[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] 1.9.7 for iOS released

2019-07-10 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi We have published a new maintenance release of Kiwix for iOS 1.9 branch. Here is a short changelog: * Fix memory usage issue when performing searches * swift 5.2 * Version bump of libkiwix, realm and SwiftyUserDefaults * Removed third party library ProcedureKit, now use Foundation.OperationQue

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] Maintenance release 2.5 for Android

2019-07-07 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi Last week we have released Kiwix for Android 2.5. This is a maintenance release, so no new feature, but we have fixed almost 50 bugs around the library and the download manager. As a result, the software is a lot more stable. You can install the last version from the Google Play store: https:/

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] for iOS 1.9.6 released

2019-05-14 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi We have published a new maintenance release of Kiwix for iOS 1.9 branch. Here is a short changelog: * updated user feedback email address * dropped support for external indexes * improved iOS 12 support * new version of libkiwix and Swift 4.2 Kiwix for iOS has been conceived for iPhone & iPad

[WikimediaMobile] Kiwix for Android and iOS updated

2018-08-22 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi Here are the last mobile maintenance releases. They have been rolled out last week. 1.9.4 for iOS: * NEW: sort languages in library language filter both by count or alphabetically * NEW: search for a zim file by name in library online catalog 2.4 for Android: * FIX: External SD card problems

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] for iOS 1.9.1 released

2018-06-10 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi We have published a new maintenance release of Kiwix for iOS 1.9 branch. Here is the short changelog: - Use Realm in replace of CoreData as database - Added Wiktionary, Wikiquote and Wikisource categories - Fix: unable to detect embedded index in some situations - Fix: unable to cancel erroneo

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] for iOS 1.9 released

2018-05-08 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi We just have released a new version of Kiwix for iOS. New Library Design: * ZIM files are grouped by topic categories * ZIM file detail view * Downloading content and catalog are displayed in one place * On iPads, using a split view with ZIM file / categories on the left and detail on the rig

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] Offline WikiMed for Windows mobile based devices

2018-02-18 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi WikiMed, the 50.000 articles big medical Encylcopaedia from Wikipedia is now available on the Microsoft Windows app store: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9PHJSNP1CZ8J Based on the Kiwix offline technologies, Wikimed for Windows completes the famous WikiMed apps for Android and iOS. But,

Re: [WikimediaMobile] First release of Kiwix JS for Windows mobile deviecs

2017-11-30 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
On 30.11.2017 20:53, Brion Vibber wrote: > On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Emmanuel Engelhart <mailto:kel...@kiwix.org>> wrote: > > On 30.11.2017 20:33, Brion Vibber wrote: > > Awesome! It works on my Windows 10 Mobile phone (Lumia 650) though the > &g

Re: [WikimediaMobile] First release of Kiwix JS for Windows mobile deviecs

2017-11-30 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
On 30.11.2017 20:33, Brion Vibber wrote: > Awesome! It works on my Windows 10 Mobile phone (Lumia 650) though the > download interface is a bit clunky to use. Good first steps. :) > > I noticed it's labeled as compatible with the whole range of Windows > devices including Xbox, so I had to try it

[WikimediaMobile] First release of Kiwix JS for Windows mobile deviecs

2017-11-30 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi The whole Kiwix team is proud to announce the first release of Kiwix JS for Windows (mobile) devices. It is available in the Microsoft app store: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/store/p/kiwix-js/9p8slz4j979j Kiwix JS for Windows runs on all recent Windows OSes but is in particular thought for

Re: [WikimediaMobile] motî, a dictionary app for iOS

2017-07-08 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Dear Jan Looks to be a really nice app. I'm not sure I fully understood all the features, do you confirm it's not a tool to provide word translations (except to English)? Other question: is the software opensource? We, at Kiwix, are in particular interested in the scrapper. Regards Emmanuel On

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] for iOS 1.8.1 released

2017-04-17 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi We just have released a new version of Kiwix for iOS. Here the list of improvements: * NEW: Remember scroll positions * FIX: Clear search & browsing history * FIX: few other bugs The app is available on iTunes at http://ios.kiwix.org. Emmanuel -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: htt

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] for iOS 1.8 released

2017-03-07 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi We just have released a new version of Kiwix for iOS. Here the list of improvements: * NEW: Library has a new look * NEW: Support zim files with build in index * NEW: Performance optimization * FIX: Download of big content on WIFI The app is available on iTunes at http://ios.kiwix.org. Emman

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] for Android 2.2 released

2017-03-01 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi We just have released a new version of Kiwix for Android. Here the list of improvements: * FIX: Text To Speech issues on earlier Android versions * FIX: SD card detection in a few edge cases * FIX: Sporadic transparent menu * FIX: Download resilience and experience * FIX: Few problems with ico

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] for Android 2.1 released

2017-01-01 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi We have released last week a new version of Kiwix for Android. Here the list of improvements: * FIX: Display of storage devices * FIX: External SD cards detection * FIX: ZIM files detection speed * FIX: Core errors handling * FIX: Save images * FIX: ZIM file deletion * FIX: Transparent action

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] for Android 2.0 released

2016-10-20 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi We have finally released this week a new version of Kiwix for Android. This major release introduces many improvements which have been developed by our developers team during the last 7 months. Here the list of improvements: * NEW: Integrated download manager * NEW: user friendly content manag

