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Hi folk,

Masterlist updated with one new issue, bringing us to a total of eight unclaimed issues. Of these, two are adding sites to the embed whitelist (for which we have a wiki page!), one is adding another site to the <user name=""> tag (which I've touched extensively recently and would be delighted to help with); and then there's some site text that needs tweaking, and a few bits of CSS that could use some love.

I'd be more than happy to provide encouragement on any of these, and can actively help out with site text, the user name tag, and whitelisting embeds :-)

kaberett

~~One~~Three new issues, bringing us to a total of ~~six~~eight unclaimed issues. Have fun -- and please do feel encouraged to ask if you've any questions!

kaberett

Folk -- I have (extremely belatedly) updated the masterlist and set up systems to encourage me not to leave it so long next time. There are nine issues looking for loving homes, ranging from single-character fixes to editing every. single. style. Have fun!

foxfirefey

So, our list of babydev bugs is a bit out of sync because Bugzilla is gone now and we're using GitHub Issues. I was paging through them and found some good babydev bait:

Add flickr embeds to our whitelist #720

And there is even a wiki page telling you what files to poke at and giving an example!

Embed bugs are a very good way to dip your toe into development because the what-to-do-where is so clearly defined that you can focus on all the other steps in getting started.

If you want to work on something still pretty simple, there is also screened comment text slightly inaccurate still in comms #742

kaberett

Bug 4960 is about improving accessibility of the site, particularly in long comment threads. It may involve a little rummaging with S2, but while it's not quite a one-line fix it should be pretty easy (testing will likely take longer than coding!), and it will have a big impact on usability.

I'm going to add it to the "doing the two-step" section of the beginners' bugs masterlist, but I felt like this one deserved its own post as well. :-)

Claim it on Bugzilla to make it your own, then show up in IRC or PM me if you'd like cheerleading/guidance/etc!

momijizukamori

Bug 5175 - not all layouts display the journal subtitle. I looked at the code, and it involves adding one line of code to each of the layouts in question. I did not do a full write-up on the bug, but I can point someone to what it is if they would like! This is a good one if you want some very simple interaction with S2 and core2 functions (extremely simple, I promise).

denise

mark just filed two bugs that have to do with fixing warnings and errors in the logs. Two of 'em are probably a bit more involved, but bug 5181: Calling "prop" on undefined value is a very good starter bug!

( Hints if you want/need 'em )

As always, holler if you need more guidance!

kaberett

Hello lovelies!

I've just done some maintenance on my pet masterlist of bugs for new devs, including sticking all the recent additions into it - go have a rummage, see if anything takes your fancy :-) Feel free to ask there (or here!) for more detail on any of them!

deborah

<sheepish>I just noticed that we don't have alt text on the dreamwidth logo.</sheepish>

If somebody could pick up bug 5173, it would be a very nice small bug to get started (you just have to find where in the code the image is created, and add the alternative text).

ninetydegrees

~~http://bugs.dwscoalition.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4151: easy fix is literally changing one line in core2.s2 as explained in the comments. How's that for a non-scary style thing?~~

http://bugs.dwscoalition.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5160: cleanup! If you're into ~~time-travelling~~ removing a few *very* old lines of code this one's for you.

kaberett

This is a good one for getting familiar with your dev environment (probably a 'hack), and for getting used to git, because: you need to move two text strings from one file to another. That's it. Ladies, gents, everybody else, I give you Bug 5140!

If you're after a hand, or just some company while you work through it, check out the wiki and the IRC channel. :-)

edit: claimed!

kaberett

(Last time round's is still up for grabs, now with documentation in the wiki linked to from comments!)

Bug 3955 requires you to change some filenames, and move some files around. This would be a really good way to get used to working with the command line (and various other tools, including Git) without needing to Learn All The Languages At Once.

As ever, I and a bunch of other people are always hanging out in #dreamwidth and #dreamwidth-dev (the IRC channels) and are more than happy to talk you through this step-by-step.

kaberett

This is a threefer: if you can do it for bug 4970, you can also do it for 5011 and 4959!

Thoughts? Queries? Takers? ♥

kaberett

Last updated: 2021-02-97

This is a list of bugs that will serve as a good introduction to the Dreamwidth development workflow. They involve varying levels of rummaging up to your elbows in the guts of the code but I can promise that we'll all be only to pleased to help :-) If in doubt, just take a look at the list of things real DW programmers do...

~~Struck out bugs~~ are ones that have been claimed but not yet resolved. All issues on this list are tagged curated: beginner - I update this post once a fortnight, but by all means check the GHI tag to see if there's anything I haven't mentioned yet! If you're after a challenge, you can also try looking at non-curated lower-effort issues, all unassigned issues, or rummage through

dw_suggestions' bugzilla: migrated tag for features you'd like to implement. (If you do that last one, check to make sure that the entry isn't also tagged bugzilla: implemented, and that there isn't a corresponding assigned issue.)

