MediaWiki:Common.js

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/* Any JavaScript here will be loaded for all users on every page load. */
mw.loader.using('mediawiki.util', function () {

    function link(title, label) {
        if (!label) label = title.replace(/_/g, " ");
        return '<a href="' + mw.util.getUrl(title) + '">' + label + '</a>';
    }

    var facts = [
        "... that a German build of " + link("Microsoft_Agent_1.5", "Microsoft Agent 1.5") +
        " proved the existence of " + link("Microsoft_Agent_1.4", "Microsoft Agent 1.4") + "?",

        "... that " + link("Microsoft_Agent_1.7", "Microsoft Agent 1.7") +
        " has references inside of it mentioning " + link("Microsoft_Agent_1.6", "Microsoft Agent 1.6") + "?",

        "... that " + link("La_Cantoche", "La Cantoche") +
        " developed the Victor character that is used for the HP Tour Guide?",

        "... that renaming a character \"Bonzi.acs\" and opening " +
        link("BonziBUDDY", "BonziBuddy") +
        " allows for " + link("Bonzi", "Bonzi") + " to be replaced with the other character?",

        "... that the " + link("Music_Scripting_Helper") +
        " works alongside the " + link("Microsoft_Agent_Scripting_Helper") +
        " to allow characters to sing?",

        "... that the earliest " + link("Microsoft_Agent_2.0", "Microsoft Agent 2.0") + " build is build 1114?",

        "... that Windows 7 was the first version of Windows to stop supporting " +
        link("Microsoft_Agent", "Microsoft Agent") + "?",

        "... that the " + link("Microsoft_Agent_Scripting_Helper") +
        " has a \"Refresh character list\" button?",

        "... that the current iteration of " + link("Agentpedia") + " was launched 1 year ago?",

        "... that " + link("Microsoft_Agent") + " is over 20 years old?",

        "... that " + link("BonziBUDDY") + " has a secret beta version available of its Checkers game?",

        "... that " + link("BillG") +
        " was once a very controversial " + link("Microsoft_Agent") +
        " and drew the attention of Microsoft?",

        "... that " + link("Rover") + " is larger in size in Windows XP build 2410?",

        "... that " + link("Genie") + " was the first ever Microsoft Agent character?",

        "... that " + link("Microsoft_Agent_1.5", "Microsoft Agent 1.5") +
        " was included with Windows 95 OSR 2.5?",

        "... that " + link("Peedy") + " was introduced with the release of " +
        link("Microsoft_Agent_2.0", "Microsoft Agent 2.0") + "?",

        "... that Rayflex Animation never made any " +
        link("Microsoft_Agent_2.0", "Microsoft Agent 2.0") + " characters?",

        "... that " + link("Blob") + " was originally hosted on " +
        link("Pepedog_(website)", "PepeDog.com") + "?",

        "... that all Microsoft Agent builds in Windows Longhorn are build 3422?",

        "... that " + link("Agent_Character_Storage_(file_format)", "Microsoft Agent 1.5 .ACS") +
        " files are structurally closer to the older .DOC and .PPT files than " +
        link("Microsoft_Agent_2.0", "Microsoft Agent 2.0") + " ACS files?",

        "... that Office 2000 build 1819 had removed all contents from " +
        link("Clippit") + "'s ACS file and replaced it with: \"This page intentionally left blank ;-)\"?"
    ];

    var shuffled = facts.sort(function () { return 0.5 - Math.random(); });
    var limitedFacts = shuffled.slice(0, 9);

    var didYouKnowBox = document.getElementById("mp-dyk");
    if (didYouKnowBox) {
        var html = "<ul>";
        for (var i = 0; i < limitedFacts.length; i++) {
            html += "<li>" + limitedFacts[i] + "</li>";
        }
        html += "</ul>";
        didYouKnowBox.innerHTML = html;
    }
});