[WikimediaMobile] [RELEASE] Kiwix for iOS 10

2016-09-13 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi We just have released Kiwix 1.7.1 for iOS which adds iOS 10 support. Please report any problem at: https://github.com/kiwix/iOS/issues Regards Emmanuel Engelhart -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: http://www.kiwix.org * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * more:

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] for iOS 1.7 released

2016-08-13 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi Last week we have released the version 1.7! What's new? * Informative bookmarks * New add / remove bookmarks interface * Bookmarks Today Widget * Bug fixes and performance improvements Here is a small roadmap of the features we want to implement next https://gist.github.com/automactic/53d62c0

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] for iOS 1.6 released

2016-07-24 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi Last week we have released the version 1.6! Here the new fixes and features: * NEW: Table of content * NEW: Recent searches * NEW: New (fulltext) search ranking system * NEW: Enhanced layout javascript on iPhone * NEW: Use SafariViewController to handle external links * NEW: Access ZIM storage

[WikimediaMobile] [NEW] Offline Phet Interfactive Simulations

2016-06-23 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi I'm happy to announce that during our Kiwix hackathon @Wikimania Esino Lario, we have achieved to build an offline version of the famous "PhET Interactive Simulations for Science and Math": https://phet.colorado.edu/ This is of course available in the ZIM format at this URL: http://download.ki

[WikimediaMobile] [OFFLINE] Kiwix for iOS 1.5 released

2016-06-05 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi A new version of Kiwix for iOS has been released last week: 1.5. This version is thought to work on iPhones, iPads and iPods running iOS9+. Here are the last improvements and fixes: * Improved search interface * Fulltext search (add idx folders using iTunes) * Include / Exclude books in search

[WikimediaMobile] [KIWIX] for Android 1.98 released

2016-04-17 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi We have released this week a new version of Kiwix for Android. This release introduced many improvements which have been developed by our 3 developers participating to the Wikimedia hackathon in Jerusalem. Here the list of improvements: FIXED: Bookmark icon correctly updates when switching tab

[WikimediaMobile] [RELEASE] Kiwix for Android 1.97

2016-02-21 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi The Kiwix dev. team is happy to announce the version 1.97 of Kiwix for Android. Most of this release was coded by Google Code-in student mhutti1, big thanks to him. This release brings a few improvements: * FIXED: Soft-keyboard opens on "find in page" click * FIXED: "Back to Top" button fades

[WikimediaMobile] [OFFLINE] Kiwix for iOS 1.4 released

2016-02-14 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi A new version of Kiwix for iOS has been released: 1.4. This version is thought to work on iPhones, iPads and iPods running iOS9+. Here are the last improvements: * New search interface * Better download/content manager * Better support of multi-core CPUs * Better support of chucked ZIM files

[WikimediaMobile] Kiwix for iOS 1.2 released!

2015-10-29 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi The Kiwix dev team is happy to announce a new release of Kiwix (1.2) for iOS: * Faster search (especially when having a lot of large ZIM files) * Better iPad multitasking experience * Bug fixes and other improvements If you have a device with iOS8+, give a try to Kiwix for iOS! It's free and p

Re: [WikimediaMobile] [Offline-l] [RELEASE] Kiwix for iOS v1.0

2015-10-04 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hopefully someone will be volunteer for this task. Regards Emmanuel On 29.08.2015 17:18, Quim Gil wrote: > Congratulations! Would you like to write a blog post about this milestone? > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Emmanu

[WikimediaMobile] Kiwix 1.1 for iOS released

2015-09-16 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi A few weeks after the Kiwix for iOS launch, here we come with the first upgrade, Kiwix 1.1 for iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kiwix/id997079563 What's new in version 1.1 * IOS 9.0 support * iPad support * ZIM file transfer using iTunes File Sharing * Many small UI improvements Happy off

[WikimediaMobile] [RELEASE] Kiwix for iOS v1.0

2015-08-29 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi This was a long standing feature request and not the easiest one to implement, that's why the Kiwix development team is pretty proud to announce the release of Kiwix for iOS v1.0. With Kiwix for iOS you can easily download/read recent snapshots (with or without pictures) of all Wikimedia proje

[WikimediaMobile] Last news about Kiwix for Android

2015-08-02 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
Hi Last June, the Kiwix team has organised a hackathon focused on mobile technologies in general and Android in particular. http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Hackathon_Mobile_2015 Sponsored by Wikimedia Switzerland, this one week long event has been the occasion to do a few steps forward thx to the hard

Re: [WikimediaMobile] Commons Reloaded

2015-04-16 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
On 15.04.2015 18:05, Brian Gerstle wrote: I'm just troubled by some of the language used here, and elsewhere, which describes a "fear" of more users. I can't help but wonder how many companies or services would readily welcome a "massive influx of users." How will Wikipedia or Commons succeed i

Re: [WikimediaMobile] Commons Reloaded

2015-04-15 Thread Emmanuel Engelhart
On 15.04.2015 05:36, Dan Garry wrote: On 14 April 2015 at 16:47, Shankar mailto:notnara...@gmail.com>> wrote: Without spending too much time can someone point me to a rationale why the app was sunset in the first place. https://www.mail-archive.com/mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org/msg02586