You highlighted twelve paragraphs. You wrote twelve instructions. Now you do not want to click "apply" twelve times while your data connection flickers and autosave fights the AI stream.
That is what Fix all is for.
Fix all is the batch runner for the Correct with AI queue in Roylithia Scribe. You collect edits while you read. You run them in one controlled sequence when you are ready. This post explains how that batch pass works, why the save order matters, and how to avoid the errors that waste your evening.
If you are new to selection editing, read Correct with AI: the academic editing guide first.
Queue first, run later
The Correct with AI modal lets you Add to queue without immediately calling the AI.
That small design choice changes how you work.
Instead of:
- Select → edit → accept → repeat in a panic
You can:
- Read the full chapter once
- Queue every paragraph that needs help
- Review the list like a to-do sheet
- Run Fix all once
Supervisors often leave comments across an entire chapter. Queueing matches that reality.
Supervisor tip: Students who fix comments in random order often break cross-references. Queue by section, then run one batch.
What is inside the queue
Each queue item stores:
- The selected excerpt
- Your instruction
- Anchor data tied to document position
- A snapshot of document markdown at queue time as fallback
When Fix all starts, the system recomputes offsets from the latest canonical markdown. It does not blindly trust old TipTap positions if the document shifted slightly.
That is why you should queue from stable paragraphs, not text you are still actively rewriting.
The Fix all sequence
Here is the real order of operations when you click Fix all:
1. Autosave lock engages
While Fix all or any single AI edit stream is running, autosave receives an aiEditLocked flag. Periodic background saves pause.
This prevents the database updatedAt timestamp from changing mid-stream, which would cause version conflicts.
2. Canonical markdown is flushed and saved
The editor exports live markdown from TipTap. If it differs from what was last saved, Roylithia Scribe persists it before the first AI request.
This step is non-negotiable. Anchors are computed against server markdown. If the editor and database disagree, you get stale selection errors.
The shared helper persistBeforeAiEdit handles flush and save-if-dirty in journal and similar workspaces. Lecture notes and textbook chapters follow the same idea with workspace-specific wiring.
3. Items run one by one
Fix all is sequential, not parallel. Item 1 streams to completion. Then item 2. Then item 3.
Why sequential? Each successful edit changes document length and offsets. Running fifty edits at once would scramble anchors.
For long queues, go make tea. Watch the progress UI. Do not edit the same chapter in another tab.
4. Final save and unlock
After the last item, the workspace saves the final markdown. Autosave unlocks. The editor remounts or resyncs in lecture, journal, and textbook patterns so TipTap matches the server.
Read the chapter once before you tell your supervisor you are done.
Roylithia note: Completed items stay saved even if a later item fails. Check the queue notices and only retry failed entries.
Fix all across workspaces
Project workspace
Thesis and final year project chapters support Fix all through the project viewer. Because projects use read and edit modes with undo snapshots, treat large batches as a deliberate action.
If you are fixing language on Chapter Two, queue by heading. Run Fix all. Then re-read theme sentences to ensure the literature review still flows toward your gap.
Structural rejection reasons are in why your supervisor keeps rejecting your project.
Lecture notes workspace
Lecture notes autosave uses the same lock during Fix all. Notes are often shorter than thesis chapters, but the anchor rules are identical.
Batch useful when you imported rough bullets from slides and want them turned into readable prose section by section.
Journal article workspace
Journal workflows use useManuscriptAiRevisions with canonical markdown from useCanonicalMarkdownSource. Fix all persists before streaming, which matters for long manuscripts where TipTap normalization differs slightly from raw database text.
Journal authors often queue abstract, methods paragraph, and conclusion edits in one pass before submission formatting.
Textbook workspace
Textbook Fix all runs per chapter. Queue edits only within the open chapter. Run the batch. Let the chapter editor remount and lock overlay clear before you jump to the next chapter.
Textbook authors batch style edits heavily because tone must stay consistent across chapters written weeks apart.
How long should your queue be?
