• I noticed that you have a very unusual signature that makes it very difficult to follow conversations ... ∴ AlexSm 16:38, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The signature demonstrates bugzilla:012225. Please look at commons:user:לערי ריינהארט#bugzilla 012225 (the last section of the user page), edit that section and look at the usage of template:style/ril. Best regards

‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 12:57, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dear friends; The MediaWiki code contains a « magical Esperanto character conversion » which is enabeled at all Esperanto projects. The requested Javascript should add this character conversion to arbitrary wikis via user JavaScript pages. Thanks for all your efforts in advance! Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 21:05, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I have no idea what kind of conversion is that ∴ AlexSm 17:30, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dear AlexSm please see http://eo.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?&oldid=1560278 and the following revisions. I tried to simulate

cx converts to ĉ
gx converts to ĝ
hx converts to ĥ
jx converts to ĵ
sx converts to ŝ
ux converts to ŭ
... continued at « w:eo: »

Because the description here is a "meta language" I did not simulate all requirements at « w:eo: » .

cxx and cxX converts to cx
cxxx converts to ĉx
cXxX converts to ĉX
cxXx, cXXx, and cXXX converts to ĉX

The algorithm is as follows:

1. it is triggered if lower or upper case c, g, h, j, s or u is followed by lower or upper case x
2. it is necessary to identify the string to be substituted
   1. that string starts with the (first) character that triggered the algorithm
   2. that string contains also the following lower or upper case x and all subsequent lower or upper case x's
3. processing starts from the end of the string to be substituted; from the last x|X
4. main substitution /convertion loop
   1. the last but one character is analyzed
      1. is it upper or lower case
      2. is it c|C, g|G, h|H, j|J, s|S, u|U or x|X
   2. to determing the substitution / conversion one should
      1. preserve the case
      2. substitute / convert the last and last but one character to ĉ|Ĉ, ĝ|Ĝ, ĥ|Ĥ, ĵ|Ĵ, ŝ|Ŝ, ŭ|Ŭ, or x|X depending of the match identified before
   3. readjust the string to be substituted; it is shortened by two characters at the end
5. the algorithm stops either if only one character from the string to be substituted has left or that string is empty

example:‎

« cxgxhx » should trigger the algorithm three times and generate « ĉĝĥ »

Best regards

‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 04:28, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An implementation

Here is a working example script: User:Splarka/esperanto.js

• Note that "cXxX converts to ĉX" ... it actually it produces "ĉx".

The way you described it seemed overly complex. What I did:

• On document load it adds a new portlet tab (this could be automated I suppose, but this can be very slow on large pages).
• Clicking the tab on action=edit or action=submit (preview) only affects the textarea, on all other actions it checks the bodyContent (this could be expanded to the whole document I suppose)

• All text nodes of the above selected object are searched for the regex matches to /[cghjsu][x]+/ig
• These matches are iterated over in reverse for each node (this is to prevent messing up the match count by changing the match).

• For each match, the length of the match is determined.

• If it is an even length, the first two characters are converted (with the case determined by the case of the first character)
• If it is an odd length, the first one character is left literal, the rest of the X pairs (if any) are cropped to the first. so [xX][xx][Xx] returns xxX

• For the rest of the match, the pairs of Xs (if any) are cropped to the case of the first. so [xX][xx][Xx] returns xxX

As far as I can tell, this almost exactly matches what eo.wikipedia does.... test it? --Splarka (rant) 23:02, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

‎→ bugzilla:002391 · "Implement a validation check for ISBN links"

Dear friends; Can somebody implement this as a JavaScript? Thanks for all your efforts in advance! Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 21:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The checking algorithm itself looks easy to implement, but you also need some kind of interface to that. Advisor script seems like a perfect choice for this task. You could ask the authour to build ISBN checks into his script, or we could probably create a "plugin" as described at the bottom of the script description ∴ AlexSm 17:30, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I added validation of 10 and 13-digit ISBN-s to the script. --Cameltrader (talk) 18:58, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to request a script that would add a tab (or some other button) that could watchlist all images (and maybe templates) used in an article. A lot of images go unwatched for many articles. It would be great to be able to watchlist all of the images in an article in one click. -- Ned Scott 05:23, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I do not work with images, but as far as I know, you will not see deletions or new versions uploads in your watchlist. You will only be notified when someone changes the image description. Also, there doesn't seem to be a way for a script to add a Commons image to your watchlist. Adding templates to your watchlist is possible, however they might include other templates which are still not going to be watched by you ∴ AlexSm 17:30, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I figured as much. While rare, I have seen some cases of image description page vandalism, and some test edits that have removed image tags and such. Deletion notices would also trigger the watchlist, as well as anything posted on the talk page. Most people probably wouldn't have a use for it, but it's something I've always kind of wanted. -- Ned Scott 07:23, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another poke, would this even be possible? -- Ned Scott 07:39, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here is something to tide you over until someone writes it for you in nice ajax.

