https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29294
Web browser: Other
Bug #: 29294
Summary: Protect against information loss from browser "Back"
button being disabled by Upload Wizard
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: any
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: UploadWizard
AssignedTo: ne...@wikimedia.org
ReportedBy: bugzilla.wikime...@publi.purodha.net
CC: asha...@wikimedia.org,
bugzilla.wikime...@publi.purodha.net
Classification: Unclassified
The Upload Wizard disables the browsers "Back" button
effectively. That makes it impossible to correct typing
mishaps on earlier pages, and it makes it impossible
to recover from errors such as broken uploads or the
pretty common "publish" step never ending without complete
loss of all informations ever typed.
This behavior should be corrected by saving each and
everything in a buffer that can be recovered by the
user. See Extension:Draft for a possible way to do
that. Maybe, the extension can even be used for the
task if it is installed.
I do not recommend to make Extension:Draft a prerequisite
of Extension:UploadWizard, but suggest to use it if possible
if avalable, or otherwise find another way to protect against
information loss.
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