There is no hard public limit meant for normal use, but good practice suggests:
- 3 to 10 items per batch for careful review
- One chapter section at a time for high-stakes content
- Grammar-only instructions when batching many items
Huge queues with heavy rewrite instructions produce huge diffs that are hard to audit. Supervisors can tell when a whole section changed voice overnight.
For ethics on heavy AI rewriting, see AI and academic writing ethics in Nigeria.
Writing instructions that batch well
Batch editing rewards precise, repeatable instructions.
Good batch pairings:
- "Formal tone. Keep meaning. Max four sentences." on many paragraphs
- "Grammar only. Do not touch citations." on methodology
- "Shorten by 20 percent. Keep technical terms." on discussion
Risky batch pairings:
- "Rewrite completely" on every item in Chapter Four
- Different conflicting instructions on overlapping selections
- Queuing the same paragraph twice with different goals
If two queue items overlap, the second may fail after the first reshapes the text. Remove duplicates before Fix all.
Failure handling
Stale selection
Cause: Text changed after queuing.
Fix: Delete the item. Re-select. Queue again. Do not rerun the whole batch unless you enjoy watching the same error twice.
Stale document
Cause: baseDocumentVersion did not match server updatedAt, often from another tab or manual save race.
Fix: Reload session. Confirm content. Retry Fix all on remaining items.
Stale selection excerpt not unique
Cause: The selected sentence appears twice in the chapter, so the anchor is ambiguous.
Fix: Select a longer unique span including neighboring sentences.
Optimistic save conflict
Cause: Document changed during streaming final save.
Fix: Reload from server. Roylithia Scribe tries to persist completed work before connections drop, but always reconcile chapters after transport errors.
Edit in progress
Cause: You clicked Fix all twice or another edit is running.
Fix: Wait. Patience is cheaper than corrupt markdown.
Fix all vs running items one at a time
You can apply a single queue item without Fix all in some flows, but batch is safer when you already planned the chapter pass.
Use Fix all when:
- You finished a supervision rewrite session
- Instructions are tested on one paragraph already
- You will read the full chapter right after
Use single apply when:
- You are experimenting with wording on one sensitive paragraph
- You are unsure about supervisor tolerance on that section
Autosave, hydration, and false "unsaved" warnings
Roylithia Scribe tracks a hydration baseline when TipTap first syncs markdown on mount. If baseline is wrong, the UI may think you have unsaved changes when you do not.
Fix all interacts with this carefully:
- Lock autosave during streaming
- Save explicit canonical markdown before AI
- Align baseline after successful Fix all from server session data
If you see spurious unsaved badges right after opening a chapter, make one small edit and undo, or reload once. Report persistent cases, but most are mount normalization issues described in internal docs.
A sample evening workflow
Scenario: Chapter Two literature review, eight supervisor comments.
- Open project chapter in edit mode
- Scroll comment 1. Select paragraph. Correct with AI → "Synthesise with theme sentence. Keep citations."
- Repeat for comments 2 to 8
- Open queue. Remove any duplicate
- Click Fix all
- Wait for completion
- Read full chapter for flow
- Manually fix reference list entries
- Export or submit to supervisor with a change note
Total active clicking: low. Total thinking: still high. That is the point.
When not to use Fix all
Do not batch AI edits on:
- Numbers, tables, or statistical output you have not verified
- References you have not opened
- Entire methodology chapters you do not understand
- A chapter you have not aligned with Chapter One structure
Fix all is a power tool, not a bypass around learning.
How Fix all fits the wider platform
Roylithia Scribe generates long-form academic content for Nigerian students and lecturers. Generation gets you structure. Correct with AI sharpens paragraphs. Fix all connects many sharp edits into one safe server-side pass.
The wider writing climate in the state of academic writing in Nigeria in 2026 rewards students who edit visibly and defend their work. Batch editing helps you look polished without hiding behind one-click ghostwriting.
Final word
Fix all turns a list of intentions into a finished pass over your document. Queue with care. Persist before you run. Let the sequence finish. Read afterward like an examiner.
Master Fix all once and every workspace feels familiar, whether you are polishing a thesis chapter, a journal manuscript, lecture notes, or a textbook section.
Open your queue. Trim the risky items. Run the batch. Then own what is on the page.