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libmediawiki

Problem statement

The fact that	there doesn't exist a Qt API for MediaWiki
affects	Qt and KDE developers, and their users,
because	the absence of readily available API discourages developers from building desktop tools for reading or editing MediaWiki-hosted content.
A successful solution would	provide Qt developers with such a tool, therefore enabling and encouraging them to create new software based on it.

Success criteria

The library is usable and reused outside this project.

Product position

For	Qt and KDE developers
who	want to build software that interacts with a MediaWiki website
libmediawiki	is a Qt API
that	allows to quickly and abstractly interface with a MediaWiki interface
in a better way than	building a (different) interface from scratch each time.

Roles

Qt & KDE developer

Features

See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API for details.

Name	Priority	Short description
Authentication API		Login & logout
Query API		Meta info, properties & lists
Parsing API		Template expansion & rendering
Editing API		Page creation, edition, move, watch
Maintenance API		Deletion, protection, rollback, patrol
User API		Block, e-mails, user rights
Uploading API		File upload

Wikimedia widgets

Problem statement

The fact that	a web browser is required to access information from Wikimedia websites
affects	KDE users,
because	they have no way of quickly accessing Wikimedia information from the desktop.
A successful solution would	provide widgets to reach Wikimedia's services.

Success criteria

Good mark (e.g. 4 stars)

Product position

For	users of the KDE desktop
who	wish to access bits of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia websites from their desktop,
Wikimedia widgets	are a suite of widgets/plasmoids
that	bring pieces of information from Wikipedia/Wikimedia to their desktop
in a better way than	the browser.

Roles

KDE users

Features

Name	Priority	Short description
Commons picture of the day
Wikipedia article of the day		in multiple languages?
Wiktionary look-up
Watchlist RSS

Mass file uploader

(name TBD)

Problem statement

The fact that	Wikimedia Commons doesn't provide an intuitive, fully-fledged and cross-platform mass file uploader
affects	the current and potential participants to Wikimedia Commons
because	contributing large amounts of media files is cumbersome.
A successful solution would	provide an easy way to mass upload media files from the desktop to Wikimedia Commons.

Success criteria

The tool is well-received by the community of users.
The tool is downloaded by a large number of people.
A large number of media files are uploaded using the tool.

Product position

For	current and potential participants to Wikimedia Commons
who	want to contribute media files,
the mass file uploader	is a cross-platform Qt application
that	facilitates the upload of multiple files
in a better way than	the web interface, Commonist, Nichalp's Upload Script and Pywikipediabot.

Roles

Wikimedia Commons participant

Features

Name	Priority	Short description
Multilingual descriptions
Copyright terms		Author, source, license
Specifics of Wikimedia Commons		Mandatory fields, licenses and other templates
Prepopulation of fields		Metadata extraction from EXIF, IPTC, XMP
Batch operations		Ability to apply specific changes to a selection of files
User preferences		Ability to customize and remember settings
Integration with KIPI plugins
Lossless rotation
Progress bar
Geolocation		Ability to extract from EXIF and add template or hide for privacy

Wikimedia offline editor

Problem statement

The fact that	an Internet connection is required to edit Wikimedia websites
affects	current and potential participants to Wikimedia websites, including Wikipedia, who have limited, intermittent or no access to Internet
because	they can't share their knowledge
A successful solution would	provide a way to edit Wikimedia sites offline and synchronize the changes later.

Success criteria

The product is downloaded, and used, by a large amount of users to edit Wikimedia and other Wikimedia sites offline.

Product position

For	current and potential participants to Wikimedia websites
who	have a limited, intermittent or no Internet connection
the Wikimedia offline editor	is a cross-platform Qt application
that	allows to edit Wikimedia content offline and synchronize the changes later
in a better way than	manual offline editing and synchronization.

Roles

Wikipedia users

Features

Name	Priority	Short description

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-== Widgets / plasmoids ==
+== Wikimedia widgets ==
 === Problem statement ===
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 |-
 ! scope="row" | The fact that
-| there doesn't exist Wikipedia widgets
+| a web browser is required to access information from Wikimedia websites
 |-
 ! scope="row" | affects
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 |-
 ! scope="row" | because
-| the users who need Wikipedia's services don't have widgets for the desktop.
+| they have no way of quickly accessing Wikimedia information from the desktop.
 |-
 ! scope="row" | A successful solution would
-| provide widgets to reach Wikipedia's services.
+| provide widgets to reach Wikimedia's services.
 |}
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 |-
 ! scope="row" | For
-| User of the KDE desktop
+| users of the KDE desktop
 |-
 ! scope="row" | who
-| wish to integrates bits of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia websites in their desktop,
+| wish to access bits of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia websites from their desktop,
 |-
-! scope="row" | Wikipedia widgets
+! scope="row" | Wikimedia widgets
 | are a suite of widgets/plasmoids
 |-
 ! scope="row" | that
-| brings pieces of information from Wikipedia/Wikimedia to their desktop
+| bring pieces of information from Wikipedia/Wikimedia to their desktop
 |-
 ! scope="row" | in a better way than
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 |-
 ! scope="row" | because
-| contributing large amounts of media files
+| contributing large amounts of media files is cumbersome.
 |-
 ! scope="row" | A successful solution would
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 |-
 ! scope="row" | For
-| Current and potential participants to Wikimedia Commons
+| current and potential participants to Wikimedia Commons
 |-
 ! scope="row" | who
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 |}
-== Offline editor ==
+== Wikimedia offline editor ==
 === Problem statement ===
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 |-
 ! scope="row" | The fact that
-| there doesn't exist offline editor
+| an Internet connection is required to edit Wikimedia websites
 |-
 ! scope="row" | affects
-| Wikipedia users
+| current and potential participants to Wikimedia websites, including Wikipedia, who have limited, intermittent or no access to Internet
 |-
 ! scope="row" | because
-| they have to use a browser to edit.
+| they can't share their knowledge
 |-
 ! scope="row" | A successful solution would
-| provide an offline editor based on an akonadi resource.
+| provide a way to edit Wikimedia sites offline and synchronize the changes later.
 |}
 === Success criteria ===
-* Wikipedia users choose the offline editor instead of the browser.
+* The product is downloaded, and used, by a large amount of users to edit Wikimedia and other Wikimedia sites offline.
 === Product position ===
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 ! scope="row" | For
-| the Wikipedia users
+| current and potential participants to Wikimedia websites
 |-
 ! scope="row" | who
-| edit the Wikipedia article.
+| have a limited, intermittent or no Internet connection
 |-
-! scope="row" | Offline editor
+! scope="row" | the Wikimedia offline editor
-| is a rich editor
+| is a cross-platform Qt application
 |-
 ! scope="row" | that
-| allows to edit the Wikipedia article
+| allows to edit Wikimedia content offline and synchronize the changes later
 |-
 ! scope="row" | in a better way than
-| the browser.
+| manual offline editing and synchronization.
 |}