[Bugs] #1358 UNSP: Changes to a Journal entries metadata are wiped if edited while Activity entry is currently instantiated

[Sugar Labs Bugs]

#1358: Changes to a Journal entries metadata are wiped if edited while Activity
entry is currently instantiated
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    Reporter:  garycmartin                |          Owner:  alsroot                    
        Type:  defect                     |         Status:  new                        
    Priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer  |      Milestone:  Unspecified by Release Team
   Component:  journal                    |        Version:  0.82.x                     
    Severity:  Major                      |       Keywords:                             
Distribution:  Unspecified                |   Status_field:  Unconfirmed                
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 Ouch a nasty one, tested on 0.82, 0.84, 0.86...

 If you use the Journal to edit ANY of the metadata (favourite star state,
 title, description, tags, while that activity entry is running, switching
 focus to that activity and back to the Journal will wipe all your changes.

 How to reproduce:

 1) Start a new Activity from the home fav view (e.g Browse)
 2) Switch to Journal
 3) Favourite star it, edit the title, in detail view add description
 and/or tags
 4) Switch back to Journal list view (i.e don't leave in Journal details
 view)
 5) Switch to Activity instance
 6) Switch back to Journal view
 7) Note that all previous Journal metadata details are wiped/reset

 The activity does not need to be new, it can be a resumed instance. You
 can leave the Journal view in a details view but you hit another bug in
 that the view is not refreshed with the wiped metadata, so it look like it
 remembers, but when you revisit later it was indeed wiped.

 This issue prevents the workflow where you switch to the Journal to add
 tags or a descriptions to Activities you have open for reference (say
 you're trying to work out a nice description for two homework essays, or
 clearly tag them).

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1358>
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