From 7e4489f5311e16f421293a3fa8129c1f9365c73e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gnosygnu Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 00:11:01 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] $version_number --- home/wiki/Android/Setup.html | 218 +-- home/wiki/App/Basics/Files.html | 2 +- home/wiki/App/Bookmarks.html | 2 +- home/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central.html | 398 +++++ .../App/Import/Image_databases/Pruning.html | 2 +- home/wiki/App/Import/Import_overview.html | 50 +- home/wiki/App/Search.html | 4 +- home/wiki/App/Setup/Flash_card.html | 9 + home/wiki/App/Setup/System_requirements.html | 3 + home/wiki/App/UI/Menus.html | 2 +- home/wiki/App/Wiki_types/Wikia.com.html | 4 +- home/wiki/App/Xtn/Browser/HTTP_Server.html | 2 +- home/wiki/App/Xtn/Browser/XOWA_viewer.html | 3 + home/wiki/App/Xtn/Import/Dansguardian.html | 4 +- .../App/Xtn/Mediawiki/Math/Latex/Linux.html | 2 +- .../Xtn/Mediawiki/Math/Latex/Mac_OS_X.html | 2 +- .../App/Xtn/Mediawiki/Math/Latex/Windows.html | 2 +- home/wiki/Blog.html | 232 ++- home/wiki/Blog/2015.html | 22 +- home/wiki/Blog/2016-01.html | 4 +- home/wiki/Blog/2016-02.html | 2 +- home/wiki/Blog/2016-03.html | 2 +- home/wiki/Blog/2016-04.html | 4 +- home/wiki/Blog/2016-05.html | 2 +- home/wiki/Blog/2016-06.html | 232 ++- home/wiki/Change_log.html | 522 ++++-- home/wiki/Change_log/2013.html | 6 +- home/wiki/Change_log/2014.html | 28 +- home/wiki/Change_log/2015.html | 8 +- home/wiki/Change_log/v3.6.3.1.html | 437 +++++ home/wiki/Dashboard/Image_databases.html | 50 +- home/wiki/Dashboard/Import/Offline.html | 14 +- home/wiki/Dev/File/Setup/Mac_OS_X.html | 2 +- home/wiki/Help/About.html | 4 +- home/wiki/Help/Contents.html | 101 +- home/wiki/Help/Contributing.html | 2 +- home/wiki/Help/Download_XOWA.html | 292 +++- home/wiki/Help/FAQs.html | 2 +- home/wiki/Help/Overview.html | 2 +- home/wiki/Help/Privacy/Android.html | 85 +- home/wiki/Help/Privacy/Desktop.html | 2 +- home/wiki/Main_Page.html | 81 +- home/wiki/Options.html | 50 +- home/wiki/Options/Category.html | 7 +- home/wiki/Options/Config_script.html | 5 +- home/wiki/Options/Files.html | 13 +- home/wiki/Options/Firefox_addon.html | 6 +- home/wiki/Options/HTML_databases.html | 459 +++++ home/wiki/Options/Import.html | 7 +- home/wiki/Options/Import_Dansguardian.html | 7 +- home/wiki/Options/Menus.html | 12 +- home/wiki/Options/Search.html | 6 +- home/wiki/Options/Shortcuts.html | 1491 +++++++++-------- home/wiki/Options/XOWA_viewer.html | 6 +- 54 files changed, 3702 insertions(+), 1214 deletions(-) create mode 100644 home/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central.html create mode 100644 home/wiki/Change_log/v3.6.3.1.html create mode 100644 home/wiki/Options/HTML_databases.html diff --git a/home/wiki/Android/Setup.html b/home/wiki/Android/Setup.html index 89ddcc860..d948bed91 100644 --- a/home/wiki/Android/Setup.html +++ b/home/wiki/Android/Setup.html @@ -28,24 +28,27 @@ 1 Installing the XOWA Android App
  • - 2 Setting up a wiki: Simple Wikipedia + 2 Install a wiki automatically: Simple Wikipedia +
    • +
  • + 3 Install a wiki manually: Simple Wikipedia
  • - 3 Setting up a wiki: English Wikipedia or any other + 4 Setting up a wiki: English Wikipedia or any other
  • - 4 Android wikis + 5 Android file path +
    • +
  • + 6 Android wikis
    • @@ -67,106 +70,101 @@

