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New Editor by default?

I've been a using the new editor, and I think it's a big improvement over the old one. Is there a way I can use it by default? Yes I know it is but one click from the old editor, but by nature I'm a very energy consumption conscious person (aka lazy), and I'd prefer not to expend that 0.25 food calorie on clicking the "try New Editor" button. So how can I reduce global warming and use it by default?

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Mar 30, 2008. 11:25 AMwhatsisface says:
Well for a start, the new and old editors use different URL's, the new one's is :
http://www.instructables.com/id/edit

and the old one's is:

http://www.instructables.com/edit/new?type=instructable
Mar 30, 2008. 3:02 PMLabot2001 says:
Bookmark it =]
Mar 30, 2008. 11:46 AMwhatsisface says:
I just wrote a really simple GM script, all it does is redirects the old editor to the new one, no clicks involved ;-)
Mar 30, 2008. 2:02 PMLabot2001 says:
How do scripts work?

n00bish puppy eyes
Mar 30, 2008. 11:49 AMwhatsisface says:
Mar 30, 2008. 5:05 PMzachninme says:
This will work nicer:
window.location = window.location.replace("edit/", "id/edit")
Mar 30, 2008. 1:50 PMGoodhart says:
I get the following every time I click on the New Editor link:

ERROR 500: java.lang.NullPointerException

Exception

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.instructables.webapp.instructable.LockingEditInstructableAction.prepare(LockingEditInstructableAction.java:68)
at com.instructables.servlet.ActionServlet.prepare(ActionServlet.java:180)
at com.instructables.servlet.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:273)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:115)
at com.instructables.servlet.InstructHttpServlet.service(InstructHttpServlet.java:46)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:92)
at com.caucho.server.dispatch.ServletFilterChain.doFilter(ServletFilterChain.java:106)
at com.instructables.filter.SecurityFilter.doFilter(SecurityFilter.java:169)
at com.caucho.server.dispatch.FilterFilterChain.doFilter(FilterFilterChain.java:70)
at com.instructables.filter.HibernateSessionRequestFilter.doFilter(HibernateSessionRequestFilter.java:71)
at com.caucho.server.dispatch.FilterFilterChain.doFilter(FilterFilterChain.java:70)
at com.caucho.server.webapp.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:173)
at com.caucho.server.dispatch.ServletInvocation.service(ServletInvocation.java:229)
at com.caucho.server.http.HttpRequest.handleRequest(HttpRequest.java:274)
at com.caucho.server.port.TcpConnection.run(TcpConnection.java:511)
at com.caucho.util.ThreadPool.runTasks(ThreadPool.java:520)
at com.caucho.util.ThreadPool.run(ThreadPool.java:442)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Mar 30, 2008. 11:36 AMFirebert010 says:
I've looked for an option, but there doesn't appear to be any. I'm sure once it gets the attention of the admins they will make it an option.

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