[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #13476: Switching columns in screen options make you loose all your setting in the side column

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#13476: Switching columns in screen options make you loose all your setting in the
side column
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 Reporter:  wjm                |        Owner:                
     Type:  enhancement        |       Status:  reopened      
 Priority:  normal             |    Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Administration     |      Version:  3.0           
 Severity:  normal             |   Resolution:                
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |  
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Comment(by azaozz):

 Replying to [comment:4 wjm]:
 > Will you ever think that after checking a radio button to see how it
 looks that feature, and checking back the original because you didnt like
 how it looked, you will have to move every single box you had on the
 right?

 You shouldn't be hiding the second column if there are postboxes in it in
 the first place. Moving these postboxes to the first (main) column is a
 failsafe. If the used intends to test one column layout, the visible
 postboxes currently in the second column should be moved or hidden
 beforehand so it's empty. The same applies for the Dashboard.

 We probably could add AYS there, something like "The column you are hiding
 is not empty. All elements will be moved to the next visible column." to
 cover cases when playing with (testing) this functionality.

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