    - Setting up a wiki: Simple Wikipedia + Install a wiki automatically: Simple Wikipedia +

    + +

    + Install a wiki manually: Simple Wikipedia

    -

    - For a brief test, let's start with Simple Wikipedia. -

    - Download the html-only version on your desktop + Download the files

    - https://archive.org/download/Xowa_simplewiki_latest/Xowa_simplewiki_2016-03-05_html.7z html + https://archive.org/download/Xowa_simplewiki_latest/Xowa_simplewiki_2016-06_core.zip +
    +
    + https://archive.org/download/Xowa_simplewiki_latest/Xowa_simplewiki_2016-06_html.zip
    - Assuming you downloaded to the C drive, you should have a folder like C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org. This folder will have these files: -
    -
    - C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-text.xowa -
    -
    - C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-html.xowa -
    -
    - C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-file.xowa -
    -
    - C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-file-user.xowa -
    -
    + C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-core.xowa +
    +
    + C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-html.xowa
    -
    -
    - X:\Android\data\org.xowa\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-text.xowa -
    -
    - X:\Android\data\org.xowa\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-html.xowa -
    -
    - X:\Android\data\org.xowa\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-file.xowa -
    -
    - X:\Android\data\org.xowa\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-file-user.xowa -
    -
    + X:\Android\data\org.xowa\files\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-core.xowa
    -
    -

    - Download the images on your desktop -

    -

    - If you have time and space, you should also download the images -

    - -
    - https://archive.org/download/Xowa_simplewiki_latest/Xowa_simplewiki_2016-03-05_file.7z html + X:\Android\data\org.xowa\files\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-html.xowa
    - Assuming you downloaded to the C drive, you should have a folder like C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org. This folder will have these files: -
    -
    - C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-file.xowa -
    -
    - C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-file-user.xowa -
    -
    + https://archive.org/download/Xowa_simplewiki_latest/Xowa_simplewiki_2016-06_file.zip
    +
    + +
    - Note that these files have the same names as those in the html download. These files should overwrite the existing files in the html download. + C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-file.xowa +
    +
    + +
    +
    + X:\Android\data\org.xowa\files\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-file.xowa

    @@ -174,7 +172,7 @@

    - If you're on Marshmallow, you will get a prompt to allow XOWA to read your SD card. Please allow it. For more information on XOWA's privacy policy, see Help/Privacy/Android + If you're on Marshmallow, you will get a prompt to allow XOWA to read your SD card. Please allow it. For more information on XOWA's privacy policy, see Help/Privacy/Android
    @@ -206,7 +204,7 @@
  • @@ -273,9 +268,6 @@
  • html.core
    • -
  • - html.file stubs -
  • images.core
    • @@ -283,7 +275,44 @@

    - Android wikis [2] + Android file path +

    +

    + The \Android\data\org.xowa\ folder is strongly recommended. +

    + +

    + If you don't ever plan on using the auto-update feature, you can use any other path. For example, X:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-text.xowa. +

    +

    + There is one catch: files in \Android\data\org.xowa\ will be deleted when ... +

    + +

    + This means that you can copy English Wikipedia to \Android\data\org.xowa\, and have 100 GB of data deleted when pressing "Clear data". +

    +

    + If you want to guard against accidental deletion, you should install instead somewhere else, like X:\xowa\. Note that this means you will not be able to use the auto-update feature within the Android app. You will be able to use it from the desktop app. +

    +

    +
    +

    +

    + Android wikis [1]

