moonlightingstudent

No problem here. I’m guessing a few people are learning details about changes in 2.5 (I know of at least one for sure).

This thread is an interesting example of innovation in 2.5. I used to use the “Save and Continue” button but knowing the autosave had my back, I mostly used it to save and stay in the post editor. The single save button that keeps you in the editor is an improvement. @Ottom42 Thanks for clarifying that.

However, I noticed that Save no longer returns you to the public view of the post after you enter the editor via the “Edit” button on the post itself. If that is true, that’s a bummer. (Just tested and noticed an option to “go back” instead of auto redirection…that is easy to live with).

Seeing how Publish is on the right still, I don’t actually miss the other post attributes cluttering up the right side of the screen like my first impression led me to feel.

@jackuul – You aren’t alone. I agree with everything you said 100%.

I almost feel like I’ve lost a old friend. This new interface has me regretting the move to 2.5 (the first time I’ve every felt this way) and has me seriously thinking about downgrading.

It is difficult to please everybody I realize. This is a real bummer.

Some of the UI changes are ok, but I agree the editing…which is of particular importance for an application that is all about writing…is sadly lacking compared to the previous version. Adding images is clumsy and painful whereas it used to be just clumsy.

And I have to agree about putting some of the functionality on the side. The scrolling is a bit excessive and the use of space poor. Who works on an 800 x 600 window these days?

Please WordPress developers…help us out.

Perhaps I can be clearer about what I’m trying to do.

I’m looking for the ability to upload an image and create a link to that image in a post that looks like this:

<a href="/path/to/picture.jpg" class="thickbox">Something witty<a>

Is there a way to do this or is editing the html my only option?

At this point, I’m thinking the same. Though I’ve already upgraded which complicates it a bit.

While entering my first post with 2.5 I encountered a number of errors I’ve never seen. Maybe I’m just feeling a little bitter right now, but you might think about keeping your hat on.

Hoping he’s wrong…
~spike