https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23675
--- Comment #4 from Michael Zajac <[email protected]> 2011-05-23 23:41:26 UTC --- (In reply to comment #3) > (In reply to comment #1) > > Also blocks the reload button, which is the normal way to restore dirtied > > edit > > fields. > In that case the warning is spot on, then, isn't it? :) It is redundant in this situation too, since the browser has a better dialogue providing the same function. WikiMedia dialogue is a modal pop-up, blocking ALL browser windows. Safari's dialogue is a sheet, blocking only other tabs in the same window. WikiMedia's text: > * http://en.wikipedia.org * > > Are you sure you want to leave this page? > > Leaving this page may cause you to lose any changes you have made. > If you are logged in, you can disable this warning in the "Editing" section > of your preferences. > > Click OK to leave this page, or Cancel to stay on this page. Buttons: (Cancel) ((OK)) The bold heading is unhelpful. The text is incorrect: I am not leaving the page when I reload it. The dialogue is wordy, requiring reading three paragraphs to determine the appropriate action. The button text is not an action, so the reading is necessary. The preference is global, so that I can't have WikiMedia's warning in browsers where I might consider it useful, but turn it off where it is clearly unhelpful to have. Safari Text: > * Are you sure you want to reload this page? * > > You have entered text on “Editing Thor (section) - Wikipedia, the free > encyclopedia”. If you reload the page, your changes will be lost. Do you want > to reload the page anyway? Buttons: (Cancel) ((Reload)) The bold text makes the decision clear at a glance, and so do the action buttons. A single paragraph explains in detail. Why is a website trying to add functionality to a browser, in the first place, and why is it overriding the way my browser already provides this function? It doesn't do it as well, and it makes it worse still because the behaviour is non-standard and unfamiliar. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
