Description

This task is about creating a way for people to choose what indentation syntax (read: : or *) is used on a per-comment basis.

Background

Some editors want to be able to choose the wikitext syntax.

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Википедия:Форум/Архив/Общий/2021/02#DiscussionTools_и_двоеточия_в_качестве_отступов – ruwiki might want a per-site default of *, but some editors (at least occasionally) might prefer a per-comment approach
Would be useful for replying to deletion discussions, requests for comment, and certain other discussions on enwiki that generally are replied to with a bulleted list. T345825: Let user select if they want to reply as a bullet/numbered list/normal

See also:
T259865: Add support for voting-style discussions – which are normally numbered (#) or unordered lists (*)

		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Open		None	T255841 Create approach to list syntax inheritance
		Open		None	T276510 Enable people to choose asterisk or colon for indentation on a per-comment basis

Event Timeline

ppelberg created this task.Mar 4 2021, 10:05 PM

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• Whatamidoing-WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)Mar 4 2021, 10:06 PM

• Whatamidoing-WMF mentioned this in T263902: Enable Reply Tool to use context-specific indentation syntax.

Regardless of what the user chooses, this should use the same as the preceding comment for all except the final character. e.g. in the sequence:
Comment1
:Comment2
::Comment3

The tool should output either
:::Comment 3 or
::*Comment 3

replies to that should be:
::::Comment 4 or
::**Comment 4

etc.

Thryduulf added a parent task: T255841: Create approach to list syntax inheritance.Mar 24 2021, 4:47 AM

Levivich subscribed.Mar 24 2021, 6:21 PM

Thryduulf mentioned this in T276614: Consult with volunteers about the prototype.Apr 2 2021, 12:32 PM

• Whatamidoing-WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)Apr 6 2021, 9:24 PM

ppelberg added a parent task: T279397: Deploy the Reply Tool as an opt-out preference at en.wiki.Apr 24 2021, 12:21 AM

ppelberg moved this task from Backlog to Triaged on the DiscussionTools board.Apr 28 2021, 5:41 PM

Hello, I have a question as an editor, English Wikipedia says:

In https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Accessibility#Indentation:

A colon (:) at the start of a line marks that line in the MediaWiki parser as the <dd> part of an HTML description list (<dl>).

In the same source:

The result is that assistive technology, such as screen readers, will announce a description list that does not exist, which is confusing for any visitor unused to Wikipedia's broken markup. This is not ideal for accessibility, semantics, or reuse, but is currently commonly used, despite the problems it causes for users of screen readers.

Then, will the colon option be deprecated in the future?

ppelberg moved this task from Triaged to Existing Feature Improvements on the DiscussionTools board.Feb 24 2022, 7:53 PM

ppelberg removed a parent task: T279397: Deploy the Reply Tool as an opt-out preference at en.wiki.

T276510#7736168: ppelberg removed a parent task: T279397: Deploy the Reply Tool as an opt-out preference at en.wiki.

Rationale for removing this ticket as blocking the en.wiki Reply Tool opt-out deployment: this ticket is a request for new functionality within the Reply Tool which people can currently use the existing source editor to achieve.

ppelberg mentioned this in T302550: [SPIKE] Determine what – if any – issues ought to block the deployment of the Reply Tool as opt-out at en.wiki.Feb 25 2022, 1:23 AM

Tacsipacsi mentioned this in T326821: Way to reply with a bullet instead of an indent.Jan 12 2023, 11:17 PM

ppelberg merged a task: T326821: Way to reply with a bullet instead of an indent.Jan 17 2023, 7:40 PM

ppelberg added subscribers: Novem_Linguae, Tacsipacsi.

Nardog subscribed.Jun 23 2023, 2:07 AM

DLynch mentioned this in T345825: Let user select if they want to reply as a bullet/numbered list/normal.Sep 7 2023, 1:15 PM

Novem_Linguae updated the task description. (Show Details)Jun 12 2024, 3:28 AM

Novem_Linguae merged a task: T345825: Let user select if they want to reply as a bullet/numbered list/normal.

Novem_Linguae added subscribers: Frostly, Esanders, DLynch.