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Is there a way to stop AWB from alerting me to messages on my talk page, and opening that page in my browser?
I have looked at the user manual, but could find nothing about this. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:25, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- This is important in the case that you've made a mistake and someone is telling you to stop. Without the popup, you may never notice. ―Panamitsu (talk) 23:24, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't need to be nannied like that.
- Even if what you say is true, I will be notified by other avenues
- Do you have an answer to my question? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 08:51, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- The answer is, as far as I'm aware, no. Kiwipete (talk) 09:22, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- It's not being nannied, it's a fail safe. Primefac (talk) 17:44, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't need to be nannied like that.
- Yes you do. Everyone of us need to be. Is it annoying? Sure. But it certainly beats the alternative of AWB operators not being notified of issues and plowing through as is. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 15:04, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- This type of response makes me consider whether the user should have AWB access... I don't think they fully understand the mistakes that can be made and the damage that can be done with the slightest bit of carelessness or a typo. If they do, that's even more concerning that they're so annoyed at the prospect of someone catching their mistake(s) before they go too far... I've made mistakes with AWB, I think everyone who uses it enough has. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:31, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- This type of response makes me aware that you have either not read, or have not understood, what I wrote. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:31, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Pigsonthewing: I perfectly understand what you wrote. You're just wrong for thinking you're infallible and will never make mistakes with AWB. Everyone does and that's okay, but let's not pretend it's actually a bad idea for people to catch a mistake mid way through an AWB run. However, if you still think I don't understand, I'd love to hear this explained further. Hey man im josh (talk) 23:10, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- You assert that I believe that I am "infallible and will never make mistakes with AWB". You not only have not understood what I have said; you are fantasising. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 02:23, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Pigsonthewing: It's not fantasy, it's inference. Please go ahead and explain further why you don't need to be notified mid AWB run if you're making a mistake. Educate me please and thank you. Hey man im josh (talk) 02:51, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- And now you are fantasising that I have claimed not to need to be notified mid AWB run if I'm making a mistake. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 02:55, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Pigsonthewing: Do you have anything else you'd like to say? Something actually productive instead of replying just to reply? You've said I don't understand. I would like to. So please go ahead. Hey man im josh (talk) 03:08, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- You have received 8 updates to your talk page in the past week, one of them from an archiving bot (I don't think those trigger the alert). So practically, I don't see how this alert can be especially annoying or disruptive. And it serves the purpose of ensuring the AWB user knows of a potential issue during their run. But am I annoyed a bit when this alert occurs? Sure I am. But I see it as a price for using this potentially disruptive/destructive tool. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 18:04, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- On at least three occasions in that period, when I have fired up AWB it has refused to work until it has opened up a new tab in my browser because I have talk page messages about which I have already been made aware by another tool. You not seeing how this is especially annoying or disruptive does not mean that it is not especially annoying and disruptive. It is most egregiously annoying and disruptive when those messages have been left by User:MediaWiki message delivery. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:05, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Well, I am not inclined to agree that this is the severe problem that you present it as, but if there was a way for it not to stop on particular messages that could not possibly be concerns about AWB use, that sounds like a good idea, if it's possible for the software to discern that. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 19:25, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- There is not currently a mechanism to disable the AWB talk page message notification. Once message(s) have been viewed/marked as viewed on wikipedia/wiki website then AWB stops the notification. I am not clear how to easily and reliably differentiate between messages that do and don't matter to the user's use of AWB, so I think the intended purpose still stands - require a user to view a message in case it relates to an issue with their current/recent edits. If there is community consensus that that's an unnecessary safeguard then maybe some sort of RFC could be raised, then if agreed the popup could be disabled in a new AWB release (or disabled for en-wp if scope of RFC were only that). Rjwilmsi 10:21, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- yes, it is a failsafe. For regular users, as well as for AWB bots. I think it is good to have this feature, and giving an option to turn it off would defeat its purpose. —usernamekiran (talk) 11:34, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- For those few of us that use an alternative account just for AWB, it is a mild nuisance to open an incognito tab and try to remember the alternate's password just to read the messages. I would love to be able to affirmatively clear the notifications from within AWB, but that is a low-priority request and frankly a "whine: it's too hard" one. David Brooks (talk) 14:27, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Refused to work? You can dismiss the pop up notification and keep going. Hey man im josh (talk) 02:53, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- I can not. You are again failing to read or understand what I have written. