Widget sidebar dropdown should automatically change

[filosofo]

The sidebar drop-down list for the admin widgets page should automatically switch to the selected sidebar, as it's tedious to have to select the sidebar, then press "go."

My patch adds one line of JavaScript to the common admin js file, a line which automatically submits any dropdowns with the class of 'auto-submit', so the same automatic submission can be used anywhere in admin.

[bryan868]

+1 for this!

[bryan868]

FYI: This fix needs to be updated for RC2

[filosofo]

I've refreshed the patch for trunk. The lack of this feature--i.e. the fact that you have to select the sidebar, then click "Show"--was something one of the guests on the WordPress Weekly podcast was just complaining about last week, and I've seen others mention it as well.

Besides, the nifty thing is that because it's based on a drop-down having a certain class, it can be used elsewhere in the admin.

[filosofo]

The auto_submit_management.diff patch shows how a simple change--just adding the "auto-submit" class--can make for a better user experience. Try the drop-downs on the post and link management pages after applying the patches, to see what I mean.

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

marking as fixed with #9511