r40508 MediaWiki - Code Review archive

Repository:MediaWiki
Revision:r40507‎ | r40508 | r40509 >
Date:22:11, 5 September 2008
Author:simetrical
Status:old
Tags:
Comment:
(bug 6702) Improve some default system messages
Modified paths:
  • /trunk/phase3/CREDITS (modified) (history)
  • /trunk/phase3/languages/messages/MessagesEn.php (modified) (history)

Diff [purge]

Index: trunk/phase3/CREDITS
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
4444 * Jeremy Baron
4545 * Louperivois
4646 * Max Semenik
 47+* Michael De La Rue
4748 * Mike Horvath
4849 * Mormegil
4950 * RememberTheDot
Index: trunk/phase3/languages/messages/MessagesEn.php
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@
892892 'logout' => 'Log out',
893893 'userlogout' => 'Log out',
894894 'notloggedin' => 'Not logged in',
895 -'nologin' => "Don't have a login? $1.",
 895+'nologin' => "Don't have an account? $1.",
896896 'nologinlink' => 'Create an account',
897897 'createaccount' => 'Create account',
898898 'gotaccount' => 'Already have an account? $1.',
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
916916 'prefs-help-realname' => 'Real name is optional.
917917 If you choose to provide it, this will be used for giving you attribution for your work.',
918918 'loginerror' => 'Login error',
919 -'prefs-help-email' => 'E-mail address is optional, but it enables others to contact you through your user or user_talk page without needing to reveal your identity.',
 919+'prefs-help-email' => 'E-mail address is optional, but allows your password to be emailed to you if you forget it. You can also choose to let others to contact you through your user or user_talk page without needing to reveal your identity.',
920920 'prefs-help-email-required' => 'E-mail address is required.',
921921 'nocookiesnew' => 'The user account was created, but you are not logged in.
922922 {{SITENAME}} uses cookies to log in users.
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@
939939 Please try again.',
940940 'passwordtooshort' => 'Your password is invalid or too short.
941941 It must have at least {{PLURAL:$1|1 character|$1 characters}} and be different from your username.',
942 -'mailmypassword' => 'E-mail password',
 942+'mailmypassword' => 'E-mail new password',
943943 'passwordremindertitle' => 'New temporary password for {{SITENAME}}',
944944 'passwordremindertext' => 'Someone (probably you, from IP address $1)
945945 requested that we send you a new password for {{SITENAME}} ($4).
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@
11001100 Please check if you want to create/edit this page.',
11011101 'clearyourcache' => "'''Note - After saving, you may have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes.''' '''Mozilla / Firefox / Safari:''' hold ''Shift'' while clicking ''Reload,'' or press either ''Ctrl-F5'' or ''Ctrl-R'' (''Command-R'' on a Macintosh); '''Konqueror: '''click ''Reload'' or press ''F5;'' '''Opera:''' clear the cache in ''Tools → Preferences;'' '''Internet Explorer:''' hold ''Ctrl'' while clicking ''Refresh,'' or press ''Ctrl-F5.''",
11021102 'usercssjsyoucanpreview' => "<strong>Tip:</strong> Use the 'Show preview' button to test your new CSS/JS before saving.",
1103 -'usercsspreview' => "'''Remember that you are only previewing your user CSS, it has not yet been saved!'''",
 1103+'usercsspreview' => "'''Remember that you are only previewing your user CSS. It has not yet been saved!'''",
11041104 'userjspreview' => "'''Remember that you are only testing/previewing your user JavaScript, it has not yet been saved!'''",
11051105 'userinvalidcssjstitle' => "'''Warning:''' There is no skin \"\$1\".
11061106 Remember that custom .css and .js pages use a lowercase title, e.g. {{ns:user}}:Foo/monobook.css as opposed to {{ns:user}}:Foo/Monobook.css.",
@@ -1214,8 +1214,8 @@
12151215 'revision-info' => 'Revision as of $1 by $2',
12161216 'revision-info-current' => '-', # do not translate or duplicate this message to other languages
12171217 'revision-nav' => '($1) $2 | $3 ($4) | $5 ($6)', # do not translate or duplicate this message to other languages
1218 -'previousrevision' => '←Older revision',
