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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]] or by joining the [[meta:IRC office hours|office hours]] on 19 April 2014 at [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=20&min=00&sec=0&day=19&month=04&year=2014 2000 UTC]. Thank you! [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 22:44, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

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== VisualEditor newsletter—April 2014 ==

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<p>You can '''use VisualEditor to make redirects'''. First, remove any unwanted content from the page. Then go to the "{{int:visualeditor-pagemenu-tooltip}}" menu (next to "{{int:visualeditor-toolbar-cancel}}") and choose the "{{int:visualeditor-settings-tool}}" item. Click the box to "{{int:visualeditor-dialog-meta-settings-redirect-label}}". In the box, type in the name of the page that you want to redirect this page to. <p> You can also set or remove categories for the redirect in the "{{int:visualeditor-pagemenu-tooltip}}" menu. Read [[:mw:VisualEditor/User guide|the user guide]] for more information.}}

Since the last newsletter, the [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] team has mostly worked on performance improvements, image settings, and preparation for a simplified citation template tool in its own menu.

* In an oft-requested improvement, VisualEditor now displays '''red links''' ([[Wikipedia:Red link|links to non-existent pages]]) in the proper color. Links to sister projects and external URLs are still the same blue as local links.

* You can now '''open templates by double-clicking''' them or by selecting them and pressing  {{key press|Return}}.  This also works for references, images, galleries, mathematical equations, and other "nodes".

* VisualEditor has been '''disabled for pages that were created as translations of other pages using the [[:mw:Extension:Translate|Translate extension]]''' (common at Meta and MediaWiki.org). If a page has been marked for translation, you will see a warning if you try to edit it using VisualEditor.

* When you try to '''edit protected pages''' with VisualEditor, the full protection notice and most recent log entry are displayed. Blocked users see the standard message for blocked users.

* The developers fixed [[bugzilla:58314|a bug]] that caused '''links on sub-pages''' to point to the wrong ___location.

* The size-changing controls in the advanced settings section of the media or '''image dialog''' were simplified further. VisualEditor's media dialog supports more image display styles, like borderless images.

* If there is not enough space on your screen to display all of the tabs (for instance, if your browser window is too narrow), the second '''edit tab will now fold into the drop-down menu''' (where the "{{int:vector-action-move}}" item is currently housed). On the English Wikipedia, this moves the "Edit beta" tab into the menu; on most projects, it moves the "{{int:visualeditor-ca-editsource}}" tab. This is only enabled in the default Vector skin, not for Monobook users. See [[:File:History, editing tabs move into menu.png|this image]] for an example showing the "{{int:visualeditor-ca-editsource}}" and "{{int:vector-view-history}}" tabs after they moved into the drop-down menu.

* After community requests, VisualEditor has been deployed as an opt-in feature at [[:Meta:|Meta]] and on the [[n:fr:|French Wikinews]].

[[File:History, editing tabs move into menu.png|left|thumb|The drop-down menu is on the right, next to the search box.]]

'''Looking ahead:'''  A new, locally controlled menu of citation templates will put citations immediately in front of users. You will soon be able to see the Table of Contents while editing. Support for upright image sizes (preferred for accessibility) is being developed. In-line language setting (<code>dir="rtl"</code>) will be offered as a Beta Feature soon. Looking further out, the developers are also working on support for viewing and editing hidden HTML comments. It will be possible to upload images to Commons from inside VisualEditor.

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]] or by joining the [[meta:IRC office hours|office hours]] on Monday, 19 May 2014 at [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=18&min=00&sec=0&day=19&month=05&year=2014 18:00 UTC]. If you'd like to get this on your own page, subscribe at [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor#Newsletter]] for English Wikipedia only or at [[:meta:VisualEditor/Newsletter]] for any project. Thank you! [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) 20:23, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

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