How to avoid losing long replies...

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Wed 9 Oct 2002 13:01
How to avoid losing long replies... - Mark (RLBS)
Scenario:

Having taken ages to type your work of art (what with thinking, typing and interruptions), you are now worried that you may lose it since the system may have logged you out.

1) Click post (if it simply posts, no worries)
2) It goes to the login screen. Do NOT login
3) Click view/goto/back in the menu or ALT-Left Arrow to return to your note. The text should still be displayed.
4) RIGHT click on \"The Backroom\" in the red menu to your left and \"open link in new window\"
5) A new window will appear showing the backroom menu. Click \"log in\" at the top right and do so.
6) Close this window after it has logged in and arrived at the backroom menu.
7) Returning to your original window showing your note, click post and it will now do so without issue.


The alternative is to use the mouse to highlight all your text. right click and use copy. This will put your note in the buffer. After having logged in, and clicked reply on the thread you want, you can then use right click and paste to put the text back in.

I find the first method more reliable.
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