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#chrome, #desktop, #editor, #links, #macos, #modal

In the editor, link existing text to an existing post.

: Highlight the text to link.

: Head over to the link button in the editor toolbar.

: Click the link icon.

: I often accidentally start my search in the URL field at the top. Instead, go down to the Search field and type in the beginning of the title of the post we want to link.

: Click the first result.

: Click Add Link

: Link made. Click the link to bring up the inline link toolbar and verify the link.

: Done.

#chrome, #desktop, #editor, #links, #macos, #modal

Here are two cool things that recently landed in trunk and are available right now in the nightly build. Install the nightly. Try them.

Inline Link Toolbar

Being able to visit links straight from the editor means no more copy paste into the browser’s location bar. Nice. Also nice is being able to see the link without popping up the link modal.

One time I tapped X thinking it would dismiss the toolbar.

To test, visit the editor and click/tap into a link. The link toolbar will appear. If it does not, try forcing a browser refresh (Shift+Reload in Chrome on Mac OS). Provide feedack on #32604 or in #core-customize or in reply to this post. Check out this make/flow post for more visuals.

Press This split button

Draft, preview, and standard editor are now in a split button with Publish.

To test, go to the Tools menu and check out the Press This section at the top. Provide feedback on #32757 or in #core-pressthis or in reply to this post.

#4-3, #editor, #link-toolbar, #links, #press-this, #today-in-the-nightly, #visual-comparison

With 4.3-alpha-32949. For #32604.

Being able to visit links from within the editor means no more cut-and-paste. Love it. Seeing the link without having to pop up the modal is also nice.

Mac and chrome:

iPhone 6+:

: One time I tapped X thinking it would dismiss the toolbar.

: Toolbar doesn’t go away when modal displays.

#32604, #4-3, #beta, #chrome, #editor, #ios, #link-toolbar, #links, #macos, #safari, #visual-survey, #web

The media modal, attachment details modal, and link modal all have scrolling problems on mobile/touch devices. The page beneath them scrolls, resulting in stacked scrolling and a bad experience.

Nexus 5 Media Modal: