[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2014-05-20 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 Scott Martin changed: What|Removed |Added CC||sc...@urbigenous.net --- Comment #46 fr

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-10-02 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #45 from Elitre --- I'll clarify that "it shouldn't happen" means just that it is not useful/desirable to have it IMHO, or at least I can't think of a situation where it would be. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-10-02 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #44 from Elitre --- 48891 and 53974 cover that specific problem. The wikimarkup warning is just a warning, it does not stop you from doing anything. As for this situation, of course it shouldn't happen. I can't recall the b

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-10-02 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #43 from wikif...@gmail.com --- What I mean is that you start with wikimarkup visible in the VE editing mode. When you add something (''not'' wikimarkup) inside such wikimarkup, you get the wikimarkup notice at the top right; but on

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-10-02 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #42 from Elitre --- Hi there, I don't think I see your VEdit there. I did https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AElitre_%28WMF%29%2FSandboxVE&diff=794415&oldid=794413 and https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-10-02 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #41 from wikif...@gmail.com --- Can someone explain why [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Communication?veaction=edit this page] seems to accept wikitext markup, even in VE mode? On saving, it gives the "nowiki" warning, but it doesn't

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-08-30 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #40 from Amalthea --- (In reply to comment #39) > [...] this bug is - by definition of the product - a WONTFIX. James, this is simply not true. See comment #36 about auto formatting logic in other visual word processors. I really d

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-08-29 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 James Forrester changed: What|Removed |Added Status|REOPENED|RESOLVED Resolution|---

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-08-12 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 Chris McKenna changed: What|Removed |Added See Also||https://bugzilla.wikimedia.

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-08-12 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #38 from Chris McKenna --- user John Broughton at en.wp comments: "Rather than focus on improving [the warning about entering wikitext], a better direction to go would be for VE to be able to convert wikitext to its equivalent in VE

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-08-05 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #37 from kipod --- (In reply to comment #22) > > If accidental insertion of wikitext is still an issue, we should focus on > other > ways to mitigate that issue. 2 things: 1) it's not an "if", and i do not think you guys should w

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-08-04 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 Amalthea changed: What|Removed |Added CC||Amalthea.wikimedia@googlema

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-08-01 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #35 from wikif...@gmail.com --- Note that this question is included in the large [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Default State RFC]] on the en.wikipedia, as question 5. The current tally, for what's it worth, is 28 supporting and 22 opposin

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-08-01 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 wikif...@gmail.com changed: What|Removed |Added Status|RESOLVED|REOPENED CC|

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-25 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #33 from kipod --- (In reply to comment #31) > I think that James' marking your bug as a duplicate was likely caused by his > misunderstanding your request. He is part of the VE team but I have met him > at Wikimeets a few times and

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #32 from MZMcBride --- (In reply to comment #28) Thank you for clarifying the two requests, Chris. That was super-helpful. :-) (In reply to comment #29) > maybe instead of coming here, what i should have done is to reopen and remov

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 Chris McKenna changed: What|Removed |Added See Also||https://bugzilla.wikimedia.

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #30 from kipod --- oh, and what you describe as "the ideal solution", sounds a lot like bug 51899 to me. peace. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. _

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #29 from kipod --- i think you are correct stating that these two "definitions" of the enhancement request are not identical. however, i came here to bug you guys with "my" definition of the request after Forrester closed bug 51897

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #28 from Chris McKenna --- There are at least two separate requests here. They are related in that they both want to change the current behaviour of the two character sequence "[[" in VisualEditor but they want to change it in incom

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #27 from kipod --- i still do not think you understood the request. it's not about transforming [[Foo]] to a link, it's about not getting [[Foo]] into the page in the first place: as soon as the user types "[[", the "[[" should be

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #26 from MZMcBride --- (In reply to comment #25) > what we ask (at least, this is what i asked - see bug 51897, which was marked > as duplicate of this one) is that when the user types "[[", VE will remove > the "[[" from the page,

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #25 from kipod --- i am not sure you understand the precise nature of this request, so let me elaborate: what we ask (at least, this is what i asked - see bug 51897, which was marked as duplicate of this one) is that when the user

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #24 from MZMcBride --- (In reply to comment #23) > well, in all this products, when i misspell a word, the thing silently and > valiantly just fix my mistake, instead of shouting at me[1]. > generally, this is known as "Auto correc

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #23 from kipod --- please look above: in comment 15, Forrester did some namedropping: "Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, Google Docs, Apple Pages and more". well, in all this products, when i misspell a word, the thing silently and valia

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #22 from Erik Moeller --- We're listening, but in this case we're saying no, and that decision is final. We can elaborate a bit more on the why if that helps, but parsing wikitext in VisualEditor is absolutely not going to happen.

