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Re: [Xowa-general] bug at wikibooks

[gnosygnu <gno...@gm...>]

Replying to some points below. Let me know if I missed anything.

Also, I resolved the de.wikibooks.org/wiki/Kochbuch/_Druckversion issue for
v1.8.4 (next Monday). I like to give credit to users for discovering
defects. You'd get a line in the XOWA Change log with something like this:

* ParserFunctions: Restrict displaytitle to title name when disabled
(affects: wrong display title showing up on a page); EX:{{DISPLAYTITLE:Not
the page title}}. See: https://de.wikibooks.org/wiki/Kochbuch/_Druckversion
{detected by treaki}

Let me know if you want to be referred to as treaki, or if you'd rather not
be mentioned at all.

Thanks.

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 8:20 AM, treaki <tr...@tr...> wrote:

> Am 17.08.2014 05:22, schrieb gnosygnu:

> (
> https://archive.org/download/Xowa_dewiki_latest/Xowa_debundle_2014-08-09.7z
> ).
> > This will show images just like the online version. See the attached
> > screenshot from my machine.
>
> for this time text is enough for me because i don’t have unlimited disk
> space... But thanks for the tip.
>

Keep in mind the images for de.wikibooks.org is barely 600 MB. So if you
want that wiki only, I can upload a smaller copy that is separate from the
main debundle.


> > This will basically stop XOWA from ever accessing the internet. Note
> > that this switch is absolute, and it means functions like "online
> > import" won't work either.
>
> thanks, i will try that
>

Okay. Just so you know, I use it all the time, so it works as advertised. ;)

Re: [Xowa-general] bug at wikibooks

[treaki <tr...@tr...>]

HI gnosygnu,

thanks for your quick reply

Am 17.08.2014 05:22, schrieb gnosygnu:

> The screenshot was very helpful. 

one picture is worth a thousand words:)

> (https://archive.org/download/Xowa_dewiki_latest/Xowa_debundle_2014-08-09.7z).
> This will show images just like the online version. See the attached
> screenshot from my machine.

for this time text is enough for me because i don’t have unlimited disk
space... But thanks for the tip.

> 
> XOWA has this feature already. Try the following:
> 
> [..]
> 
> This will basically stop XOWA from ever accessing the internet. Note
> that this switch is absolute, and it means functions like "online
> import" won't work either.

thanks, i will try that

> 
> With regards to clicking on links, there isn't a message box. However,
> you can try this:
> 
> * Go to home/wiki/Help:Options/Apps
> * Blank out the two boxes for Web browser
> * Click "Save"
> 
> This will stop XOWA from ever opening an external link, even if you
> click on it. This is usually what I do. If I want to actually visit a
> url, I usually right click on the url in XOWA and choose Copy and then
> Paste it into my web browser.

Nice, i guess i will build me a dialog box my self using zenity...

>  [...]
> 
> I'll try to get this done for a v1.10 release (sometime in October). I'm
> working on HTML dumps right now, and I'd really like to get it done
> before I work on something new.

i fully understand that, it is totally confusing to jump between two
projects... one after another is better;)

> This is sort of part of the above, but I think I can add a simple
> "Cancel" link to both Import pages. If you click on it, it will cancel
> the current import. I'll try to get this done in the next few weeks.

sounds good

> Okay. That's a fair point. I'll add this to either v1.8.4 or v1.9.1.
> I'll probably do the following:

thanks


> Thanks again for the feedback!

no problem, thanks you for xowa (again) and plz keep up the good work

greetings treaki

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Re: [Xowa-general] bug at wikibooks

[gnosygnu <gno...@gm...>]

Hmm... Sourceforge didn't seem to like the attachment in the last email.
Sending to the list again...

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Hi! Thanks for the input, and especially for sending the email to the
mailing list!

I reply to your points below. Let me know if I missed anything.

