User blog comment:Sarah Manley/Try the New Wikia Editor/@comment-1429792-20110622132623

I don't normally use the RTE because of all the trouble it has caused on my main wiki in the past with glitches and because I find it easier & more convenient to use source mode. So it is hard for me to compare the old and new version. But first impressions are positive. However, I do have a few issues with it:


 * preview/show changes mode in a pop-up is annoying, but I'll get used to it. Would be better if it would appear above the edit window as it does now in source mode (I think maybe that might be through a setting in preferences).


 * The MediaWiki:Edittools box, now apparently called "Wikitext shortcuts", is a pop-up and took a while to find. Many wikis need that for special characters, and if there are a lot of them used regularly/semi-regularly, there will be too many to fit in as custom edit buttons without getting cluttered etc. Plus it should be accessible in visual mode, not just source mode as it is in this new version and the current version.


 * Our Wiki has customized its MediaWiki:Copyrightwarning to include some brief tips and a warning not to post spoilers. This is apparently not going to show up in the new editor, which is a bad move from our point of view. There is a message under "templates" saying "Contributions licensed as CC-BY-SA. More details." Is this going to be editable? It is more squashed, but it will have to do if Wikia is intent on getting rid of MediaWiki:Copyrightwarning.


 * Not that I have an issue with it, but there is no longer an (obvious) option to follow the page when you are editing it. Easy enough to to wait for the edit to be saved and then click follow from the toolbar afterwards, so no biggie.


 * Disappointed that new version is still not compatible with spellchecker, but glad to hear that it is being worked on.


 * Today was my first time using Wikia Labs and it seems fairly good, straightforwards and intuitive. Just a bit disappointed at the 1000 character limit in the feedback.

I haven't tried it on a Wiki with a dark theme yet, so I don't know if there are any issues there atm. Anyway, keep up the good work Wikia.