"Done Editing" Potential Bug

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   Jeremy Gillposted 5 years ago

   For a hub I haven't yet published, I've noticed that clicking the "done editing" button doesn't seem to work. Other capsules work fine, and I exited and reopened the hub, but the issue persists.
   
   Hmm, anyone else having a similar problem?

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      Nell Roseposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Hiya, I just went into edit mode on a hub to check, and yes you are right! Its not just you! So this is the best place for Hubstaff to check it. Don't worry, its obviously a glitch.

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      Matt Wellsposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for reporting this issue! Clicking "Publish Now" and "Done Editing" does work, it just does not give confirmation. I'll report this to the engineers to take a look.

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         Nell Roseposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks Matt

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         Jeremy Gillposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Appreciate it!

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   lobobrandonposted 5 years ago

   Done Editing is a useless button because any chances you make to a capsule are live the minute you hit save on the capsule. Just so you guys know if you don't already.

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      paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Yep, you are right. That button is a placebo. Even when we don't click it, we are still ratted out to be reviewed. I know, I tried.

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         lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Damn. At least I'm not the only one who thought he was being smart

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            paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            If memory serves, it did work at first, but HP caught on. I'm pretty sure they watch me like a hawk ever since years ago when I figured out how to post on closed threads (they fixed that as well).

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               lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

               But now that they can't see you, isn't it different? They can't watch you when they can't see you.

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                  paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                  I really do miss the good 'ol days.

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      Eurofileposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      By trial and error I had noticed that saving a capsule does what it says, making 'done editting' an additional safeguard. It's useful to know for sure, for the times I forget the 'done editting' button when I'm in a hurry to move on.
      My worst experiences have been when I am in the middle of a lengthy capsule and suddenly the Hub Pages site stops responding. That's when I lose anything that hasn't been saved. Now I try to save at the end of each paragraph to avoid rewriting.

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         lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Yup, when I write here, I save after every paragraph too. I've had instances where I lost stuff.

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   psycheskinnerposted 5 years ago

   Is that true?  Because that might also be a bug too.

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      lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      It's true and if it's a bug, it's there for years now. If you look at some HP tutorial hubs around here you will see that people say you should hide a text capsule while working on it if the hub is already published etc, so that current viewers don't see a work in progress.

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         Eurofileposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         I haven't been around long enough to review any of my hubs yet. But when I do, how do I go about hiding capsules I am working on?

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            lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            I copy the content into a new capsule and hit the hide capsule option.

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               Eurofileposted 5 years agoin reply to this

               Thanks. I will try to remember to do that. There's so much to learn on this site.

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                  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                  It's not the most important point to remember though:) so don't worry too much about it

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   Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

   To be technically accurate you click the box after "Don't display this capsule:" if you what to edit in stealth mode.

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      Eurofileposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks that's useful to know. When the time comes to review my articles, I would prefer to work out of view, as I am bound to make mistakes. My fear is somehow losing a whole article sometime.

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