Comments on: I know, write it in a word processor, then copy/paste if you don't want to lose it.

I know, write it in a word processor, then copy/paste if you don't want to lose it.

256 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:28:59 -0800

Bug (or at least unexpected behaviour): deleting tags sends half-written comments to the aether.

I was in the middle up writing a clarification a recent askme, when I realized that one of my tags was misleading. So, I clicked the little [x], with the expectation that some javascript magic would happen, but instead got a page reload and lost three paragraphs of immortal prose. This is certainly an edge case, but it's still probably not the ideal behaviour.

By: pb

pb — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:35:46 -0800

Thanks for the suggestion. We'll give it some thought and discuss it. Sorry about the lost comment.

By: 256

256 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:41:03 -0800

Well, the good news is that it was a totally unnecessary, threadsitty update anyway.

By: clockwork

clockwork — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:43:48 -0800

The system works!

By: fantabulous timewaster

fantabulous timewaster — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:00:23 -0800

That's nothing: it sends completely-written tags to the aether.

By: ryanrs

ryanrs — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:16:07 -0800

Isn't it just a normal link? I think you would have gotten your text back if you hit the back button.

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:10:29 -0800

Firefox in particular is pretty good at not losing text box stuff. I've even had it survive a power outage.

By: aubilenon

aubilenon — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:22:21 -0800

Could someone send me some ether?

By: jenkinsEar

jenkinsEar — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:45:53 -0800

I'll ask my friends michelson and morley.

By: Chrysostom

Chrysostom — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:29:50 -0800

Lazarus is a nifty text box saver Firefox add on.