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Ensure consistent position of the "Watch this page" checkbox
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Description

On the edit form, just above the "Save page" button, there are usually two checkboxes: To the far left, the "This is a minor edit" checkbox, and to the right of it, the "Watch this page" checkbox.

As a consequence of the current solution to bug 27860, the first checkbox is hidden in some cases. In these cases, the "Watch this page" checkbox is located in a different position than usually, i. e. to the far left (= in the place where usually the "This is a minor edit" checkbox is found).

This inconsistent positioning of the "Watch this page" checkbox makes it harder for editors to use the edit form (because they cannot trust that they will find the "Watch this page" checkbox in the same position). It may also cause a page to be accidentally unwatched (where the user in fact just wanted to uncheck the "minor" checkbox).

Please ensure that the "Watch this page" checkbox is always in the same horizontal position relative to the "Save page", "Show preview", and "Show changes" buttons.

This issue was raised here: [[la:Vicipaedia:Taberna#An unexpected vicissitude]].


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bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Low.Nov 21 2014, 11:49 PM
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(In reply to comment #0)

As a consequence of the current solution to bug 27860, the first checkbox is
hidden in some cases. In these cases, the "Watch this page" checkbox is located
in a different position than usually, i. e. to the far left (= in the place
where usually the "This is a minor edit" checkbox is found).

I'd change bug 27860 summary to the other solution I mentioned and mark it as blocker, does it make sense?

This inconsistent positioning of the "Watch this page" checkbox makes it harder
for editors to use the edit form (because they cannot trust that they will find
the "Watch this page" checkbox in the same position). It may also cause a page
to be accidentally unwatched (where the user in fact just wanted to uncheck the
"minor" checkbox).

Please ensure that the "Watch this page" checkbox is always in the same
horizontal position relative to the "Save page", "Show preview", and "Show
changes" buttons.

This issue was raised here: [[la:Vicipaedia:Taberna#An unexpected
vicissitude]].

Fix link (I hope): [[:la:Vicipaedia:Taberna#An unexpected
vicissitude]] .

(In reply to comment #1)

I'd change bug 27860 summary to the other solution I mentioned

The solution you proposed to bug 27860 (allow minoredit again for new section or new page creation - but do not mark edits as minor by default on
new section or new page creation") would indeed also be a good solution to this bug here.