On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 1:15 PM, treaki <tr...@tr...> wrote:

> i have discovered a bug at site title settings if there are more
> then one pages put together to a big page like at wikibooks print
> versions.
>

The screenshot was very helpful. The bug is with {{DISPLAYTITLE}}. I
reviewed the MediaWiki code and on most wikis it only uses DISPLAYTITLE if
it matches the current page title (case insensitive). XOWA always shows
what's in DISPLAYTITLE, regardless of the contents.

The logic is a little strange, so it probably won't make it into tomorrow's
release. I'll try to add this logic in either v1.8.4 or v1.9.1

Also, you may want to consider downloading the images for the German wikis.
You can go to https://archive.org/details/Xowa_dewiki_latest and download
the debundle link (
https://archive.org/download/Xowa_dewiki_latest/Xowa_debundle_2014-08-09.7z).
This will show images just like the online version. See the attached
screenshot from my machine.

also i have some feature requests:
>
> offline mode - a mode that ensures me that no internet connection is
> opened and links which would be opened in the browser will require a
> confirmation.
>

XOWA has this feature already. Try the following:

* Go to home/wiki/Help:Options/Security
* Uncheck "Web access enabled"
* Click "Save" (near the upper-left hand corner of the page)

This will basically stop XOWA from ever accessing the internet. Note that
this switch is absolute, and it means functions like "online import" won't
work either.

With regards to clicking on links, there isn't a message box. However, you
can try this:

* Go to home/wiki/Help:Options/Apps
* Blank out the two boxes for Web browser
* Click "Save"

This will stop XOWA from ever opening an external link, even if you click
on it. This is usually what I do. If I want to actually visit a url, I
usually right click on the url in XOWA and choose Copy and then Paste it
into my web browser.


> (download) progress window - a window where it is possible to view the
> download/import progress a little better as in the status bar
>

This can take a while. I've been meaning to rewrite some of the import
code, but it keeps falling to the back of the list. I've been hoping that
the current system is simple enough to use, though it has drawbacks.

Out of curiosity, what exactly is wrong with the progress window? Is the
text too small? If it is you can increase it on the Main Menu by doing View
-> Increase Font Size

I'll try to get this done for a v1.10 release (sometime in October). I'm
working on HTML dumps right now, and I'd really like to get it done before
I work on something new.


> cancel import - also in the progress window sould be a way to stop
> running processes, the only way i fond for that was restarting the
> programm (i started a download by mistake)
>

This is sort of part of the above, but I think I can add a simple "Cancel"
link to both Import pages. If you click on it, it will cancel the current
import. I'll try to get this done in the next few weeks.


> manage wikis: delete - delete downloaded wikis (after i have canceled my
> download by restarting xowa i had to remove the files manually
>

Okay. That's a fair point. I'll add this to either v1.8.4 or v1.9.1. I'll
probably do the following:

* Save a marker file at the start of the import
* Delete the marker file at the end of the import
* If XOWA tries to open a wiki, and the marker file exists, it will warn
the user about a corrupt import and prompt to delete the wiki

Thanks again for the feedback!

[Xowa-general] bug at wikibooks

[treaki <tr...@tr...>]

hi,

i have tryed out xowa today and i have to say i am very impressed. But i
guess i have discovered a bug at site title settings if there are more
then one pages put together to a big page like at wikibooks print
versions. I have created a screenshot to show the problem exemplary:

http://treaki.tk/upload/uploads/1408208633/140816_bug_xowa_wikibooks.png

also i have some feature requests:

offline mode - a mode that ensures me that no internet connection is
opened and links which would be opened in the browser will require a
confirmation.

(download) progress window - a window where it is possible to view the
download/import progress a little better as in the status bar

cancel import - also in the progress window sould be a way to stop
running processes, the only way i fond for that was restarting the
programm (i started a download by mistake)

manage wikis: delete - delete downloaded wikis (after i have canceled my
download by restarting xowa i had to remove the files manually

keep up the good work

greetings treaki
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[Xowa-general] RELEASE (minor): v0.2.2: Tables can be sortable/collapsible (courtesy of Schnark); more localization support including date/number formatting

[gnosygnu <gno...@gm...>]

Files are here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/xowa/files/v0.2.2/

Note that there is an xowa_upgrade zip file that is smaller.