Should work, may be a bit buggy. Creates a textarea in your contentSub that you can copy to your raw watchlist. Someone else can create a queued ajax system that checks to make sure each template exists and each image is local and not on commons. --Splarka (rant) 10:19, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, thanks! -- Ned Scott 06:27, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MZMcBride and I had a thought on how you (or rather, whoever writes this) could check the list of images, for if they were local images or not with an intermediary api call. For example if you had Image:Wiki.png and Image:Bullet-blue.png as images in a page, an API call like:

/w/api.php?action=parse&format=json&callback=imagecommonscheck&text=[[:Image:Wiki.png]]+[[:Image:Bullet-blue.png]]

and then a snippit to check it

function imagecommonscheck(obj) {
  var imagecheck = obj['parse'].links;
  for(var i=0;i<imagecheck.length;i++) {
    if(imagecheck[i].exists) {
      //this is only true if the image is not on commons, title is: imagecheck[i]['*']
    }
  }
}

--Splarka (rant) 07:39, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think a better way to do this is using imageinfo:

/w/api.php?action=query&format=jsonfm&titles=Image:Albert%20Einstein%20Head.jpg|Image:Hitler_with_other_German_soldiers.jpg&prop=imageinfo

To verify:

function imagecommonscheck(obj) {
  var imagecheck = obj['query']['pages'];
  for(var i=0;i<imagecheck.length;i++) {
    if(imagecheck[i]['imagerepository'] == "local") {
      //this is only true if the image is not on commons, title is: imagecheck[i]['*']
    }
  }
}

Not yet tested. Superm401 - Talk 08:35, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Two new incentives for continued work on this request: one is that MediaWiki has been updated and deletions now show up on the watchlist, and two, I've doubled the bounty on this request from $20 to $40. -- Ned Scott 03:29, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And new versions of images too. Also, if it makes it easier, a script that works with just images and not templates would be sufficient for this request. -- Ned Scott 05:53, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Test this out: User:Splarka/watchimages.js. It is not fully automated though. What it does:

• On a content page, it adds a toolbox button.
• If clicked it queries the API for all images.
• It checks which are local vs commons, which exist, which have description pages.
• Currently selects local or missing images (with or without pages) not on commons.
• Sends you to Special:Watchlist/raw with the pages as a URI parameter
• Appends these to the textarea, alerts you.
• You then either choose to update, edit, or do nothing.
• Upon save, it returns you to the page.

Of course, it could be streamlined a bit more. It could be automated, have more logic (check if page has images, check if images are repeats on watchlist, filter out logos, etc). Also, it specifically does not use ajax at this time (ajax POST is annoying), but should be good enough to test. --Splarka (rant) 06:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome! Even this alone is a huge help, and is probably enough to make claim to the donation bounty. Thanks Splarka! -- Ned Scott 03:32, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A part of the bounty process is to credit those who worked on the task (the bounty hunters). Here's what I have for the donation public comment "en:WP:BOUNTY on image watchlist user script en:user:Splarka/watchimages.js . Major thanks to en:user:Splarka ! Also thanks to en:user: MZMcBride, Superm401, and AlexSm, in discussion."

