Add options to customize what info is displayed, how (UI) and where (and change the default view)
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	Prototyperspective
	Jan 10 2022, 9:35 PM

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Here is a comparison between the Wikipedia Watchlist enhanced with a button, "since last seen", via a gadget and the Global Watchlist:

GlobalWatchlist	Added button

	< this screenshot makes it clearer (the panel being visible in the middle of the page was a bug of the screenshot-taker, it wasn't actually visible there. It shows the configured settings so it may be useful.)

Problems with the Global Watchlist include that it's often a sea of blue, does not style article titles in any different way and entries often take much space (see the Webb Space Telescope in the second screenshot: all the usernames of the article's editors).

These problems make this Watchlist very hard to use and far worse than the original Wikipedia Watchlist. However, these problems seem to be relatively easy to solve and once that's done it would really be a great (and overdue) improvement over the current WP Watchlist. (So thanks for developing it – it could be really useful!)

Could you please add a few options to change what's being displayed and how (and change the default view)? Enabling the user to...

hide or show the timestamps on the left
make article-titles bold
hide the list of recent editors next to article titles

There could also be other, new things one could display there instead of a list of editors, such as edit summaries along with the + or - of added or removed text. Such extra info could be collapsed by default and one could exclude bots from the edits displayed there. However, this would be separate issue/s and only relevant once this issue has been solved.

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Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
Invalid	Feature	None	T298913 Add options to customize what info is displayed, how (UI) and where (and change the default view)
Open	Feature	None	T298918 Enable the user to hide (or show) the timestamps on the left
Open	Feature	None	T298919 Stylize article-titles bold or enable the user to stylize them so
Open	Feature	None	T298920 Hide the list of recent editors next to article titles and add a config to display it

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Prototyperspective created this task.Jan 10 2022, 9:35 PM

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@Prototyperspective: For future reference, please use the feature request form (linked from the top of the task creation page) to create feature requests. Thanks!
Please also include only one specific bug or one specific feature request per task.

Prototyperspective added a subtask: T298918: Enable the user to hide (or show) the timestamps on the left.Jan 10 2022, 10:22 PM

Alright, thanks for the info – didn't notice there were separate task forms.

Okay, I'll create 4 subtasks (3 for "UI changes").

Prototyperspective added a subtask: T298919: Stylize article-titles bold or enable the user to stylize them so.Jan 10 2022, 10:30 PM

Prototyperspective added a subtask: T298920: Hide the list of recent editors next to article titles and add a config to display it.Jan 10 2022, 10:38 PM

Prototyperspective added a subtask: T298921: An expandable list of edit summaries along with the + or - of added or removed content for article pages.Jan 10 2022, 10:50 PM

Aklapper closed this task as Invalid.Jan 11 2022, 8:51 AM

Closing, as parent "customize a bunch of things" tasks are non-actionable and don't help solving problems.

Prototyperspective removed a subtask: T298921: An expandable list of edit summaries along with the + or - of added or removed content for article pages.Jan 11 2022, 10:50 AM