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Bug 28646 - 'preview' of a formedit doesn't show categories
'preview' of a formedit doesn't show categories
Status: NEW
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Classification: Unclassified
SemanticForms (Other open bugs)
unspecified
All All
: Lowest minor (vote)
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Assigned To: s7eph4n
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Blocks:
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Reported: 2011-04-21 16:37 UTC by Dan Bolser
Modified: 2014-10-19 14:03 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Assignee Huggle Beta Tester: ---


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Description Dan Bolser 2011-04-21 16:37:10 UTC
When I preview a normal edit, I can scroll down to the bottom of the page (below the edit box and submit controls) to check that I typed the category names correctly. The categories for the page-to-be sit down there, hopefully blue and not red.

However, when I preview a formedit, I don't see any categories for the page at all... I guess this is related to the weird category box CSS that makes it appear at the bottom of the page.


On the off-chance that you're an expert, how can I create divs that float like the category box?
Comment 1 Yaron Koren 2011-09-01 19:23:47 UTC
Re-assigning to Stephan, since he's in charge of the preview JS stuff.
Comment 2 Dan 2014-10-19 13:05:56 UTC
It's necessary feature to view categories in page edit preview.
please set Priority to high
Comment 3 s7eph4n 2014-10-19 13:09:23 UTC
Please elaborate why this is necessary.
Comment 4 Dan 2014-10-19 14:03:27 UTC
when writing article from zero this thing it's needed to view if entered categories exists. It's impossible to know perfectly wiki's category three.
Since this thing is missing, when i write different, more complex articles, i just not enter any category and thereupon i search them via HotCat.
But, a lot of users does not use gadgets like HotCat, and anonymous user also can't, so they just can introduce wrong titled categories without having possibility to check fast if it exists.

also displaying categories in preview can prevent saving mispelling typos in them, and, in generally it avoid multiple edits of page because of apparently minor things like incorrect or inexistent categories.

i was close to fill in new bug as enhancement feature request, but i found this bug via search and thus i wrote here.
thank you

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