@jdlrobson

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

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Dark mode’s bright future: How we hope dark mode will transform Wikipedia accessibility jdlrobson.com/posts/2024-07-… Wikipedia dark mode is finally here for the summer!
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The cogs in the big machine of Wikipedia
Volker E.@Volker_E19 Dec 2024
In 2024, Codex, Wikimedia’s design system, achieved transformative milestones, enhancing user experience and design consistency across our projects. From powering dark mode on @Wikipedia’s desktop and mobile skins to enabling intuitive workflows in tools like Community Configuration 2.0, #Codex proved its versatility in supporting global user needs. Its growth was fueled by collaboration across teams and global volunteers. Key advancements included… 😉 With great pleasure I'd like to invite you to read further on Design System Team's Codex, Year in Review article: diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/1… #codex #DesignSystem #YearInReview #accessibility #a11y #internationalization #i18n #universality #wikimedia #Wikipedia

Codex – Year 2024 in Review: Key Milestones and Innovations

As we wrap out a transformative year, let’s celebrate the progress Codex, the design system for Wikimedia, has made. From user-centric design enhancements to foundational upgrades that empower team…

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#wikipediayir has improved with lots of new fun facts to explore about your editing this year! Most of my editing this year was relating to the new dark mode feature. What did you get up to? wikipediayir.netlify.app/
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New favourite Wikipedia illustration. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allego…
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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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Jon Robson retweeted
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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As of 30 minutes ago, dark mode is now available for all registered accounts in all languages on desktop Wikipedia. If all goes to plan people without accounts will be getting it tomorrow.
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Psst psst dark mode now slowly rolling out on desktop. We are delaying a few more languages until tomorrow. More information at night-mode-checker.wmcloud.o…
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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 😓
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Hopefully French next week 🤞
 Laurent LaSalle@LaurentLaSalle12 Jul 2024
Wikipédia est rendu avec un dark mode. THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
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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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For those that use medium.com you can also save this to read later. medium.com/@dlyall/dark-mode…
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Jon Robson retweeted
Zack Reese@zackreese10 Jul 2024
Blowing my mind that Wikipedia now has a dark mode. It's messing with me.
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And now for desktop! xitter.cf/jdlrobson/status/18111…
Jon Robson@jdlrobson10 Jul 2024
Replying to @jdlrobson
Dark mode is now available on Wikipedia desktop for users with accounts on select languages ahead of its release next week to those without. Let's go!
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Jon Robson@jdlrobson10 Jul 2024
Dark mode’s bright future: How we hope dark mode will transform Wikipedia accessibility jdlrobson.com/posts/2024-07-… Wikipedia dark mode is finally here for the summer!
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Dark mode is now available on Wikipedia desktop for users with accounts on select languages ahead of its release next week to those without. Let's go!
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