[Wikitech-l] A tool or web form for creating new pages

2010-12-14 Thread Ben Schwartz
Hi all, I'd like to make it easier for novice users to create Sign Language definition pages with videos for en.wiktionary's new Sign gloss: namespace. It's already possible to create such pages, but it requires a large number of steps, which can deter potential contributors. I'd like to make a

Re: [Wikitech-l] A tool or web form for creating new pages

2010-12-14 Thread Platonides
Ben Schwartz wrote: Hi all, I'd like to make it easier for novice users to create Sign Language definition pages with videos for en.wiktionary's new Sign gloss: namespace. It's already possible to create such pages, but it requires a large number of steps, which can deter potential

Re: [Wikitech-l] A tool or web form for creating new pages

2010-12-14 Thread Ben Schwartz
On 12/14/2010 05:40 PM, Platonides wrote: Ben Schwartz wrote: I'd like to make a command-line tool or web-form. ... Is there something like this already that I could use as a basis? I don't think that's appropiate as a single web form. You would want to make it a Wizard with several steps,

Re: [Wikitech-l] A tool or web form for creating new pages

2010-12-14 Thread Maciej Jaros
@2010-12-15 00:12, Ben Schwartz: On 12/14/2010 05:40 PM, Platonides wrote: Neil may be interested on this. He recently made the UploadWizard. I hadn't heard of this extension, but it looks interesting. I presume it's not yet active on the actual Commons? Recently activated:

Re: [Wikitech-l] A tool or web form for creating new pages

2010-12-14 Thread Neil Kandalgaonkar
On 12/14/10 3:12 PM, Ben Schwartz wrote: I hadn't heard of this extension, but it looks interesting. I presume it's not yet active on the actual Commons? Nope, we deployed it (mostly just to see if we could), and it works for many people, but it's still buggy, so it's not widely promoted.