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To search directly in the wikipedia for a string found on a website, it would be much easier to use a wikipedia entry in the "share" menu of the phone, instead of copying the text, close the browser, open the wikipedia app, tap into search and insert.
Version: Stable
Severity: enhancement
| Subject | Repo | Branch | Lines +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add "Search Wikipedia" to system share options | apps/android/wikipedia | master | +146 -106 |
I'm not sure that putting Wikipedia in the "share" menu is the best option, because it wouldn't be at all obvious that "share" really means "search" in this case. If there is a way to put the app as its own option in that context menu (i.e. next to "Share", have an actual option called "Search Wikipedia"), then we should definitely do that.
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Hmm, i don't know, how the share menu works, but is it possible to name the menu seperatly, so that it doesn't use the app name and instead using the claim "Search in Wikipedia" or something else?
Change 212801 had a related patch set uploaded (by Niedzielski):
Add "Search Wikipedia" to system share options