* Allow editing a page and deleting all content, while still disallowing

creating a new page that's entirely empty.

IkiWiki/CGI.pm

@@ -310,9 +310,6 @@ sub cgi_editpage ($$) { #{{{
 		fields => \@fields,
 		charset => "utf-8",
 		method => 'POST',
-		validate => {
-			editcontent => '/.+/',
-		},
 		required => [qw{editcontent}],
 		javascript => 0,
 		params => $q,
@@ -356,6 +353,7 @@ sub cgi_editpage ($$) { #{{{
 			$form->field(name => "rcsinfo",
 				value => rcs_prepedit($file), force => 1);
 		}
+		$form->field(name => "editcontent", validate => '/.*/');
 	}
 	else {
 		$type=$form->param('type');
@@ -371,6 +369,7 @@ sub cgi_editpage ($$) { #{{{
 		if (! $form->submitted) {
 			$form->field(name => "rcsinfo", value => "", force => 1);
 		}
+		$form->field(name => "editcontent", validate => '/.+/');
 	}
 
 	$form->field(name => "do", type => 'hidden');

debian/changelog

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ ikiwiki (2.16) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Use a div in the note template rather than a span.
   * shortcut: Expand %S to the raw input text, not url-encoded.
   * Don't increment feed numbers when an inline has no feeds. (Nis Martensen)
+  * Allow editing a page and deleting all content, while still disallowing
+    creating a new page that's entirely empty.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:47:36 -0500
 

doc/bugs/Can__39__t_deplete_page__63__.mdwn

@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ On web-editing I erased all the text, entered a change notice and selected
 *Save Page*.
 I was, however, thrown back to the web-editing frame, with the old text in it
 restored, instead of the page being cleared.
+
+>> [[done]] --[[Joey]]