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consistent use of input placeholders in wikibase item view UI –
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Description

For some input fields (property) we use an input placeholder which suggests the kind of input needed,

Screenshot from 2016-06-14 09-35-46.png (77×518 px, 3 KB)

but for add value statement, we don't.
Screenshot from 2016-06-14 09-36-37.png (64×484 px, 1 KB)

Suggestion: Use input placeholder for value input, too. (or, more general: Use input placeholder for all input fields)

Screenshot from 2016-06-14 09-49-32.png (54×577 px, 3 KB)

Simple solution: Use the name of data in the datastructure, like "property", "value" etc.
Advanced: Use the data structure to give further help; e.g. if we edit "Harry Potter", and add the property "from fictional universe", the input field could state "Fictional universe Harry Potter is from"

Applies to:

  • Add value statement to existing property

General Principles: »I want to know what an interaction causes« (principle of least surprise) and »stick to standards«

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Jan_Dittrich moved this task from Done to Reported Wikidata on the WMDE-Design board.