openlibhums / openlibhums/back_content

Users lose data when they overlook the per-section Save buttons

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Description

As a user, it's quite easy to overlook the per-section Save buttons and then accidentally lose data. For instance, I might fill out Title and Abstract information, overlook the 'Save Section 1' button. If I then move on to add an author, the page refreshes and the Title and Abstract I entered is gone.

Perhaps down-page sections could be greyed out if the previous section hasn't yet been saved? Or if the user takes an action that risks clearing un-saved data there's some kind of warning?

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No file, test, or entry point is named. Reproduce the multi-section editing flow by entering Title and Abstract data, skipping Save Section 1, and adding an author; define and verify a decided behavior that prevents the earlier data from being lost.

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Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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