When I was reviewing other localisation platforms, I noticed that some of them like Weblate have a small toolbox in the translation editor.

See: https://docs.weblate.org/en/latest/_images/plurals.png

Something like this could also be added for this feature.

Change #1019714 had a related patch set uploaded (by Abijeet Patro; author: Abijeet Patro):

[mediawiki/extensions/Translate@master] Tux editor: Add copy source text button

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1019714

In T311521#9716746, @abi_ wrote:

Its only visible when the user hovers over the source text or tabs to select it.

Perhaps it should always be visible. I assume it's not because not all translators follow the use of external tools such as described in the ticket. I wouldn't find it distracting to always have it in view nonetheless.

In T311521#9721156, @Wangombe wrote:

In T311521#9716746, @abi_ wrote:

Its only visible when the user hovers over the source text or tabs to select it.

Perhaps it should always be visible. I assume it's not because not all translators follow the use of external tools such as described in the ticket. I wouldn't find it distracting to always have it in view nonetheless.

The reason I did not make it always visible was because it tends to cover up the content.

In T311521#9721202, @abi_ wrote:

The reason I did not make it always visible was because it tends to cover up the content.

With the button now moved to the top, a simple float:right instead of absolute positioning would solve the covering problem. However, …

In T311521#9721156, @Wangombe wrote:

I wouldn't find it distracting to always have it in view nonetheless.

…I think I would.

After discussion with @Pginer-WMF, we've decided to add the button next to the message title and the button only appears when the source text is hovered on.

Video:

Sorry for being nitpicking, but I don’t like this position either: I’d think it copies the message ID (which would also make sense), not the original text.

In T311521#9731306, @Tacsipacsi wrote:

Sorry for being nitpicking, but I don’t like this position either: I’d think it copies the message ID (which would also make sense), not the original text.

I had misunderstood Pau. I reverted to the old design and improved the alignment which is what Pau actually meant.

In T311521#9731306, @Tacsipacsi wrote:

Sorry for being nitpicking, but I don’t like this position either: I’d think it copies the message ID (which would also make sense), not the original text.

Do you think it'll be helpful to have a copy button that copies the message ID?

In T311521#9737097, @abi_ wrote:

I had misunderstood Pau. I reverted to the old design and improved the alignment which is what Pau actually meant.

Thanks, this looks good!

In T311521#9737099, @abi_ wrote:

Do you think it'll be helpful to have a copy button that copies the message ID?

I often copy the message ID, but not always the same part of it. If I’m translating a MediaWiki message on Translatewiki, and I want to…

• …point out an issue to a fellow translator into a same language, I need the full page name (MediaWiki:Foo/qqx).
• …look it up in my home wiki, I need the namespaced base page name (MediaWiki:Foo).
• …grep for it in the Git repo, I need the base page name without namespace and with the first letter lowercased (foo).

I’m not sure how useful it would be if it couldn’t read my mind and figure out what I need at the moment (which it obviously can’t).

I made some more tweaks based on discussion with Pau to align the copy button with the X icon always. This ensures that the copy button never overlaps the text.

In T311521#9740644, @abi_ wrote:

I made some more tweaks based on discussion with Pau to align the copy button with the X icon always.

Thanks, it looks even better!

This ensures that the copy button never overlaps the text.

I don’t think it does. It never overlaps when the documentation/translation helpers pane is open, because it happens to be in the place reserved for the arrow; but I’m pretty sure it can overlap when the pane is closed. This is how the pane looks currently like in production (Meta):

The message definition runs all the way to the right border (it has even less padding than on the left-hand side).

Change #1019714 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/Translate@master] Tux editor: Add copy source text button

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1019714