1219 -'nextrevision' => 'Newer revision→',
 1218+'previousrevision' => '← Older revision',
 1219+'nextrevision' => 'Newer revision →',
12201220 'currentrevisionlink' => 'Current revision',
12211221 'cur' => 'cur',
12221222 'next' => 'next',
@@ -1731,10 +1731,10 @@
17321732 'file-thumbnail-no' => 'The filename begins with <strong><tt>$1</tt></strong>.
17331733 It seems to be an image of reduced size <i>(thumbnail)</i>.
17341734 If you have this image in full resolution upload this one, otherwise change the file name please.',
1735 -'fileexists-forbidden' => 'A file with this name exists already;
1736 -please go back and upload this file under a new name. [[Image:$1|thumb|center|$1]]',
1737 -'fileexists-shared-forbidden' => 'A file with this name exists already in the shared file repository;
1738 -please go back and upload this file under a new name. [[Image:$1|thumb|center|$1]]',
 1735+'fileexists-forbidden' => 'A file with this name exists already.
 1736+If you still want to upload your file, please go back and use a new name. [[Image:$1|thumb|center|$1]]',
 1737+'fileexists-shared-forbidden' => 'A file with this name exists already in the shared file repository.
 1738+If you still want to upload your file, please go back and use a new name. [[Image:$1|thumb|center|$1]]',
17391739 'file-exists-duplicate' => 'This file is a duplicate of the following {{PLURAL:$1|file|files}}:',
17401740 'successfulupload' => 'Successful upload',
17411741 'uploadwarning' => 'Upload warning',
@@ -1846,8 +1846,8 @@
18471847 'shareduploadduplicate-linktext' => 'another file',
18481848 'shareduploadconflict' => 'This file has the same name as $1 from the shared repository.',
18491849 'shareduploadconflict-linktext' => 'another file',
1850 -'noimage' => 'No file by this name exists, you can $1.',
1851 -'noimage-linktext' => 'upload it',
 1850+'noimage' => 'No file by this name exists, but you can $1.',
 1851+'noimage-linktext' => 'upload one',
18521852 'uploadnewversion-linktext' => 'Upload a new version of this file',
18531853 'imagepage-searchdupe' => 'Search for duplicate files',
18541854
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@
20302030 'move' => 'Move',
20312031 'movethispage' => 'Move this page',
20322032 'unusedimagestext' => 'Please note that other web sites may link to a file with a direct URL, and so may still be listed here despite being in active use.',
2033 -'unusedcategoriestext' => 'The following category pages exist although no other page or category make use of them.',
 2033+'unusedcategoriestext' => 'The following category pages exist, although no other page or category makes use of them.',
20342034 'notargettitle' => 'No target',
20352035 'notargettext' => 'You have not specified a target page or user to perform this function on.',
20362036 'nopagetitle' => 'No such target page',
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@
20572057 'log' => 'Logs',
20582058 'all-logs-page' => 'All logs',
20592059 'alllogstext' => 'Combined display of all available logs of {{SITENAME}}.
2060 -You can narrow down the view by selecting a log type, the user name, or the affected page.',
 2060+You can narrow down the view by selecting a log type, the user name (case-sensitive), or the affected page (also case-sensitive).',
20612061 'logempty' => 'No matching items in log.',
20622062 'log-title-wildcard' => 'Search titles starting with this text',
20632063
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@
21152115 'emailuser' => 'E-mail this user',
21162116 'emailpage' => 'E-mail user',
21172117 'emailpagetext' => 'If this user has entered a valid e-mail address in his or her user preferences, the form below will send a single message.
2118 -The e-mail address you entered in [[Special:Preferences|your user preferences]] will appear as the "From" address of the e-mail, so the recipient will be able to reply.',
 2118+The e-mail address you entered in [[Special:Preferences|your user preferences]] will appear as the "From" address of the e-mail, so the recipient will be able to reply directly to you.',
21192119 'usermailererror' => 'Mail object returned error:',
