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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
<query>
<gadgets>
<gadget id="HotCat" desc="<i>HotCat</i>: easily add / remove / change a category on a page, with name suggestions <small>[<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Gadget-HotCat">documentation</a>]</small>">
<metadata>
<settings category="interface-gadgets">
<rights>
<right>edit</right>
<right>purge</right>
</rights>
<skins />
</settings>
<module>
<scripts>
<script>Gadget-HotCat.js</script>
</scripts>
<styles />
<dependencies />
<messages />
</module>
</metadata>
</gadget>
<gadget id="Reader" desc="<i>Reader</i>: a read-mostly display, especially suited for narrow phone/tablet displays (requires <b>Vector</b> skin) <a href="/MediaWiki:Reader" title="MediaWiki:Reader">Configure activation width</a>">
<metadata>
<settings category="interface-gadgets">
<rights />
<skins />
</settings>
<module>
<scripts>
<script>Gadget-Reader.js</script>
</scripts>
<styles />
<dependencies />
<messages />
</module>
</metadata>
</gadget>
<gadget id="Author" desc="<i>Author</i>: enable convenience features for wiki authoring">
<metadata>
<settings category="interface-gadgets">
<rights>
<right>edit</right>
</rights>
<skins />
</settings>
<module>
<scripts>
<script>Gadget-Author.js</script>
</scripts>
<styles />
<dependencies />
<messages />
</module>
</metadata>
</gadget>
<gadget id="Mailable" desc="Add a mail icon to user pages of people you can email through the wiki">
<metadata>
<settings default="" category="appearance">
<rights>
<right>edit</right>
<right>createpage</right>
</rights>
<skins />
</settings>
<module>
<scripts>
<script>Gadget-Mailable.js</script>
</scripts>
<styles />
<dependencies>
<dependency>mediawiki.util</dependency>
</dependencies>
<messages />
</module>
</metadata>
</gadget>
<gadget id="mySandbox" desc="Add a "Sandbox" link to the personal toolbar area.">
<metadata>
<settings default="" category="appearance">
<rights>
<right>edit</right>
<right>createpage</right>
</rights>
<skins />
</settings>
<module>
<scripts>
<script>Gadget-mySandbox.js</script>
</scripts>
<styles />
<dependencies>
<dependency>mediawiki.util</dependency>
<dependency>mediawiki.Title</dependency>
<dependency>mediawiki.Uri</dependency>
</dependencies>
<messages />
</module>
</metadata>
</gadget>
<gadget id="Links" desc="Add a "Links" link to the Toolbox providing links to current revision or a shorter URL">
<metadata>
<settings default="" category="appearance">
<rights />
<skins />
</settings>
<module>
<scripts>
<script>Gadget-Links.js</script>
</scripts>
<styles />
<dependencies />
<messages />
</module>
</metadata>
</gadget>
<gadget id="Subpages" desc="Add a "Subpages" link to the Toolbox">
<metadata>
<settings default="" category="appearance">
<rights />
<skins />
</settings>
<module>
<scripts>
<script>Gadget-Subpages.js</script>
</scripts>
<styles />
<dependencies>
<dependency>mediawiki.util</dependency>
</dependencies>
<messages />
</module>
</metadata>
</gadget>
<gadget id="CollabOERate" desc="<i>CollabOERate</i>: enable live editing and navigation collaboration (<i>highly experimental</i>, <i><b>requires modern browser</b></i>)">
<metadata>
<settings category="experimental">
<rights />
<skins />
</settings>
<module>
<scripts>
<script>Gadget-CollabOERate.js</script>
</scripts>
<styles />
<dependencies />
<messages />
</module>
</metadata>
</gadget>
</gadgets>
</query>
</api>