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Q&A Please build inline editing functionality

Editing a question For editing a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my opinion will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer. Editing an...

posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by trichoplax‭

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#6: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2022-12-18T01:54:10Z (almost 2 years ago)
Typo
  • ## Editing a question
  • For editing a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my opinion will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer.
  • ## Editing an answer
  • When editing an answer, there are 2 aspects that influence my decision on whether to prefer inline or separate page editing:
  • - being able to see the question
  • - being able to see the other answers
  • There are times when each of these is useful.
  • ### Referring to the question
  • When seeing the question is useful, separate page editing is preferable as it shows the question immediately below the answer being edited. With the inline approach the answer being edited can be arbitrarily far away from the question, separated by the other answers, requiring more scrolling to refer back to the question.
  • ### Referring to another answer
  • When seeing the other answers is useful, inline editing allows scrolling the page to refer to the other answers. Separate page editing currently only shows the answer being edited and the question - no other answers.
  • ### Choosing which compromise
  • Separate page editing is preferable when referring to the question, and inline editing is preferable when referring to another answer. Personally, I expect to need to refer to the question more often than I need to refer to the other answers. Either editing approach would be a compromise, and separate page editing is the compromise I prefer for this reason.
  • ## Avoiding compromise
  • To avoid having to choose between favouring answer edits that refer to the question and favouring answer edits that refer to other answers, the separate page edit functionality could be amended to include the other answers below the question.
  • This would then keep the question as close to the edited answer as possible, while still keeping all of the other answers available on the same page.
  • There will still be occasions when I decide to open 2 browser tabs and switch back and for between them to avoid having to scroll to refer to the question / other answers. However, for those occasions where I want to use just 1 tab for an answer edit (particularly likely on mobile), having a separate edit page that includes the question and all other answers is my preference.
  • ## I prefer separate page editing
  • In summary: my ideal outcome would be separate page editing with the other answers listed below the question, but even without that change, separate page editing is still my preference.
  • ## Editing a question
  • For editing a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my opinion will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer.
  • ## Editing an answer
  • When editing an answer, there are 2 aspects that influence my decision on whether to prefer inline or separate page editing:
  • - being able to see the question
  • - being able to see the other answers
  • There are times when each of these is useful.
  • ### Referring to the question
  • When seeing the question is useful, separate page editing is preferable as it shows the question immediately below the answer being edited. With the inline approach the answer being edited can be arbitrarily far away from the question, separated by the other answers, requiring more scrolling to refer back to the question.
  • ### Referring to another answer
  • When seeing the other answers is useful, inline editing allows scrolling the page to refer to the other answers. Separate page editing currently only shows the answer being edited and the question - no other answers.
  • ### Choosing which compromise
  • Separate page editing is preferable when referring to the question, and inline editing is preferable when referring to another answer. Personally, I expect to need to refer to the question more often than I need to refer to the other answers. Either editing approach would be a compromise, and separate page editing is the compromise I prefer for this reason.
  • ## Avoiding compromise
  • To avoid having to choose between favouring answer edits that refer to the question and favouring answer edits that refer to other answers, the separate page edit functionality could be amended to include the other answers below the question.
  • This would then keep the question as close to the edited answer as possible, while still keeping all of the other answers available on the same page.
  • There will still be occasions when I decide to open 2 browser tabs and switch back and forth between them to avoid having to scroll to refer to the question / other answers. However, for those occasions where I want to use just 1 tab for an answer edit (particularly likely on mobile), having a separate edit page that includes the question and all other answers is my preference.
  • ## I prefer separate page editing
  • In summary: my ideal outcome would be separate page editing with the other answers listed below the question, but even without that change, separate page editing is still my preference.
#5: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2022-12-18T01:50:43Z (almost 2 years ago)
Change wording to avoid ambiguity between space and time
  • ## Editing a question
  • For editing a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my opinion will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer.
  • ## Editing an answer
  • When editing an answer, there are 2 aspects that influence my decision on whether to prefer inline or separate page editing:
  • - being able to see the question
  • - being able to see the other answers
  • There are times when each of these is useful.
  • ### Referring to the question
  • When seeing the question is useful, separate page editing is preferable as it shows the question immediately after the answer being edited. With the inline approach the answer being edited can be arbitrarily far away from the question, separated by the other answers, requiring more scrolling to refer back to the question.
  • ### Referring to another answer
