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Allow using VisualEditor on Special:MassMessage
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I would like to be able to use the visual editor in MassMessage, comparable to how it works in Flow where you can easily switch back and forth. It occurs to me that I take the visual editor for granted these days and I miss it when I am composing something in MassMessage.

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 OpenFeatureNoneT138636 Allow using VisualEditor on Special:MassMessage
 OpenNoneT138642 VisualEditor should provide a clean integrated VE/WT editor widget that can be integrated into any context
 OpenNoneT28918 Provide clean interface to register content editing interfaces
 OpenNoneT104479 Provide a modern wikitext editor
OpenNoneT114402 Implement something similar to the RESTBase 'section' API to provide wikitext structure information
 ResolvedJdforrester-WMFT141149 Provide a Beta Feature of a modern wikitext editor integrated into the visual editor
 ResolveddchenT141068 Editing Design evaluates the new wikitext editor
 Resolved• Capt_SwingT141069 Develop usability testing template for DR testing of Wikitext editor
 ResolvedJdforrester-WMFT142854 Explain VE needs for UX testing of NWE
 Resolved• Capt_SwingT143709 sample of active new editors who use VE primarily
 ResolvedEsandersT142138 "Alpha" feature (flagged) for NWE work done to date
 ResolvedEsandersT142642 In the new wikitext editor, provide a preview function
 ResolvedEsandersT142643 In the new wikitext editor, be able to smoothly toggle between editors
 Resolved• AlexMonk-WMFT143578 Make NWE work with single edit tab
 ResolvedEsandersT143577 Fix tab behaviour when using two edit tabs with NWE
 ResolvedEsandersT143582 Improve progress bar when switching between NWE & VE
 ResolvedEsandersT143917 Modifications are lost when switching from NWE to VE
 Resolved• AlexMonk-WMFT143920 After switching from NWE to VE, switching back triggers errors
 ResolvedEsandersT144651 Using veaction=editsource should do nothing if NWE is not enabled
 ResolvedEsandersT144654 Support section editing in NWE
 Resolved• AlexMonk-WMFT146323 With two edit tabs, 'edit source' link in NWE has an href than loads old wikitext editor (e.g. with middle click/ctrl+click)
 ResolvedJdforrester-WMFT142644 Provide the Beta Feature plumbing for the new wikitext editor
 ResolvedPginer-WMFT142646 Provide the Beta Feature screenshot/logo for the new wikitext editor
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT142645 Announce the new 2017 wikitext editor
 ResolvedEsandersT145417 CREDIT showcase for the 2017 wikitext editor
 InvalidNoneT142861 Wikitext surface needs an etag to use RESTBase
 ResolvedEsandersT143954 Pasting into VE with new Wikitext surface enabled causes error
 ResolvedEsandersT144323 Tools can get marked as enabled/disabled incorrectly in NWE
 ResolvedEsandersT147218 Format tool in NWE should tell you if you are currently in a heading/paragraph etc.
 ResolvedJdforrester-WMFT144621 In the new wikitext editor, don't strip leading whitespace on save
 ResolvedEsandersT144653 Enabling NWE breaks wikitext pasting in VE
 Resolved• AlexMonk-WMFT146182 NWE should let you edit talk pages, templates, and JSON blobs, (but not let you switch)
 ResolvedEsandersT147227 Selecting bullet list then numbered list in NWE shouldn't double wrap the list
 ResolvedEsandersT147585 Format menu doesn't detect headings without spaces in NWE
 ResolvedEsandersT147810 Help dialog in NWE suggests you can use command sequences
 ResolvedEsandersT147584 The wikitext mode gives a blank page in Firefox 31.2 ESR
 Resolved• AlexMonk-WMFT147587 NWE edits should leave a change tag
 ResolvedEsandersT147232 Pressing cancel on language inspector in NWE throws an exception
 ResolvedEsandersT147231 Inspectors flicker into position in NWE
 ResolvedEsandersT148099 Don't show "Switch to source editing?" dialog for VE->NWE, just switch with changes
 ResolvedJdforrester-WMFT53613 VisualEditor: Tool to set/unset text as big/small
 DuplicateNoneT53614 Tool to set/unset text as small
 OpenNoneT142523 Provide a second version of a beta modern wikitext editor integrated into the visual editor
 OpenNoneT142641 In the new wikitext editor, provide in-editor help akin to WikiEditor's
 ResolvedEsandersT145016 In NWE, respect users' "editfont" preference for monospace/serif/sans-serif if explicitly set
 ResolvedEsandersT145015 ResourceLoaderUserCSSPrefsModule: Use a CSS class, not a global rule, to enforce editfont
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT145529 Support the VisualEditor team with the "Iterate on the New Wikitext Editor Beta Feature" goal
 OpenNoneT147863 Converting multiple lines to a list in NWE should probably remove linebreaks, and vice-versa
 Resolved• ppelbergT147230 Generate links locally in NWE (new wikitext editor) in trivial cases
 OpenNoneT148001 Consider enabling sequences (in some form) in NWE
 ResolvedEsandersT147767 Round-trip transformations applied in NWE end up adding <nowiki>
 OpenNoneT147858 Indent/outdent tools don't work in NWE (and are disabled); enable them and make them do what users expect
 ResolvedEsandersT154598 NWE should implement a replacement for "Templates used on this page" feature
 ResolvedEsandersT149009 VE should implement a replacement for "Templates used on this page" feature
 OpenNoneT154843 New Wikitext Editor: Major improvement to load time and preview time
 StalledNoneT184857 Problems with editing huge pages
 ResolvedDLynchT151021 Section(?) edit links aren't re-set-up on save, so clicking on section link opens OWE and then switches to NWE on second edit without a refresh
 ResolvedDLynchT153346 The onBeforeUnloadHandler isn't getting set(?) when switching from VE to NWE
 ResolvedEsandersT153509 Adding citation from "Basic Form" is not working with NWE, nothing gets added to the page after clicking on "Insert"
 ResolvedSchnarkT150081 Update documentation for VE gadgets to include information about NWE
 OpenNoneT153298 Use NWE to resolve edit conflicts
 ResolvedJdforrester-WMFT157953 When in source mode, point the feedback form to a page about that rather than the VE feedback page
 ResolvedEsandersT185992 NWE: Provide API supporting majority of calls and integrations Gadgets make with wikitext editor
 ResolvedmatmarexT185917 Implement $.textSelection's replaceSelection and encapsulateSelection in NWE
 StalledNoneT139852 Expose `modules` and `jsconfigvars` from Parsoid's parse API when converting wikitext
 ResolvedssastryT162399 Parsoid doesn't add JS modules to <head> in its output
 ResolvedJdforrester-WMFT116417 Come up with a better re-usable UI concept for a button to switch editor-mode; the current one is confusing, and hard to discover
 ResolvedNoneT134477 Pencil icon missing in Flow comment textarea
 ResolvedEsandersT91467 Use consistent icons for same/similar functions between editors
 ResolvedEsandersT191031 Use OOUI icons in WikiEditor
 ResolvedEsandersT143508 WikiEditor's Search and Replace icon is very similar to VisualEditor's "Switch to visual editing button", which is right next to it
 Resolved• AlexMonk-WMFT148077 If you have NWE enabled, on a non-JS machine (or disabled) you can't edit
 ResolvedEsandersT149007 Disable NWE on pages with a different content type (e.g. common.js/css)
 Resolved• ppelbergT154844 New Wikitext Editor: Previews should use the article-view rendering engine
 DuplicateNoneT160957 Duplicate name Cite error is not displayed in Parsoid-based preview
 ResolvedJdforrester-WMFT153535 NWE: Links to missing pages should be red in preview (and self-links should be bold)
 OpenNoneT153306 Have Show preview and Review your changes more directly accessible in the New Wikitext Editor
 ResolvedDLynchT160791 Allow people to put a MenuToolGroup in a ButtonGroupWidget
 ResolvedDLynchT160794 Make having a ButtonGroupWidget in the actionsToolbar not look terrible
 ResolvedEsandersT189338 ButtonGroupWidget in the actionsToolbar has regressed in appearance
 ResolvedEsandersT97582 Toolbars should support position:bottom

