

When the team initially began planning to fulfill the Wishlist request and help to advance the New Readers program by supporting ZIM files, the planned feature included ONLY support for the last step in the pipeline described above.


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#Android wiki offline pdf
Currently undergoing some redevelopment to support the deprecation of the OCG pdf rendering tool. Used to support ZIM file creation, but that broke and was never repaired.
#Android wiki offline Offline
The main file generation option for offline Wiki content. MW Offliner - Tool produced by Kiwix to convert MediaWiki pages to ZIM files.The term was used both to refer to the overall feature, as well as the set of articles. Compilation / Offline compilation - the initial placeholder name used for this feature to read ZIM files offline in the Wikipedia mobile app.Example use in context: "Download Wikipedia article packs to your Offline Library now for data-free access later" Article packs - proposed name for the individual downloadable sets of articles in the ZIM format.Offline Library – proposed name for the new feature in Wikipedia mobile apps which enables users to download large 'pack' of articles for reading without needing connectivity.
#Android wiki offline zip
A variant of the common zip compression format, specific to storing html offline. ZIM file - The file format used to store a set of articles.Motivation: Active Wikipedia reader in a health/medical specialist field about to experience connectivity issues Story: As a health worker going to work in an area with poor internet access, I want to still have easy access to Wikipedia for content related to my field of work in medicine. Motivation: Active app user bout to experience connectivity issues Story: As an active user going overseas where I will have no mobile data, I want to be able to continue using Wikipedia to look up interesting content related to my travel destination. Motivation: Conserve mobile data usage Story: As a user (paying a premium) to primary use Wikipedia on mobile data, I want to be able to use Wikipedia whilst conserving mobile data usage. Motivation: Browsing without an internet connection Story: As a user with limited internet connectivity except free wifi on campus, I want to continue to browse Wikipedia even when I’m offline. Michelle is part of the "Pragmatic" personas which may be found here, with the New Reader personas available from the New Readers user personas page. The personas upon which detailed user stories are based will be Sandeep (Indian New Reader), Femi (Nigerian New Reader) and Michelle (Active Reader).
