https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23088
Summary: Need for a gadgets-preference versus skin-preference
compatibility table
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Normal
Component: User preferences
AssignedTo: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
ReportedBy: fole...@netcourrier.com
CC: agarr...@wikimedia.org
Hello,
Right now I am testing the "Classic" skin on Wikimedia Commons, which has some
interesting features like the display of categories at the top of the page
rather than at the bottom, which is good for picture categorizing jobs.
However, I discovered that some of the gadgets I previously used (like the
"tineye" tab, the "catscan" tab) are no longer available, although they are
kept selected in my user preferences.
I perfectly understand that it is not possible (at least for the time being) to
have all gadgets available for all skins. But the availability of gadgets for a
given skin (or the other way round: the availability of a skin while keeping
the possibility of using a given gadget) should be predictable when the user
selects his preferences.
For that purpose, a compatibility table showing skins in rows and gadgets in
columns (or the other way round) should be provided so that the user knows what
to expect before changing his preference settings.
The status for the compatibility between a skin and a gadget could have three
values :
* perfectly compatible (the gadget developer said he tested that compatibility)
* not compatible (the gadget developer said he tested and found out it is not
compatible)
* you may try at your own risk (we don't have information on that compatibility
issue)
Another possibility would be to have a popup warning saying "you can't change
that skin unless you remove that gadget preference" or "you can't add that
gadget unless you switch to another skin", or "we are not sure if your skin
change will keep your gadgets alive", or "we are not sure if that gadget your
are choosing now is compatible with the skin you are using".
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