Re: Possible bug: Got timed out --lost changes to file

On Tue, Aug 07, 2007 at 07:44:56AM +0300, Janne Jalkanen wrote:
>>   a. a longer default timeout means the page remains locked on users
>>      who've abandoned an edit session. For quiet wikis this is probably
>>      not an issue, more so on busy ones
>
> Nnno.  The edit lock timeout and the session timeout are two different 
> things.
>
>>   b. let's say we set the default timeout at an hour. Anyone who has
>>      actually been editing for an hour could lose a substantial
>>      investment, the longer the timeout, the longer the investment.
>>      One might remember that this thread began on Claudia's two hour
>>      edit session, a substantial investment of time. But I'd likewise
>>      not want to set the default timeout that long.
>
> True.  But if you make it, say, eight hours...
>
>> So yes, increase the default timeout but I think documenting the
>> ability to refresh the edit session from the browser is probably
>> also a good idea. And also, yes, updating the FAQ.
>
> This I completely agree with...
>
> (BTW, a side effect of having an AJAX autosaver would be that it would keep 
> the session refreshed.  So you could leave it open all night...)
What about a AJAX heartbeat have the edit timer set to something low but 
reasonable like 30 min, but it only starts counting when there hasn't been any 
activity on the edit (captured key movements, preview's etc)

>
> /Janne
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