[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23497: Revisions Rewrite using JS/Backbone

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#23497: Revisions Rewrite using JS/Backbone
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 Reporter:  adamsilverstein            |       Owner:  westi
     Type:  enhancement                |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal                     |   Milestone:  3.6
Component:  Revisions                  |     Version:  3.5.1
 Severity:  normal                     |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-testing  |
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Comment (by bpetty):

 Looking through the responses on this survey, it's actually interesting to
 note that a large portion of users (about 25%) looking at revisions are
 expecting to be able to compare the changes in an autosave from the
 published version to see what was saved. This actually makes a lot of
 sense. If someone were to restore an autosave, something interrupted them,
 and now they have no idea what changes were saved in the autosave, and
 which weren't. Some responses also indicated that some users thought that
 revisions could help them compare the changes they've made right there in
 the editor, regardless of autosave or published revisions (much like how
 MediaWiki has a "show changes" option from their editor).

 Is there really any reason autosave revisions shouldn't also be available
 to compare with regular revisions (because they aren't right now)? They
 are a revision with changes, even if they aren't published.

 If they were included, the UI would certainly have to be clear (with some
 kind of indicators in the slider, and in the diffs) about which revision
 is the current published revision, but otherwise, I don't see any reason
 why they shouldn't be available for comparison.

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