Index: wp-includes/js/autosave.js
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/js/autosave.js	(revision 6954)
+++ wp-includes/js/autosave.js	(working copy)
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
 	jQuery("#post #submit").click(function() { jQuery.cancel(autosavePeriodical); });
 	jQuery("#post #publish").click(function() { jQuery.cancel(autosavePeriodical); });
 	jQuery("#post #deletepost").click(function() { jQuery.cancel(autosavePeriodical); });
+
+	// Autosave early on for a new post
+	jQuery("#content").keypress(function() {
+		if ( 1 === ( jQuery(this).val().length % 15 ) && 1 > parseInt(jQuery("#post_ID").val(),10) )
+			setTimeout(autosave, 5000);
+	});
 }
 addLoadEvent(autosave_start_timer)
 
@@ -132,6 +138,8 @@
 	} 
 	
 	post_data["content"] = jQuery("#content").val();
+	if ( jQuery('#post_name').val() )
+		post_data["post_name"] = jQuery('#post_name').val();
 
 	if(post_data["post_title"].length==0 || post_data["content"].length==0 || post_data["post_title"] + post_data["content"] == autosaveLast) {
 		return;
Index: wp-includes/link-template.php
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/link-template.php	(revision 6954)
+++ wp-includes/link-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 	if ( empty($post->ID) ) return FALSE;
 
 	if ( $post->post_type == 'page' )
-		return get_page_link($post->ID);
+		return get_page_link($post->ID, $leavename);
 	elseif ($post->post_type == 'attachment')
 		return get_attachment_link($post->ID);
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 }
 
 // Respects page_on_front.  Use this one.
-function get_page_link($id = false) {
+function get_page_link($id = false, $leavename = false) {
 	global $post;
 
 	$id = (int) $id;
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@
 	if ( 'page' == get_option('show_on_front') && $id == get_option('page_on_front') )
 		$link = get_option('home');
 	else
-		$link = _get_page_link( $id );
+		$link = _get_page_link( $id , $leavename );
 
 	return apply_filters('page_link', $link, $id);
 }
 
 // Ignores page_on_front.  Internal use only.
-function _get_page_link( $id = false ) {
+function _get_page_link( $id = false, $leavename = false ) {
 	global $post, $wp_rewrite;
 
 	if ( !$id )
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
 	if ( '' != $pagestruct && isset($post->post_status) && 'draft' != $post->post_status ) {
 		$link = get_page_uri($id);
-		$link = str_replace('%pagename%', $link, $pagestruct);
+		$link = ( $leavename ) ? $pagestruct : str_replace('%pagename%', $link, $pagestruct);
 		$link = get_option('home') . "/$link";
 		$link = user_trailingslashit($link, 'page');
 	} else {
Index: wp-includes/script-loader.php
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/script-loader.php	(revision 6954)
+++ wp-includes/script-loader.php	(working copy)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 		$this->add( 'autosave', '/wp-includes/js/autosave.js', array('jquery', 'schedule'), '20080221');
 		$this->localize( 'autosave', 'autosaveL10n', array(
-			'autosaveInterval' => apply_filters('autosave_interval', '120'),
+			'autosaveInterval' => apply_filters('autosave_interval', '60'),
 			'errorText' => __('Error: %response%'),
 			'failText' => __('Error: Autosave Failed.'),
 			'previewPageText' => __('Preview this Page'),
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 				'save' => __('Save'),
 				'cancel' => __('Cancel'),
 			) );
-			$this->add( 'post', '/wp-admin/js/post.js', array('suggest', 'jquery-ui-tabs', 'wp-lists', 'postbox', 'slug'), '20080128' );
+			$this->add( 'post', '/wp-admin/js/post.js', array('suggest', 'jquery-ui-tabs', 'wp-lists', 'postbox', 'slug'), '20080221' );
 			$this->localize( 'post', 'postL10n', array(
 				'tagsUsed' =>  __('Tags used on this post:'),
 				'add' => attribute_escape(__('Add')),
Index: wp-admin/includes/post.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/includes/post.php	(revision 6954)
+++ wp-admin/includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
 function get_sample_permalink_html($id, $new_slug=null) {
 	$post = &get_post($id);
 	list($permalink, $post_name) = get_sample_permalink($post->ID, $new_slug);
-	if (false === strpos($permalink, '%postname%')) {
+	if (false === strpos($permalink, '%postname%') && false === strpos($permalink, '%pagename%')) {
 		return '';
 	}
 	$title = __('Click to edit this part of the permalink');
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
 		$post_name_abridged = $post_name;
 	}
 	$post_name_html = '<span id="editable-post-name" title="'.$title.'">'.$post_name_abridged.'</span><span id="editable-post-name-full">'.$post_name.'</span>';
-	$display_link = str_replace('%postname%', $post_name_html, $permalink);
+	$display_link = str_replace(array('%pagename%','%postname%'), $post_name_html, $permalink);
 	$return = '<strong>' . __('Permalink:') . "</strong>\n" . '<span id="sample-permalink">' . $display_link . "</span>\n";
 	$return .= '<span id="edit-slug-buttons"><a href="#post_name" class="edit-slug" onclick="edit_permalink(' . $id . '); return false;">' . __('Edit') . "</a></span>\n";
 	return $return;
Index: wp-admin/js/post.js
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/js/post.js	(revision 6954)
+++ wp-admin/js/post.js	(working copy)
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 
 	// Editable slugs
 	make_slugedit_clickable();
+	
+	// hide advanced slug field
+	jQuery('#pageslugdiv').hide();
+	jQuery('#slugdiv').hide();
 
 	jQuery('#tags-input').hide();
 	tag_update_quickclicks();
Index: wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/edit-page-form.php	(revision 6954)
+++ wp-admin/edit-page-form.php	(working copy)
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@
 <h3><?php _e('Title') ?></h3>
 <div class="inside">
   <input type="text" name="post_title" size="30" tabindex="1" value="<?php echo attribute_escape( $post->post_title ); ?>" id="title" />
+<?php $sample_permalink_html = get_sample_permalink_html($post->ID); ?>
+	<div id="edit-slug-box">
+<?php if ( ! empty($post->ID) && ! empty($sample_permalink_html) ) : 
+	echo $sample_permalink_html;
+endif; ?>
+	</div>
 </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@
 <?php wp_nonce_field( 'autosave', 'autosavenonce', false ); ?>
 <?php wp_nonce_field( 'closedpostboxes', 'closedpostboxesnonce', false ); ?>
 <?php wp_nonce_field( 'getpermalink', 'getpermalinknonce', false ); ?>
+<?php wp_nonce_field( 'samplepermalink', 'samplepermalinknonce', false ); ?>
 </div>
 
 <div class="submitbox" id="submitpage">
Index: wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php	(revision 6954)
+++ wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php	(working copy)
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
 <?php the_editor($post->post_content); ?>
 <?php wp_nonce_field( 'autosave', 'autosavenonce', false ); ?>
 <?php wp_nonce_field( 'closedpostboxes', 'closedpostboxesnonce', false ); ?>
+<?php wp_nonce_field( 'getpermalink', 'getpermalinknonce', false ); ?>
 <?php wp_nonce_field( 'samplepermalink', 'samplepermalinknonce', false ); ?>
-<?php wp_nonce_field( 'getpermalink', 'getpermalinknonce', false ); ?>
 </div>
 
 <?php echo $form_pingback ?>