Apps-android-commons: Have 'i' buttons next to various upload fields to describe what it does

Created on 30 May 2017  Â·  10Comments  Â·  Source: commons-app/apps-android-commons

Similar to what the Upload Wizard does, I think doing this might make it easier for new contributors to learn? For instance the 'i' button next to the Title field says "A unique descriptive title for the file, which will serve as a filename. You may use plain language with spaces. Do not include the file extension.", which could help clear up the title vs filename confusion.

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I'm looking into this.

Note: the (I) on the right side of the Title field. When the (I) is clicked a message shows at the bottom part for a short period and then fades away.
screenshot_1501146435

The text can also be centered.

screenshot_1501147952

Looks good!

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 6:20 PM, The B notifications@github.com wrote:

Note: the (I) on the right side of the Title field. When the (I) is
clicked a message shows at the bottom part for short period and disappears.
[image: screenshot_1501146435]
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/26868644/28663016-d0005708-72c4-11e7-867b-bb20addb8c5c.png

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What message should follow the "Description" field?

How about something like this? :

Please describe the media as much as possible: Where was it taken? What
does it show? What is the context? Please describe the objects or persons.
Reveal information that can not be easily guessed, for instance the time of
day if it is a landscape. If the media shows something unusual, please
explain what makes it unusual.

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What message should follow the "Description" field?

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The official doc at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:First_steps/Quality_and_description#Good_file_descriptions
does not contain much.

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 7:16 PM, Nicolas Raoul nicolas.raoul@gmail.com
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How about something like this? :

Please describe the media as much as possible: Where was it taken? What
does it show? What is the context? Please describe the objects or persons.
Reveal information that can not be easily guessed, for instance the time of
day if it is a landscape. If the media shows something unusual, please
explain what makes it unusual.

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What message should follow the "Description" field?

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Title Information

screenshot_1501152273

Description Information

screenshot_1501152113

The text you have chosen is mostly for people who upload scientific images,
which are very unlikely to be taken with a smartphone.
On the opposite, people with smartphones are much more likely to take
pictures of live events and points of interest.

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 7:49 PM, The B notifications@github.com wrote:

Title Information

[image: screenshot_1501152273]
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/26868644/28667020-584279b8-72d2-11e7-90e9-fcaeff949120.png

Description Information

[image: screenshot_1501152113]
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/26868644/28666949-1ac67ec2-72d2-11e7-8329-c5e3d58c0829.png

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(Flyby PM advice: Just get something in as a starting point, then create another issue to tweak the text - probably different people that are good at getting the text right than coding the feature.)

I've made the changes to the text according to text @nicolas-raoul posted above.

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