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VisualEditor: Interface should have an obvious way to get back to reading mode
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The current VisualEditor interface has a prominent "Save page" button, but no "Cancel" button. It would be nice if there were a clear exit strategy in the interface.


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bz37845

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bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Needs Triage.Nov 22 2014, 12:30 AM
bzimport set Reference to bz37845.

Mass-moving items into VisualEditor product

Trevor - thoughts on this as intended behaviour?

Perhaps the browser Back button could be harnessed for this purpose, by changing the actual URL without reloading the page (like Facebook does when browsing photos, for instance) or even just the anchor?

But yes, I agree that a clearer way of "cancelling" needs to be given within the actual interface, in addition to the Back button.

(In reply to comment #3)

Perhaps the browser Back button could be harnessed for this purpose, by
changing the actual URL without reloading the page (like Facebook does when
browsing photos, for instance) or even just the anchor?

You should file this as a separate bug (if one doesn't exist already). :-)

Added cancel button to VisualEditor MediaWiki Integration.
Patched in https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/36934/

Awaiting review.