[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20692: Handle unsaved changes in the customizer

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#20692: Handle unsaved changes in the customizer
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 Reporter:  koopersmith  |       Owner:  helenyhou
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  3.4
Component:  Appearance   |     Version:  3.4
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch    |
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Comment (by westonruter):

 For the Widgets UI Refresh feature-as-plugin effort, a user test was put
 together to test integration with the Customizer. In the video at ~7:30
 in, after the user had made changes to the controls and previewed them, he
 navigated away from the page. He forgot to hit Save & Publish, or didn't
 notice it there, and so he lost all of his changes. See the video here:
 http://make.wordpress.org/ui/2013/09/18/widgets-sept-16-chat-
 notes/#comment-23907

 So if the dialog is out of the question, perhaps the Save & Publish button
 needs some more prominent styling when it transitions from its disabled to
 enabled state? Maybe an animated box-shadow or something to really get the
 user's attention?

 /cc @helenyhou @jane

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