And I really should have suggested reporting the feature request in bugzilla as well. It is helpful when patches can be associated with a bug number. --scott On Aug 16, 2013 7:17 PM, "C. Scott Ananian" <canan...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Upload your proposed patch to gerrit and add me (cscott < > canan...@wikimedia.org>) to the list of reviewers. I'll add the rest of > the usual suspects. > --scott > On Aug 16, 2013 4:56 PM, "Lord_Farin" <lord_fa...@proofwiki.org> wrote: > >> Dear devs, >> >> A couple of months back, I discovered that the ToC of MediaWiki does >> not work well with tag extensions that introduce new sections, >> probably because this use case was not envisaged upon implementation >> of tag extensions. >> This results in the sections generated by said tag extension not >> showing up in the ToC, which obviously needs to be resolved for the >> tag extension to be of any use. >> >> I filed a bug back then >> (https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45317), and even >> though I didn't get much of a response, I have been able to both >> identify the problem and propose a solution (introducing a third >> unstrip type for DOM elements that can contain sections). >> This solution involves editing core Parser files; seeing as I would >> like this functionality to be available for other projects rather than >> just my own wiki and extension, I would like to get it into official >> MW releases. >> >> I do understand however that some developer new to MW -- like myself >> -- will likely not be allowed alter Parser code at will (for they >> could e.g. critically impair performance if not break things) and so I >> have been trying to get in contact with people who know their way >> around that area, to make the process go smoother and select the best >> solution. >> My corresponding requests in the filed bug and on IRC sadly haven't >> been answered, so I now resort to this list in an attempt to garner >> the interest and assistance I seek. >> >> Your time and thoughts are greatly appreciated. >> >> Kind regards, >> -- >> LF >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikitech-l mailing list >> Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