  • When seeing the other answers is useful, inline editing would allow scrolling the page to refer to the other answers. Separate page editing currently only shows the answer being edited and the question - no other answers.
  • ### Choosing which compromise
  • Separate page editing is preferable when referring to the question, and inline editing is preferable when referring to another answer. Personally, I expect to need to refer to the question more often than I need to refer to the other answers. Either editing approach would be a compromise, and separate page editing is the compromise I prefer for this reason.
  • ## Avoiding compromise
  • To avoid having to choose between favouring answer edits that refer to the question and favouring answer edits that refer to other answers, the separate page edit functionality could be amended to include the other answers below the question.
  • This would then keep the question as close to the edited answer as possible, while still keeping all of the other answers available on the same page.
  • There will still be occasions when I decide to open 2 browser tabs and switch back and for between them to avoid having to scroll to refer to the question / other answers. However, for those occasions where I want to use just 1 tab for an answer edit (particularly likely on mobile), having a separate edit page that includes the question and all other answers is my preference.
  • ## I prefer separate page editing
  • In summary: my ideal outcome would be separate page editing with the other answers listed below the question, but even without that change, separate page editing is still my preference.
  • ## Editing a question
  • For editing a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my opinion will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer.
  • ## Editing an answer
  • When editing an answer, there are 2 aspects that influence my decision on whether to prefer inline or separate page editing:
  • - being able to see the question
  • - being able to see the other answers
  • There are times when each of these is useful.
  • ### Referring to the question
  • When seeing the question is useful, separate page editing is preferable as it shows the question immediately below the answer being edited. With the inline approach the answer being edited can be arbitrarily far away from the question, separated by the other answers, requiring more scrolling to refer back to the question.
  • ### Referring to another answer
  • When seeing the other answers is useful, inline editing allows scrolling the page to refer to the other answers. Separate page editing currently only shows the answer being edited and the question - no other answers.
  • ### Choosing which compromise
  • Separate page editing is preferable when referring to the question, and inline editing is preferable when referring to another answer. Personally, I expect to need to refer to the question more often than I need to refer to the other answers. Either editing approach would be a compromise, and separate page editing is the compromise I prefer for this reason.
  • ## Avoiding compromise
  • To avoid having to choose between favouring answer edits that refer to the question and favouring answer edits that refer to other answers, the separate page edit functionality could be amended to include the other answers below the question.
  • This would then keep the question as close to the edited answer as possible, while still keeping all of the other answers available on the same page.
  • There will still be occasions when I decide to open 2 browser tabs and switch back and for between them to avoid having to scroll to refer to the question / other answers. However, for those occasions where I want to use just 1 tab for an answer edit (particularly likely on mobile), having a separate edit page that includes the question and all other answers is my preference.
  • ## I prefer separate page editing
  • In summary: my ideal outcome would be separate page editing with the other answers listed below the question, but even without that change, separate page editing is still my preference.
#4: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2022-12-18T01:48:47Z (almost 2 years ago)
Be more explicit
  • ## Editing a question
  • For a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my opinion will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer.
  • ## Editing an answer
  • When editing an answer, there are 2 aspects that influence my decision on whether to prefer inline or separate page editing:
  • - being able to see the question
  • - being able to see the other answers
  • There are times when each of these is useful.
  • ### Referring to the question
  • When seeing the question is useful, separate page editing is preferable as it shows the question immediately after the answer being edited. With the inline approach the answer being edited can be arbitrarily far away from the question, separated by the other answers, requiring more scrolling to refer back to the question.
  • ### Referring to another answer
  • When seeing the other answers is useful, inline editing would allow scrolling the page to refer to the other answers. Separate page editing currently only shows the answer being edited and the question - no other answers.
  • ### Choosing which compromise
  • Separate page editing is preferable when referring to the question, and inline editing is preferable when referring to another answer. Personally, I expect to need to refer to the question more often than I need to refer to the other answers. Either editing approach would be a compromise, and separate page editing is the compromise I prefer for this reason.
  • ## Avoiding compromise
  • To avoid having to choose between favouring answer edits that refer to the question and favouring answer edits that refer to other answers, the separate page edit functionality could be amended to include the other answers below the question.
  • This would then keep the question as close to the edited answer as possible, while still keeping all of the other answers available on the same page.
  • There will still be occasions when I decide to open 2 browser tabs and switch back and for between them to avoid having to scroll to refer to the question / other answers. However, for those occasions where I want to use just 1 tab for an answer edit (particularly likely on mobile), having a separate edit page that includes the question and all other answers is my preference.