Obviously Splarka is in there, and since there was room I also included all the names in this thread. Are there any names I should add or remove? -- Ned Scott 03:48, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I went ahead and made the donation, though I was hopping to link to the public comment, I can't seem to figure out how (or where it is displayed). In any case, thank you again for the work on this, and I look forward to seeing how the script develops :D -- Ned Scott 07:53, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'd like to request a script. WP:PT used to be ordered by date until it was deprecated in December 2007. I would like to be able to order protected titles by date again, so I can see the most recent additions to the list. I am unable to code such myself. (of course, if there is an existing way to do so, I'd be very happy). Please let me know if I can/should help in any way. Chubbles (talk) 01:31, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please fix your shortcut. If you meant Special:Protectedtitles, I think the only way is to check the protection log: Special:Log/protect. Of course, a script could be created to filter log entries and show only "create" protections, maybe using API ∴ AlexSm 03:25, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that shortcut used to point to Wikipedia:Protected titles. Chubbles (talk) 06:43, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I made a script recently for filtering Special:Log/rights (that later was expanded to all rights, and later to work with any page that has a bunch of <li> in it). It works fine for Special:Log/rights but only filters what is on the page. To use it you simply add to your user js: importScript(User:Splarka/lifilter.js), go to the protect log eg: limit=500, click the [filter] tab, use the regex string create\=, and click [filter] or [hilight]. Of course it could be done better, but this is already written as a springboard (if badly). --Splarka (rant) 08:17, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dear friends; Please create some gadget functionality to provide w3.org validation tabs similar to

[http://validator.w3.org/check?uri={{URLENCODE:{{SERVER}}/wiki/{{FULLPAGENAME}}?uselang={{CONTENTLANG}}}}&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0 XHTML 1.0]‎<br />
[http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri={{URLENCODE:{{SERVER}}/wiki/{{FULLPAGENAME}}?uselang={{CONTENTLANG}}}} CSS]<br />

generating:‎
XHTML 1.0‎
CSS

Thanks for all your efforts in advance! Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 11:59, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

simplified

[http://validator.w3.org/check?uri={{URLENCODE:{{SERVER}}/wiki/{{FULLPAGENAME}}&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0}} XHTML 1.0]‎<br />
[http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri={{URLENCODE:{{SERVER}}/wiki/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} CSS]<br />

generating:‎
XHTML 1.0‎
CSS

Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 12:03, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

notes

‎ {{URLENCODE:... {{FULLPAGENAME}}}} will fail here; one could use short url's

[http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri={{URLENCODE:{{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?oldid={{REVISIONID}}}} CSS]<br />

generating:‎
CSS

alternatively one could try to use liks containing {{FULLPAGENAMEE}}

Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 12:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure I fully understand all of your request, but I took the first example and made it into a script to add tabs to the toolbox (below the search box):

--Splarka (rant) 19:43, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Splarka! I tested the functions at m:s:yi:MediaWiki:Common.js oldid=3489. Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 19:20, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

simplified and working (usinf {{FULLPAGENAMEE}})

[http://validator.w3.org/check?uri={{URLENCODE:{{SERVER}}/wiki/}}{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0 XHTML 1.0]‎<br />
[http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri={{URLENCODE:{{SERVER}}/wiki/}}{{FULLPAGENAMEE}} CSS]<br />

generating:‎

XHTML 1.0‎
CSS

Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 18:57, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FYI: CSS validator uri bug

Dear friends; Please read about "different uri= parameter encoding at http://validator.w3.org/check?uri= and http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri=" at m:wikt:yi:user:I18n/CSS validator uri bug. I noticed this while "traveling'"" through different language wikis. Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 01:21, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, try this version with a null title, references the article by curid.

This would also be possible with '?title=-&curid=' + wgCurRevisionId too. --Splarka (rant) 09:55, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dear friends; Please create some gadget functionality to provide uselang=foo tabs. They should be used when working at a wiki and if one would like to see / verify the user interface in another language. The code can be similar to

{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|uselang=foo}}

An example is available at the test wiki: template:this/eng. Thanks for all your efforts in advance! Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 12:50, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hows this? the var langs array defines which langs to add buttons for.

--Splarka (rant) 19:30, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Splarka! I tested the functions at m:s:yi:MediaWiki:Common.js oldid=3490.
For some reason not known to me the tabs disapear if I select the « de » tab - Deutsch. I have selected « yi - ייִדיש » preferences.
I experienced similar behaviour about a disapearing « purge » tab at « wikt:yi: » if I select « de - Deutsch  » as language in my preferences there.
I am using the following browsers:

a) Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; de; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070427 Firefox/2.0.0.3 on Linux KDE 3.5.5

b) Opera see configuration at http://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:I18n/Opera

c) Konqueror 3.5.5 (Using KDE 3.5.5)

all on KDE version 3.5.5; System: Linux; Release: 2.6.22-gentoo-r2; Machine: i686