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #21 from kipod --- (In reply to comment #17) > So, let's calm down here. > > We're not "pissing on" anyone; yes you are. if you look at the different wikis, and if you search here with "product=visualeditor" and "search word=nowi

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #20 from MZMcBride --- Thank you very much for the clarification, Erik. I was just about to ask, following comment 17, whether this was truly a wontfix (i.e., patches will not be accepted) or whether it was simply a very low priorit

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #19 from Erik Moeller --- "other user interfaces optimized for markup" -> "other user interfaces optimized for completing actions quickly in VisualEditor that are fast to do in markup" -- You are receiving this mail because: You a

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #18 from Erik Moeller --- Sorry, but this is not something we'll ever do, as I explained in comment 9. It's not simply a matter of prioritization - it's a matter of ensuring we can provide a user experience that's not modeled on mar

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #17 from Oliver Keyes --- So, let's calm down here. We're not "pissing on" anyone; we're choosing to prioritise. Right now the devs have got a lot of open bugs for the VisualEditor - things that actively /don't work/. They've got a

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #16 from kipod --- (In reply to comment #15) > If you want an "accelerator key" for making links, use the standard one: > Ctrl + > K (or Cmd + K if you're on a Mac). This is the same shortcut as in Microsoft > Word, OpenOffice, Goog

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 James Forrester changed: What|Removed |Added Status|REOPENED|RESOLVED Resolution|---

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 turi...@gmail.com changed: What|Removed |Added CC||turi...@gmail.com --- Comment #14 f

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-24 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 kipod changed: What|Removed |Added Priority|Lowest |High Status|RESOLVED

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-23 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 James Forrester changed: What|Removed |Added CC||fur.hew...@gmail.com --- Comment #12

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-23 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #11 from ukexpat --- WTG guys, piss off the user base even more with a WONTFIX on a no-brainer... -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. ___ Wikibugs

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-04 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 James Forrester changed: What|Removed |Added Status|ASSIGNED|RESOLVED Resolution|---

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-07-04 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 Erik Moeller changed: What|Removed |Added CC||e...@wikimedia.org --- Comment #9 from

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-06-23 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #8 from James Forrester --- (In reply to comment #7) > (In reply to comment #6) > > > (2) it requires the use of a mouse to add a link. :-( > > > > Not true, as discussed; I don't use the mouse to add links with VE (Ctrl+K > > plus

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-06-23 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #7 from MZMcBride --- (In reply to comment #6) >> (2) it requires the use of a mouse to add a link. :-( > > Not true, as discussed; I don't use the mouse to add links with VE (Ctrl+K > plus keyboard-based selection, as in other edi

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-06-23 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #6 from James Forrester --- (In reply to comment #5) > (In reply to comment #4) > > I'm ambivalent about whether we would ever let this go live, given how > > complicated it would make editing for people that don't know wikitext - >

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-06-23 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 --- Comment #5 from MZMcBride --- (In reply to comment #4) > I'm ambivalent about whether we would ever let this go live, given how > complicated it would make editing for people that don't know wikitext - > consequently, marking as lowest prio

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-06-23 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 James Forrester changed: What|Removed |Added Priority|Unprioritized |Lowest Status|NEW

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-06-22 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 Guillaume Paumier changed: What|Removed |Added CC||gpaum...@wikimedia.org --- Comment

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-06-20 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 This, that and the other changed: What|Removed |Added See Also||https://bugzilla.wikimedia.

[Bug 49686] VisualEditor: automagically convert wikitext (e.g. [[link]]) to VE-compatible elements

2013-06-20 Thread bugzilla-daemon
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49686 This, that and the other changed: What|Removed |Added Summary|VisualEditor: convert |VisualEditor: automagically