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 03:08, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Citation needed. Hey man im josh (talk) 03:10, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Pigsonthewing: Andy, can you clarify? Does "I can not" mean you have to make an extra click to dismiss the talk page, which is flow-disrupting? Or that after dismissing the AWB popup you still cannot keep going? (I could be making a false dichotomy, to which I am prone) The latter would be a symptom of your browser being logged in under a different one of your alternative accounts, or even not at all, but could be something else broken. David Brooks (talk) 18:31, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- I mean that the statement "You can dismiss the pop up notification and keep going" is false. The only option (other than fully exiting AWB) is to click on the single button in the dialogue, which opens a new tab in my default web browser (which is logged in to the same Wikipedia account as AWB). Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:00, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Others can speak for themselves, but to me "dismiss the popup notification" and "click on the single button in the dialogue" are referring to the same thing. David Brooks (talk) 21:50, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- "The only option (other than fully exiting AWB) is to click on the single button in the dialogue, which opens a new tab in my default web browser (which is logged in to the same Wikipedia account as AWB)."
- Exactly as intended. Do that and you will have "dismissed the pop up notification" and can "keep going". Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 22:20, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In tables, it is sometimes necessary to use a special unicode spacing character to create a specific center-alignment. See the first column of the big table on this page[1].
AWB really doesn't like these. If they somehow break someone's viewing, then I can look for a different solution. But if it's just a robot being picky then I will ask for someone to adjust its programming... or get the word out to the humans that these don't need to be removed. Wizmut (talk) 07:31, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wizmut I think there is a template for that! I think it as {{space}}? -- Magioladitis (talk) 07:56, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Sold! I went with Template:Figure space. [2]
- Cheers Wizmut (talk) 08:09, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Wizmut Perfect! I am glad we worked it out! -- Magioladitis (talk) 08:17, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to stop the addition of the [[WP:AWB/T|typo(s) fixed]]: text to edit summaries when using AWB's automatic typo fixes. Is there any way to do this? Using the "lock the default edit summary" option doesn't stop it from being added. Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 00:01, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
After I have enabled two factor authentication, I am unable to login in the autowikibrowser. While trying to login a pop up comes up telling aborted. What is the solution for this issue. ? Balaji (Let's talk) 08:13, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Balajijagadesh see Wikipedia:Using AWB with 2FA. — xaosflux Talk 08:42, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Perhaps the language code does not match during authorization? Игорь Темиров (talk) 04:00, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @User:Xaosflux. thanks it worked. -- Balaji (Let's talk) 08:53, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. Could you tell me, please, where can I see the (new, automatic, and hidden) categories of the result? If I made a mistake, I should know when the tracking category appears. Thank you. IKhitron (talk) 19:11, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. Continuing Wikipedia talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Archive 34#Replace maximum, I'm here to tell that I've just finished the work. 1246 string replacements, about ten of them were added on the fly, about 2500 pages. @SchreiberBike, you asked me to call you. IKhitron (talk) 22:15, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Have you tried using plugins or a custom module? Игорь Темиров (talk) 03:44, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Not at all, just the regular stuff. IKhitron (talk) 09:17, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- When using plugins or modules, your research simply would not be needed. Игорь Темиров (talk) 10:20, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Well, too late. IKhitron (talk) 10:08, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Игорь Темиров, please don't criticise other people for doing things a different way. Primefac (talk) 13:00, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- I suggest another way. But you criticize. Игорь Темиров (talk) 13:55, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- We're getting off-topic, but the two are not the same. It's one thing to say "doing it this way will also work", it's another to say "you wasted your time by not doing it this way". The first is a suggestion for another way, the second is a criticism of the original way. Primefac (talk) 18:57, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- We're going off topic. But you have problems with logic. I think IKhitron and I understood each other exactly as needed. Игорь Темиров (talk) 19:10, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In this diff, you can see how "General fixes" moved a comment from beside the issue to which it referred, to the wrong point in the article. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:26, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- In my experience, this is a longstanding bug where AWB disturbs html comments in this and other ways. It needs to be smart enough to leave them alone. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 17:56, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Due to a couple issues with AWB, talk page cleanups have become too impractical to do:
- It removes "blp=no" for bio articles of dead people. Even though might be considered a default in terms of display of the template, removing this parameter adds the talk page to a problem category.
