New release: WikiMed by Kiwix (Windows/Linux) 2.0.9

[Jaifroid]

The WikiMed app is now at version 2.0.9. This release uses the Wiki Project Med Foundation MDwiki ZIM archive for July 2022.

The UWP app is for Windows 10/11, while the Electron versions work with Windows 7/8/10/11 and Linux. The Linux packages have been tested on Ubuntu, Debian and OpenSUSE (32bit and 64bit). If you need support for Windows XP or Vista, please install the vanilla Kiwix JS Reader (which has packages for XP), and download the ZIM archive separately.

The packages contain the July 2022 WikiMed English ZIM (mdwiki_en_all-app_maxi_2022-07), together with the changes in the CHANGELOG. The Electron app uses Electron v18.3.2.

Release: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/releases/tag/v2.0.9-WikiMed

Permalinks:

• https://kiwix.github.io/kiwix-js-windows/wikimed-uwp.html
• https://kiwix.github.io/kiwix-js-windows/wikimed-electron.html

Or open Command/PowerShell and type:

• winget install kiwix.wikimed (published)
• winget install kiwix.wikimed.electron (published)

Image shows the 64bit AppImage for Linux version running in WSL in Windows 11 for fun 😊

[Jaifroid]

@WikiDocJames Just to let you know that, as requested, in the new v1.9.9 of the WikiMed app, I have now removed the custom override landing page. The new release is here: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/releases/tag/v1.9.9-WikiMed. Full changelog is here: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/blob/Kiwix-JS-WikiMed/CHANGELOG.md.

I have a question about release dates. Until last month, a new MDwiki custom app ZIM would appear from around 22nd of the month (I use mdwiki_en_all-app_maxi_2022-05.zim). However, the May version appeared a lot earlier, on 5th May, not long after release of the April ZIM. Is it intentional or accidental to shift to a release date early in the month? I'm wondering whether I need to shift the release cycle, as I prefer to release the app close to the release of the ZIM, to give the app version more longevity.

[WikiDocJames]

Tim may know the answer... J

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On Sun, May 22, 2022, 14:17 Jaifroid ***@***.***> wrote: @WikiDocJames <https://github.com/WikiDocJames> Just to let you know that, as requested, in the new v1.9.9 of the WikiMed app, I have now removed the custom override landing page. The new release is here: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/releases/tag/v1.9.9-WikiMed. Full changelog is here: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/blob/Kiwix-JS-WikiMed/CHANGELOG.md . I have a question about release dates. Until last month, a new MDwiki custom app ZIM would appear from around 22nd of the month (I use mdwiki_en_all-app_maxi_2022-05.zim). However, the May version appeared a lot earlier, on 5th May, not long after release of the April ZIM. Is it intentional or accidental to shift to a release date early in the month? I'm wondering whether I need to shift the release cycle, as I prefer to release the app close to the release of the ZIM, to give the app version more longevity. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#266 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AFAWZSZLTMK24AXGG2ZLV5DVLKP5LANCNFSM5WT5HDBQ> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[WikiDocJames]

Kiwix schedules the zim run. It used to occur in the first week of the month, but after the problems we had transitioning to the new zim it got pushed out later and later. I would guess that they have moved it back to the original time. I have no way to tell when it will run in a given month. I try to refresh the cache periodically to be ready when it runs.

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On Fri., May 27, 2022, 6:07 p.m. James Heilman, ***@***.***> wrote: Tim may know the answer... J On Sun, May 22, 2022, 14:17 Jaifroid ***@***.***> wrote: > @WikiDocJames <https://github.com/WikiDocJames> Just to let you know > that, as requested, in the new v1.9.9 of the WikiMed app, I have now > removed the custom override landing page. The new release is here: > https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/releases/tag/v1.9.9-WikiMed. > Full changelog is here: > https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/blob/Kiwix-JS-WikiMed/CHANGELOG.md > . > > I have a question about release dates. Until last month, a new MDwiki > custom app ZIM would appear from around 22nd of the month (I use > mdwiki_en_all-app_maxi_2022-05.zim). However, the May version appeared a > lot earlier, on 5th May, not long after release of the April ZIM. Is it > intentional or accidental to shift to a release date early in the month? > I'm wondering whether I need to shift the release cycle, as I prefer to > release the app close to the release of the ZIM, to give the app version > more longevity. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#266 (comment)>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AFAWZSZLTMK24AXGG2ZLV5DVLKP5LANCNFSM5WT5HDBQ> > . > You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >

[WikiDocJames]

I have added a status to the mdwiki cacher that can tell you what has happened, but not what will happen. (It also only knows whether zim creation on the ZimFarm succeeded, but not if the zim made it to the download server.) http://offline.mdwiki.org/nonwiki/status

