| • Gilles | |
| May 12 2015, 6:10 AM |
| F163845: Screenshot 2015-05-12 08.08.18.png | |
| May 12 2015, 6:10 AM |
When JavaScript is disabled and you view any mobile page, it reads "Searc" currently and is probably even worse in languages where that word is longer.
Looking at the code its intentionally restricted for smaller sizes.
That said, we should add a media query that applies at 320px and makes a better attempt to show the placeholder text.
| Subject | Repo | Branch | Lines /- | |
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| Search input cutoff in nojs mode | mediawiki/extensions/MobileFrontend | master | 16 -15 |
I think this was optimised for Opera Mini where there is no placeholder support. I think previously there was a border around it too. Another solution would be to hide the placeholder text and add a border.
In alpha it's already fixed, which can be used to fix the issue in other modes. It can be viewed on Special:MobileMenu page though.
Change 234852 had a related patch set uploaded (by Adishaporwal):
Search input cutoff in nojs mode
No :P at least not in the current state. BaseTemplate::makeSearchInput() add's a default placeholder ("Search"), which we "only" overwrite (currently and in JS with the change above). So, Opera Mini would show a "Search" instead in the search input field. We need to set the placeholder to an empty string to achieve what we want to achieve.
Furthermore, T109944: Remove search placeholder for Opera Mini is for Vector/MediaWiki core in desktop mode, this task fixes MobileFrontend (mobile mode/view) only.
I want to participate in upcoming round of outreachy internship , i.e., Dec 2015 - March 2016 and want to contribute for wikimedia.
I am really interested in MobileFrontEnd extension interesting. So do this extension has a project that I can choose for outreachy internship?
Adisha, please ask general questions in general venues. https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l is an option, this report is not.
We can definitely improve the non-js search experience but this is definitely an improvement.