Last modified: 2008-07-21 10:08:17 UTC
The current message for MediaWiki:Clearyourcache is fine, but could include Ctrl-F5 as one of the Mozilla options. Might be nice to add a bit of color to the first sentence, to grab the user's attention - though I go agree that too much babysitting doesn't help new users learn. A suggested re-write is below. It includes some punctuation adjustments to conform to established standards (U.S. English) for published materials. (I like to see documentation follow the rules/standards, just like algorithms and code do). ---------- '''<font color="blue">Note - After saving, you may have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes.</font>''' '''Mozilla / Firefox / Safari:''' hold down ''Shift'' while clicking ''Reload,'' or press either ''Ctrl-F5'' or ''Ctrl-Shift-R'' (''Cmd-Shift-R'' on a Macintosh); '''Konqueror:''' simply click the ''Reload'' button, or press ''F5;'' '''Opera:''' clear the cache in ''Tools → Preferences;'' '''IE:''' hold ''Ctrl'' while clicking ''Refresh,'' or press ''Ctrl-F5.'' ---------- Please also consider this format instead, which helps readability a lot, though admittedly at the cost of screen real estate. ---------- '''<font color="blue">Note - After saving, you may have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes.</font>''' '''Mozilla / Firefox / Safari:''' hold down ''Shift'' while clicking ''Reload,'' or press either ''Ctrl-F5'' or ''Ctrl-Shift-R'' (''Cmd-Shift-R'' on a Macintosh); '''Konqueror:''' simply click the ''Reload'' button, or press ''F5;'' '''Opera:''' clear the cache in ''Tools → Preferences;'' '''IE:''' hold ''Ctrl'' while clicking ''Refresh,'' or press ''Ctrl-F5.'' ----------
Are you certain Ctrl-F5 works on all of the three browsers (Mozila, Firefox and Safari)? I cannot verify it on Safari.
Will check Safari and advise. Someone else will need to check Mozilla. I would be surprised if there were any difference between these three Mozilla-based browsers.
Now suggesting this instead: <!-- '''Note:''' After saving, you may have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes. '''Mozilla / Firefox / Safari:''' hold down ''Shift'' while clicking ''Reload'', or press ''Ctrl-R'' (''Command-R'' on Apple Mac); '''IE:''' hold ''Ctrl'' while clicking ''Refresh'', or press ''Ctrl-F5''; '''Konqueror:''': simply click the ''Reload'' button, or press ''F5''; '''Opera''' users may need to completely clear their cache in ''Tools→Preferences''. --> '''<font color="darkblue">Note - After saving, you may have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes.</font>''' '''<font color="darkblue">Mozilla / Firefox / Safari:</font>''' hold ''<font color="blue">Shift</font>'' while clicking ''<font color="blue">Reload</font>,'' or press either ''<font color="blue">Ctrl-F5</font>'' or ''<font color="blue">Ctrl-R</font>'' (''<font color="blue">Command-R</font>'' on a Macintosh); '''<font color="darkblue">Konqueror:</font> '''click ''<font color="blue">Reload</font>'' or press ''<font color="blue">F5</font>;'' '''<font color="darkblue">Opera:</font>''' clear the cache in ''<font color="blue">Tools → Preferences</font>;'' '''<font color="darkblue">IE:</font>''' hold ''<font color="blue">Ctrl</font>'' while clicking ''<font color="blue">Refresh</font>,'' or press ''<font color="blue">Ctrl-F5</font>.'' It is Command-R on a mac per http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42951. I cannot get confirmation on what it is on Safari for Windows.
Correct me if I'm misunderstanding something, but don't system message changes (especially formatting) typically fall to the community's sysops to do?
Not with regard to the distribution build.
Steve: Any chance we can get a diff for this?
Maybe. What's a diff?
(In reply to comment #7) > Maybe. What's a diff? > No problem, I've done what I think you meant, and I'll diff it in a moment. It should end up looking like this if I'm right: <img src="http://toolserver.org/~sql/b12517.example.png" /> I'll post the diff in a moment.
Created attachment 5038 [details] Patch to implement change.
Suggest making "IE" "Internet Explorer". People using IE are more likely to not know what IE stands for. Also I suggest using <span> or <div> instead of <font>.
Created attachment 5039 [details] Updated patch Previous patch was purely the requestor's HTML... Updated to implement bryan's suggestions.
Fixed in r36948 .
I don't like this change. Blue text is supposed to be links. Even though the colour is not exactly the same as for links, I think it is not very good to have blue text that is not links. Also putting lots of span tags in the message makes it harder for translators to translate.
Come to think of it, that makes sense, how about I take out the coloring altogether? (I'm not a huge colored text fan.... Was just implementing it close to the way it was requested...)
fixed in r36965 I believe.
