Comments on: Make Wikipedia more usable with Vector http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/05/make-wikipedia-more-usable-with-vector/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:07:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: xdmvhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/05/make-wikipedia-more-usable-with-vector/comment-page-1/#comment-862312 xdmv Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:03:04 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15043#comment-862312 @Nihiltres: Thanks! Didn't know that... I'd like to use this skin by default. Is there any way? Maybe via Greasemonkey? Thanks again for your explanation. @Nihiltres:
Thanks! Didn’t know that…
I’d like to use this skin by default. Is there any way? Maybe via Greasemonkey?
Thanks again for your explanation.

]]> By: Nihiltreshttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/05/make-wikipedia-more-usable-with-vector/comment-page-1/#comment-862223 Nihiltres Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:40:18 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15043#comment-862223 @xdmv: not strictly. If you append the URL argument "useskin=vector" you can use it without being logged-in—that's merely unpractical, as none of the links on the page will include that argument. So, for example, try http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plutonium&useskin=vector or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafnium?useskin=vector This works for all the skins; I'm using Vector by default, so I'd have to use "useskin=monobook" to see the default at this point. The fun stuff is in custom JavaScript and CSS, either way. (If you're not aware, logged-in users have user pages through which they can implement custom JavaScript and CSS for their account. So the user "Example" using the Vector skin can add JavaScript using the page "User:Example/vector.js". Only the owner and admins can edit a user's code pages.) @xdmv: not strictly. If you append the URL argument “useskin=vector” you can use it without being logged-in—that’s merely unpractical, as none of the links on the page will include that argument.

So, for example, try

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plutonium&useskin=vector
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafnium?useskin=vector

This works for all the skins; I’m using Vector by default, so I’d have to use “useskin=monobook” to see the default at this point. The fun stuff is in custom JavaScript and CSS, either way. (If you’re not aware, logged-in users have user pages through which they can implement custom JavaScript and CSS for their account. So the user “Example” using the Vector skin can add JavaScript using the page “User:Example/vector.js”. Only the owner and admins can edit a user’s code pages.)

]]> By: paulushttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/05/make-wikipedia-more-usable-with-vector/comment-page-1/#comment-862163 paulus Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:46:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15043#comment-862163 Great tip Joe ferry handy indeed that Vector skin interface. Great tip Joe ferry handy indeed that Vector skin interface.

]]> By: xdmvhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/05/make-wikipedia-more-usable-with-vector/comment-page-1/#comment-862063 xdmv Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:07:28 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15043#comment-862063 Thanks! Vector is a nice interface, but you have to login to make use of it. Thanks! Vector is a nice interface, but you have to login to make use of it.

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