- It inserts "|1=" when that is no longer the usage suggestion in {{WikiProject banner shell}} and removed by bots when making other changes.
I don't know how to make AWB skip doing these changes without removing part of the reason I'm using AWB: for talk page-related general fixes.Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 18:10, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Already reported on Feb 10, see archive 34. Tracked as T358963 but no fix yet. David Brooks (talk) 21:34, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks, and I see I replied to that topic. I guess I had a "Mr. Short Term Memory" moment. Glad it's being tracked at least. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 03:40, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. Few weeks ago, I made a clean reinstall of Windows 10. A couple of days ago, I was trying to load a custom module, but I got following error:
Compiler executable file csc.exe cannot be found.**description**: **workaround**: --------------------------<table><tr><th>Exception:</th><td>`InvalidOperationException`</td></tr><tr><th>Message:</th><td>`Compiler executable file csc.exe cannot be found.`</td></tr><tr><th>Call stack:</th><td><pre> at System.CodeDom.Compiler.RedistVersionInfo.GetCompilerPath(IDictionary`2 provOptions, String compilerExecutable) at Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeGenerator.FromFileBatch(CompilerParameters options, String[] fileNames) at Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeGenerator.FromSourceBatch(CompilerParameters options, String[] sources) at Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeGenerator.System.CodeDom.Compiler.ICodeCompiler.CompileAssemblyFromSourceBatch(CompilerParameters options, String[] sources) at System.CodeDom.Compiler.CodeDomProvider.CompileAssemblyFromSource(CompilerParameters options, String[] sources) at WikiFunctions.CustomModules.CustomModuleCompiler.Compile(String sourceCode, CompilerParameters parameters) at AutoWikiBrowser.CustomModule.MakeModule()</td></tr></table>**OS**: Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0**version**: AutoWikiBrowser (6.3.0.0), WikiFunctions (6.3.0.0), revision 12558 (2024-01-16 20:38:04)**net**: 4.0.30319.42000**duplicate**: **site**: https://en.wikipedia.org
After that, I installed the .NET framework, I located the csc.exe file, and updated the system environment variable/path. Still, I am getting the same error. Any suggestions? —usernamekiran (talk) 04:28, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- I am on Windows 11 and have csc.exe in the following locations:
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v3.5\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_netfx-csharp_compiler_csc_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_10.0.22621.1_none_52bef3eed921ca5e\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_netfx35linq-csharp_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.22621.1_none_78c17abe07e8090b\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_netfx4-csc_exe_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_4.0.15912.0_none_78ce8a6e35a89ad2\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_netfx4-csc_exe_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_4.0.15912.322_none_6ee01ba4a5a0f42b\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_netfx-csharp_compiler_csc_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_10.0.22621.1_none_9a6c2ac5ed9df364\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_netfx35linq-csharp_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.22621.1_none_1ca2df3a4f8a97d5\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_netfx4-csc_exe_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_4.0.15912.0_none_c07bc1454a24c3d8\csc.exe
- C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_netfx4-csc_exe_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_4.0.15912.322_none_b68d527bba1d1d31\csc.exe
- I'm not sure which of these is used by AWB, but I have no problems executing a C# script. Kiwipete (talk) 08:27, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
