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Wikipedia Animate

Animates page modifications between two specific edit points






Nov 7, 2007
Voyagerfan5761 Scriptwright

OK, fine, found the current version at http://phiffer.org/projects/wikipedia-animate/

At least it works, but there are some bugs. For instance, once you pause, you can't start again (at least with my user JS), and the "animate" tab isn't actually in the tab bar ("cactions" portlet).

 
Oct 30, 2006
Voyagerfan5761 Scriptwright

Erm, still not working. Is anyone really updating this script? It's always updated the day I visit, but nothing changes. It never works.

 
Oct 27, 2006
Voyagerfan5761 Scriptwright

Still doesn't seem to work. What is this script supposed to do?

 
Oct 25, 2006
Voyagerfan5761 Scriptwright

Good idea, but doesn't work. FF 1.5.0.6, GM 0.6.6.

 
Jul 25, 2006
spoonman User

Unfortunately doesn't work for me either. Most other scripts I've tried work fine but not this one. Are there any known conflicts with extensions firefox hacks etc? FYI I'm using Linux i686 2.6.11.5, Firefox/1.5.0.1

 
May 6, 2006
General Eise... User

Can't get it at all. So why should I comment.

 
Dec 19, 2005
iain d broad... User

ah, I see that it won't, since it uses onclick. boo. :(

 
Dec 19, 2005
iain d broad... User

Does this script work in ff 1.5/greasemonkey 0.6.4? I don't see any changes on the page.

Tried adding an alert() call to the code, but that's not happening either...

 
Sep 13, 2005
Zachary User

*stops laughing*

Not really, but I am surprised you couldn't figure out the script. If you notice when you install a new user script for GreaseMonkey, it specifies the URLs for which the script will be active. In the case of this one, you need to go to the History tab of an entry on Wikipedia. There you will find the "Animate" button that will allow you to animate between the various versions of an article.

 
Sep 11, 2005
Theodore Whe... User

No offense taken. I hope we'll get help soon or I'll just assume we're being laughed at.

 
Sep 9, 2005
rasselas User

I'm with Theodore and not seeing anything... I figured there'd be a popup toolbar or such on every wikipedia page, but I don't see anything, popups or else. Please help us newbies! (no offense ted ;)

 
Sep 7, 2005
Theodore Whe... User

Okay, I'm not a programmer. I do not understand the fundamental mechanics of GreaseMonkey, yet I love it in practice and especially in theory.

I have "adblocker" and "Book Burro" which is freakin' brilliant mind you and I just added "Wikipedia Animate" today, but I can't figure out how to use or I can't recognize what is suposed to have done. Can someone (Dan?) please clarify what it will look like when the gizmo works\what I might be doing wrong.

Thanks and I really like the concept of the script.

 
Sep 7, 2005
Stephen Paulger Scriptwright

Very cool, I noticed a problem with some external links though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Bridge for example.

 
Jul 29, 2005
badsegue Scriptwright

Very interesting. It seemed to stall on some pages though. And the slider would sometimes not stop dragging after being released. Did you try using fixed positioning for the slider? I think that would work better than repositioning.

 
Jul 22, 2005
Bobo12 Scriptwright

A fantastic piece of code that shows the evolution of a wikipedia page through versions just like a webcast, but you can also rewind, focus on a particular part of the page, highlight changes, and a lot more...

A must for evert wikipedia user and every greasemonkey apprentice !

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