Can you please investigate on this? Thanks for all your efforts in advance. Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 19:40, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Common.js and Monobook.js is called on every page through title=-&action=raw&gen=js file. The new code you just added is not there yet, so this looks like a caching issue. I think you just have to wait. / AlexSm 20:45, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Alex for the comment! I implemented w:yi:MediaWiki:Gadget-UseLang and w:yi:MediaWiki:Gadget-UseLang.js at w:yi:special:Preferences. As far as I can see the new tabs are inserted at an absolut position from the reference point which is at the right on « w:yi: » . Depending on the lenght of the previous tabs one can see some of the new tabs or not; this is language dependent; it depends on what tab you have clicked before.
Please take a look at w:nn:special:Prefixindex/MediaWiki:Gadget. There you will find many language related gadgets. They are implemented / selectable one by one. This might be also the case for different contributors and visitors at « w:yi: » . How such a code would look like?
re: « caching issues » I created a lot of test pages as « user:I18n » . These are oficial aliases as decribed at fr:project:Alias de Wikipédiens#Les alias officiels. The list can be seen at commons:user:I18n#i18n accounts. I did not experience much page caching because immediatelly after placing some notes at the « MediaWiki talk:Gadgets-definition » pages the « validations at w3.org: XHTML 1.0 » links at these test pages returned either a green / OK status or a minimal amount of errors (one error). Exceptions where the following UTF-8 languages: sd: ru: zh: ja: .
Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 22:48, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. w:yi:MediaWiki:Gadget-UseLang does not work at w:yi:special:Preferences. No clue why. Best regards
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 23:31, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

P.P.S. The UseLang code work in « s:yi » (the language tabs show up at s:yi:special:Preferences). The UseLang code is defined there trough s:yi:MediaWiki:Common.js. But the language tabs do not show up at wikt:yi:special:Preferences and they do not show up at w:yi:special:Preferences. Regards

‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 09:07, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gadgets don't load for Special:Preferences (for security). So if you want this on that page, you can add to MediaWiki:Common.js at these projects :

And have that for all users, but any other page require the gadget. --Splarka (rant) 09:23, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Implemented at wikt:yi:MediaWiki:Common.js?diff=11822&oldid. It works fine. Thank you very much! Best regards

‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 09:33, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to have a tool that highlights the wiki syntax. I know that WikiEd does this, but it also does a lot of other stuff I don't need nor want. All I need is syntax highlighting. I'm using Mozilla Firefox. Mahanga^Talk 01:47, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean highlighting inside edit box? I think the best option would be to ask Cacycle to select and cut the necessary code for you, like a "Lite" version. Or someone else to do that, again, using existing WikEd code. / AlexSm 20:45, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In some other wikis such as MediaWiki.org, WikiaWikia, etc. (even in my wiki!), the Add edit section 0 script can't be worked, but I don't know the reason. How can we make it worked in those wikis? ― 韓斌/Yes0song (談笑 筆跡 다지모) 15:24, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, they're working now in MediaWiki.org and Wikia. ― 韓斌/Yes0song (談笑 筆跡 다지모) 14:46, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

i know ive seen this before, but can someone direct me/post the code for forcing the show preview button? it causes the save button to be unclickable until you click show preview.--24.109.218.172 (talk) 02:42, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

--Splarka (rant) 08:17, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This version above avoids JS errors on "View source" (protected pages). By the way, the code like this also usually changes "Save" button into "Save (after preview)", and makes "Preview" button bold. 6 out of 10 biggest Wikipedias implemented this for unlogged users, so just check Common.js on: de, fr, sv, nl, ja, pt. -AlexSm 17:20, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am requesting a script that would add a link when viewing an article. When clicked on, it will show a JavaScript prompt, requesting for a Category to add to the current article; when one is entered and OK is hit, then the category will be added to the article. Gary King (talk) 07:02, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:ais523/cattab.js is a start at this. It works, but it's a bit rudimentary; it always puts the category at the start of the article's category list (or at the end of the article if it doesn't have a category list), and doesn't handle sortkeys. --ais523 12:59, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

You may want to try MediaWiki:Gadget-HotCat.js. Superm401 - Talk 01:49, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See #toolbox item or tab with a short format link using « oldid=- »

