+1. The new configuration backend was designed for this paradigm. Trying to keep feature parity with the old user interface by providing a Save / Revert is proving to be quite a bit of work.
-JD Paul Ramsey wrote: > Why not go all the way and dispense with "save" altogether. As soon as > I hit "OK" on a property change, it is both applied *and* persisted. > I almost find this more intuitive than a situation where I've made > changes, but they aren't showing up in my running application until I > hit "save". To use your desktop analogy, I can see my changes > "running" in the application the moment I make them. > > Perhaps the correct behavior is "OK" implies "Apply" and "Save" simply > persists. What you see is what you are running. > > P. > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Mike Pumphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Would it be possible/desirable to add in a configuration option to >> "Auto-Persist?" To me, the Save + Persist model has always seemed like >> one save too many, but I do recognize its importance to people. With >> "Auto-Persist," any changes made by hitting "Save" in a config page >> would automatically persist. (As long as I'm dreaming, when this >> feature would be activated, instead of the Persist button, there would >> be a text field saving "Auto-Persist enabled," kind of like how Google >> Docs tell you that your doc is already saved.) >> >> Analogy: >> >> Pretend you were editing a text document (or sound file, or whatever). >> Imagine if hitting "Save" would save the file, but when you closed and >> reopened the program, the file became unchanged, unless you had >> additionally hit "Persist". I recognize this is a desktop metaphor, and >> so not a perfect analogy, but I'm sure there more people than just me >> out there who gets tripped up by this in GeoServer. >> >> Thanks, >> Mike >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Geoserver-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel -- Justin Deoliveira The Open Planning Project [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Geoserver-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel
