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Well you have made three non-minor edits to the article. We cast our net as wide as possible to let people know that a reassessment has been made. Jezhotwells (talk) 21:13, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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E-mail[edit]

Hi Rudy, e-mail for you. SlimVirgin talk|contribs 08:29, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Would you mind resending? I don't seem to have it. SlimVirgin talk|contribs 21:55, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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{{memoryalpha}} changes[edit]

I've left a note at Template talk:Memoryalpha regarding what appears to be an inappropriate use of the admin bit to revert a change which had consensus, and which means that extra work has to be done to keep that template in sync with proposals meant to affect all Wikia links. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 11:36, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Help[edit]

Do you think it's possible to put in collapsible code a small image instead show/hide text. (something like +/- used by google when you hide or show video- http://news.google.com/). If isn't to difficult for you, can you tell me what will I need to insert in code to put an image. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.25.229.138 (talk) 20:19, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Try this:
/* Test if an element has a certain class **************************************
 *
 * Description: Uses regular expressions and caching for better performance.
 * Maintainers: [[User:Mike Dillon]], [[User:Ruud Koot]], [[User:SG]]
 */
 
var hasClass = (function () {
    var reCache = {};
    return function (element, className) {
        return (reCache[className] ? reCache[className] : (reCache[className] = new RegExp("(?:\\s|^)" + className + "(?:\\s|$)"))).test(element.className);
    };
})();


/** Collapsible tables *********************************************************
 *
 *  Description: Allows tables to be collapsed, showing only the header. See
 *               [[Wikipedia:NavFrame]].
 *  Maintainers: [[User:Ruud Koot]]
 */
 
var autoCollapse = 2;
var collapseImage = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Symbol_oppose_vote_oversat.svg/16px-Symbol_oppose_vote_oversat.svg.png";
var expandImage = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/16px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png";
 
function collapseTable( tableIndex )
{
    var Button = document.getElementById( "collapseButton" + tableIndex );
    var Table = document.getElementById( "collapsibleTable" + tableIndex );
 
    if ( !Table || !Button ) {
        return false;
    }
 
    var Rows = Table.rows;
 
    if ( Button.firstChild.getAttribute( "src" ) == collapseImage ) {
        for ( var i = 1; i < Rows.length; i++ ) {
            Rows[i].style.display = "none";
        }
        Button.firstChild.setAttribute( "src", expandImage );
    } else {
        for ( var i = 1; i < Rows.length; i++ ) {
            Rows[i].style.display = Rows[0].style.display;
        }
        Button.firstChild.setAttribute( "src", collapseImage );
    }
}
 
function createCollapseButtons()
{
    var tableIndex = 0;
    var NavigationBoxes = new Object();
    var Tables = document.getElementsByTagName( "table" );
 
    for ( var i = 0; i < Tables.length; i++ ) {
        if ( hasClass( Tables[i], "collapsible" ) ) {
 
            /* only add button and increment count if there is a header row to work with */
            var HeaderRow = Tables[i].getElementsByTagName( "tr" )[0];
            if (!HeaderRow) continue;
            var Header = HeaderRow.getElementsByTagName( "th" )[0];
            if (!Header) continue;
 
            NavigationBoxes[ tableIndex ] = Tables[i];
            Tables[i].setAttribute( "id", "collapsibleTable" + tableIndex );
 
            var Button     = document.createElement( "span" );
            var ButtonLink = document.createElement( "a" );
            var ButtonText = document.createElement( "img" );
            ButtonText.setAttribute( "src", collapseImage );
 
            Button.className = "collapseButton";  //Styles are declared in Common.css
 
            ButtonLink.style.color = Header.style.color;
            ButtonLink.setAttribute( "id", "collapseButton" + tableIndex );
            ButtonLink.setAttribute( "href", "javascript:collapseTable(" + tableIndex + ");" );
            ButtonLink.appendChild( ButtonText );
 
            Button.appendChild( ButtonLink );
 
            Header.insertBefore( Button, Header.childNodes[0] );
            tableIndex++;
        }
    }
 
    for ( var i = 0;  i < tableIndex; i++ ) {
        if ( hasClass( NavigationBoxes[i], "collapsed" ) || ( tableIndex >= autoCollapse && hasClass( NavigationBoxes[i], "autocollapse" ) ) ) {
            collapseTable( i );
        } 
        else if ( hasClass( NavigationBoxes[i], "innercollapse" ) ) {
            var element = NavigationBoxes[i];
            while (element = element.parentNode) {
                if ( hasClass( element, "outercollapse" ) ) {
                    collapseTable ( i );
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
 
addOnloadHook( createCollapseButtons );
Cheers, —Ruud 21:32, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bedankt! - Mike —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.25.229.138 (talk) 22:02, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Requesting Your Help[edit]

Ruud, thank you for the welcome message on my user page Dan Quigley today. It surprised me because I have been making contributions for quite some time. Upon investigating I found the reason that you were welcoming me is because I created a new wikipedia page (pedagogic grammar) under the user name Dan Quigley instead of my usual user name DanQuigley (no spaces). Is there any way to merge that Dan Quigley creation into my DanQuigley user account, or am I doomed to now have a dual identity? DanQuigley 01:28, 14 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by DanQuigley (talk • contribs)

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Hey there[edit]

You brought up a lot of great points in the Nightwish talk page. :) I just want to say thanks. --Epica124 (talk) 00:46, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Collapsible tables and your JavaScript[edit]

Hello! A few months ago, you have written this great script, and offered to make a few requested changes. I am very interested in your script in particular, because it is accessible to keyboard. You are also using alt text on the icon, which is great. Cacycle's script is not bad, but people using screen readers won't be able to use it. A french accessibility expert tested your script, and made a few comments, I will be glad to translate them to you if you are interested.

If you accept it, my request would be to add "show/hide" text next to the icon. Many users are not familiar with a box that uncollapse with an icon only. Plus the community is used to the "show/hide" button. In order to make the collapsible box more user-friendly, we need both the icon and the "show/hide" text.

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So, is it okay for you? Do you have time to take care of this request? Yours, Dodoïste (talk) 03:07, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I have some time this weekend. Are there any other usability issues with it that should be fixed as well? Cheers, —Ruud 14:17, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Great, many thanks ! :-) Well, having the "show/hide" button closer to the title would be a major bonus. Be people have told me that it's pretty hard to do, so this improvement is not a priority.
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Here is the review from the french accessibility expert:
  • accessible if javascript is not supported: OK.
  • Keyboard Compatibility: OK.
  • ALT of the icon : OK. But use the TITLE on the link A rather than on the image. And always use the same text in the ALT and TITLE (we do not know wich one will be used by a technical aid).
  • A best practice in javascript development: do not apply directly the CSS propreties in a STYLE attribute generated by the script (color of the button). Rather make it generate a CLASS attribute whose properties are defined in a style sheet. Properties defined in an external style sheet are way much easier to adjust to adapt to specific needs of users and to different skins. Cases when a script really need to generate a STYLE attribute are rare and really specific.
Thanks again for your help! :-) Yours, Dodoïste (talk) 02:13, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Ruud, by chance i ran into this image File:OosthoeksEncyclopedieDruk1.jpg. It's currently marked as PD, but the work is from after 1 january 1923. As such both in the US as in the Netherlands it would be 70 years after the last living author of the work before the copyright would expire. (Before 1923 it would be 50+life of author in the netherlands and PD in the US). —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 14:27, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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