Remove dropdown for other cite options from the toolbar. Options will be accessible from the auto-cite tool
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	Apr 23 2015, 12:57 AM

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Based on workflow in original task T62768

In usability testing, users are confused by the auto-cite and separate dropdown. Some find the dropdown first and never find the auto-cite tool.
"I find it confusing that clicking the cite icon does one action, and clicking the drop-down arrow next to the cite icon does a different action. This is inconsistent with the other icons and drop-down arrows in the toolbar."

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http://invis.io/8A2SLZ2YV

There will be one access point to citations in the toolbar. Users can access other options from the bottom of the auto-cite tool. "Manual Citation Form" will take a user to choose from Website, Book etc. and "Re-use a citation" will take them to the reuse interface.

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	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Don't show the individual citation templates in the cite menu	mediawiki/extensions/Citoid	master	+0 -2

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		Resolved		Esanders	T97390 Consolidate citation workflow into an inspector
		Resolved		Esanders	T96946 Remove dropdown for other cite options from the toolbar. Options will be accessible from the auto-cite tool

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• KHammerstein created this task.Apr 23 2015, 12:57 AM

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Potentially related (Cite menu), maybe not: T95470: Replace cite icon with "cite" label in toolbar, T96118: Put Citoid in the regular Cite menu anyway

Nnemo subscribed.Apr 24 2015, 1:58 PM

It seems to me that this design misses a "free text" choice.
We can design as many boxes as we want, there are always cases that do not enter in any box.
Hence the need for free text.
For instance, with this design, I don't find any way to cite a documentary film.
So I want to be able to write in free text :
"The life of penguins on Mars", documentary film, at 43 min.
The user may also want to cite an ad, a press release...
Thank you.

That exists as "Cite" → "Manual citation form" → "Basic form". (The same option exists in current design as "Cite" → "Basic".) I wonder if it should be called "Other" instead?

• KHammerstein updated the task description. (Show Details)Apr 24 2015, 6:15 PM

• gpaumier subscribed.Apr 24 2015, 6:32 PM

Change 206485 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester):
Don't show the individual citation templates in the cite menu

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/206485

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Apr 25 2015, 12:03 AM

In T96946#1233795, @matmarex wrote:

That exists as "Cite" → "Manual citation form" → "Basic form". (The same option exists in current design as "Cite" → "Basic".)

Thank you. "Basic form" may not be meaningful enough. What about changing it into "Basic citation form" ?

Change 206485 abandoned by Jforrester:
Don't show the individual citation templates in the cite menu

Reason:
We've decided instead to not do this, but do a wider re-design.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/206485

Jdforrester-WMF added a parent task: T97390: Consolidate citation workflow into an inspector.May 6 2015, 4:32 PM

Jdforrester-WMF moved this task from Nominated to Backlog on the VisualEditor 2014/15 Q4 blockers board.May 6 2015, 6:22 PM

Jdforrester-WMF triaged this task as Medium priority.May 6 2015, 9:48 PM

Jdforrester-WMF edited projects, added VisualEditor-MediaWiki-References, Citoid; removed Patch-For-Review.

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Jdforrester-WMF moved this task from To Triage to Blocked on the VisualEditor board.May 8 2015, 1:43 AM

Jdforrester-WMF closed this task as Resolved.May 8 2015, 4:16 PM

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