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Create a tool for edit books (group of pages) that reduces the learning curve
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The learning curve to edit books is higher than to edit unique pages.

This requires an editing interface that avoids errors and reduces learning time.

This bug will be divided into small other bugs

Some examples that can provide inspiration here:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Book-edit-inteface-2.png
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Booktype_editor_screenshot.png
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BookManager_wireframe.png
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BookManager_wireframe_draggable.png

Version: master
Severity: normal

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StatusSubtypeAssignedTask
 ResolvedNoneT54310 JSON validator allows an empty JSON block
 DeclinedNoneT53239 Create a tool for edit books (group of pages) that reduces the learning curve
 ResolvedNoneT55431 Clicking 'remove' on newly-added sections doesn't remove them
 ResolvedNoneT55449 Warn user that changes will not be saved if s/he navigates away
 DeclinedNoneT55450 Show edit summary after clicking save
 DeclinedNoneT55451 Remove unused buttons from edit form
 DeclinedNoneT55452 Show a preview for the edit form
 DeclinedNoneT53970 Allow chapter list to be edited
 ResolvedNoneT53972 Add ability to reorder chapters
 DeclinedNoneT53973 Create fallback for arranging chapters for users with no Javascript
 DeclinedNoneT53975 Automatically add book categories to sections of the book
 ResolvedNoneT54738 Pressing the enter key while renaming sections produces unexpected behavior
 ResolvedNoneT54765 Allow users to add new sections using the JSON editor
 ResolvedNoneT54873 Add [edit|rename] links to dynamically generated sections
 ResolvedNoneT54952 Only show one [add] link when there are no sections
 DeclinedNoneT55189 JSON editor sections don't wrap well
 ResolvedNoneT55290 Add more descriptive title attributes for the edit/rename buttons in the JSON editor
 DeclinedNoneT53969 Allow metadata to be edited
 DeclinedNoneT53971 Import external metadata
 DeclinedNoneT54766 Allow array properties to have more than one value
 DeclinedNoneT54816 Allow users to add links to the metadata
 DeclinedNoneT53974 Edit an entire book at once
 ResolvedNoneT54350 Allow sections to be indented/outdented
 DeclinedNoneT55435 Move an entire block of sections if the parent is moved
 ResolvedNoneT54951 Add tabindex to the form elements in the JSON editor
 ResolvedNoneT55105 Make the extension function completely independently from the schema
 DeclinedNoneT55286 Ease migration of existing books
 ResolvedNoneT68367 Import chapter list from existing book in the same order as on the contents page
 DeclinedNoneT68788 Show only subpage title in section list for sections without label

Event Timeline

• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Low.Nov 22 2014, 1:48 AM
• bzimport added a project: MediaWiki-extensions-BookManagerv2.
• bzimport set Reference to bz51239.
raylton.sousa created this task.Jul 12 2013, 3:16 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Aug 8 2013, 7:25 PM

Change 78264 had a related patch set uploaded by Mollywhite:
Bug 51239: Draft JSON editor (do not commit)

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/78264

gerritbot added a comment.Aug 22 2013, 6:13 PM

Change 78264 merged by jenkins-bot:
Bug 51239: Draft JSON editor

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/78264

Aklapper lowered the priority of this task from Low to Lowest.Feb 11 2016, 6:08 PM
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MarcoAurelio closed this task as Declined.Nov 7 2017, 9:53 AM
MarcoAurelio closed subtask T55452: Show a preview for the edit form as Declined.
MarcoAurelio closed subtask T55451: Remove unused buttons from edit form as Declined.
MarcoAurelio closed subtask T55286: Ease migration of existing books as Declined.
MarcoAurelio closed subtask T53974: Edit an entire book at once as Declined.
MarcoAurelio closed subtask T53970: Allow chapter list to be edited as Declined.
MarcoAurelio closed subtask T53969: Allow metadata to be edited as Declined.
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Declining because BookManagerv2 is an archived extension now. Please see T178938: Archive the BookManagerv2 extension for details. All Gerrit patches were already abandoned long ago.

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