  • ## I prefer separate page editing
  • In summary: my ideal outcome would be separate page editing with the other answers listed below the question, but even without that change, separate page editing is still my preference.
  • ## Editing a question
  • For editing a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my opinion will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer.
  • ## Editing an answer
  • When editing an answer, there are 2 aspects that influence my decision on whether to prefer inline or separate page editing:
  • - being able to see the question
  • - being able to see the other answers
  • There are times when each of these is useful.
  • ### Referring to the question
  • When seeing the question is useful, separate page editing is preferable as it shows the question immediately after the answer being edited. With the inline approach the answer being edited can be arbitrarily far away from the question, separated by the other answers, requiring more scrolling to refer back to the question.
  • ### Referring to another answer
  • When seeing the other answers is useful, inline editing would allow scrolling the page to refer to the other answers. Separate page editing currently only shows the answer being edited and the question - no other answers.
  • ### Choosing which compromise
  • Separate page editing is preferable when referring to the question, and inline editing is preferable when referring to another answer. Personally, I expect to need to refer to the question more often than I need to refer to the other answers. Either editing approach would be a compromise, and separate page editing is the compromise I prefer for this reason.
  • ## Avoiding compromise
  • To avoid having to choose between favouring answer edits that refer to the question and favouring answer edits that refer to other answers, the separate page edit functionality could be amended to include the other answers below the question.
  • This would then keep the question as close to the edited answer as possible, while still keeping all of the other answers available on the same page.
  • There will still be occasions when I decide to open 2 browser tabs and switch back and for between them to avoid having to scroll to refer to the question / other answers. However, for those occasions where I want to use just 1 tab for an answer edit (particularly likely on mobile), having a separate edit page that includes the question and all other answers is my preference.
  • ## I prefer separate page editing
  • In summary: my ideal outcome would be separate page editing with the other answers listed below the question, but even without that change, separate page editing is still my preference.
#3: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2022-12-18T01:48:16Z (almost 2 years ago)
Avoid overuse of the word "answer" in an answer about answers
  • ## Editing a question
  • For a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my answer will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer.
  • ## Editing an answer
  • When editing an answer, there are 2 aspects that influence my decision on whether to prefer inline or separate page editing:
  • - being able to see the question
  • - being able to see the other answers
  • There are times when each of these is useful.
  • ### Referring to the question
  • When seeing the question is useful, separate page editing is preferable as it shows the question immediately after the answer being edited. With the inline approach the answer being edited can be arbitrarily far away from the question, separated by the other answers, requiring more scrolling to refer back to the question.
  • ### Referring to another answer
  • When seeing the other answers is useful, inline editing would allow scrolling the page to refer to the other answers. Separate page editing currently only shows the answer being edited and the question - no other answers.
  • ### Choosing which compromise
  • Separate page editing is preferable when referring to the question, and inline editing is preferable when referring to another answer. Personally, I expect to need to refer to the question more often than I need to refer to the other answers. Either editing approach would be a compromise, and separate page editing is the compromise I prefer for this reason.
  • ## Avoiding compromise
  • To avoid having to choose between favouring answer edits that refer to the question and favouring answer edits that refer to other answers, the separate page edit functionality could be amended to include the other answers below the question.
  • This would then keep the question as close to the edited answer as possible, while still keeping all of the other answers available on the same page.
  • There will still be occasions when I decide to open 2 browser tabs and switch back and for between them to avoid having to scroll to refer to the question / other answers. However, for those occasions where I want to use just 1 tab for an answer edit (particularly likely on mobile), having a separate edit page that includes the question and all other answers is my preference.
  • ## I prefer separate page editing
  • In summary: my ideal outcome would be separate page editing with the other answers listed below the question, but even without that change, separate page editing is still my preference.
  • ## Editing a question
  • For a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my opinion will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer.
  • ## Editing an answer
  • When editing an answer, there are 2 aspects that influence my decision on whether to prefer inline or separate page editing:
  • - being able to see the question
  • - being able to see the other answers
  • There are times when each of these is useful.
  • ### Referring to the question
  • When seeing the question is useful, separate page editing is preferable as it shows the question immediately after the answer being edited. With the inline approach the answer being edited can be arbitrarily far away from the question, separated by the other answers, requiring more scrolling to refer back to the question.
  • ### Referring to another answer
  • When seeing the other answers is useful, inline editing would allow scrolling the page to refer to the other answers. Separate page editing currently only shows the answer being edited and the question - no other answers.
  • ### Choosing which compromise
