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Public bug reported:

While helping a new user, it was brought to my attention that when you
open the scripts window, it saves whatever script was last selected. To
test, you can make 2 simple scripts in an empty profile.

Script one, named "Fizz", just does send("Fizz")
Script two, named "Buzz", just does send("Buzz")

If you then click on Fizz, close the script window, and reopen it, it
will send "Fizz". Click on Buzz and it will send "Fizz" again, as
expected (because it saved the Fizz script, which executes it). If you
close the script window while Buzz is selected, it does not send "Buzz"
but does send it when you reopen the script window.

Saving the script object when the window opens is unexpected behaviour.
It would make sense to either save it when you close the window, or to
not save it at all (provide a way out without saving).  But saving when
you open the window could easily lead to unintended consequences,
especially if the user is unaware that this happens.  I'm an advanced
Mudlet user who's been using it since the very beginning and just found
out about the behaviour, so it seems likely most others are unaware of
this as well.

Tested using Mudlet-2.1 and Ubuntu 11.04 32bit with PAE.

** Affects: mudlet
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189660

Title:
  Mudlet saves scripts on script window open, not on close

Status in Mudlet the MUD client:
  New

Bug description:
  While helping a new user, it was brought to my attention that when you
  open the scripts window, it saves whatever script was last selected.
  To test, you can make 2 simple scripts in an empty profile.

  Script one, named "Fizz", just does send("Fizz")
  Script two, named "Buzz", just does send("Buzz")

  If you then click on Fizz, close the script window, and reopen it, it
  will send "Fizz". Click on Buzz and it will send "Fizz" again, as
  expected (because it saved the Fizz script, which executes it). If you
  close the script window while Buzz is selected, it does not send
  "Buzz" but does send it when you reopen the script window.

  Saving the script object when the window opens is unexpected
  behaviour. It would make sense to either save it when you close the
  window, or to not save it at all (provide a way out without saving).
  But saving when you open the window could easily lead to unintended
  consequences, especially if the user is unaware that this happens.
  I'm an advanced Mudlet user who's been using it since the very
  beginning and just found out about the behaviour, so it seems likely
  most others are unaware of this as well.

  Tested using Mudlet-2.1 and Ubuntu 11.04 32bit with PAE.

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