On 7/28/06, Timwi timwi@gmx.net wrote:
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!").
I agree that there may be problems, but I don't necessarily agree that the edit link should always load a separate page. Editing sections or whole pages inline would arguably be a more-wiki way than loading separate pages.
On the idea raised above, live parsing may not be entirely feasible; perhaps an implementation that still does not require loading a new page, but is only triggered when the preview button is pushed?