  • Separate page editing is preferable when referring to the question, and inline editing is preferable when referring to another answer. Personally, I expect to need to refer to the question more often than I need to refer to the other answers. Either editing approach would be a compromise, and separate page editing is the compromise I prefer for this reason.
  • ## Avoiding compromise
  • To avoid having to choose between favouring answer edits that refer to the question and favouring answer edits that refer to other answers, the separate page edit functionality could be amended to include the other answers below the question.
  • This would then keep the question as close to the edited answer as possible, while still keeping all of the other answers available on the same page.
  • There will still be occasions when I decide to open 2 browser tabs and switch back and for between them to avoid having to scroll to refer to the question / other answers. However, for those occasions where I want to use just 1 tab for an answer edit (particularly likely on mobile), having a separate edit page that includes the question and all other answers is my preference.
  • ## I prefer separate page editing
  • In summary: my ideal outcome would be separate page editing with the other answers listed below the question, but even without that change, separate page editing is still my preference.
#2: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2022-12-18T01:46:40Z (almost 2 years ago)
Wording improvements
  • ## Editing a question
  • For a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my answer will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer.
  • ## Editing an answer
  • When editing an answer, there are 2 aspects that influence my decision on whether to prefer inline or separate page editing:
  • - being able to see the question
  • - being able to see the other answers
  • There are times when each of these is useful.
  • ### Referring to the question
  • When seeing the question is useful, the existing edit functionality on a separate page is preferable as it shows the question immediately after the answer being edited. With the inline approach the answer being edited can be arbitrarily far away from the question, requiring more scrolling to refer back to the question.
  • ### Referring to another answer
  • When seeing the other answers is useful, the proposed inline edit functionality would allow scrolling to refer to the other answers. The existing edit functionality on a separate page only shows the answer being edited and the question - no other answers.
  • ### Choosing which compromise
  • The separate page edit is preferable when referring to the question, and the inline edit is preferable when referring to another answer. Personally, I expect to need to refer to the question more often than I need to refer to the other answers. Either way would be a compromise, and the existing edit functionality is the compromise I prefer for this reason.
  • ## Avoiding compromise
  • To avoid having to choose between favouring answer edits that refer to the question and favouring answer edits that refer to other answers, the current edit functionality could be amended to include the other answers below the question.
  • This would then keep the question as close to the edited answer as possible, while still keeping all of the other answers available on the same page.
  • There will still be occasions when I decide to open 2 browser tabs and switch back and for between them to avoid having to scroll to refer to the question / other answers. However, for those occasions where I want to use just 1 tab for an answer edit, having a separate edit page that includes the question and all other answers is my preference.
  • ## Editing a question
  • For a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my answer will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer.
  • ## Editing an answer
  • When editing an answer, there are 2 aspects that influence my decision on whether to prefer inline or separate page editing:
  • - being able to see the question
  • - being able to see the other answers
  • There are times when each of these is useful.
  • ### Referring to the question
  • When seeing the question is useful, separate page editing is preferable as it shows the question immediately after the answer being edited. With the inline approach the answer being edited can be arbitrarily far away from the question, separated by the other answers, requiring more scrolling to refer back to the question.
  • ### Referring to another answer
  • When seeing the other answers is useful, inline editing would allow scrolling the page to refer to the other answers. Separate page editing currently only shows the answer being edited and the question - no other answers.
  • ### Choosing which compromise
  • Separate page editing is preferable when referring to the question, and inline editing is preferable when referring to another answer. Personally, I expect to need to refer to the question more often than I need to refer to the other answers. Either editing approach would be a compromise, and separate page editing is the compromise I prefer for this reason.
  • ## Avoiding compromise
  • To avoid having to choose between favouring answer edits that refer to the question and favouring answer edits that refer to other answers, the separate page edit functionality could be amended to include the other answers below the question.
  • This would then keep the question as close to the edited answer as possible, while still keeping all of the other answers available on the same page.
  • There will still be occasions when I decide to open 2 browser tabs and switch back and for between them to avoid having to scroll to refer to the question / other answers. However, for those occasions where I want to use just 1 tab for an answer edit (particularly likely on mobile), having a separate edit page that includes the question and all other answers is my preference.
  • ## I prefer separate page editing
  • In summary: my ideal outcome would be separate page editing with the other answers listed below the question, but even without that change, separate page editing is still my preference.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2022-12-18T01:39:15Z (almost 2 years ago) 
## Editing a question
For a question, I see no particular advantage to either approach, so my answer will be motivated by the advantages and disadvantages when editing an answer.