21202120 'defemailsubject' => '{{SITENAME}} e-mail',
21212121 'noemailtitle' => 'No e-mail address',
@@ -2319,7 +2319,7 @@
23202320 'undeletepagetext' => 'The following pages have been deleted but are still in the archive and can be restored.
23212321 The archive may be periodically cleaned out.',
23222322 'undelete-fieldset-title' => 'Restore revisions',
2323 -'undeleteextrahelp' => "To restore the entire page, leave all checkboxes deselected and click '''''Restore'''''.
 2323+'undeleteextrahelp' => "To restore the page's entire history, leave all checkboxes deselected and click '''''Restore'''''.
23242324 To perform a selective restoration, check the boxes corresponding to the revisions to be restored, and click '''''Restore'''''.
23252325 Clicking '''''Reset''''' will clear the comment field and all checkboxes.",
23262326 'undeleterevisions' => '$1 {{PLURAL:$1|revision|revisions}} archived',
@@ -2787,7 +2787,7 @@
27882788 'tooltip-diff' => 'Show which changes you made to the text.',
27892789 'tooltip-compareselectedversions' => 'See the differences between the two selected versions of this page.',
27902790 'tooltip-watch' => 'Add this page to your watchlist',
2791 -'tooltip-recreate' => 'Recreate the page despite it having been deleted',
 2791+'tooltip-recreate' => 'Recreate the page even though it has been deleted',
27922792 'tooltip-upload' => 'Start upload',
27932793 'tooltip-rollback' => '"Rollback" reverts edit(s) to this page of the last contributor in one click.',
27942794 'tooltip-undo' => '"Undo" reverts this edit and opens the edit form in preview mode. Allows adding a reason in the summary.',
@@ -2832,7 +2832,7 @@
28332833 # Spam protection
28342834 'spamprotectiontitle' => 'Spam protection filter',
28352835 'spamprotectiontext' => 'The page you wanted to save was blocked by the spam filter.
2836 -This is probably caused by a link to an external site.',
 2836+This is probably caused by a link to a blacklisted external site.',
28372837 'spamprotectionmatch' => 'The following text is what triggered our spam filter: $1',
28382838 'spambot_username' => 'MediaWiki spam cleanup',
28392839 'spam_reverting' => 'Reverting to last version not containing links to $1',
@@ -2885,8 +2885,8 @@
28862886 'filedelete-archive-read-only' => 'The archive directory "$1" is not writable by the webserver.',
28872887
28882888 # Browsing diffs
2889 -'previousdiff' => '← Previous diff',
2890 -'nextdiff' => 'Next diff →',
 2889+'previousdiff' => '← Older edit',
 2890+'nextdiff' => 'Newer edit →',
28912891
28922892 # Visual comparison
28932893 'visual-comparison' => 'Visual comparison',
@@ -3300,8 +3300,8 @@
33013301 'confirmemail_sent' => 'Confirmation e-mail sent.',
33023302 'confirmemail_oncreate' => 'A confirmation code was sent to your e-mail address.
33033303 This code is not required to log in, but you will need to provide it before enabling any e-mail-based features in the wiki.',
3304 -'confirmemail_sendfailed' => 'Could not send confirmation mail.
3305 -Check address for invalid characters.
 3304+'confirmemail_sendfailed' => '{{SITENAME}} could not send your confirmation mail.
 3305+Please check your email address for invalid characters.
33063306
33073307 Mailer returned: $1',
33083308 'confirmemail_invalid' => 'Invalid confirmation code.
@@ -3345,7 +3345,7 @@
33463346 'trackbackdeleteok' => 'The trackback was successfully deleted.',
33473347
33483348 # Delete conflict
3349 -'deletedwhileediting' => 'Warning: This page has been deleted after you started editing!',
 3349+'deletedwhileediting' => "'''Warning''': This page was deleted after you started editing!",
33503350 'confirmrecreate' => "User [[User:$1|$1]] ([[User talk:$1|talk]]) deleted this page after you started editing with reason:
33513351 : ''$2''
33523352 Please confirm that you really want to recreate this page.",

Follow-up revisions

RevisionCommit summaryAuthorDate
r40760(bug 6702) Improve default English messages...simetrical21:08, 12 September 2008
r40829Add signup link to nosuchusertext...simetrical19:42, 14 September 2008
r46871(bug 6702) Default system messages updated/improved. Processed patches 5327 a...siebrand18:25, 5 February 2009