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Jon Robson

@jdlrobson

🇸🇬🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 principal engineer @ WMF living in San Francisco simplifying the world. Reinventing Wikipedia. OpenLibrary contributor. Writing.

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dark mode on the desktop website of Wikipedia is now available for everyone 1. go to en.wikipedia.org 2. "Appearance" menu on the right > Color > Dark #darkmode
Screenshot of the "Appearance" menu on English Wikipedia, made in dark mode. The menu allows configuring: - Text size: Small / Standard / Large - Color: Automatic / Light / Dark - Width [of the webpage]: Standard / Wide

ALT Screenshot of the "Appearance" menu on English Wikipedia, made in dark mode. The menu allows configuring: - Text size: Small / Standard / Large - Color: Automatic / Light / Dark - Width [of the webpage]: Standard / Wide

Four panel comic. First panel: person lying on a couch "Oh Wikipedia, I'm just feeling real low" Second panel: Wikipedia on a monitor: "I HAVE DARK MODE" Third panel: silence. Fourth panel: the person on the couch sits up a little and says: "Oh shit, for real?"

ALT Four panel comic. First panel: person lying on a couch "Oh Wikipedia, I'm just feeling real low" Second panel: Wikipedia on a monitor: "I HAVE DARK MODE" Third panel: silence. Fourth panel: the person on the couch sits up a little and says: "Oh shit, for real?"

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Wikipedia
@Wikipedia17 Jul 2024
Yes, you read that right. Dark mode is (finally!) here. One of the most requested features, dark mode improves accessibility and reduces eye strain for readers and volunteer editors across Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. While creating dark mode may seem simple, it required overcoming tricky and unique challenges particular to Wikipedia, such as respecting and maintaining accessibility of user-generated content. The Wikimedia Foundation’s engineering teams worked closely with communities to bring dark mode to light. It is now available on select wikis, and will soon be deployed to others. Learn more about the benefits of dark mode, the challenges in making it a reality, and how you can contribute. ➡️ w.wiki/Agzk
The Wikimedia Foundation dark mode feature logo with the Wikipedia logo as a prism. Text says “Dark mode is (finally!) here. Creating one of the most requested features was not an easy task. Learn how volunteer editors helped make it a reality.”

ALT The Wikimedia Foundation dark mode feature logo with the Wikipedia logo as a prism. Text says “Dark mode is (finally!) here. Creating one of the most requested features was not an easy task. Learn how volunteer editors helped make it a reality.”

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How long did it take Wikipedia editors to create an article on the Trump assassination attempt? 14 minutes. A thread on how they did it:
Screenshot of the Wikipedia article "Attempted assassination of Donald Trump" as it appeared at 1:36 a.m. July 14, 2024.

ALT Screenshot of the Wikipedia article "Attempted assassination of Donald Trump" as it appeared at 1:36 a.m. July 14, 2024.

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tragically, wikipedia dark mode has now dropped before minecraft end update 😓
Image from wattles 💎 (@itiswattles)
Image from wattles 💎 (@itiswattles)
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Hello darkness my old friend, Wikipedia has a dark mode now (on mobile)! 🦇🌚🌑🌃
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Wikipedia’s mobile website finally gets a dark mode — here’s how to turn it on tcrn.ch/3zGlw7B
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Zack Reese@zackreese10 Jul 2024
Blowing my mind that Wikipedia now has a dark mode. It's messing with me.
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When you visit Wikimedia projects, you are welcomed with a consistent look – guided by Codex, our design system. To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, join us in exploring the inclusivity of Wikimedia projects through Codex. ⬇️ w.wiki/A6bZ

Making the Wikiverse More Inclusive: Our Journey with Codex and Beyond

“This is for everyone” principle from the Codex Style Guide On today’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day we’re delving into the heart of inclusion and accessibility at Wikimedia through our …

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Volker E.@Volker_E16 May 2024
Dark mode is a great accomplishment right in time for #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay (#GAAD). ✨ With some major underlying work in Codex, the #Wikimedia Design System, by our team.
Jon Robson (@jdlrobson) profile pictureJon Robson@jdlrobson15 May 2024
Hey Wikipedia readers, exciting dark-mode news! We just pushed a new beta feature to the desktop site as part of the "Accessibility for Reading (Vector 2022) beta feature". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specia… 🧵
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@mstyslavchernov is likely the first ever Wikimedian to receive an Oscar. And the first one ever @wikimonuments participant - his work was in the semifinal round of Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 in Ukraine @Wikipedia
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i just know picasso would love the bug on wikipedia’s mobile version that makes the pie charts go beserk
Image from depths of wikipedia! (@depthsofwiki)
Image from depths of wikipedia! (@depthsofwiki)
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If you are a Wikipedia editor you need to do this — it's so cute! (also, as much as I would love to see it, there's no Wikipedia wrapped for viewing habits because Wikipedia makes a point not to track that)
Image from depths of wikipedia! (@depthsofwiki)
Image from depths of wikipedia! (@depthsofwiki)
Image from depths of wikipedia! (@depthsofwiki)
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Veronica
@UberVero20 Jan 2023
Wikipedia deployed the first redesign in a decade. Learn from one the top 10 sites in the world 5 key UX improvements that would bring better metrics to any site or app. Here they are: ⬇️
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@Medium19 Jan 2023
Wikimedia Foundation engineer @jdlrobson shares the story behind Wikipedia's first desktop redesign in 12 years: medium.com/@dlyall/the-new-w…
The new Wikipedia appearance that took the whole village

The new Wikipedia appearance that took the whole village

All the other things we changed in addition to Wikipedia’s look

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wrote about Wikipedia’s first new look in 12 years (it’s now live!!) and some of the kooky ways people customize Wikipedia’s layout! slate.com/technology/2023/01…
Wikipedia’s Redesign Is Barely Noticeable. That’s the Point.

Wikipedia’s Redesign Is Barely Noticeable. That’s the Point.

The Wikipedia editors are waiting to hear you scream about it.

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Wikipedia
@Wikipedia18 Jan 2023
The new features, which start rolling out on English Wikipedia today, were built in collaboration with Wikipedia volunteers worldwide. Learn more about the new look, and share your feedback. ⬇️ (8/9) wikimediafoundation.org/wiki…
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Special:#Nearby is presenting next 🎯 items multi-columned now. wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Ne… = #1lib1nearby @ub_rostock ⛵️
Wikidata-Query Nearby for Rostock University Library (Q1504057), neue Darstellung: mehrspaltig

ALT Wikidata-Query Nearby for Rostock University Library (Q1504057), neue Darstellung: mehrspaltig

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A 4.1 magnitude earthquake occurred 6.84mi NNW of Pittsburg, California. Details: eqbot.com/qVn Map: eqbot.com/qVh – at California, USA
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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🌳🔴 #NFFC
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Claire@ClaireNffc_xo3 Mar 2022
Please Forest, don’t fuck this up on Monday 😔😩 I’ve been wanting to play Liverpool for over 20 bloody years 🤣
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