Thank you for raising this issue. While we can see how this feature would be useful, we have no plans to implement it in the foreseeable future. In order to set expectations, we're closing this request now.

Thanks again for your idea.

Bill Arconati,
Confluence Group Product Manager

As a kind of workaround, if you take a look at CONF-5913, a user submitted a bookmarklet that you can keep in your browser toolbar that is an "Edit button" that's always visible. Additionally he submitted a Browser User Script that allows you to highlight text on a page and then click the button and it will scroll to the section to edit (ala sectional editing).

I've combined issues: CONF-5913,CONF-3094,CONF-3872,CONF-2761,CONF-1611,CONF-825,CONF-4936,CONF-4812,CONF-4911,CONF-5063,CONF-3395

Which have a total of 0+0+0+0+5+1+0+9+17+0+0 = 32 votes (+ the original 11 issue starters)

So that we can all start voting for essentially the same features in one place (either at CONF-5913 which I put together to amalgamate these requests, or CONF-2761 since it's doing so well already with 17 votes)

Especially if that link could "float" above the preview so as you scroll down it's always there. A bit like those things you see on, erm..., GeoCities? (can't remember)

If it floated, then wherever you are you have a handy link to immediately jump to the edit section (a link to the top of the page would also be useful)