[wp-hackers] On the removal of the preview frame

[Doug Stewart]

Bruno:
You cans still preview your posts, just click the preview link and
your post pops up in a new window.

On 5/22/07, Bruno Alves <brunowl at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Shouldn't it be an option?
>
> It's really useful to me.
>
> I didn't upgraded to 2.2, yet, knowing that will delay my upgrade, even
> more.
>
> People that uses complex formating and/or some automated stuff based on
> keywords needs to see the post before publishing it.
>
> Regards
>
> Em 22/5/2007, "Sabin Iacob" <iacobs at m0n5t3r.info> escreveu:
>
> >László Monda wrote:
> >> Mighty WordPress Developers,
> >>
> >> Why did you remove the preview frame in WordPress 2.2?  It was such a
> >> useful UI element, it has really made my life easier.  I'm aware that
> >> there's a "View >" link on the post page, but it's not nearly as
> >> convenient.
> >>
> >
> >wow, someone was actually using the thing :D
> >
> >> I wonder what is the rationale behind such a UI change and I also wonder
> >> no one is missing the preview frame.
> >>
> >> Please enlighten me about this.
> >>
> >
> >I am not one of them, but I'll throw in my 2 cents:
> >I always considered the feature annoying, especially when I was on a
> >slow expensive GPRS link and I had to wait for the contents of the frame
> >to show up; oh, and it also created problems to me because of the way
> >the URL was constructed (messed up the breadcrumb, and sometimes messed
> >up the whole page, since I serve application/xhtml+xml).
> >
> >However, since some people seem to actually find the thing useful, maybe
> >allowing it to be enabled would be appropriate :)
> >
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> 	==
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