The dialog box for inserting a basic reference contains a tool bar with a full set of options under the Insert menu. Of the twelve menu options, only one (Template) is appropriate for a citation. However, right now ALL of the options (such as Map, Graph, Gallery, etc.) are active and CAN be selected by the user, leading to some strange results. All options except Template should be disabled/grayed out – or better still, the Insert menu should be replaced entirely by the Template icon/button.
To open the dialog from the beta cluster: Open VE, place your cursor anywhere, and choose
**Insert **> **Basic reference**.
To open the dialog from test.wikipedia.org:
# Open VE, place your cursor anywhere, and choose **Cite ** to open the Add-a-citation dialog.
# Select the **Manual** tab and choose “**Basic form**.”
Here is the dialog with the Insert menu open:
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Notice all the active options that are not appropriate in a citation. For example, I was able to insert maps and graphs. Here’s how that turned out:
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Yikes!
1/30/19:
@matmarex points out below that math formulas may be used in footnotes (see his example) and that a case could be made in favor of many other menu options. I agree that this needs some discussion, and at his suggestion I'm splitting off the portion of the original bug that had to do with the "Use existing reference" button so that the Insert menu issues can be discussed and handled separately.