    @@ -533,27 +562,8 @@
      -
    1. - ^ -
        -
      • - The \Android\data\org.xowa\ folder is strongly recommended. -
          -
        • - Android Kit-Kat devices can only write to an external folder with this hierarchy: \Android\data\org.xowa\ -
          • -
        • - XOWA Android currently does not write to any databases, but it will in the coming months. I'm working on an auto-update "merge" facility which will split a wiki into pieces and merge them together. The merging will require write permissions. -
          • -
        -
        • -
      • - If you only want to have read-only access, you can use any other path. For example, X:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-text.xowa . -
        • -
      -
      2. -
    2. - ^ More wikis will be generated over the coming months. If you want a specific wiki, please make a request at https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/issues +
    3. + ^ More wikis will be generated over the coming months. If you want a specific wiki, please make a request at https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/issues
    diff --git a/home/wiki/App/Basics/Files.html b/home/wiki/App/Basics/Files.html index be5cbd2bb..19f2e4670 100644 --- a/home/wiki/App/Basics/Files.html +++ b/home/wiki/App/Basics/Files.html @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ XOWA sees a [[File]] link on a page.
  • - If image dbs are available, XOWA checks them to see if the image exists. To download an image db, see Dashboard/Image_databases + If image dbs are available, XOWA checks them to see if the image exists. To download an image db, see Dashboard/Image_databases
  • If image dbs are not available, or if the image is not in the image dbs, XOWA checks the Wikimedia servers diff --git a/home/wiki/App/Bookmarks.html b/home/wiki/App/Bookmarks.html index 62c2dcdcf..6f2f6198a 100644 --- a/home/wiki/App/Bookmarks.html +++ b/home/wiki/App/Bookmarks.html @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ HTTP Server support

    - Bookmarks can be viewed and edited in HTTP server mode. This has been tested with Firefox (39), Chrome (43), Safari (8) and Internet Explorer (9). If you have an older version and it doesn't work, please report it to Help/Feedback + Bookmarks can be viewed and edited in HTTP server mode. This has been tested with Firefox (39), Chrome (43), Safari (8) and Internet Explorer (9). If you have an older version and it doesn't work, please report it to Help/Feedback

    Resizing columns diff --git a/home/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central.html b/home/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1bd5eae34 --- /dev/null +++ b/home/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central.html @@ -0,0 +1,398 @@ + + + + + App/Import/Download Central - XOWA + + + + + + + +
    +
    +
    +

    App/Import/Download Central

    +
    +
    From XOWA: the free, open-source, offline wiki application
    +
    +
    + +

    + Download Central is a simple way to download wikis for XOWA +

    + +

    + Overview +

    +

    + As of v3.6.3, the Download Central page lists available wikis for download. +

    +

    + The advantages are as follows +

    +
      +
    • + Simple: Find a wiki, click on it, and it will imported. +
      • +
    • + Android and desktop: Listed wikis will work directly on Android as well as the desktop. These wikis are HTML dumps of XOWA pages. +
      • +
    • + Images included: Listed wikis will also include image databases. Previously, users would need to download image databases separately from archive.org. +
      • +
    • + Suspend and resume: Long tasks can be paused and resumed at a later point in time. +
      • +
    +

    + More wikis and functionality will be added to this page throughout 2016. +

    +

    + Technical details +

    +

    + Download Central works in the following manner: +

    +

    + Get list of wikis and files +

    +
      +
    • + Loads a list of wikis from C:\xowa\bin\any\xowa\addon\bldr\central\bldr_central.data_db.xowa +
      • +
    • + Loads a list of files for that wiki. For example, Simple Wikipedia will have 3 files +
        +
      • + Xowa_simplewiki_2016-06_core.zip +
        • +
      • + Xowa_simplewiki_2016-06_file.zip +
        • +
      • + Xowa_simplewiki_2016-06_html.zip +
        • +
      +
      • +
    • + Generates a "task" for each group of files and lists them in the "Available" table. +
      • +
    +

    + Download the files +

    +

    + Available tasks can be added to the Queue. When the Queue is run, Download Central will do the following: +

