Last modified: 2014-02-20 18:50:13 UTC
Created attachment 14634 [details] illustration of proposed feature Feature description The best idea is just to look at the image I attached under "proposed feature", that explains it best. When viewing Wikipedia in the browser there are internal links to other Wikipedia articles. When the mouse cursor is put on a link the full link address is displayed. This sometimes helps, but not always. I would suggest that when the mouse is placed over a link (but not yet pressed) after a few seconds the first few lines of the linked article would appear like a small tooltip, not necessitating the reader to open that article in a new tab and so saving the reader time. Specific example / use case Example: Suppose I am reading the article about Cato the Younger and I see this sentence: "A noted orator, he is remembered for his stubbornness and tenacity (especially in his lengthy conflict with Julius Caesar) [...]". If I don't know who Julius Caesar is but I don't want to open the article, just read a few lines to know the context, I can't. I have to open the article in a new tab. I propose that if I put the mouse over the link Julius Caesar, after a few seconds I would see in a tooltip or a small balloon the first lines of the linked article: Gaius Julius Caesar[2] (Classical Latin: [ˈɡaː.i.ʊs ˈjuː.lɪ.ʊs ˈkaj.sar],[3] July 100 BC[4] – 15 March 44 BC)[5] was a Roman general, statesman, Consul, and notable author of Latin prose. This way I don't have to open the article separately and I can move on with my reading. Here's a visual example. Proposed feature (attached image 1) Existing feature It is similar to what is done today with links to references where you have a small balloon opening with the full name. I hope this was clear. I would be happy to clarify with any other information needed. Thank you and good day!
Prateek and Yuvi are working on something very much like this, I think. :)
There's some information and mockups (but not a lot :( ) available at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Popups and https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Beta_Features/Hovercards#Current_beta_experiment_Designs
More mockups here :) https://trello-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/51acdf853e84334c1b0005f8/51ace5b6ecc3199919003492/764b146dd360f35eb2017b7ba24d0330/references-popups-07.png
I'll mark this as a dupe of an old outstanding very similar request to keep our Bugzilla clean. Thanks for the suggestion! *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 503 ***
