Erik Moeller wrote:
On 7/27/06, Edward Z. Yang
<edwardzyang(a)thewritingpot.com> wrote:
>Whatever AJAX enhancements are made, let's
try to stay clear of stuff
>that changes the appearance of the page with every single keystroke.
>Please.
Well, about the edit preview, don't worry
about. Our Parser is
complicated enough that anything like that isn't happening soon.
It already has:
http://wikiwyg.org/wysi/
Can I comment on this? It has one problem that peeves me on other AJAX
sites too... :-) The problem is when people overuse AJAX when it is
inappropriate. In this case, clicking an "edit" link is one such case.
It completely changes the appearance of the screen, therefore the user
understands it as a separate page, therefore the user expects to be able
to go back by clicking the browser's "back" button. Using AJAX to change
the page removes this functionality and makes it a frustrating
experience ("It won't let me go back! Help!").
Timwi