    +
      +
    • + Download the file from archive.org + +
      • +
    • + Verify the download with an MD5 +
      • +
    • + Unzip the download +
      • +
    • + Verify the unzip with an MD5 +
      • +
    • + Move the file to the wiki directory. For example, simple.wikipedia.org-core.xowa will be moved to C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\simple.wikipedia.org-core.xowa +
      • +
    • + Register the file in the user's list of wikis (for "core" wiki file only) +
      • +
    • + Repeat again with each file until done. +
      • +
    +

    + Manual setup +

    +

    + Some users may not want to use Download Central. For example, users may have an alternate download manager which they prefer. Or they are using the HTTP Server, which currently does not support Download Central. +

    +

    + In these cases, manual setup is still possible in the following way: +

    +
      +
    • + Find the archive.org URL for your wiki. These will generally follow the form of https://archive.org/download/Xowa_(wiki)_latest/ For a list of possible wiki names, see the archive.org links on the Image databases page. +
      • +
    • + Download the files for your wiki. These will generally follow the form of "Xowa_(wiki)_(date)_(type).zip". For example, see above for Simple Wikipedia file names. +
      • +
    • + Unzip the files to C:\xowa\wiki\simple.wikipedia.org\ +
      • +
    • + For the desktop, just run XOWA. XOWA will automatically pick up the new wiki +
      • +
    • + For Android, copy the files to your SD Card. See Android Setup for a list of paths. +
      • +
    +

    + Existing monthly update users of the English Wikipedia v2b images +

    +

    + This section only applies to users who have been manually downloading the monthly updates for English Wikipedia +

    +

    + No need to redownload the images in Download Central +

    +

    + The Download Central image databases are the same as the existing ones on archive.org. They only differ in the following ways: +

    +
      +
    • + They are broken up into 1 file per zip instead of 3 or 4 files per zip +
      • +
    • + They have an md5 file. +
      • +
    +

    + If you are up-to-date with your monthly updates, all you need to do is download the update for 2016-06. For example, let's say you downloaded the initial v2b batch: +

    + +

    + You then downloaded all the monthly updates until now: +

    + +

    + All you have to download is the 2016-06 update: +

    + +

    + At this point you will have exactly the same files as those in Download Central +

    +

    + Download Central should be used for 2016-07 and future monthly updates +

    +

    + For next month (and future months), you should download the monthly update through Download Central. There will be a new task called "English Wikipedia - Image Update (2016-07)". You will just need to download this item, and you'll be up-to-date. +

    +

    + Of course, you will still be able to download them manually from archive.org. But as shown by the section above, this can be quite complicated. +

    + +
    +
    +
    + + +
    +
    +
    +

    Namespaces

    + +
    +
    +
    + +
    + + + + + +
    +

    Android

    +
    + +
    +
    + +
    +

    Help

    +
    + +
    +
    + +
    +

    Blog

    +
    + +
    +
    + + + +
    +

    Donate

    +
    + +
    +
    + +
    + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/home/wiki/App/Import/Image_databases/Pruning.html b/home/wiki/App/Import/Image_databases/Pruning.html index 02c847e46..958d4b9ca 100644 --- a/home/wiki/App/Import/Image_databases/Pruning.html +++ b/home/wiki/App/Import/Image_databases/Pruning.html @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ app.bldr.run; java -Xmx256m -jar xowa_windows.jar --cmd_file xowa_prune.gfs --app_mode cmd

    - If you run into problems, feel free to contact me as per Help/Feedback + If you run into problems, feel free to contact me as per Help/Feedback

    diff --git a/home/wiki/App/Import/Import_overview.html b/home/wiki/App/Import/Import_overview.html index 6cb87dfbd..b1b9d0fdb 100644 --- a/home/wiki/App/Import/Import_overview.html +++ b/home/wiki/App/Import/Import_overview.html @@ -20,11 +20,55 @@

    XOWA provides several options to import a wiki.

    + +

    + Import HTML dumps from archive.org +

    +

    + The Download Central page lists wikis that can be downloaded from archive.org. +

    + +

    + For more info, see App/Import/Download_Central +

    Import online by click

    - The Import online page lists 800+ wikis that can be imported by clicking on a link. + The Import online page lists 800+ wikis that can be imported by clicking on a link.

