Last modified: 2013-10-03 00:41:36 UTC
It is better to have an option to save a page without closing the edit session. For example, I am editing a lengthy page/template and I would like to save the page and test the immediate effect in another browser window. Presently I have to save and close the edit session, and it will be difficult to reach the point of edit while re-editing the page.
Is https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Drafts what you want?
I think No. Permanent save is required while saving, but the edit textbox should remain as it is.
(In reply to comment #0) > It is better to have an option to save a page without closing the edit session. > > For example, I am editing a lengthy page/template and I would like to save the > page and test the immediate effect in another browser window. Presently I have > to save and close the edit session, and it will be difficult to reach the point > of edit while re-editing the page. It took me a minute to understand this. Basically you want the ability to asynchronously save the page. I've changed the bug summary to make this clearer ("Save page without closing it" --> "Add ability to save page asynchronously in MediaWiki"). This should probably be a JavaScript gadget. (In reply to comment #1) > Is https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Drafts what you want? The current workflow when editing a MediaWiki page: * user reaches action=edit; * user modifies wikitext; * user presses "Save page" when ready; and * user is redirected to action=view with an updated parsing/rendering of the modified saved wikitext. The proposed workflow described in this bug is: * user reaches action=edit; * user modifies wikitext; * user presses "Save page" (or "Save page now" or some equivalent) when ready; and * user is not redirected to action=view, instead user stays at action=edit, but the modified wikitext is saved to the database.
thanks for clarification
