User talk:Hydnjo
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Please help me with...How to make a Table Header remain visible as I scroll down the table? I thought that I previously had that feature but don't have it now. I think it was available through User Preferences but can't find it there.
hydnjo (talk) 17:11, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
- Hi Hydnjo. This feature is turned on and off in Preferences>Gadgets>Testing_and_development. It is only designed to work in Safari and Firefox. Someguy1221 (talk) 21:17, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks Someguy1221 for your response. I've had that box
Make sure that headers of tables remain in view as long as the table is in view (requires Firefox v59 or Safari)
checked off for some time now and I'm using Safari. It was working fine in the past but seems to have stopped workinghere(fixed by TheDJ). Any further suggestions? hydnjo (talk) 16:43, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks Someguy1221 for your response. I've had that box
- I will admit, that is an odd one. For me the gadget simply fudges the headers on that table, I wonder if it's something to do with the unusual header style. Anyway, I'd suggest this is a question for the technical error forum, or maybe ask the editor who wrote that gadget, @TheDJ:. Someguy1221 (talk) 20:54, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
- Someguy1221 hydnjo maybe it's time to deprecate that thing. The browser vendors don't really seem interested in making progress on this functionality, so it's not likely to start working much better any time soon. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 08:18, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
- well in this particular case, it mostly was due to the broken table definition. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 08:25, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
- TheDJ thank you for the fix, it really is a useful feature that I would hate see go away. : ) hydnjo (talk) 16:25, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
- well in this particular case, it mostly was due to the broken table definition. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 08:25, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
- Someguy1221 hydnjo maybe it's time to deprecate that thing. The browser vendors don't really seem interested in making progress on this functionality, so it's not likely to start working much better any time soon. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 08:18, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
- I will admit, that is an odd one. For me the gadget simply fudges the headers on that table, I wonder if it's something to do with the unusual header style. Anyway, I'd suggest this is a question for the technical error forum, or maybe ask the editor who wrote that gadget, @TheDJ:. Someguy1221 (talk) 20:54, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
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Feedback on Vector (2022) conversation
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Hello! As a member of WikiProject Usability, I wanted to draw your attention to a conversation currently underway on WP:VPR (see the beginning of the discussion) around adopting Vector 2022 as the new default skin.
The Web team at the Wikimedia Foundation has been working on Vector 2022 for the past three years, collaborating with the English Wikipedia community as well as other wikis to ensure that the skin performs better qualitatively and quantitatively for readers and communities than the previous Vector skin. The goal of the new skin is to create a more welcoming and easier to use experience for readers and editors across the wiki. For more details, see our new FAQ.
For the past couple of months, we have collected thoughts from the English Wikipedia community on what changes need to be made to the skin prior to it being considered ready for deployment. Our next step would be to start an RfC to assess whether the community considers Vedtor 2022 ready.
Prior to the beginning of the RfC, we wanted to draw your attention to the current conversation and encourage your feedback on the skin.
Our results from Vector 2022 at a glance
- The sticky header makes it easier to access tools that editors use often. It decreases scrolling to the top of the page by 16%
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- The new search bar is easier to find and makes it easier to find the correct search result from the list. This increased the amount of searches started by 30% on the wikis we tested on
- The collapsible sidebar allows readers and editors to choose whether they want to see the main menu or not. Our testing shows that this allows people to better focus on their current task - reading with a collapsed menu, or editing with an open menu
- The language switching menu makes it possible to switch languages without scrolling
- The user menu collects all user links in a single place, making it easier to understand what each link does. In testing, 71% of surveyed editors reported positive experiences with the new menu
Thank you, OVasileva (WMF), SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 12:27, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
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