    - The rest are more trivial in comparison. You can check the Change_log for more detail. + The rest are more trivial in comparison. You can check the Change_log for more detail.

    Image packages for Serbian, Malay and Bulgarian wikis @@ -999,7 +999,7 @@

    • - The rest are more trivial in comparison. You can check the Change_log for more detail. + The rest are more trivial in comparison. You can check the Change_log for more detail.

    Image packages for Serbian, Malay and Bulgarian wikis @@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ Various minor fixes

    - There were a lot of other minor fixes in v2.8.1. Most of these are parser related, but there are a few interesting items under the change section. Please have a look at the Change_log + There were a lot of other minor fixes in v2.8.1. Most of these are parser related, but there are a few interesting items under the change section. Please have a look at the Change_log

    Next release: v2.8.2 @@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ Minor miscellaneous fixes

    - There were a bunch of minor fixes. None of these are worth further explanation, so please take a quick look at the Change_log + There were a bunch of minor fixes. None of these are worth further explanation, so please take a quick look at the Change_log

    New javascript libraries @@ -1648,13 +1648,13 @@ I finished uploading the files for English Wikipedia. Note that these files are just like the 2015-04 set, except that the max file size is 1.5 GB instead of 3 GB. Android can't use 3 GB files.

    - Unfortunately, right now, there are 3 types of sets for English Wikipedia: v1, v2a and v2b. See App/Import/English_Wikipedia for more details. Users are strongly encouraged to download the new 2015-06 set (v2b), especially if they're going to use Android. However, I will continue to support monthly updates for v1 and v2a over the next year. + Unfortunately, right now, there are 3 types of sets for English Wikipedia: v1, v2a and v2b. See App/Import/English_Wikipedia for more details. Users are strongly encouraged to download the new 2015-06 set (v2b), especially if they're going to use Android. However, I will continue to support monthly updates for v1 and v2a over the next year.

    For more information on setting up English Wikipedia, see App/Xtn/Android

    - XOWA droid can now run a complete version of English Wikipedia. Of course, I'll be making many more changes in the upcoming months. If you come across any bugs or have any suggestions, feel free to drop by and give me some feedback as per Help/Feedback + XOWA droid can now run a complete version of English Wikipedia. Of course, I'll be making many more changes in the upcoming months. If you come across any bugs or have any suggestions, feel free to drop by and give me some feedback as per Help/Feedback

    Fixes for CSS generation @@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@

    - For more information, see: Dev/SWT App/UI/HTML_Browser + For more information, see: Dev/SWT App/UI/HTML_Browser

    Fix for wikis not working because of old image databases @@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ v2.6.2 now prefers v1 over v2. This should automatically fix anyone who encountered the problem above. Of course, if a v1 user moves to v2, then they would have to move / delete the v1 databases in order to see v2.

    - If you find your images are still not working, please post as per Help/Feedback + If you find your images are still not working, please post as per Help/Feedback

    Mac OS X now defaults to WebKit instead of XULRunner @@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ Release: v2.5.4.1 (2015-05-25 01:15 Sun)

    - v2.5.4.1 is a significant release. In brief, it involved a rewrite of the online file downloading system to use the same system as the offline version. It also includes instructions for building the image databases on Dashboard/Image_databases as well as an Android alpha. It may be worthwhile to go through the items in Change_log + v2.5.4.1 is a significant release. In brief, it involved a rewrite of the online file downloading system to use the same system as the offline version. It also includes instructions for building the image databases on Dashboard/Image_databases as well as an Android alpha. It may be worthwhile to go through the items in Change_log

    As a side-note, I've not generated image databases for a few weeks. This is due to the dumps being badly broken at http://dumps.wikimedia.org/backup-index.html See https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/xmldatadumps-l/2015-May/date.html and https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T98585 . @@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ Release: v2.4.4.1 (2015-04-26 21:55 Sun)

    - v2.4.4.1 introduces a multi-wiki search feature. The configuration is a bit difficult, but it should be flexible enough to handle most scenarios. See Options/Search. I also made a few more improvements to the general Search behavior. There are also some important incremental fixes from earlier this week. + v2.4.4.1 introduces a multi-wiki search feature. The configuration is a bit difficult, but it should be flexible enough to handle most scenarios. See Options/Search. I also made a few more improvements to the general Search behavior. There are also some important incremental fixes from earlier this week.