Issue #673: implement option to make tags go above entry text in all styles. This is additionally tagged effort-higher, but that's because it's a small change that needs applying in an awful lot of places.
Issue #674: standardise option to have navigation links at the top/in header. This is similar, in that it's effort-higher because it's a lot of small changes.
~~Issue #829: calendar overflows in Leftovers when font is big enough.~~
Issue #966: convert birthdays.tt to use Foundation.
Issue #967: convert login.tt to use Foundation. These days Dreamwidth uses a combination of tt (Template Toolkit) and Foundation to style pages - there's a fair bit on the wiki and lots of help to be had in IRC!
~~Issue #968: convert protected.tt to use Foundation.~~
Issue #1482: Clarify header image options in Heads Up style.
Issue #1817: Make nav strip and hover menu behave consistently when joining moderated-membership communities. This requires applying the fix for #1599, previously featured on this list, to the nav strip as well as the hover menu!
Issue #1841: suggested improvement for /admin/priv: include packages in dropdown. Include things that already exist in a dropdown menu!
~~Issue #1944: screening/unscreening confirmation page should have link back to comment~~
Issue #1987: selective screening should only act on account types that can comment. Communities can't comment, and people who try to ban anonymous comments actually currently end up banning the community anonymous! This is a confusing state of affairs.
~~<>Issue #2018: Abstractia journal style needs background repeats.</> Because otherwise things end up looking weird and unhappy on large screens. A quick bit of style-wrangling!~~
Issue #2140: clarify check-all tickybox on https://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/settings/?cat=notifications. Some UI needs improving -- and Denise has suggested wording! It's just a case of filling it out.
Issue 2208: Outdated comment in cgi-bin/LJ/S2/EntryPage.pm line 389, links to dead LJ URL
Issue #2287: English-strip LJ::check_mail. Here's how!
Issue #2360: <s> is stripped from entry titles. Two-character fix!
Issue #2364: "please try beta update page instead". Add a banner to the beta version of the Create Entries page!
Issue #2380: Typos in https://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/settings/?cat=shortcuts.
Issue #2408: Reword warning in https://dreamwidth.org/customize/advanced. It's currently far more off-putting than it needs to be!
Issue #2439: Remove comms from lost account / lost pw email... because in this brave new world this no longer a useful concept. Code machete!
Issue #2627: update AO3 user links to use HTTPS
Issue #2368: add Twitch to embed whitelist. Here's how!
Issue #2349: add Podomatic to embed whitelist. Here's how!
Issue #2711: update Github user profile icon to HTTPS

( Archive of Bugzilla bugs )

Enjoy! And please do ask for help. Or cheerleading. Or anything else you feel like. ♥

kaberett

Discussion in IRC resulted in a bug about making support board more accessible for colourblind volunteers.

It's a fix that basically involves tweaking some CSS. The hard bit is probably going to be tracking the code down, but

misskat should be able to tell you where to find it, but so should many other people in IRC.

Any takers? :-)

denise

It's been a while since we've had a list of babydev bait (for those who are new: "babydev bait" means bugs that are quick and relatively uncomplicated, and that don't look intimidating, that are likely to tempt people into getting started with DW development). And, since I recently did a suggestions run, there's a whole bunch of new bugs in Bugzilla to pick from!

This list is sorted from one point to three points, where one is "really suitable for a beginner with little to no knowledge of the DW codebase" and three is "more complex, but still quite do-able". I'll try to keep the list updated by striking out any that get claimed for at least the next week!

Some require HTML and CSS knowledge, some require JS, some require perl, some require a mixture. If one of these doesn't suit you, check out another. This list is also only from the recent suggestions run & other recent bugs logged, so there might still be more lurking in the older stuff.

( Babydev bait )

yvi

lately we have been getting a few more babydevs, which is YAY! However, it has also been some time since our last babydev bait post. So I wandered around Bugzilla a bit, trying to find some things that might be doable by someone new-ish to Dreamwidth development or new to development alltogether.

Most of the things require some basic understanding of Perl, BML and the Dreamwidth codebase. Some also require S2 or JavaScript knowledge.

~~( On to the list )~~

foxfirefey

So, I'm trying to do more patching of little bugs lately, but I figured I should throw some out onto the waters instead of hogging them all. So, if you are looking for some easier bugs to do, these might fit the profile, and I can mentor you on any of them if you need it.

( The list! )

yvi

So, I am sitting around bored, thinking 'what can I do to kill some time?'

I know, go through all the unassigned bugs and see whether I can find a bit of babydev bait. I don't claim I am an expert when it comes to what bugs are easy to squash / enhancements are easy to implement, so take this with a grain of salt...

( On to the list )

Strike-through = currently assigned

foxfirefey

This post is an attempt to reach out to people who aren't in IRC but still interested in starting development, to assist them and get things rolling. Here I've made a list of things that look like good starter candidates from effort-minor and unassigned tickets on Bugzilla in this post. People who have suggestions for other bugs or think some should not be included, let me know.

You can browse through the code at the repository, and we have a page on the layout of the main folder. If you want to start doing development, the easiest way is to get ahold of a Dreamhack. That's a ready made and hosted DW install. Once you have one, you'll have to keep the code updated. Right now we have around one month until our next code push due to

mark's wedding and honeymoon!

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The following is a list of about 60 smaller bugs; some are easier than others. If you feel like doing one, browse through them and see if there are any that strike your fancy. If you want to claim one, claim it on Bugzilla and post a comment about it here so I can mark it as taken.

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