Editing in English and French

# Part 6 — Editing in English and French

## 6.1 The Bilingual Editor

Throughout the platform — research summaries, story chapters, delivery items — content is editable in two languages at once. The editor has:

- A **Language tab bar** at the top (English / Français) with a small amber dot indicating an unsaved draft
- A **large text area** where you can edit freely
- A **Footer** with three actions:
  - **Save** (writes the edit to the server)
  - **Cancel / Discard draft** (clears the local draft)
  - **✦ Request revision** (asks the AI to rewrite this language with specific instructions)

A small **"Unsaved draft restored"** banner appears at the top of the pane if you closed the tab earlier and reopened it — your work is safe.

> **EN and FR are fully independent.** Saving the English version doesn't change the French. Each language is stored at its own language‑scoped path on the server.

## 6.2 Asking for a revision

Click **✦ Request revision** to open the **Revision request** modal. You'll see:

1. **Language** — defaults to the tab you were editing
2. **Instructions** — a free‑form text box. Be specific:
   - *"Soften the tone in the second paragraph."*
   - *"Replace the reference to the divorce with a more neutral mention of the family transition."*
   - *"Make the closing line warmer."*
3. **Stages** to apply the revision to (research, story, media, delivery)
4. **Submit**

The revision is queued. When it lands, you'll see it in the **Revision history** panel below the editor, with a "Show diff" toggle that highlights what changed.

## 6.3 Revision history

Each project has a **Revision history** panel showing every edit — manual and AI — with:

- **Timestamp**
- **Language badge** (EN / FR)
- **Stage badge** (research / story / media / delivery)
- **Kind** — *AI revision* or *Manual edit*
- **Status** — pending / running / complete / error
- A **"Show diff"** toggle that reveals the *before* and *after* text side‑by‑side

You can filter by language with the **All / EN / FR** tabs in the top‑right of the panel.

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