Re: Possible bug: Got timed out --lost changes to file

> able to recover the edit
by using the browser's Back button

Of course, i must have pressed the panic button and I didn't think of the
obvious. Rarely use MS for anything and swear to FF. Thx everyone for the
tips.

On 8/6/07, Janne Jalkanen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > logged in and resumed saving the page. I use FireFox but I would guess
> > this should work with any browser.
>
> IE, especially older versions, have some interesting caching issues,
> and therefore clicking back may not return what you think it should
> return.  Firefox and Safari are far more intelligent in that regard.
>
> > The other thing I've learned is that whenever I write anything online
> that
> > is relatively long or I consider valuable, I now write it in a local
> editor
> > and then cut and paste into the online page. Most of the time my local
> > editor has more features than the online editors (which are usually just
> > form fields), so there's that advantage too.
>
> Absolutely.  This is a good strategy.
>
> BTW, we still *could* do something about this.  I've been thinking
> about making an AJAX-driven "temporary storage", in which the browser
> could save drafts at suitable intervals.  This would allow you to
> recover easily.
>
> In addition, it would allow true collaborative editing (i.e. multiple
> people at the same time on the same page).   Barring some performance
> issues, I think it should be possible.
>
> /Janne
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