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Bug 57272 - VisualEditor:"Cannot open another window while another one is active" error appears while attempting to save the page after deleting the transclusion "reflist"
VisualEditor:"Cannot open another window while another one is active" error a...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Product: VisualEditor
Classification: Unclassified
Editing Tools (Other open bugs)
unspecified
All All
: Unprioritized normal
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Assigned To: James Forrester
:
: 57204 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
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Reported: 2013-11-19 21:44 UTC by Rummana Yasmeen
Modified: 2014-02-27 19:13 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

See Also:
Web browser: ---
Mobile Platform: ---
Assignee Huggle Beta Tester: ---


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Screenshot of the error (153.53 KB, image/png)
2013-11-19 21:44 UTC, Rummana Yasmeen
Details

Description Rummana Yasmeen 2013-11-19 21:44:40 UTC
Created attachment 13838 [details]
Screenshot of the error

Steps to reproduce:

1.Click on the edit button
2.Add few references to the page
3.Go to more>Transclusion
4.Add the template reflist
5.Delete this template
6.An icon still appears for that template click on it
7.When the dialog for that template appears cross it out.
8.Click the button "Save Page"

Observed Result:
The Save page button does not work.User cannot save the edit made so far on the page. It requires to cancel the edit and reopen the editor.

The js error that appears on the console is:
Uncaught Error: Cannot open another window while another one is active

See the screensshot attached

Test Environment: production
Browser: Chrome Version 26.0.1410.65 & FF 25
OS: MAC OS X 10. 8. 5 
Sample Page:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RYasmeen_(WMF)/test_reference?veaction=edit
Comment 1 Elitre 2013-11-25 22:49:00 UTC
Possibly a duplicate of bug 57204?
Comment 2 James Forrester 2014-02-27 19:12:18 UTC
*** Bug 57204 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 James Forrester 2014-02-27 19:13:06 UTC
Think this was fixed in the re-work of how we attach to transclusions? WFM in my testing.

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