[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11677: Double-click comment shortcut wipes out any already open comment edit box

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#11677: Double-click comment shortcut wipes out any already open comment edit box
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 Reporter:  richards1052  |       Owner:                                    
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new                               
 Priority:  high          |   Milestone:  Unassigned                        
Component:  Comments      |     Version:  2.9                               
 Severity:  major         |    Keywords:  comment,shortcut,edit,double-click
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 Currently, WP's comment editing function has a
 [http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/the-many-ways-to-configure-your-
 new-dashboard/ built in "shortcut]" which allows the user to double click
 on any word in a comment on the comment edit page, which opens the comment
 edit box:

 "A final secret shortcut is double-click. Just click twice on a comment in
 the Comments view to open up the editor."

 The problem with this shortcut is that when a user has already opened the
 comment Reply box and has highlighted a word or phrase fr. a published
 comment in order to copy & paste the word/phrase into the open comment
 edit box, & accidentally double clicks the highlighted word/phrase, this
 causes the user to completely lose the comment he was editing/writing.
 I've wiped out countless comments in this fashion & it's very frustrating.

 The way this shortcut SHOULD work imo is that it should be coded to check
 whether a comment edit box is already open & if one is it should not wipe
 out the exising open one.  Or alternatively, there should be a provision
 for users to configure their comment feature to disable the double click
 shortcut.

 Frankly, I can't believe this shortcut is used by many folks compared to
 the number who've faced the huge inconveniences caused by it.

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