There is nothing worst than losing a post, becuase of a click in error and all is lost. It has happened too many times for me and others I suspect.
I decided years ago that it wasn't worth the gnashing of teeth and pulling
of hair that accompanied aborted/lost posts when something goes amiss with
the forums editor. So I always compose my posts offline using an ASCII editor
of my choice, and when ready I use Windows clipboard to copy & paste the
post from my editor into the forum editor. After any last minute touch-ups
for italics, bold, or links I submit it.
This also allows me to compose replies gradually, in increments over more
than one sitting, before posting. I also can easily archive copies of my
posts for easy reference and selective reuse.
But I agree that the forums editor should be made more user-friendly and
goof-proof. In addition to "Are you sure?" prompts, saving of partial
drafts while composing and before final posting would provide some
recovery ability in the event of system outages - whether local or remote.
- Wayne
