New Create Entries beta, round two

[denise]

The next code push will update the new Create Entries page in beta with a number of fixes for previously-reported bugs and enhancements. To make it easier to keep track, we're therefore opening up a new bug-reporting post (to avoid confusing things with bugs reported in the previous post).

When reporting bugs, please include:

* The browser name, browser version number, and operating system you're using
* The steps you took to reproduce the problem
* Whether or not you've tested the same steps in another browser (and if so, which)
* Whether you get the same result every time you try the same steps, or if it only happens sometimes

If we can't reproduce the problem under the same browser and operating system, we may also ask you for a list of any browser extensions you have installed.

Things that are still not yet implemented:

* the "don't autoformat" button
* the rich text editor
* editing existing entries (it will display the old form)
* draft posts of any type, including autosaving of entries

There are also still some issues with IE, especially in "privacy mode". Anything that requires Javascript is currently not working in IE in privacy mode, and we're trying to figure out if there's something we can do to fix that or if the settings of the browser override anything we can do.

Comments

[lizvogel]

I hate having a short scrolly-thing to try to find something in a long list.

Well, then, obviously it needs to be a user-selectable setting! ;-)

I don't love the super-short scrolly-things either, but my full tags list sails on down past the bottom of the screen and keeps going to the horizon. Some kind of middle ground would be ideal for my purposes; maybe the drop-down could "drop up", adjusted to the size of the browser window?

[montuos]

Ah; I missed the point that it was dropping below the edge! I didn't notice; I just kept typing until I saw the tag I wanted. I LOVE that the search pulls up the string you type in every position in a tag, not just starting from the first letter! :)

Yes; the list needs to stop at the edge of the window and scroll if longer than that, and if there's more space above than below, in a perfect world it will go up. *nod*

[lizvogel]

I LOVE that the search pulls up the string you type in every position in a tag, not just starting from the first letter! :)

Agreed! Also love that the tags starting with what you type are still listed first -- it's the best of both worlds.

I just kept typing until I saw the tag I wanted.

On good days, so do I; but on days when I am low on brain and can't remember what tags I want, I just type a space and the whole tag list appears. (I like the drop-down list better than the browse pop-up, even with the scrolling issue.)

[montuos]

Also love that the tags starting with what you type are still listed first -- it's the best of both worlds.

Yes, that too! Love. Love. LOVE! :)