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On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 10:09 PM Tim Moody ***@***.***> wrote: Kiwix schedules the zim run. It used to occur in the first week of the month, but after the problems we had transitioning to the new zim it got pushed out later and later. I would guess that they have moved it back to the original time. I have no way to tell when it will run in a given month. I try to refresh the cache periodically to be ready when it runs. On Fri., May 27, 2022, 6:07 p.m. James Heilman, ***@***.***> wrote: > Tim may know the answer... > > J > > On Sun, May 22, 2022, 14:17 Jaifroid ***@***.***> wrote: > >> @WikiDocJames <https://github.com/WikiDocJames> Just to let you know >> that, as requested, in the new v1.9.9 of the WikiMed app, I have now >> removed the custom override landing page. The new release is here: >> https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/releases/tag/v1.9.9-WikiMed. >> Full changelog is here: >> https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/blob/Kiwix-JS-WikiMed/CHANGELOG.md >> . >> >> I have a question about release dates. Until last month, a new MDwiki >> custom app ZIM would appear from around 22nd of the month (I use >> mdwiki_en_all-app_maxi_2022-05.zim). However, the May version appeared >> a lot earlier, on 5th May, not long after release of the April ZIM. Is it >> intentional or accidental to shift to a release date early in the month? >> I'm wondering whether I need to shift the release cycle, as I prefer to >> release the app close to the release of the ZIM, to give the app version >> more longevity. >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#266 (comment)>, >> or unsubscribe >> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AFAWZSZLTMK24AXGG2ZLV5DVLKP5LANCNFSM5WT5HDBQ> >> . >> You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: >> ***@***.***> >> >

[Jaifroid]

@WikiDocJames Thank you, that looks helpful!

I think a release earlier in month is preferable, as it makes the app appear more "up-to-date" for longer (though of course that is just an illusion)!

[kelson42]

Few things to say:

• MDwiki is scheduled on a monthly base.Usualy the automatic schedule trigger a new scraper around a month after the last one. For the moment, we have no way to scedule the scrape for a precise date automatically.
• Time to time it happens that an operator triggers manually a scraper for various reason. This is what happened earlier this month with mdwiki recipes. I have triggered it, you can see it at https://farm.openzim.org/pipeline/9ba747664153b4fc09cf1726.
• I triggered earlier because in general, the earlier in the month a scrape is done, the better... and I know how many people care about that one... so as I saw a few hardware resources free, I acted.
• If a Zimfarm task has succeded, then you can assume that the file wil be available soon, otherwise this is a bug (and a ticket should be open in openzim/zimfarm.
• It is true that the task success status is put before the upload of the ZIM is over. This is something we are not happy with Better integrate ZIM upload to worker process openzim/zimfarm#684.
• In the future, once the CMS openzim/cms will be fully in production, if a few criteria are not met by the ZIM file then the CMS could decide to not publish in the library (in mean the catalog OPDS or library_zim.xml). What that means for the file at https://download.kiwix.org/zim, so if the file will be no uploaded, deleted, or kept is still open.
• If you want to be kept informed about new ZIM file uploaded, don't trust the Zimfarm. You should trust the library at https://library.kiwix.org. The OPDS is for you I guess https://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/OPDS. Probably https://library.kiwix.org/catalog/search?q=mdwiki is the feed (Atom compatible) you need.

[Jaifroid]

Just to let you know, the app is now updated to v2.0.4 and has the June 2022 MDwiki ZIM.

[Jaifroid]

App now updated to v2.0.9 with July 2022 MDwiki ZIM. However, I've just noticed the Electron package is using the generic app's icons rather than the WikiMed specific one -- this will be fixed in the next release.

[Jaifroid]

@WikiDocJames, @Popolechien, @kelson42: You might be interested in the last three months' usage data of the Windows Store WikiMed app, which corresponds to the period in which the app has been using the new MDWiki ZIMs (May to July 2022).

The data show highest usage in Ethiopia, followed by Ghana, Uganda, Pakistan and Nigeria.

Reddit post about it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Kiwix/comments/wck4ki/wikimed_windows_store_app_with_new_mdwiki_zim/

NB this is the Store app only (Windows 10 and 11), and these figures don't include usage of the Electron version (currently not tracked).

[WikiDocJames]

Amazing. Great work. J

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On Sun, Jul 31, 2022 at 2:59 AM Jaifroid ***@***.***> wrote: @WikiDocJames <https://github.com/WikiDocJames>, @Popolechien <https://github.com/Popolechien>, @kelson42 <https://github.com/kelson42>: You might be interested in the last three months' usage data of the Windows Store WikiMed app, which corresponds to the period in which the app has been using the new MDWiki ZIMs (May to July 2022). The data show highest usage in Ethiopia, followed by Ghana, Uganda, Pakistan and Nigeria. [image: image] <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4304337/182018476-8bb9c8bb-7bf6-44ee-b370-c2070c35d219.png> Reddit post about it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Kiwix/comments/wck4ki/wikimed_windows_store_app_with_new_mdwiki_zim/ NB this is the Store app only (Windows 10 and 11), and these figures don't include usage of the Electron version (currently not tracked). — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#266 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AFAWZSZXAXZTLY4R3P7TZI3VWY6ARANCNFSM5WT5HDBQ> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

-- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian

[Jaifroid]

New release with August MDWiki ZIM is here.