Problem/Motivation
While there is no way through the core UI (unless #1776796: Provide a better UX for creating, editing & managing draft revisions. lands) to produce a revision that is more recent than the current node revision, it is possible to do through code, and contrib will certainly do this as workflow modules start to appear for Drupal 8.
The current revision overview form makes little sense to 'Revert' to a newer version. Rather, it seems preferable to change the text for revisions that are more recent than the current version (tentatively 'Set current').
Making this change in the node module will save contrib from having to alter the text of these buttons (which is a non-trivial task, given the way the page currently works).
Proposed resolution
Update the node revision overview page accordingly, and also the confirm revert form.
Remaining tasks
User interface changes
also, the confirm form will read
'Are you sure you want to set the current version to %revision-date?'
API changes
None.
Beta phase evaluation
| Issue category | Task because it will allow contrib to provide forward-revisioning of nodes |
|---|---|
| Issue priority | Not critical |
| Prioritized changes | The main goal of this issue is usability and DX |