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Bug 20138 - Add user preference to disable "navigate away" warning / minor language fix
Add user preference to disable "navigate away" warning / minor language fix
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: MediaWiki
Classification: Unclassified
Interface (Other open bugs)
unspecified
All All
: Normal enhancement (vote)
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Assigned To: Trevor Parscal
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Reported: 2009-08-08 23:46 UTC by Cacycle
Modified: 2012-09-27 01:11 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Assignee Huggle Beta Tester: ---


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Description Cacycle 2009-08-08 23:46:39 UTC
Under vector there is the popup "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?" if one has made changes to the article. There should be a simple opt-out option (such as a preference setting) as this easily turns annoying for more experienced users with non-IE browsers. 

Also, the popup continues "Leaving this page will cause you to lose any changes you have made.". This is not true. As far as I know, MS IE is the only browser where this happens. So a browser test and/or a text change might be appropriate.
Comment 1 Roan Kattouw 2009-08-09 15:17:21 UTC
Changed "will" to "may" in r54664.
Comment 2 Cacycle 2009-08-09 16:04:17 UTC
Thanks for fixing the message.

But the main part of this request was to implement an opt-out option (such as a preference setting) as this easily turns annoying for more experienced users.

Many editors using non-IE browsers regularly jump back and forth while editing and these editors are are already complaining loudly all over the place. (Reopen)
Comment 3 Roan Kattouw 2009-08-09 16:44:10 UTC
(In reply to comment #2)
> Thanks for fixing the message.
> 
> But the main part of this request was to implement an opt-out option (such as a
> preference setting) as this easily turns annoying for more experienced users.
> 
Sorry, forgot to mention that I'd done that in r54662
Comment 4 Cacycle 2009-08-09 17:41:33 UTC
Thanks :-)

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