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The editor you're using is making changes on the wrong references. Look closely at [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christmas_Tree_EXEC&diff=prev&oldid=596103875 your 02/18/14 18:33 edit] to [[Christmas Tree EXEC]] and you'll see that the parameter changes were put on the Burger reference, but they were obviously intended for the Martin reference. I [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christmas_Tree_EXEC&diff=596168905&oldid=596104110 just fixed] that. The same thing happened with your earlier changes that same day. [[User:RossPatterson|RossPatterson]] ([[User talk:RossPatterson|talk]]) 11:48, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

:Thanks, I hadn’t noticed. I might be misusing VE—not sure. It might also be a problem with VE. I’ll check. <span style="font-size:114.1592653589793238462643%;font-family:americantypewriter,inconsolata,monospace;text-shadow:1px 1px#DEDF65">[[User:Cup o' Java|Cup o’ Java]]</span> ([[User talk:Cup o' Java|talk]] &bull; [[Special:Contributions/Cup o' Java|edits]]) 22:50, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

== VisualEditor Newsletter—February 2014 ==

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[[File:VisualEditor re-using references search 2014-02-13.png|center|thumb|Click this image to see the details.]]

<p>You can easily re-use references by going to the Insert menu, choosing "Reference", and clicking on "Use an existing reference" in the lower left corner. A list of all references, their numbers, and their ref names (if any) will be shown. You can search the list for any author, title, date, or other keyword. Read [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User guide#Adding an existing reference to a new place|the user guide]] for more information.}}

Since the last newsletter, the [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] team has worked on some small changes to the user interface, such as moving the reference item to the top of the Insert menu, as well as some minor features and fixing bugs, especially for rich copying and pasting of references.

The biggest change was the addition of more features to the '''image dialog''', including the ability to set alignment (left, right, center), framing options (thumbnail, frame, frameless, and [[Wikipedia:Extended image syntax#none|none]]), adding [[Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|alt text]], and defining the size manually. There is still some work to be done here, including a quick way to set the default size.

* The main priority is redesigning the '''reference dialog''', with the goal of providing autofill features for ISBNs and URLs and streamlining the process. Current concept drawings are available at [[mw:VisualEditor/Design/Reference Dialog]]. {{highlight|Please share your [[:mw:Talk:VisualEditor/Design/Reference Dialog|ideas about making referencing quick and easy]] with the designers. }}

* A few bugs in the existing reference dialog were fixed. The toolbar was simplified to remove galleries and lists from the reference dialog. When you re-use references, it now correctly displays the references again, rather than just the number and name. If you paste content into a dialog that can't fit there (e.g. <code>==section headings==</code> in references), it now strips out the inappropriate HTML.

* You can now edit [[Help:Gallery tag|'''image galleries''']] inside VisualEditor. At this time, the gallery tool is a very limited option that gives you access to the wikitext. It will see significant improvements at a later date.

* The '''character inserter tool''' in the "Insert" menu is being redesigned. Your [[mediawikiwiki:VisualEditor/Feedback#Special_characters_39625|feedback on the special character inserter]] is still wanted, especially if you depend on Wikipedia's character inserters for your normal editing rather than [[Help:Entering special characters|using the ones built into your computer]].

* You can now see a help page about '''keyboard shortcuts''' in the page menu (three bars next to the Cancel button) ({{Bug|52844}}).

* If you edit '''categories''', your changes will now display correctly after saving the page ({{Bug|48560}}).

* '''Saving the page''' should be faster now ({{Bug|59660}}).

* Any community can ask to test a new tool to edit [[Wikipedia:TemplateData|TemplateData]] by leaving a note at {{Bug|51734}}.

'''Looking ahead:''' The link tool will tell you when you're linking to a disambiguation or redirect page. The warning about wikitext will hide itself after you remove the wikitext markup in that paragraph. Support for creating and editing redirects is in the pipeline. Looking further out, image handling will be improved, including default and upright sizes. The developers are also working on support for viewing and editing hidden HTML comments, some behavioral magic words like DISPLAYTITLE, and in-line language setting (<code>dir="rtl"</code>).

If you have questions or suggestions for future improvements, or if you encounter problems, please let everyone know by posting a note at [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback]]. Thank you! [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] 04:21, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

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