| ppelberg | |
| May 1 2019, 10:27 PM |
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| Mon, Apr 13, 4:46 PM |
Contributors editing on mobile, using wikitext, seek affordances/buttons within the UI to "undo" and "redo" changes made to the article.
There are no affordances/buttons within the mobile wikitext UI to "undo" and "redo" changes made to the document.
Platform: mobile
Editing interface: wikitext
This issue was raised by @ئارام بک in this Village pump (technical) thread: Undo and Redo Buttons
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | None | T211255 [EPIC] Mobile VE toolbar improvements | |||
| Open | None | T222316 Add "undo" and "redo" functionality to mobile wikitext editor |
Right now, only Undo is visible in the edit toolbar on mobile. As part of T400903, I explored how we could support both Undo and Redo. The idea is to keep Undo always available, and show Redo only after Undo is used so it’s clear that you can bring back the last change. Redo would stay visible while it’s still applicable, and disappear once you make a new edit or there’s nothing left to redo.
I’m embarrassed by my poor English and lack of clarity in 2019. My point was that the 2010 wikitext editor on mobile (desktop view) lacks Undo/Redo options. While desktop users have keyboard shortcuts, mobile users have no equivalent UI. This makes fixing any error—such as an accidental large paste—unnecessarily difficult.
Sorry, I commented in the wrong task. I've moved this to T423231 since the proposed change just affects the VE mobile editor.