Eule 0 #1 July 14, 2005 This is mostly a case of user error, but... I was working on a long reply and had previewed it a few times. I was working on the last couple of sentences, when I managed to close the browser tab that had my reply in it. grep kcore and sundry other tricks didn't bring my text back... do posts-in-progress get stored on the server anywhere? Is there any way to get back to a post-in-progress? Or am I screwed? If it helps any, I was replying to http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1730445 and the last time I worked on it was about 08:15 UTC on Thursday 14 July. (The workaround for this is to compose one's reply in a real editor with temporary files and -r and everything, and then cut-n-paste into the browser just before posting, which I will be doing in the future.) Thanks! EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 4 #2 July 14, 2005 Quotedo posts-in-progress get stored on the server anywhere? Nope, unfortunately not. QuoteOr am I screwed? Depends on what you were writing... Safe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #3 July 14, 2005 Quote(The workaround for this is to compose one's reply in a real editor with temporary files... Been there. Done that. Ack! If I've been working on something long for an extended period of time, I'm in the habit of; right-click, select all text, copy. That saves the text to your own PC's clipboard. As long as you don't cut/copy something else over top of that, it's still there for backup if you need it. It only takes a second, and can be really worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #4 July 15, 2005 A little bit faster on a Windows PC: CTRL + A // selects all text CTRL + C // copies all text END // places the cursor back at the end of the text, ready to continue typing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #5 July 15, 2005 sangiro> Eule> Or am I screwed? sangiro> Depends on what you were writing... Hey all! Writing from cellphone in freefall! Watch thing says 2 - got to pull a handle - forgot which one? Any help? Now 1! Come on guys! No trolllkldsf.,dfmk NO CARRIER JohnRich> Eule> The workaround for this is to compose one's reply in a real editor with JohnRich> Eule> temporary files... JohnRich> Been there. Done that. Ack! Yeah, but then I just have to do [ESC]:w and it gets saved on the hard drive. That way, I can get it back after almost anything short of a head crash... bob.dino> A little bit faster on a Windows PC: Thanks! Unfortunately I can't use exactly the same shortcuts, but there are others I can use. I also can't run many of the most popular Windows applications, like Mydoom, Bagle, Netsky, Gator, etc. :) Thanks for the help! EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites