MDN/Feedback/July 5, 2012 Release

Getting started

Before testing, take a moment to get set up. This should not take very long, even for a beginner.

1. Create an account on Bugzilla, the bug-reporting website used by Mozilla.
   • Visit the new account page.
   • Enter your email address in the bottom-right corner.
   • Confirm your email address.
2. Join the discussion on IRC (optional)
   • Choose an IRC client. The Mozilla Wiki lists some popular options.
   • Connect to the Mozilla IRC server.
   • Join the room #mdn. This room does not require a password.

Testing

What are you interested in? Chose one or more of the topics below, work through the questions, and submit a bug for any issue or frustration you encounter.

No bug report is too small. If something bothers you, odds are you're not the only one.

Reading

• Open the Where is Mozilla? page and click the two links in the main paragraph ("send us an email" and "let us know"). Does this open a new email window? Is this what you expected to happen?
• Open the All Articles page and take a look at the numbered navigation links at the bottom. Do you like the way this looks? Does this navigation work the way you expect?
• Load the revision history of the HTML5 article. Can you get back to the main article from here? Is it easy to get back to the main article from here?
• Open the HTML5 article and place your mouse over a link for a second or two. Does something pop up above your mouse? Is this what you expected to see?
• Open the Canvas article. Is the title of the article lined up with the main text of the article? Do you like the way this looks?
• Load this article and notice the "Redirected from..." message. Do you like the way this looks?
• Browse around the future MDN...
  • Are you able to do the same things that you can do on the current MDN website? If not, submit a bug.
  • Does everything seem to work?
  • Is any content from the current MDN website missing?
  • Is the site understandable and easy to use?

Localization

• Bug 719668: If a user visits a page that is not translated, the English version is loaded.

Editing

1. Use the development website. Note that this is a sandbox. You can create and edit pages here, but most of the MDN content you are familiar will not be present.
2. Create a new account on this site. Because it is just a development sandbox, your existing MDN account has not been ported over.

1. Test tags
   • Bug 770066: You can include spaces in tags.
   • Bug 758377: Tags are no longer duplicated after being changed.
2. Test the WYSIWYG editor
   • Bug 767984: The <h#> indicators no longer appear in the WYSIWYG.
   • Bug 766356: Section editing now works in Chrome, Opera, and Safari.
   • Bug 764944: HTML entities no longer appear in WYSIWYG link search results.
   • Bug 767718: WYSIWYG style dropdown now includes "None", "Note box", "Warning box", "Callout box", "Plaintext (nowiki)", "Two columns", and "Three columns".
   • Bug 768859: Question mark in syntax highlighter (and associated "About SyntaxHighlighter" box) no longer appears.
   • Bug 766658: WYSIWYG buttons have been changed and reorganized.
   • Bug 766736: Tables can now be sorted.
   • Bug 767035: Mindtouch keyboard shortcuts can now be used in Kuma.
3. Other
   • Bug 765634: Revisions can now be deleted.
   • Bug 764426: Slashes can no longer be used in the slugs of new pages.

1. submit a bug. We will work with you to correct any problems you find.

Thanks!

In just a short amount of time, you have made the MDN better for users everywhere. This is no small accomplishment. Thank you.

Appendix

Guiding questions

• Does everything work? Are you able to do the same things you could do on the old MDN wiki?
• Is the interface understandable and easy to use?
• Does all of the content look ok? Is anything from the current MDN site missing?
• Do you have any ideas for making the wiki better?

New features in this release

• Bug 770066: You can include spaces in tags.
• Bug 767984: The <h#> indicators no longer appear in the WYSIWYG.
• Bug 766356: Section editing now works in Chrome, Opera, and Safari.
• Bug 758377: Tags are no longer duplicated after being changed.
• Bug 766608: The links on Where is Mozilla? now drop the user into an email client.
• Bug 764944: HTML entities no longer appear in WYSIWYG link search results.
• Bug 765649: Edits now always take effect immediately.
• Bug 767718: WYSIWYG style dropdown now includes "None", "Note box", "Warning box", "Callout box", "Plaintext (nowiki)", "Two columns", and "Three columns".
• Bug 764571: Pagination now looks better. An example can be seen here.
• Bug 768859: Question mark in syntax highlighter (and associated "About SyntaxHighlighter" box) no longer appears.
• Bug 766658: WYSIWYG buttons have been changed and reorganized.
• Bug 768492: Admins can now edit site-wide CSS (with a temporary solution).
• Bug 767533: You can now get back to the main article from the revision pages.
• Bug 766736: Tables can now be sorted.
• Bug 767526: You can now hover over any link to see the wiki path that it points to.
• Bug 719668: If a user visits a page that is not translated, the English version is loaded.
• Bug 765634: Revisions can now be deleted.
• Bug 767035: Mindtouch keyboard shortcuts can now be used in Kuma.
• Bug 768857: H1 header now aligned with main content.
• Bug 769559: "Redirected from..." message is now less intrusive.
• Bug 764426: Slashes can no longer be used in the slugs of new pages.