User "Peachey88" posted a comment on MediaWiki.r89950. Full URL: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/89950#c18206 Commit summary:
do not sent api requests for empty inputs, e.g. after a character input followed by a backspace in the search input. Make sure to clear the result div to wipe previous results at the client w/o sending a request. Lowers server load Comment: We don't restrict views about code to "developers", if someone comments about it we take it into account, as pointed out 3 people have already objected to this, And we have also long held have had objections to auto focusing to the search field compared to where it is "Expected" to be on the page (weather it is done on page load or say automated on hover over) _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-CodeReview mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-codereview
