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Auto-save!

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:01 pm
by Voh Phaar
So, after constantly accidentally closing my tab, which I'd be writing my Journal in. I nearly cry my eyes out every time, this happens. Though, more seriously. I think it'd be a great idea if there was a way which posts would auto-save every minute or two. Stopping that problem, which happens to quite a lot of people.

Not sure if this would be possible, but I'd definitely love to this see this implemented onto the site.

Voho!

Re: Auto-save!

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:05 pm
by Krask Kabal
I too would love to see this, sometimes I will write for thirty plus minutes and forget to save, click preview and have to log in again. Once I do, all of my entry is erased. Hurts so hard to lose twenty five paragraphs on a re-login.

I know I can fix it by remembering to save, or making sure I crtl+c every time I want to preview, but if there was an auto-save or at least longer before I had to re-log in again, it would be appreciated!

Re: Auto-save!

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:09 pm
by Delmi N'jork
Yes, absolutely support!

Re: Auto-save!

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:56 pm
by Jerex Sol
Create a .txt file on your desktop, write your journal in there. When you are wanting to preview it, copy/paste. Not done yet? Go back to the .txt and finish/fix whatever you see. Repeat until you are ready to submit.

Re: Auto-save!

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 2:07 pm
by Voh Phaar
Jerex Sol wrote:Create a .txt file on your desktop, write your journal in there. When you are wanting to preview it, copy/paste. Not done yet? Go back to the .txt and finish/fix whatever you see. Repeat until you are ready to submit.
I suppose you could do that, though the idea of having it built into the site is alot more convenient though, if all else fails I know what I'll be doing from now on. :cool2:

Re: Auto-save!

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 2:14 pm
by Claude Varron
If you're using chrome just press ctrl+shift+T and it will have all of your text still in it.

P.s: Thank you Syrena for showing me this a few months back.

Re: Auto-save!

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:59 pm
by Athan Marr
Support

Re: Auto-save!

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 11:49 am
by Delmi N'jork
Claude Varron wrote:If you're using chrome just press ctrl+shift+T and it will have all of your text still in it.

P.s: Thank you Syrena for showing me this a few months back.
Not everyone uses Chrome :S

Re: Auto-save!

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:09 pm
by Karmarie Zar
Some people use bing..... :shock:

Re: Auto-save!

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:38 pm
by Mirkal
Karmarie Zar wrote:Some people use bing..... :shock:
Bing? Groce :P. I believe Ctrl + Shift + T works for most browsers except Safari (be careful Mac owners!). IE requires you to open a new tab and open a recent tab through a menu, though I just do what Jerex suggested.

vBulletin autosaves your posts every 30 seconds or so, but I don't know if we have that kind of control of our forum's code. It would be nice to implement though, in case you're on a mobile. +1

Re: Auto-save!

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:57 pm
by Duncan Therin
Bing isn't an actual application you can pop up like chrome or firefox - and yes, I use Bing! Either or I just pound it out and write it all in one sitting. However, this save function has my support as I have accidentally exited out now and again.

Re: Auto-save!

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:44 am
by BellaHamilton
I was also faced with this problem.
I solved it by using Chrome and special post-saver extension for it that prevent the loss of already written content