I want to make MediaWiki delete long unicode titles in the URL, not only historic pages (permanent links) but also diff. pages and the printable pages of those. Can someone make the javascript? ― 韓斌/Yes0song (談笑 筆跡 다지모 한자위키) 12:53, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You could take the 2nd script in that section (with shortDiffURLs()) and slightly modify it to recognize other links and remove the title from URL whenever possible. Also, just a thought: when title cannot be removed, the script could at least decode it, if I remember correcty, this should help Opera display readable titles in the address bar. I would help, but your 8-line signature makes it too difficult to follow this conversation. —AlexSm 20:31, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, basically I am looking for something that, analogously to what Netbeans does with Java code, will highlight the braces so that it's easy to distinguish what matches with what:

fdksajhsdfhksdflh{{{{dfjkalhfdslsaflklhdsfdfsadhflsalsdfhsd{{jaksdfslkadslhjhjhlklhlh khlk{{sfdakllsdfaljksdalf}}khfdksdh}}sdafhhdsasfd lk;lkjadfjlksadfs{{fdalhsafdlksafdhdsfaks}}lfdhahlkfds}}asdfhlfdsahklh}}ksdahksadkhsdafl

I'm working on nested #ifs and keep running into bugs that I'm having trouble tracing. It's driving me nuts. Absidy (talk) 05:07, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've filed bugzilla:13829; if and when that enhancement is fixed, it should be much easier to write a script that does that. --ais523 12:07, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

I'd like to be able to see a user's permission status, such as if they are an administrator or have rollback permission, on their user page, if possible. Thanks! Gary King (talk) 22:39, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have a script which can show this for any user linked from the page, just need to polish and then publish it, probably next week. —AlexSm 23:00, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is a script to close AFDs, can it be expanded to all xFds???? The Placebo Effect (talk) 03:30, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've made one for MFDs - see User:Jj137/CloseMFD.js. I'm still working on the others (sort of a long term goal, but I'll give it a shot).  jj137 (talk) 03:03, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Could there be a script to not only close the AfD, but also pull down the AfD notice on Kept pages and add the OldAfDFull template to their talk pages? MBisanz ^talk 08:41, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone create a link on the top (near the my preference) or on the left side of the page (near toolbox). The link will contain a customised help page containing template messages and other commonly used links. Suppose the page will be located at User:Amartyabag/Help. Please help. Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 12:27, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

--Splarka (rant) 22:31, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A bit more functional: user:js/popupBookmarks. This will show popup window with the content of your User:Amartyabag/Bookmarks (by default). I wrote this a long time ago. There are some parameters that can change page name and popup behaviour, but they are not documented yet. —AlexSm 23:00, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This (my monobook page) is my first try at creating any kind of script on Wikipedia. The response to the request immediately above this one, is just what I'm looking for! But I can't get it to work. I've tried exiting my browser entirely, to make sure it refreshes. Can anyone have a look, and see what I'm doing wrong? --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 19:34, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The last but one bracket should be curly. --Cameltrader (talk) 20:02, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dang, I can't even tell a curly bracket from a curved in this font! Thank you very much; it works fine now! --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 20:25, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

document.getElementById('editform').submit();

Hint in page source:
<input type="submit" value="Delete page" name="wpConfirmB" id="wpConfirmB" tabindex="4" />

--Splarka (rant) 07:28, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think you'll need to obtain a wpEditToken from the server before submitting, so you may need to send two requests. --Cameltrader (talk) 08:36, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How would I obtain that? Would I use document.getElementById('wpEditToken').submit(); ?   jj137 (talk) 22:18, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can't help you much, because I've never done that, but the API could well give you what you need, assuming you have some familiarity with AJAX and XMLHttpRequest. Also, there are scripts scattered around—in Python, in Perl, and maybe others, which might give you an idea of how to deal with the edit token. --Cameltrader (talk) 22:36, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

document.getElementById('deleteconfirm').submit(); , although I don't understand why you would need that. —AlexSm 23:26, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That works, but it doesn't give me a choice of what I want for the delete summary. I would like for the delete confirm screen to appear, and then with the script I am writing tabs will appear with some of the CSD reasons. When I click that tab, it will automatically delete the page with that CSD reason as the delete summary. I'm just trying to save time when doing maintenance tasks.   jj137 (talk) 00:44, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I must be getting something wrong, because I don't see how these tab are supposed to help. The way you described them, they would save you two clicks on the SELECT drop-down box, but before that you still have to load the delete confirmation page anyway. I can create a script that would skip the confirmation screen entirely (only making one extra API query for edittoken), deleting the page in only one click. However, it would not insert the usual quote of the page content. —AlexSm 04:29, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's what the document.getElementById('deleteconfirm').submit(); seemed to do. How exactly would I specify a reason?   jj137 (talk) 01:30, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]