    For images, the last part of German is uploading, and I plan to upload Czech tonight or tomorrow. @@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@

    - For more info, you should refer to Dev/Design/Database. + For more info, you should refer to Dev/Design/Database.

    These changes involved a lot of rewrite of database code over the past few weeks. I've done testing on my side, but if you notice any issues, please report them to https://sourceforge.net/p/xowa/discussion/general/ diff --git a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-01.html b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-01.html index 925e8004a..51ae68c90 100644 --- a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-01.html +++ b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-01.html @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ 2016-05

  • - 2016-04 + 2016-04
  • 2016-03 @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ The Android app is a major release. It has a Random feature, shows more images, and adds CSS-tweaks.

    - Documentation for html-dump script. See Dev/Command-line/Dumps + Documentation for html-dump script. See Dev/Command-line/Dumps

    This item is self-explanatory. The XOWA Android app is getting more stable, so I felt it would be time to document the generation of the HTML databases. diff --git a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-02.html b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-02.html index 2fff25d79..aa922e570 100644 --- a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-02.html +++ b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-02.html @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ 2016-05

  • - 2016-04 + 2016-04
  • 2016-03 diff --git a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-03.html b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-03.html index 8d5dde418..107f04883 100644 --- a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-03.html +++ b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-03.html @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ 2016-05
  • - 2016-04 + 2016-04
  • 2016-03 diff --git a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-04.html b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-04.html index acfd56c5d..92fd85213 100644 --- a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-04.html +++ b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-04.html @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ The images are an update to the 2015-09 set. If you already have the 2015-09 set, just download the 2016-04 update: https://archive.org/download/Xowa_dewiki_latest/Xowa_dewiki_2016-04-07_file_update.7z
  • - For Android, download all the de.wikipedia.org files in Android/Setup + For Android, download all the de.wikipedia.org files in Android/Setup
  • For the other German wikis, the process is similar. Download https://archive.org/download/Xowa_dewiki_latest/Xowa_debundle_2016-04-07.7z and copy the files to your microSD card. @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsMTBxGweUw
  • - Android Setup: Android/Setup + Android Setup: Android/Setup

    • diff --git a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-05.html b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-05.html index a34d9aa3c..16e33c5b4 100644 --- a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-05.html +++ b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-05.html @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ 2016-05

  • - 2016-04 + 2016-04
  • 2016-03 diff --git a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-06.html b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-06.html index 3dd30649b..f48fe7516 100644 --- a/home/wiki/Blog/2016-06.html +++ b/home/wiki/Blog/2016-06.html @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ 2016-05
  • - 2016-04 + 2016-04
  • 2016-03 @@ -55,13 +55,237 @@ +

    + Release: v3.6.3.1 (2016-06-19 19:30 Sun) +

    +

    + The PC app is a major release. It has a new Download page, can now read Android HTML databases by default, and includes many minor fixes +

    +

    + The Android app is a major release. It also has a new Download page, as well as some minor changes. +

    +

    + The Server app is a major release. It can read Android HTML databases by default, and has a fix for the broken Search. +

    +

    + (PC & Android) New Download Central to download HTML dumps and images +

    +

    + Download Central is the major feature of the release. This is an in-app downloader that can download wikis for both Android or desktop. It can download images as well. +

    +

    + For v3.6.3, there are only two wikis: Simple Wikipedia and English Wikipedia. More wikis will be added every week throughout 2016. Next week, v3.6.4 should have other English wikis, like English Wiktionary and Wikisource. +

    +

    + Going forward, Download Central will be the primary vehicle to get XOWA wikis. It provides a simple way to import wikis. It eliminates any confusion about which files to download and where to copy them. Monthly updates for English Wikipedia will be published here as well. +

    +

    + To try it out, go to Download Central. For more info, see the Download Central help page. +

