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Some form content (Search; Create new task) not fully preserved after "Back" button
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  1. Open a new bug form in a bugzilla, e.g. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fedora (requires login)
  2. Type "blabla" in the comment field
  3. Click any of the links in the page
  4. Go back

I. Observed: there is "blabla" in the form.

  1. Do the same in Phabricator.

II. Observed: the form is loaded empty.

Tested with Firefox 34.0.

With Safari on iOS 7, 8 or 9:

  1. Go to the task creation form in Phabricator.
  2. Enter a title, some projects and a description.
  3. Go to www.perdu.com.
  4. Click Back.

III.A. Observed (with Saf on iOS 7 or 8), variant A: The title and description are kept, but the projects are lost; this is inconsistent.

III.B. Observed [on 2016-03-16] (with Saf on iOS 9), variant B: The title, the description and the projects are lost!

With Safari iPad or Firefox iPad:

  1. Go to phabricator.wikimedia.org
  2. Enter a word in the search field at the top right.
  3. Press Access (launch the search).
  4. In the navigator, click the button Back.

IV. Observed: In the search field, the word entered has been erased.

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Nemo_bis created this task.Jan 11 2015, 9:08 AM
Nemo_bis raised the priority of this task from to Needs Triage.
Nemo_bis updated the task description. (Show Details)
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Aklapper triaged this task as Lowest priority.Jan 11 2015, 10:52 PM
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Qgil subscribed.Jan 12 2015, 7:25 AM

For me it works in Chrome, not in Firefox.

Qgil moved this task from Backlog to Need Discussion on the Phabricator (Upstream) board.Jan 12 2015, 7:25 AM
Nemo_bis added a project: Browser-Support-Firefox.Jan 14 2015, 9:22 PM
Aklapper renamed this task from "Create new task" form content is not preserved after "back" button to "Create new task" form content is not preserved in Firefox after "back" button.Jan 14 2015, 10:45 PM
Qgil moved this task from Need Discussion to Ready To Go on the Phabricator (Upstream) board.Feb 9 2015, 11:59 AM
Nemo_bis mentioned this in T89339: "learn more" link in new task creation is able to destroy the window.Feb 12 2015, 10:43 AM
Qgil merged a task: T91881: The projects are lost when the user comes back to the task creation form.Mar 7 2015, 1:56 PM
Qgil added a subscriber: Nnemo.
Nnemo renamed this task from "Create new task" form content is not preserved in Firefox after "back" button to "Create new task" form content is not fully preserved after "back" button.Mar 8 2015, 1:44 PM
Nnemo renamed this task from "Create new task" form content is not fully preserved after "back" button to "Create new task" form content is not fully preserved after "Back" button.
Nnemo updated the task description. (Show Details)
In T86463#969753, @Qgil wrote:

For me it works in Chrome, not in Firefox.

Even the projects are kept after you click Back?

Nnemo mentioned this in T91929: The screen “Change Details” cuts the line in the middle of a word.Mar 8 2015, 2:52 PM
Qgil added a comment.Mar 10 2015, 12:53 PM

Assigned and Projects are empty when I click back in Chrome

Nnemo updated the task description. (Show Details)Apr 5 2015, 6:57 PM
jeremyb-phone added a subscriber: jeremyb.Apr 5 2015, 7:04 PM
Nnemo added a comment.Apr 5 2015, 7:04 PM

With Safari on iOS 8.2, the projects are lost after I click Back.

Nemo_bis unsubscribed.Jun 16 2015, 12:51 PM
Aklapper mentioned this in T119212: Phab task autosave doesn't remember entered projects.Nov 24 2015, 6:19 PM
Reedy merged tasks: T119212: Phab task autosave doesn't remember entered projects, T88255: Phabricator Maniphest task creation form doesn't retain projects or CC fields when navigating to another page and going back, but title and description fields are retained.Nov 24 2015, 7:35 PM
Reedy added subscribers: Reedy, scfc, • MZMcBride and 4 others.
Aklapper renamed this task from "Create new task" form content is not fully preserved after "Back" button to Some form content (Search; Create new task) not fully preserved after "Back" button.Feb 23 2016, 9:09 AM
Aklapper merged a task: T127737: Do not erase the text in the search field.
Aklapper mentioned this in T127737: Do not erase the text in the search field.
Aklapper added a subscriber: StudiesWorld.
Qgil unsubscribed.Feb 23 2016, 10:03 AM
Nnemo awarded a token.Feb 27 2016, 3:57 PM
Nnemo updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 27 2016, 4:03 PM
Nnemo added a comment.Feb 27 2016, 4:06 PM

When the user comes back with the navigator, the search field gets erased. This is incorrect.

