User:T12/Preferences and settings suggestions
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| Tito Dutta | Talk | Editing events | Sandbox | Tasks | Extensions | PSB | PSS |
These are the preference and settings suggestions I have in my account, you may or may not use these. If you have any question, you may post at my talk page.
Some points to note:
- I'll mainly mention the settings which I have enabled and the settings which I suggest to keep disabled.
- There will be no rating for the settings I suggest to keep disabled. I strongly recommend to keep the settings enabled which have got more than
(3 stars) - Following our guidelines, there should not be any shortcut for this usepage.
My preferences
Preference page: Special:Preferences.
User profile
- Direct URL of the section
| Option | Selection | Ratings | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enable email from other users | Ticked | |
It'll allow others to contact you by email. They will not be given your email id. |
| Send me copies of emails I send to other users | Ticked | |
If I send someone email from their Sarkarverse userpage, a copy of the email will be sent to me |
| Email me when my user talk page is changed | Ticked | |
That is talk page notification |
| Email me also for minor edits of pages and files | Unticked | N.A. | It'll flood my email, so, I have not enabled it |
Appearance
- Direct URL of the section
| Option | Selection | Ratings | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin | Vector Or Monobook |
|
Try Vector or Monobook skin. Vector is the default and the mostly used skin, and right after that, is Monobook. |
Editing
| Option | Selection | Ratings | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Show preview before edit box | Ticked | |
Very important option |
| Show preview on first edit | Ticked | |
It'll show preview on first edit, it saves an unnecessary clicking on preview button to see preview |
| Enable section editing via [edit] links | Ticked | |
Very important option |
| Use external editor by default (for experts only, needs special settings on your computer. | Unticked | N.A. | It'll break the entire edit option unless it is properly configured. I sometimes use it in Wikipedia. |
| Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary | Unticked | N.A. | It is recommended to write edit summary for each edit. If we have this option enabled, MediaWiki will prompt if we forget to write edit summary |
| Use live preview (requires JavaScript) (experimental) | Unticked | N.A. | This may make the editing interface very slow |
| Enable enhanced editing toolbar | Ticked | |
That will enable advanced editor |
| Enable dialogs for inserting links, tables and more | Ticked | |
That will add some more options in the editor |
Gadgets
| Option | Selection | Ratings | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add a "Sandbox" link to the personal toolbar area. | Tick |  |
Will add a sandbox at upper right corner, where yo can make tests |