Wikibooks:Reading room/Administrative Assistance/Archives/2011/May

Problem Starting Today With PDF Rendering
i've been working this week on getting some articles to layout well in the PDF view... so i've been doing PDF rendering all week. problem is with the "Download as PDF" link on the left -- starting today, the render process isn't loading local images, though images from commons appear fine.

this book can be used for testing (none of the images work in PDF views): Using_SPSS_and_PASW

I'm not sure if this is related - but I did notice a checkin last night to git/mwlib.rl with the comment "enable image license filtering." Looks like it's too late in the day (german time) to catch anyone on the #pediapress channel, but I did chat with Doomsday_machine on #wikibooks who found a page where local PNG images did not render but other local (non-fair-use) images did render. I didn't get the page URL from him. I'm dropping a short email to Volker.haas who checked in the change to git, asking if it might be related. --ArdentPerf (discuss • contribs) 20:18, 24 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I tried to open the PDF version of (on the right side). The .jpg extension images appear fine. --Dooms 17:32 (GMT -3), 24 May 2011


 * Hmmm, looks like that jpg is from commons. Should have looked closer before I posted about that one, oh well.  --ArdentPerf (discuss • contribs) 20:39, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I basically reverted the changes for en.wikibooks - all fair use images should now be part of the PDFs again.--Volker.haas (discuss • contribs) 13:51, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protection of Various Muggles' Guide Chapters
An IP editor is ignoring / refusing to engage in a discussion regarding their edits and why they do not fit in the scope of the Muggles' Guide, specifically Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Irma Pince‎,Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Pomona Sprout and Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Rolanda Hooch‎. I'm going to protect these chapters from editing by anonymous editors. I'm noting this here for transparency as this is an uncommon reason for protection here in case anyone wishes to challenge it. Thanks QU TalkQu 15:51, 26 May 2011 (UTC)