https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71417

--- Comment #8 from James Forrester <jforres...@wikimedia.org> ---
(In reply to Ritu Swain from comment #7)
> (In reply to James Forrester from comment #6)
> > (In reply to Ritu Swain from comment #5)
> > > I checked with a clear history.It still does not open the "Add a Template"
> > > dialog ,when a  book citation is highlighted in Basic reference dialog.
> > > 
> > > Instead it opens the Cite Book dialog.
> > 
> > Oh, right, you weren't talking about the other bug in this report. Yes,
> > opening any of the dialogs when you've selected that item (selecting a
> > template and clicking the template button; an image and the media button; a
> > reference and the reference button) will always open the item for editing
> > rather than insert a new one, by design. Sorry for the confusion.
> 
> Thank you, i got it now. 
> 
> But when i try the above steps in the Content Editor or the Editor in the
> Media Settings Caption.
> 
> For ex- 
> 1> click on cite -> book and insert a book citation.
> 2> Now while the citation is still highlighted select Insert  ->
> Template.Notice the Add a Template modal opens , and not the Cite Book
> dialog.
> 
> If this is how it is supposed to behave in different editors, then please
> ignore this issue.

It is. When you insert "Cite > Book" in the editor, it inserts a citation – a
reference with a template inside it. When you try this inside a reference, it
cleverly inserts the template, not a reference inside a reference (which isn't
allowed). It's a little confusing, clearly. :-(

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