OPW Improvements! 11/8 '15
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hanging out with three marvelous OPWistas in person. And I got a well-deserved yet gentle and loving earful about some longstanding requests I haven't seen to after many moons.
So last night I hit a few tickets:
1. You can now edit your comments! Frickin' finally. Enjoy. There is a little "edited" label next to comments that have been edited. That's to be fair to people who replied to the original comment; their remarks might otherwise seem excessive after the original commenter makes changes.
2. You can change your blog name via "Account Settings." That is to say, I could change "/boutell" to "/grumpycat", if I wanted. If you do this, be aware that your old URLs will not redirect. This is mostly meant for people who made a typo when they signed up.
3. Visible "undo/redo" buttons in the text editor. It was pointed out to me that OPW has no undo and redo buttons for text edits. Yes, the common keyboard shortcuts work, but there's no reason to assume we have them if we don't advertise them! Now you can find these features right on the toolbar. This will save you from grief especially when editing on mistake-prone devices like phones and tablets.
4. Edit: no more losing comments by accidentally leaving the page! My first take on this didn't work for iPhones, so I changed up the fix. If you have unsaved text in a comment, you'll now get a confirmation prompt if you accidentally mash a link that would take you away. Also, that pesky "posting as Dr. Whackadoodle" link is no longer an actual link in new comments. It was very easy to tap it by accident on a phone.
More is coming! The next most passionate request seems to be a way to tag posts.
The comment-saver feature isn't perfect. It can't stop you from accidentally hitting "back," for instance.
(also, my access problem seems to be fixed. Hooray!)
(eta: this comment has been edited because I'm THAT kind of dork.)