I just lost a one hour review on "Hypothermia" because the page just died. I clicked "send" and it went to a white page. Clicking "back" sent me to the empty reply form. Isn't there a way of saving drafts* of what we write in the replies? Doing the editions out of the forum is fricking slow. *: Something like docs.google.com.
You can always post what you have after a couple paragraphs, and then edit your post, saving periodically, until you're done. If your connection has a habit of acting up, combat it with a habit of your own: Copy your entire post to your clipboard (CTRL-A then CTRL-C) just before you click the Post button.
I'll try the post and edit idea. The problem with the ctr+c,ctrl+v technique (which, ironically, I was trying to use for the very first time during that review) is I've worked for some years as a software developer and I use them constantly to move commas or words around while I write. It's as if backspace copied and supr pasted; the text doesn't survive in the clipboard for more than ten seconds. The iterative edition does look like a sensible idea. I'll try that next time.
Agreed, 100%. I, too, am a software developer, and I try to minimize typing. But what I meant was a habit to get into JUST before clicking the Post button. If your postings go kerblooey often enough, it could save your computer from the Destroying Fists of Rage.
My way of ensuring the internet doesn't cause me grief in these matters is to write longer items in Word and then copy paste them when I am happy with them. I live on a little tropical island where internet service is dodgy on the best of days. This technique has saved me more than once.
Is there any way of getting the [abc] button in edit mode? Or a hotkey. Otherwise, the iterative editions method is quite less convenient.
The pieces I have reviewed so far I tend to copy my post into a word document before clicking post just in case in crashes