This is a minor release. You should get this release if:

* You want to try out the new sortable/collapsible tables (courtesy of
Schnark). These are actually quite neat, so it's worth getting just to
be able to sort table columns

* You are using a non-English language wiki, and want to fix the
various US-centric number formatting/date formatting

* You want one of the fixes below. There are quite a lot, but most of
them are minor.

* You like having the latest version (it is stable)

=== major ===

* javascript: (add) tables can be sortable;
EX:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_world
{contributed by Schnark}

* javascript: (add) tables can be collapsible;
EX:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albedo {contributed by Schnark}

* lang.localization: (fix) for relevant locales, {{formatnum:1234}}
should produce 1.234 not 1,234; {detected by Schnark}

* lang.localization: (fix) for relevant locales, {{formatnum:12,34|R}}
should produce 12.34 not 1234 {detected by Schnark}

* parser.time: (fix) date should default to dmy format, not mdy;
EX:{{#time:M|2.5.2000}} and {{#time:M|22.5.2000}} {detected by
Schnark}

* gui: (add) progress bar can show a detailed list of last 128
messages (middle-click on progress bar or ctrl+l) {requested by
*unconfirmed*}

=== minor ===
* wiki.ns: (fix) {{ns:5}} swaps out $1 correctly; EX:{{ns:5}} on
German Wikipedia {detected by Schnark}

* ttl: (fix) namespace names should be proper cased;
EX:http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox and #REDIRECT
[[wikipédia:bac à sable]] should show Wikipédia not wikipédia

* parser.int: (fix) various fixes regarding {{int}} ;
EX:http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilfe:Zusammenfassung_und_Quellen
{detected by Schnark}

* parser.nowiki: (fix) nowiki handles xml node fragments such as
&lt;nowiki>&lt;pre>&lt;/nowiki>{{#expr:1}}<pre>a</pre>;
EX:http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichtproportionale_Schriftart#Darstellung_am_Computer
{detected by Schnark}

* parser.nowiki: (fix) nowiki should not affect brackets "[";
EX:&lt;nowiki>[[A]]&lt;/nowiki>

* parser.pre: (fix) "&amp;#09;" should render as "\t" inside a pre
section, not as "&amp;#09;";
EX:http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Technik/Skin/Werkstatt
{detected by Schnark}

* parser.xml: (fix) "data*" attributes should appear in output (it
used to be removed); EX:data-sort-key="string" {detected by Schnark}

* parser.title: (fix) invalid characters in anchor should be encoded
(it used to literalize the link wikitext); EX:[[A#b<c]] {detected by
Schnark}

* parser.expr: (fix) {{#expr}} values for large numbers yields
incorrect results; EX:{{#expr:39052000900 mod 100}} yields 47 instead
of 0; http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quijano_(Piélagos)

* parser.xnde.pages: (fix) Null ref error when using <pages> in wiki
without pages namespace;
EX:http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Buchfunktion/Feedback

* math: (fix) Number format exception when calculating {{-2^1.2}};
EX:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Calculation

* file: (fix) missing images would not redownload even when
"redownload_('all')" was applied

* gui.edit: (fix) alt+tab while editing article moved focus from edit
box to top of article

* url: (fix) slash in anchor is not recognized as a valid url;
EX:http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Technik/Skin/Werkstatt#Hilfe%20bei%20Benutzer:TMg/autoFormatter.js

=== housekeeping ===

* app: (fix) upgrades should not delete bookmarks page

* lang.gfs: all lang gfs files recompiled to support separatorTransformTable

* app.history: page_history moved to /xowa/user/anonymous/app/data/history/

* javascript.mathjax: mathjax moved to /xowa/bin/any/javascript/xowa/mathjax/