Re: Posting being lost because I've been logged out
I've seen the Auto-Save indicator, though I'm not sure how it works or even if it does. I would like to think that, if the message pane clears out when one gets logged out after attempting to post, Auto-Save would enable going back one step with one's browser to bring it back. (If that's not correct, please correct me.) I don't recall this working every time, but I believe it has done so occasionally.
Since I was taught the necessity of using the Remember Me button some years back when faced with this issue, I have used it nearly every time I log in, even if expecting to be on a short while. (Time flies on these trains of thought.) But I have also gotten into the habit of copying message text to put it on my clipboard before posting - just in case. It's easy enough - Control-A, Control-C - and comes in handy. I've had a similar issue posting on facebook, which I believe is related more to my computer, which hangs up for a long time randomly often for longer than I care to wait. This hanging-up often leads me to do a hard reboot in order to make it snap to, - which is generally quicker than waiting for the little blue circle to stop spinning - and before doing that I can paste the text into Word Pad or Text and save for afterward.
Sometimes I will copy and paste into Word Pad if I want to pause composition and revisit it later. But I don't do this regularly nor as a means to save a message prior to posting. I agree that it is better to address the issue and fix it than devise a workaround. An alternative to a solution may become the solution, rather than the actual solution.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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