Forum:New Wikia Editor tracking post

This post is to track issues (bugs, dislikes, quirks, etc.) mentioned by users in the comments of User blog:Sarah Manley/Try the New Wikia Editor. I will start a list that anyone can edit, but I will try to keep it as updated as possible. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 22 Jun 2011 11:55 AM Pacific

Master list of New Wikia Editor issues
( ! ) ''Feel free to edit this list or add new items. If you want to re-organize it, add headers, etc. you can do that also.''


 * Doesn't work with LayoutBuilder.
 * No space at bottom between customizable toolbar.
 * Could use an obvious Cancel button to exit editor without changes.
 * Dropdown list or autocomplete for edit summary.
 * List of templates doesn't correspond to actual templates on wiki.
 * List appears to be hardcoded at MediaWiki:Editor-template-list.
 * List of templates shown apparently limited to only 4 at a time (top of list?).
 * Need to zoom out to see add more templates button.
 * No intuitive way to edit list of templates (if there even is a way).
 * Adding categories pushes Templates area down off screen with no way to scroll sidebar to get to them.
 * Sidebar scroll bar eventually appears, but you may have to tab away and back.
 * Wikitext shortcuts accessed from popup via small "More shortcuts" link at top rather than always visible.
 * Preview drop menu could use a History link.
 * Preview popup doesn't match real page width so may give a misleading layout preview.
 * Slower than other editors?
 * Edit summaries are not remembered or used for autocomplete list like current/old editor (source and RTE?).
 * "Make new layout from this page" link under Templates area seems misplaced.
 * Protected page notice only appears for admin level protection and over the top of the edit content area.
 * Can't switch between visual and source modes like old RTE.
 * MediaWiki:Copyrightwarning not visible.
 * No access to wiki menus (that normally appear to right of wordmark).
 * In visual mode, copying and pasting section headers does strange things. Sometimes it won't paste, but it screws of a following section. Sometimes it pastes.
 * Templates with HTML that should change page flow (like ) are not honored in visual mode.
 * In visual mode, some text in popups for template (puzzle piece) and HTML comment (note icon) is light gray on white, so very hard to read.
 * Can't get to old source editor when New Wikia Editor is enabled on a wiki.
 * No "Follow this page" checkbox.
 * Source mode editing font size is too big.
 * Display problems at top of screen with long wordmark names or page titles.
 * If you go to a redirect page, the target page displays, but when you hit Edit, it tries to edit the page with the redirect.
 * Added dependencies (AJAX, JS, Lightbox, etc.) on source-only mode (RTE off) that make it slower and less scrollability.
 * Can't edit at all with JS disabled.
 * You still get 2 scroll bars if your page contents are more than a screen height high and your sidebar has to scroll for ore categories and templates.


 * Minor
 * Missing CategorySelect at bottom, but an equivalent is now in sidebar.
 * Preview button on side rather than bottom that most users were used to.
 * Quirky display issues when switching between visual and source mode.
 * Old button bar at top of source mode could be redone to match new look.

Comments
The list is getting pretty big. I wonder how many issues they will address before they stop calling it Beta. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 22 Jun 2011 1:53 PM Pacific

Issue 1

 * Need to zoom out to see add more templates button--Tama63 Talk Twitter 18:57, June 22, 2011 (UTC)

Issue 2
When I change from visual mode to source mode, I briefly see "  " there, then what's supposed to be there. Can it be fixed? Thanks :) — PercyJackson101  &#124; Talk 19:01, June 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * How do you switch between visual mode to source mode? -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 22 Jun 2011 12:10 PM Pacific
 * I guess you can only still switch in Preferences. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 22 Jun 2011 12:28 PM Pacific
 * You have to enable RTE to see a 'visual'/'source mode' option as a tab at the top. Rappy 19:59, June 22, 2011 (UTC)

Question 1
Has anyone tried the "Make new layout from this page" link yet? -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 22 Jun 2011 12:23 PM Pacific

Question 2
Is the text "Contributions licensed as CC-BY-SA. More details" editable by sysops to return a clear warning that "You can't copy text from other sites"? --Ciencia Al Poder (talk) -WikiDex 20:16, June 22, 2011 (UTC)

Suggestion 1
Maybe the sidebar should be budged down a bit, and the toolbar mad to span the entire page. It would allow all the buttons to be seen at once.

Mockup image: File:Toolbar345.png

Suggestion 2
Add a dropdown of common edit summaries. — PercyJackson101  &#124; Talk 19:32, June 22, 2011 (UTC)