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Most themes, if not all the commonly used ones, can handle blocks on either side, and there is no way to see the preview without saving and seeing the results on the site. The preview tab is unnecessary.
Comment | File | Size | Author |
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block.nopreview.diff | 8.86 KB | drumm | |
Comments
Comment #1
Gábor HojtsyIt is needed if you have block which:
In these cases, blocks might be missing in the actual view, but they are present in the preview. So if you need to see the block placement with all blocks, then it is the only option.
Comment #2
Dries CreditAttribution: Dries commentedI have no strong feelings about this patch -- to be honest, I haven't used the block preview once in the past two years.
Goba appears to thumb this down, while drumm (obviously) thumbs this up. What do the others think? Without additional feedback, I'm going to mark this 'postponed'.
Comment #3
Gábor HojtsyTo be honest I don't need the preview, I just pointed out possible use cases when it might be useful for someone.
Comment #4
Morbus Iff+1 for removal.
Comment #5
njivy CreditAttribution: njivy commented+1 for removal
Comment #6
Bèr Kessels CreditAttribution: Bèr Kessels commented+1 for removal :)
Comment #7
Dries CreditAttribution: Dries commentedCommitted to HEAD. Thanks. :)
Comment #8
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