When the user switches between rich text and wikitext in an input area on flow, the input area should remain active so that the user can keep typing. Currently this is not happening when changing from VE to wikitext (it works the other way around).
Switching the editing mode should always move the input focus back to the text area.
UPDATED:
The cursor should be at the end of the existing text, not the beginning -- the purpose is to keep typing, without another click.
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | None | T95512 Flow entry fields should not look terrible | |||
| Resolved | Catrope | T97290 Keep input focus when switching from VE to wikitext editing | |||
| Resolved | Catrope | T103572 E4. Refactor the editor to be able to use it from ooui widgets | |||
| Resolved | Catrope | T109805 Focusing VisualEditor does not work in Firefox |
Change 220665 had a related patch set uploaded (by Catrope):
Create an OOUI editor widget
Currently, switching
Change 231310 had a related patch set uploaded (by Mooeypoo):
Focus the editor on switch
Change 231405 had a related patch set uploaded (by Catrope):
Fix editor focusing issues
Change 231310 abandoned by Mooeypoo:
Focus the editor on switch
Reason:
Fixed in another commit
To confirm that it's acceptable:
e.g A a user is typing in VE mode and decides to insert a template, switches to wikitext, then her cursor will be placed at the beginning of the text.
I'm moving this back to In Development, for two issues:
The cursor should always be at the end of the existing text, not the beginning. The purpose is to let the user continue typing, without another click.
In Firefox, the current patch for this ticket works going from VE to wikitext, but it doesn't work for wikitext to VE. In the wikitext --> VE direction, it's the old behavior, with no cursor in the field.
Change 232785 had a related patch set uploaded (by Catrope):
After switching editors, move cursor to end
This puts the cursor at the end when switching. I haven't yet figured out why focusing VE doesn't work in Firefox; that might be a VE bug.
The cursor should always be at the end of the existing text, not the beginning.
Done. Even if a cursor is in the middle of multi-paragraph text, switching to/from VE(or wikitext), will place the cursor at the beginning of the text.
In Firefox, the current patch for this ticket works going from VE to wikitext, but it doesn't work for wikitext to VE. In the wikitext --> VE direction, it's the old behavior, with no cursor in the field.
Works for new posts. When editing saved posts - it's the same old behavior in Chrome and FF: