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Provide a better-tailored mediawiki.skin.variables experience to Monobook
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Background/Goal

With Codex design tokens distributed by the MediaWiki core/ResourceLoader skin variables system in T325237, and more and more extensions relying on the skin-aware solution, MonoBook needs to be provided with a better tailored solution.

Acceptance criteria for done

Extensions relying on variables provided via @import 'mediawiki.skin.variables.less'; in Monobook a presented in a harmonious way as the rest of the skin.

Event Timeline

Change 917970 had a related patch set uploaded (by VolkerE; author: VolkerE):

[mediawiki/skins/MonoBook@master] skin variables: Add MonoBook specific text colors

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/917970

Change 917970 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/skins/MonoBook@master] skin variables: Add MonoBook specific text colors

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/917970

• matmarex assigned this task to Volker_E.
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I'm not sure what is the intended the scope of this, but I assume it is done?

@matmarex I was planning to write a message to wikitech-l about Monobook users feedback on specific skin variable choices, to _fine tailor_ their experience.

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• matmarex assigned this task to Volker_E.