You can start using it right now! It's been robust enough in my tests, YMMV.
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:21 PM Info WorldUniversity < i...@worlduniversityandschool.org> wrote: > When might CC WUaS begin to use robustly this great tool, Magnus? > > Thank you! > Scott > > On Jul 13, 2016 3:08 PM, "Magnus Manske" <magnusman...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I have tried to replicate the issue in FIrefox, Chrome, and Safari. It >> appears to work for me, bowever, API calls occasionally took a signisicant >> amount of time. This was the case for a few minutes, and then "fixed" >> itself. So some of the described effect might be due to "Wikidata weather". >> >> If anyone else has issues with this gadget, please report them to me, >> ideally with detailed "story" (action performed, browser, item, etc.) I >> need to be able to reproduce the issue reliably to fix any problems that >> may be in the code. >> >> Also, if you know JavaScript, please have a look and help improve the >> gadget for more and better reference import. (You can also drag Commons >> images, coodrinates, and Wikipedia links as new statements!). >> >> Cheers, >> Magnus >> >> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 5:14 PM Brill Lyle <wp.brilll...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello -- >>> >>> There is a new *Drag'n'drop gadget* available in Wikidata > Preferences >>> > Gadgets >>> >>> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets >>> >>> * Drag'n'drop*: Add statements and references from Wikidata or >>> Wikipedia by dragging and dropping them. >>> >>> Please note that there are issues with the gadget. >>> >>> I would like to evangelize this gadget but for my purposes it is not >>> functioning >>> ---> i.e., I drag the reference and get a shadow image of text and >>> even after waiting 5 minutes the reference does not apply; refresh clears >>> the attempted addition >>> >>> It might be a browser issue, but I have tried it on both Mac and PC, as >>> well as on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and SeaMonkey with exactly the same >>> unsuccessful results. I have talked with Magnus about this (he is not >>> having the problems I have had). It might also be a Wikidata response >>> issue, but I think that issue was resolved. >>> >>> Currently if you use Wiki Markup and want to use one of the four Cite >>> templates via the RefToolbar these templates I don't think will transfer >>> - Cite books: not configured. Will get error message >>> - I have not tested Cite web, Cite journal, Cite news, but assume none >>> of these are configured to be captured by this tool. >>> >>> Obviously to configure the tool to work with these RefToolbar citation >>> templates would be significant amount of time & effort. >>> >>> But if this tool was fully functional and robust -- and was able to >>> transfer ALL of the piped data -- it would allow for a great >>> interoperability of citations between Wikipedia and Wikidata. >>> >>> I don't build citations without using templates, as my assumption is >>> that templates are more machine readable and more useful -- and are more >>> consistent -- but obviously others are using different approaches. I assume >>> bare urls are probably the most transferrable. But those didn't work for me >>> either, so..... >>> >>> I really appreciate the fact that this gadget is available and the hard >>> work it took to create it. Magnus has been very patient and kind offlist >>> trying to problem-solve the issues I have had. >>> >>> I just wanted to follow up and provide this information, as it seems an >>> important tool for us citation-focused editors. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> - Erika >>> >>> *Erika Herzog* >>> Wikipedia *User:BrillLyle >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BrillLyle>* >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikidata mailing list >>> Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikidata mailing list >> Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >> >> _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >
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