If the form is stopped from submitting, please have an error message indicating item(s) couldn't be saved and give users the opportunity to correct the errors and re-save. The editor fails silently now and having another silent fail would not be helpful.
I am also not a fan of the "Apply" button, from the standpoint of time. With the work I personally do, it isn't an issue one way or the other; but, I can see where someone actively cataloging would not want to have to take time to apply each attribute they edit.
If the form is stopped from submitting, please have an error message indicating item(s) couldn't be saved and give users the opportunity to correct the errors and re-save. The editor fails silently now and having another silent fail would not be helpful.
I am also not a fan of the "Apply" button, from the standpoint of time. With the work I personally do, it isn't an issue one way or the other; but, I can see where someone actively cataloging would not want to have to take time to apply each attribute they edit.