Presumption: Acceptance of a system raised and learning curve is low when users are provided with an interface they are used to.
The normal user works on documents by using the Desktop-metaphor, which can also easily be applied to TWiki. For handling documents there are two funtions which takes care of storaging:
- "Save" - saves the content without leaving the screen and loosing the cursor.
- this can be implemented with a direct-save feature: SaveContentWithoutEdit
- Code is available and can be fetched from O'Wiki
- To acknowledge a successful save of the content a popup can be displayed. The same with problems during saving.
- "Save & Close" - saves the content and close the edit-mode
- this is the normal save of TWiki (from the preview screen)
The current behaviour with the preview cycle has to be rethought in this context, as it provides no real useful enhancement. ->
GetRidOfPreviewCycle
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AndreUlrich - 09 Feb 2004