    +

    + (PC & Server) Android HTML dumps are now usable +

    +

    + This is the other major feature of the release. Previously, the app could only read wikitext dumps. Now, it can read the XOWA Android HTML dumps. This has a few key benefits: +

    + +

    + However, there are drawbacks as well: +

    + +
    +
    + Plans: Each of these features will be implemented over the course of 2016. The end-goal is to have the HTML dumps produce the same output as the wikitext dumps. +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Plans: This will be whittled down over releases, though it's unlikely that the HTML dumps will ever be smaller than 25 GB. +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Plans: This may be simplified with a "Generate HTML dump" button in the future, but generating an HTML dump for English Wikipedia will probably be a resource-intensive task +
    +
    +

    + Finally, a few notes on wikitext dumps versus HTML dumps. +

    + +

    + (PC & Android & Server) Search now reduces importance of short pages +

    +

    + The new XOWA Search Engine uses PageRank to rate pages by importance. Although this works well for Wikipedia, it sometimes overrates pages which exist for encyclopedic book-keeping. +

    +

    + For example, a lot of Wikipedia pages will have a small box called "Authority Control" at the bottom of the page. This box will have links to other pages like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Authority_Control If a million pages have this Integrated Authority Control link, then PageRank rates this page highly. ("1 million pages link to it!") However, the page itself is fairly short, and is not really one of the most important articles in Wikipedia (it would score higher than India, Insect, Italy, etc). +

    +

    + v3.6.3 tries to reduce the importance of these pages if these articles are "short". This heuristic was already present in the previous versions of the search engine, but has been further tweaked. +

    +

    + (Server) Fix for broken Search +

    +

    + This was kindly reported by thombles here: https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/issues/59 . The new Search Engine in 2016-03 broke the HTTP Server search. This was fixed in this release. +

    +

    + (PC) Minor fixes (Database, HTML Dump, Search, Special, Parser) +

    +

    + These can be described briefly as follows: +

    + +

    + (Android) Minor changes (more Special pages: redesigned UI for special pages, HTML Page Title, flat icon) +

    +

    + These can also be described briefly as follows: +

    + +

    + (Wikis) English Wikipedia (2016-06) and Simple Wikipedia (2016-06) +

    +

    + These are available through Download Central. +

    +

    + For users who want the 2016-06 English Wikipedia image update, see App/Import/Download Central +

    +

    + Next release: v3.6.4 +

    +

    + I'm focusing on HTML dump related issues for the next few weeks, particularly table of contents and redlinks +

    +

    + For wikis, I'm going to update the generate the other English wikis for Download Central. +

    Release: Android Beta with wiki downloader (2016-06-12 23:00 Sun)

    diff --git a/home/wiki/Change_log.html b/home/wiki/Change_log.html index 1f54a7e24..03dd26bd1 100644 --- a/home/wiki/Change_log.html +++ b/home/wiki/Change_log.html @@ -25,130 +25,193 @@

    Categories

    +

    + High-level categories +

    - Change log items are divided into the following categories: + Change log items are divided into the following high-level categories: +

    + +

    + Note that PC changes will probably also affect Andriod and Server. All three apps share the same code-base. +

    +

    + Sub-categories +

    +

    + For PC, Android, and Server, change log items are further divided into the following sub-categories:

    - The most important categories to review are major and package. The other categories may be skipped due to lower importance (if they were more important, they would be bumped up to major). + The most important category to review is major. The other categories may be skipped due to lower importance (if they were more important, they would be bumped up to major).

