1. Klicking the button "Show only modified" aka

{{MediaWiki:Allmessagesmodified}} does (after a long while) show only entries
with modifies texts. Klicking a second time reverts to "show all". I suggest to
change the button text to say so.

2. There is no "Show only unmodified" option. I suggest having one, which would

obviously come handy when translating the interface.
1+2: I suggest to combine those selections into radiobuttons, or a
<selext>-structure, with 3 options: "Show all", "Show only modified", "Show only
unmodified"

3. Since one, when translating the interface, might not be interested in changes

made in the previous default language before the translation process started, I
suggest contemplating an additional choice of "Show only (un)modified
before/after 'somedate'" (if that's not too complicated)
(Another way towards this goal might be adding a checkbox to each field, or a
"comments" field, with an option to perform selections against it)

4. The "Message name filter" field should be accompanied by an explanatory text,

saying:
a. that filtering is case sensitive,
b. names are matched, when the characters you typed in the form

appear as a substring anywhere inside the name

c. you have to type them one by one, waiting for the selection

according to characters 1..n be made and displayed,
before typing character (n+1) will be possible,

d. depending on system type and speed, the script performing each of those

selections is likely to lock you computer (or Browser) up for minutes,

e. putting a cursor (back) into the "Message name filter" field will re-start

the selection proccess, be it necessary, or not,

f. "Show only modified" will be automatically de-selected by hitting the

"Message name filter" field, with or without entering data.

5. Since observation 4.f in its present form appears undesirable to me, I suggest to either: include message name filtering under the abovementioned radio button choices, or - my preference - have it act in addition to them.

6. Since observation 4.d appears very undesirable to me, I suggest to add a blinking "selection being processed - please wait", or similar, display, box, an hourglass, or something else of that kind, while the script is perfoming a selection.

7. On multitasking systems, allow other tasks to execute while selections are being made.

8. Since 4.c, 4.d, 4.e appear undesirable, I suggest to a. add a checkbox or single radio button to enable/disable the selection script, b. immediately interupt the script at each character typed into the "Message name filter" field, or a klick made to any of the other selector fields; restart/continue its operatation only if there was a change of parameters, or the selection had not been completed already before.

Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement
Platform: PC
URL: http://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Allmessages