Better integrate the "Convert formatting to wikitext" feature into text paste workflow
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	Apr 23 2021, 11:50 PM

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This a parent task for designing and deploying an improved experience for preserving text formatting when pasting content in the 2017 wikitext editor and potentially, DiscussionTools (Reply Tool and New Discussion Tool).

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Step	Description	Ticket
0.	Disable the current modal paste dialog	T280745
1.	Design a more subtle experience for preserving text formatting when pasting content into `source`	T281010
2.	Introduce more subtle pasting experience into the 2017 wikitext editor	T282789
3.	Introduce more subtle pasting experience into DiscussionTools	(this ticket)

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	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Re-enable wikitext paste conversion in source mode	mediawiki/extensions/DiscussionTools	master	+0 -3

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Status	Assigned	Task
Resolved	• ppelberg	T281009 Better integrate the "Convert formatting to wikitext" feature into text paste workflow
Resolved	• ppelberg	T281010 Design a more subtle experience for preserving text formatting when pasting content into source
Resolved	• ppelberg	T282789 Make "Convert formatting to wikitext" feature non modal
Resolved	Esanders	T280745 Ensure plain text is pasted into DiscussionTools source mode

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• ppelberg created this task.Apr 23 2021, 11:50 PM

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• ppelberg moved this task from Backlog to Triaged on the DiscussionTools board.Apr 23 2021, 11:50 PM

• ppelberg added a subtask: T281010: Design a more subtle experience for preserving text formatting when pasting content into source .Apr 24 2021, 12:04 AM

• ppelberg updated the task description. (Show Details)

• ppelberg mentioned this in T280745: Ensure plain text is pasted into DiscussionTools source mode.

Maintenance_bot added a project: VisualEditor.Apr 24 2021, 12:45 AM

Thryduulf subscribed.Apr 25 2021, 10:43 PM

• ppelberg moved this task from To Triage to Triaged on the VisualEditor board.Apr 28 2021, 6:10 PM

I think step 0 should be "Make the existing prompt non modal" (T282789), as already implemented in https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor/+/551313. I don't think should block on step 1 above.

• ppelberg updated the task description. (Show Details)May 26 2021, 4:15 PM

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matmarex subscribed.Jun 3 2021, 7:48 PM

matmarex added a subtask: T282789: Make "Convert formatting to wikitext" feature non modal.Jun 7 2021, 9:45 PM

matmarex removed projects: VisualEditor, VisualEditor-MediaWiki-2017WikitextEditor.

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matmarex added a subtask: T280745: Ensure plain text is pasted into DiscussionTools source mode.Jun 7 2021, 9:47 PM

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• ppelberg closed subtask T281010: Design a more subtle experience for preserving text formatting when pasting content into source as Resolved.Jun 8 2021, 12:37 AM

• ppelberg closed subtask T282789: Make "Convert formatting to wikitext" feature non modal as Resolved.Aug 25 2021, 12:02 AM

Change 728746 had a related patch set uploaded (by Bartosz Dziewoński; author: Bartosz Dziewoński):

[mediawiki/extensions/DiscussionTools@master] Re-enable wikitext paste conversion in source mode

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/728746

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 9 2021, 1:38 AM

Change 728746 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/DiscussionTools@master] Re-enable wikitext paste conversion in source mode

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/728746

matmarex added a project: Editing-team (Kanban Board).Oct 12 2021, 3:41 PM

matmarex moved this task from Incoming to Ready for Sign Off on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.38-notes (1.38.0-wmf.5; 2021-10-19).Oct 12 2021, 4:00 PM

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 12 2021, 4:10 PM

Test wiki created on Patch Demo by PPelberg (WMF) using patch(es) linked to this task:

https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/wikis/a7fa5c292b/w/

• ppelberg closed this task as Resolved.Oct 16 2021, 12:48 AM

• ppelberg claimed this task.

Test wiki on Patch demo by PPelberg (WMF) using patch(es) linked to this task was deleted:

~~https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/wikis/a7fa5c292b/w/~~

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