Ah, that's *Bug 56561*
<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56561> - Changes to user
preferences should be automatically saved. Thanks.

On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 5:25 PM, Jared Zimmerman <[email protected]>
wrote:

> There is a separate bug for Ajax page saves (I'm mobile, it's the weekend)
> so I don't know the bug number. But yes it would be the preferred behavior.
> With save button only appearing for noJS users.
>
> Sent while mobile
>
> On Sep 6, 2014, at 5:09 PM, quiddity <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Jon Robson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This patch [1] corrects the colours. Code review welcomed.
>> This patch [2] swaps the alignment.
>>
>> I've -2ed the 2nd patch. Let me know how you want to proceed with that.
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> [1] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/157709
>> [2] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/157709
>>
>
>
> small correction
> [2] should be https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/156838/
>
> -
>
> Regarding the Special:Preferences page, could we consider putting the Save
> button at the *top-right* of the box, instead?
>
> There are many users who are used to the modern systems like Gmail - where
> no manual "save" is needed, but instead happens automatically when anything
> is changed - and are liable to miss the Save button anywhere at the bottom,
> especially on longer preference pages.
>
> In the RfC for userpreferences, I'd suggested that "The [Save button] is
> always visible/nearby" should be a high-priority goal. (Or, upgrading to an
> auto-save system). [1]
> Having it at the top of the window would be ideal, and possibly even top
> and bottom, like so:
> https://i.imgur.com/4Mu9UdQ.png
>
>
> [1]
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Redesign_user_preferences#High-level_requirements
>
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