge (material) • Dress Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 28 November 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 49, 2016)

Three Martinis Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Three-martini lunch Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Homework • Sponge (material) Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:10, 5 December 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2016)

The Dreadnought hoaxers in Abyssinian regalia; the bearded figure on the far left is in fact the writer Virginia Woolf. Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Hoax Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Three-martini lunch • Homework Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 12 December 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2016)

Helena Bergström in 2014 Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Helena Bergström Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Hoax • Three-martini lunch Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 19 December 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2016)

World plate tectonics (click on map for more details) Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Tectonics Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Helena Bergström • Hoax Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 26 December 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2017)

Some of the Aeolian Islands Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Aeolian Islands Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Tectonics • Helena Bergström Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 2 January 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2017)

Professional audio – pictured is a portable setup of various live audio production and recording equipment Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Professional audio Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Aeolian Islands • Tectonics Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 9 January 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2017)

Some of the human organs Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Organ (anatomy) Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Professional audio • Aeolian Islands Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 16 January 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2017)

Ghanaian nationalists celebrating the 50th anniversary of national independence in 2007 Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: African nationalism Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Organ (anatomy) • Professional audio Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:09, 23 January 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2017)

Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Nvidia Shadowplay Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: African nationalism • Organ (anatomy) Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 30 January 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2017)

A high school in Malaysia Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Secondary school Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Nvidia Shadowplay • African nationalism Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:09, 6 February 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2017)

The Sun and planets of the Solar System (distances not to scale) are examples of astronomical objects. Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Astronomical object Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Secondary school • Nvidia Shadowplay Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 13 February 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2017)

Växjö surrounded by lakes, as seen from an airplane Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Växjö Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Astronomical object • Secondary school Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 20 February 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2017)

Parallel goods traders queuing outside Sheung Shui Station in Hong Kong Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Grey market Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Växjö • Astronomical object Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 27 February 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2017)

Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Plastic explosive Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Grey market • Växjö Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:10, 6 March 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2017)

Tandoori chicken Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Tandoori chicken Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Plastic explosive • Grey market Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:19, 13 March 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

Art+Feminism @ Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (March 18, 2017)

You are invited to the upcoming Art+Feminism edit-athon, which will be held at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (415 Southwest 10th Avenue #300, Portland 97205) on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 10:00am – 5:00pm. For more information, visit Eventbrite.

Hope to see you there! -MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:46, 14 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2017)

The long-legged buzzard is an example of a bird of prey. Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Bird of prey Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Tandoori chicken • Plastic explosive Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 20 March 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2017)

The Czech philosopher Radovan Richta (1924–1983) originated the theory of technological evolution. Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Technological evolution Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Bird of prey • Tandoori chicken Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:08, 27 March 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2017)

Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Synchrony and diachrony Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Technological evolution • Bird of prey Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 3 April 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2017)

Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Corruption in the United States Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Synchrony and diachrony • Technological evolution Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 10 April 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2017)

Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Page footer Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Corruption in the United States • Synchrony and diachrony Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 17 April 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2017)

Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Gerald and Charlene Gallego Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Page footer • Corruption in the United States Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 24 April 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon @ PNCA Library (April 29, 2017)

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This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2017)

The Remorse of Orestes, where he is surrounded by the Erinyes, who were identified as chthonic beings, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1862 Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Chthonic Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Gerald and Charlene Gallego • Page footer Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 1 May 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

Amazing article

Your Julius Youngner is fantastic. I found another source for him if you don't already have it at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/science/julius-youngner-dead-salk-polio-vaccine-researcher.html?_r=0. I plan on going in and putting in some wikilinks but wanted to let you know what I thought of your work.

The Very Best of Regards,

Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉ 14:37, 5 May 2017 (UTC), Wikipedia Visiting Scholar with the University of Pittsburgh[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2017)

Hello, Khamar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Lars von Trier Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Chthonic • Gerald and Charlene Gallego Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 8 May 2017 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

Editing News #1—2017

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Did you know?

Did you know that you can review your changes visually?

When you are finished editing the page, type your edit summary and then choose "Review your changes".

In visual mode, you will see additions, removals, new links, and formatting highlighted. Other changes, such as changing the size of an image, are described in notes on the side.

Click the toggle button to switch between visual and wikitext diffs.

The wikitext diff is the same diff tool that is used in the wikitext editors and in the page history.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has spent most of their time supporting the 2017 wikitext editor mode which is available inside the visual editor as a Beta Feature, and adding the new visual diff tool. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. You can find links to the work finished each week at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Their current priorities are fixing bugs, supporting the 2017 wikitext editor as a beta feature, and improving the visual diff tool.

Recent changes

A new wikitext editing mode is available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices. The 2017 wikitext editor has the same toolbar as the visual editor and can use the citoid service and other modern tools. Go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures to enable the ⧼Visualeditor-preference-newwikitexteditor-label⧽.

A new visual diff tool is available in VisualEditor's visual mode. You can toggle between wikitext and visual diffs. More features will be added to this later. In the future, this tool may be integrated into other MediaWiki components. [8]

The team have added multi-column support for lists of footnotes. The <references /> block can automatically display long lists of references in columns on wide screens. This makes footnotes easier to read. You can request multi-column support for your wiki. [9]

Other changes:

• You can now use your web browser's function to switch typing direction in the new wikitext mode. This is particularly helpful for RTL language users like Urdu or Hebrew who have to write JavaScript or CSS. You can use Command+Shift+X or Control+Shift+X to trigger this. [10]
• The way to switch between the visual editing mode and the wikitext editing mode is now consistent. There is a drop-down menu that shows the two options. This is now the same in desktop and mobile web editing, and inside things that embed editing, such as Flow. [11]
• The Categories item has been moved to the top of the Page options menu (from clicking on the icon) for quicker access. [12] There is also now a "Templates used on this page" feature there. [13]
• You can now create <chem> tags (sometimes used as <ce>) for chemical formulas inside the visual editor. [14]
• Tables can be set as collapsed or un-collapsed. [15]
• The Special character menu now includes characters for Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics and angle quotation marks (‹› and ⟨⟩) . The team thanks the volunteer developer, Tpt. [16]
• A bug caused some section edit conflicts to blank the rest of the page. This has been fixed. The team are sorry for the disruption. [17]
• There is a new keyboard shortcut for citations: Control+Shift+K on a PC, or Command+Shift+K on a Mac. It is based on the keyboard shortcut for making links, which is Control+K on a PC or Command+K on a Mac. [18]

Future changes

• The VisualEditor team is working with the Community Tech team on a syntax highlighting tool. It will highlight matching pairs of <ref> tags and other types of wikitext syntax. You will be able to turn it on and off. It will first become available in VisualEditor's built-in wikitext mode, maybe late in 2017. [19]
• The kind of button used to Show preview, Show changes, and finish an edit will change in all WMF-supported wikitext editors. The new buttons will use OOjs UI. The buttons will be larger, brighter, and easier to read. The labels will remain the same. You can test the new button by editing a page and adding &ooui=1 to the end of the URL, like this: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Sandbox?action=edit&ooui=1 The old appearance will no longer be possible, even with local CSS changes. [20]
• The outdated 2006 wikitext editor will be removed later this year. It is used by approximately 0.03% of active editors. See a list of editing tools on mediawiki.org if you are uncertain which one you use. [21]

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