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Wikipedia currently has a Beta feature name Hovercards You can enable it here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures ht

by tty 12y ago

Wikipedia currently has a Beta feature name Hovercards You can enable it here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsec...

hugi 12y ago
Thank you! I've had this feature for about 10 minutes and I already find it indispensable.
- medell 12y ago
  Agreed! How have I lived without this...
gabemart 12y ago
Thanks! Here is a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/fXYAZgm.png http://i.imgur.com/fXYAZgm.png Unfortunately, it's not recursive, unlike "Navigation popups" described in what is currently the top comment. They are prettier though!
vxNsr 12y ago
This is a nice start, but I already see one issue with this that the "Navigation popup" doesn't have: nothing on the hovercard is clickable, and thus you can't go more than one level down a tree. The navigation popups are great except that if you move the mouse off them then they close, so as you traverse down the tree you lose parents. And you kinda end up with the same issue as before only now you really have no idea how you got there because you don't even have the open tabs to guide.[0] [0] http://imgur.com/RS0IEet.png http://imgur.com/RS0IEet.png
Inversechi 12y ago
Totally didn't know about this! Cheers for the heads up.
nashashmi 12y ago
I prefer Chrome's extension called Google dictionary. Every time I highlight a word, it pulls up a definition. Anywhere on the web.
- err4nt 12y ago
  OS X and iOS users can do this in Chrome and Safari, I think the shortcut it selecting a word and pressing Command-Control-D or something :)
  - neic 12y ago
    Select and Command-Control-D is right. You can also do a three finger tab. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_(software)#Quick_access https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_(software)#Quick_ac...
JimWestergren 12y ago
Thank you for this, I love it.

by tty 12y ago

hugi 12y ago

Thank you! I've had this feature for about 10 minutes and I already find it indispensable.

medell 12y ago
Agreed! How have I lived without this...

gabemart 12y ago

Thanks! Here is a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/fXYAZgm.png http://i.imgur.com/fXYAZgm.png Unfortunately, it's not recursive, unlike "Navigation popups" described in what is currently the top comment. They are prettier though!

vxNsr 12y ago

This is a nice start, but I already see one issue with this that the "Navigation popup" doesn't have: nothing on the hovercard is clickable, and thus you can't go more than one level down a tree. The navigation popups are great except that if you move the mouse off them then they close, so as you traverse down the tree you lose parents. And you kinda end up with the same issue as before only now you really have no idea how you got there because you don't even have the open tabs to guide.[0] [0] http://imgur.com/RS0IEet.png http://imgur.com/RS0IEet.png

Inversechi 12y ago

Totally didn't know about this! Cheers for the heads up.

nashashmi 12y ago

I prefer Chrome's extension called Google dictionary. Every time I highlight a word, it pulls up a definition. Anywhere on the web.

err4nt 12y ago
OS X and iOS users can do this in Chrome and Safari, I think the shortcut it selecting a word and pressing Command-Control-D or something :)
- neic 12y ago
  Select and Command-Control-D is right. You can also do a three finger tab. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_(software)#Quick_access https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_(software)#Quick_ac...

JimWestergren 12y ago

Thank you for this, I love it.