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=== {{Date|2023|03|13|en}}: Better diff handling of paragraph splits update ===

The team has continued work on this wish on both the engineering and design side and we wanted to share the updates with you.

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Thank you to all of you who took the time to engage with us and provide feedback on the [[Talk:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Better diff handling of paragraph splits|talk page]]. We read through all of the feedback and did an aggregate analysis on the points made. We then combined your feedback on those proposed designs, as well as unmoderated user research, and we've finalized the proposed designs to go into engineering for the improvements regarding the wish changes.

Please see the designs in this update which include:
* Switching between diff modes via dropdown
* Improving the accessibility of inline diffs with legends and tooltips for desktop
* Improving the display of a change that introduced a new line or paragraph
* Improving the display of a change that deleted an existing line or paragraph
In addition, [https://wikidiff2-demo.wmcloud.org/demo.php a demo of the changes] for the underlying comparison engine has been created.

Before you try out the demo to give us feedback, please note:
* It's a work in progress, our QA engineers are currently using a list of comprehensive diffs to make sure the changes are consistent with the current version of the two-column diff experience or an improvement on the UI.
* The demo page does NOT include all final UI changes but can give testers a good sense of how the completed two-column diff experience will end up looking.
* To use the demo, paste the same text into the two boxes and modify the text in the right box. The diff under it will show what changed.

We'd love to hear your feedback on [[Talk:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Better diff handling of paragraph splits|our talk page]]!

====Next Steps====
* '''Accessibility of Design Colors:''' Our designer is working closely with our Design Systems team to determine the accessibility of the designs. We anticipate having to change the shade of them to a slight degree to make it more accessible but the colors will remain similar to the blue and yellow currently displayed on two-column and inline diffs.
* '''Release plan:''' We are working out a release plan and a timeline of next steps and will be including this in our next project updates! Releasing changes to the underlying engine on the diff follows a different process than traditional releases in Mediawiki software so we will be sure to update you with steps and details next time.

We also want to include big thank you in this update to a non-Community Tech staff member, [[User:Tim Starling (WMF)|Tim Starling]], who graciously stepped up to help us with the underlying changes in the C++ engine of wikidiff2. We are always happy to receive support fulfilling wishes from other members at the Foundation that have the expertise necessary to fulfill a wish even if they are not in the Community Tech team.

We're looking forward to hearing from all of you!

==== Open Questions from first update: We want to hear from you! ====
* Are you interested in conducing user research on the new proposed interface to diff paragraph splits? If so, will you please post that you're interested in the Talk Page?
* What other pain points manifest themselves when you view the diff?
* How might we address the root pain points that address the confusion around paragraph splits?
* How does the use of color indicate which content is added, removed, or stayed the same?