Loomio bugs, issues and feedback

@Julie Nevin - I've had at attempt at understanding and fixing this problem - (where clicking edit can show a blank textarea). It's a difficult problem because I cannot easily reproduce it, so If you see it again please let me know.

That's good. I do think this is a bug though. I'll look into it.

@Robert Guthrie Yes it does

Does the reset button work in this case?

@Robert Guthrie This might be an extension of the previous problem or something new: If I try to edit this existing thread it takes me to a 'blank template' screen (i.e. the current content is lost UNLESS I hit the 'reset' button):

@Robert Guthrie That probably explains it, thank you. And ABSOLUTELY 'yay' for autosaving the drafts - I can't tell you how many times I accidentally lost stuff in the past, and it was the chief complaint from our users! So YAY! Well worth any weird side effects, especially when they are easily reset.

@Robert Guthrieappreciate the changes

@Julie Nevin - Thanks for raising this. There is a delicate balance here. As of recently, we automatically save drafts of content, so if you accidentally navigate away, or refresh the page, we restore what you had typed (yay).

This means that if you start a thread from a template, and navigate away before using it, then that text will be there the next time you go to use that template.

When you start the thread, the form is reset, so you will see a fresh copy of the template after starting a thread.

In the case where you begin a new thread, then decide to abandon it, then want to start a new thread from that template, you can use the "Reset" button to restore the original template text:

This works on editing threads too.. so if you edit then want to discard those changes, you can click the reset button.

One final thing, if you use Reset, then change your mind and want your edits back, you can Command/Control Z and undo the reset.

Actually, I just went looking for an example, and they appear to have all reverted to their original template state, so perhaps it's already fixed!

A template bug?

Recently it appears that when I use a template to create a new thread, the template isn't left intact. Instead, it is populated with at least some of the content that I added into it to create the new thread. Next time I use the template, it doesn't function as a template any more.