    +

    + v3.6.3.1 (2016-06-19) +

    +

    + Wiki +

    + +
    +
    + Links: Special:XowaDownloadCentral +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Links: Special:XowaDownloadCentral +
    +
    +

    + PC +

    - In addition, as of v3.1.3, there are now two major groupings: + major.add

    +
    +
    + Links: Special:XowaDownloadCentral App/Import/Download_Central +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Links: Options/HTML_databases +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Example: search -> search for I -> Integrated Authority File should not be in top 10 search results. +
    +
    + Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=earth&full_text=y&simple_search=y +
    +
    +

    + major.fix +

    + +
    +
    + Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_(biology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Art +
    +
    +

    + minor.fix +

    + +
    +
    + Message: Script error: =Module:CountryData:13 bad argument: string expected, got nil +
    +
    + Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Greenland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flags_by_number_of_colors +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Message: Script error: =Module:Redirect:66 could not parse redirect on page "SRK" +
    +
    + Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Rukh_Khan +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Resolved by: Apply min / max only if less than / greater than existing value. +
    +
    + Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=dokuw&fulltext=y&simple_search=y +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:sEARch?search=Earth +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Links: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spezial:Zufällige_Seite +
    +
    +

    + minor.change +

    + +
    +
    + Example: simple.wikipedia.org-text.xowa -> simple.wikipedia.org-core.xowa; simple.wikipedia.org-text.xowa . +
    +
    +

    + trivial.fix +

    + +

    + Android +

    +

    + major.add +

    + + + + +

    + minor.change +

    + + + +

    + Server +

    +

    + major.add +

    + +
    +
    + Links: Options/HTML_databases +
    +
    +

    + major.fix +

    + +
    +
    + Links: http://localhost:8080/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Earth&fulltext=y&simple_search=y +
    +
    +

    + Doc +

    + +
    +
    + Links: App/Setup/Installation App/Setup/Flash_card App/Xtn/Browser/XOWA_viewer +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Links: Dashboard/Import/Offline +
    +
    + +
    +
    + Links: Help/Privacy/Android +
    +
    +

    + Dev +

    +

    @@ -294,7 +622,7 @@
    - Links: Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance + Links: Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance

    @@ -413,7 +741,7 @@

    - Android + Android

    major.fix @@ -478,7 +806,7 @@ Resolved by: Pass display_title info to new page_banner manager.

    - Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gzip Diagnostics/ParserFunctions/DisplayTitle + Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gzip Diagnostics/ParserFunctions/DisplayTitle
    - Links: Diagnostics/Xtns/Wikia/All + Links: Diagnostics/Xtns/Wikia/All
    - Links: Diagnostics/Xtns/Wikia/All + Links: Diagnostics/Xtns/Wikia/All
    - Links: Diagnostics/Xtns/Wikia/All + Links: Diagnostics/Xtns/Wikia/All


    - Android + Android

    major.add @@ -721,7 +1049,7 @@

    - Links: Dashboard/Import/Offline + Links: Dashboard/Import/Offline
    - Links: Dashboard/Files/Deletion + Links: Dashboard/Files/Deletion

    @@ -786,7 +1114,7 @@

    - Links: App/Search/Address_bar + Links: App/Search/Address_bar
    - Links: Options/Search + Links: Options/Search
    - Links: App/Search + Links: App/Search

    @@ -1079,7 +1407,7 @@

    • - Android + Android

    major @@ -1163,7 +1491,7 @@ Scribunto: Handle multi-byte characters for lua bracketed regular expressions (resolves nothing known). See: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/どう https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/를

  • - Luaj: Use HOUR_OF_DAY for os.time, not HOUR (resolves hour off by 12 for os.time calls). See: Diagnostics/Scribunto/Luaj + Luaj: Use HOUR_OF_DAY for os.time, not HOUR (resolves hour off by 12 for os.time calls). See: Diagnostics/Scribunto/Luaj
  • Xtns.Dpl: Write href using full_db not page_txt; EX:Category:A B -> Category:A_B x> A B. See: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Speedy_deletions @@ -1195,7 +1523,7 @@

    • - Android + Android

    major @@ -1228,7 +1556,7 @@

    @@ -1262,7 +1590,7 @@

    - Android + Android

    fix @@ -1379,13 +1707,13 @@

    diff --git a/home/wiki/Change_log/2013.html b/home/wiki/Change_log/2013.html index 5495cf30e..e63581ea9 100644 --- a/home/wiki/Change_log/2013.html +++ b/home/wiki/Change_log/2013.html @@ -375,7 +375,7 @@