VisualEditor: Empty references created in wikitext editor should be allowed to edit in VE
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	Ryasmeen
	Mar 7 2014, 7:31 PM

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Steps to reproduce:

1.Open a page with wikitext editor
2.Insert an empty reference for example: empty reference<ref />
3.Save the page
4.Now open the page with VE

Observed Result:
It does not let you edit the empty reference you just added and shows an error "This reference is defined in a template or other generated block and for now can only be edited in source mode"

See the screenshot attached

Test Environment: http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/
Browser: Chrome Version 26.0.1410.65 & FF 25
OS: MAC OS X 10. 8. 5
Page:http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Newpagereference?veaction=edit

Version: unspecified
Severity: normal

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Screen_Shot_2014-03-07_at_11.28.51_AM.png (526×1 px, 144 KB)

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Reference: bz62401

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Low.Nov 22 2014, 2:52 AM

• bzimport added a project: VisualEditor-DataModel.

• bzimport set Reference to bz62401.

Ryasmeen created this task.Mar 7 2014, 7:31 PM

Jdforrester-WMF added a project: VisualEditor.Nov 24 2014, 4:08 PM

Jdforrester-WMF moved this task from To Triage to Freezer on the VisualEditor board.Nov 24 2014, 4:15 PM

I just tried at http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/0.24595949980612886 and the reference can be edited now, but shows the "disallowed" cursor on hover.

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VisualEditor: Empty references created in wikitext editor should be allowed to edit in VE
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