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Harej created this task.Jun 24 2016, 11:11 PM
Restricted Application added subscribers: Zppix, Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptJun 24 2016, 11:11 PM
Legoktm renamed this task from Visual editor for MassMessage to Allow using VisualEditor on Special:MassMessage.Jun 24 2016, 11:16 PM
• AlexMonk-WMF subscribed.EditedJun 25 2016, 1:46 AM

I think we have various different wikitext inputs across MW + extensions and it'd be nicer if we could consider addressing all of them instead of doing everything case-by-case.

Harej added a comment.Jun 25 2016, 1:48 AM

Do we have a task for that? If so this could be a subtask to that, as could T132023.

• AlexMonk-WMF added a subscriber: Jdforrester-WMF.Jun 25 2016, 1:57 AM

That's along the same lines of what I was thinking - I am not aware of such a task, but @Jdforrester-WMF would be.
Other examples I have in mind are things like the summary input on Special:Upload.

Jdforrester-WMF added a subtask: T138642: VisualEditor should provide a clean integrated VE/WT editor widget that can be integrated into any context.Jun 25 2016, 7:57 AM

I've made such a task. :-)

Esanders subscribed.Jun 26 2016, 10:09 PM

Well we customise the VE instance for the specific use cases, we can do better than just dropping in a VE widget. In this case we can customise VE to replace the preview entirely.

Jdforrester-WMF triaged this task as Low priority.Aug 5 2016, 9:18 PM
Jdforrester-WMF moved this task from To Triage to Freezer on the VisualEditor board.Aug 9 2016, 7:09 PM
Nikerabbit moved this task from Backlog to Message building on the MassMessage board.Jan 26 2022, 9:56 AM
Nikerabbit changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Feature Request".
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