Minor UI bug on admin panel / themes editing pages

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Minor UI Bug in Admin Panel/Themes Editing Pages

Ritchie reports a bug in the admin panel when customizing themes. After navigating to Admin > Customize > Themes > Light > Edit CSS/HTML and clicking inside a text box, the user is prompted to save or discard changes even if no changes were made. This issue might be specific to users who have previously edited the defaults, as indicated by the active “Save” button.

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I’m currently just seven commits behind latest on 2.9.0.beta3 ( 98f3349c31 )

A new bug has appeared when customising themes via admin control panel (I’m almost sure it didn’t used to do this last month) whereby I am being prompted to save or discard my changes even when I have no made any changes.

Steps to repro:

  1. Go to Admin > Customize > Themes > Light > Edit CSS/HTML
  2. Click on any tab, in this example, the Body tab
  3. Click inside the text box to place the cursor - as if you were about to add/edit something:

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  1. Click on the word Light (as if about to switch themes and edit a different one):

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  • Expected behaviour:
    – I have not made any changes so I should be returned to the previous /admin/customize/themes/2 page

  • Actual behaviour:
    – I am prompted and asked if I want stay or discard my changes and move on (but I have made no changes):

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I’ve done some further testing, this might only be an issue if you have edited the defaults previously.

For example:

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The blue Save button at the bottom appears to become immediately active, again though I have made no changes.

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