MediaWiki:Common.js

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/* Any JavaScript here will be loaded for all users on every page load. */
 
function addForceSummary()
{
    if(/\?title=Talk:/.test(window.location.href)) return; // Don't force a summary for a Talk page
    if(/\?title=User_talk:/.test(window.location.href)) return; // Don't force a summary for a User discussion page
    if(!/&action=edit/.test(window.location.href) && !/&action=submit/.test(window.location.href)) return;
    if(/&section=new/.test(window.location.href)) return;
    if(!document.forms.editform) return;
    document.forms.editform.wpSave.onclick = forceSummary;
    // The second invocation of this will cause extra annoyance if there is no edit summary present. If there *is* an edit summary, the dialog box will not appear.
    //document.forms.editform.wpSave.onfocus = forceSummary;
}
 
function forceSummary()
{
    if(!document.forms.editform.wpSummary.value.replace(/^(?:\/\\*.*\\*\/)? *(.*) *$/,'$1'))
    {
        alert('Please enter an edit summary before saving the page!');
        document.getElementById('wpSummaryLabel').style.color = "#FF0000";
        document.getElementById('wpSummary').style.backgroundColor = "#FFCCCC";
        document.getElementById('wpSummary').focus();
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}
 
addOnloadHook(addForceSummary);