## Editing an answer
When editing an answer, there are 2 aspects that influence my decision on whether to prefer inline or separate page editing:

- being able to see the question
- being able to see the other answers

There are times when each of these is useful.

### Referring to the question
When seeing the question is useful, the existing edit functionality on a separate page is preferable as it shows the question immediately after the answer being edited. With the inline approach the answer being edited can be arbitrarily far away from the question, requiring more scrolling to refer back to the question.

### Referring to another answer
When seeing the other answers is useful, the proposed inline edit functionality would allow scrolling to refer to the other answers. The existing edit functionality on a separate page only shows the answer being edited and the question - no other answers.

### Choosing which compromise
The separate page edit is preferable when referring to the question, and the inline edit is preferable when referring to another answer. Personally, I expect to need to refer to the question more often than I need to refer to the other answers. Either way would be a compromise, and the existing edit functionality is the compromise I prefer for this reason.

## Avoiding compromise
To avoid having to choose between favouring answer edits that refer to the question and favouring answer edits that refer to other answers, the current edit functionality could be amended to include the other answers below the question.

This would then keep the question as close to the edited answer as possible, while still keeping all of the other answers available on the same page.

There will still be occasions when I decide to open 2 browser tabs and switch back and for between them to avoid having to scroll to refer to the question / other answers. However, for those occasions where I want to use just 1 tab for an answer edit, having a separate edit page that includes the question and all other answers is my preference.