Summary

Scriptorium/Archives/2015-03

“ The more ways of doing something that are used, the harder it is to maintain the site. If we're all doing something the same way, then making a change is simple.In answer to the list of advantages:
templates promote consistency and an agreed change to a template propagates the change instantly to all pages that use the template; given that wiki-markup is converted to html before displaying a web-page, don't worry about this; blank lines at the top of pages are not required—we are not replicating the exact layout of every page of a book, we are making the text available
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Source: Wikisource

Scriptorium/Archives/2015-03

“ You can have one user page for all wikis. Your Meta user page will show if you don't have a user page on a wiki. You can test this tool on test wikis. You can search for media files in VisualEditor more easily. Images are bigger and you see the size and license. It is easier to review your changes when you save the page in VisualEditor. The window is wider. You can read the latest news about VisualEditor. You can now join weekly meetings with developers. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. ”
Source: Wikisource

Scriptorium/Archives/2015-03

“ As for Windows, I use Windows 7 which is an upgraded Windows XP, very stable and supported. I believe that mobile devices are of secondary importance for proofreading.The font size is the same as the default font size in the browser, if the font preferences are set Browser default. As for over/under, or side by side editing, the text side of the window in side by side editing is the same 25 rows of the Wikisource default, just the columns adjust automatically to accommodate the scan on the right. ”
Source: Wikisource

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