It would be nice to stop doing that. Thank you.

Nnemo updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 27 2016, 4:09 PM
Aklapper added a project: Browser-Support-Apple-Safari.Feb 27 2016, 4:27 PM
Nemo_bis unsubscribed.Feb 27 2016, 6:25 PM
Nnemo updated the task description. (Show Details)Mar 13 2016, 4:27 AM
Nnemo added a subtask: T129765: With the new form for creating a task, the title, the description and the projects are lost when coming back.Mar 13 2016, 5:23 AM
Nnemo updated the task description. (Show Details)Mar 13 2016, 5:26 AM
Nnemo added a comment.Mar 13 2016, 5:37 AM

Now, the behaviour I encounter in Phabricator is worse.

After writing in the task creation form, going away and coming back, the title, the description and the projects are lost!

See the task T129765.

Aklapper merged a task: T129765: With the new form for creating a task, the title, the description and the projects are lost when coming back.Mar 13 2016, 11:44 PM
Aklapper mentioned this in T129765: With the new form for creating a task, the title, the description and the projects are lost when coming back.
Nemo_bis mentioned this in T135327: Decide Phabricator improvements to be funded by WMF Technical Collaboration.May 18 2016, 9:25 PM
Danny_B added a project: Upstream.May 23 2016, 6:03 PM
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Aklapper mentioned this in T148915: Add "Are you sure you want to leave this page?" message to phabricator "Create Task" form..Oct 23 2016, 5:52 PM
Aklapper merged a task: T148915: Add "Are you sure you want to leave this page?" message to phabricator "Create Task" form..
Aklapper added a subscriber: IKhitron.
Aklapper merged a task: T153397: Phabricator deleting input after clicking "Configure Form" in "Create Task (Simple)".Dec 16 2016, 1:26 PM
Aklapper added subscribers: Vogone, Krenair.
Aklapper moved this task from Ready To Go to Backlog on the Phabricator (Upstream) board.Oct 28 2023, 1:44 PM
Aklapper merged a task: T382812: Unhandled exception AphrontMalformedRequestException in phabricator (invalid CSRF token) causes loss of issue description.Dec 31 2024, 10:04 AM
Aklapper added a subscriber: Prototyperspective.
Prototyperspective added a comment.Dec 31 2024, 11:16 AM

Is this the same issue since this bug report here does not include that same error message? If it is here is another way this can occur:

Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):

  • Start writing a bug report in phabricator
  • Put the computer into standby to return to it hours later
  • Continue writing the bug report
  • Try to Create New Task

What happens?:

It shows the the error:

Unhandled Exception ("AphrontMalformedRequestException")
You are trying to save some data to permanent storage, but the request your browser made included an incorrect token. Reload the page and try again. You may need to clear your cookies.
This was a Web request.
This request had an invalid CSRF token.

unhandled exception.png (229×1 px, 39 KB)

What should have happened instead?:

It should create the issue without showing such an error. If such an error is shown the text should not be lost – I pressed back but the the issue text field did not have my previously written description anymore, that text was lost and couldn't be recovered. It's not really a problem that this unhandled exception occurred but that there was no way to get the text back.

Aklapper added a comment.Dec 31 2024, 3:57 PM

The error message in the last comment is unrelated; that error message is due to session lost. The issue described in this task occurs also without session lost.

Ladsgroup subscribed.Mar 12 2025, 3:05 PM
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Daimona added a comment.Mar 12 2025, 3:44 PM

Ahem, I'm definitely NOT here because I just lost 30+ minutes worth of task. Just casually passing by. A few cross-links and stuff:

  • Upstream umbrella task about content loss is https://we.phorge.it/T16011
  • For the specific case of asking for confirmation when the window is closed with unsaved changes, see https://we.phorge.it/T15202
  • I adapted the upstream snippet into a user script. Feel free to use it if you'd like. No guarantees, obviously. Available in P74205.
A_smart_kitten subscribed.Mar 26 2025, 3:46 PM
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