Wiki editing issues, probably related to complex javascript (edition almost impossible, and random crash)
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Description
Give a try at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Sandbox: you can edit the page (in my case, I had to click the link proposed as the edit mode was not launched immediately).
Then the editor has a weird behaviour (to move the cursor, etc.).
Also experienced another error with XWiki editor, not mediawiki - but on a private page.
Error stack trace attached as screenshot (not even possible to copy/paste the text from Servo).
As a conclusion: editing using javascript-based editors is far from being functional now.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the behavior on mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Sandbox, including the delayed edit-mode launch and cursor problems, then review the attached Servo stack-trace screenshot. Keep the separate XWiki editor crash on a private page distinct from the MediaWiki report. Done means identifying a reproducible Servo failure and a confirmed fix or narrower diagnosis.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, rust
- Domain
- frontend, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100