Need to trap refresh when editing

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CliffordK

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TractorByNet is very good with saving and restoring messages when one closes a page.

However, I periodically lose a message that I've typed. Often all the way at the end of the message, then it just vanishes. Or, perhaps leaving only the quoted text.

What I think is happening is that somehow I'm hitting refresh (Ctrl-R).

I don't know if it is fat fingers typing, or if somehow the command is slipping through for some other reason. Nonetheless, the message seems to just be gone.

Other websites trap a refresh. So, in GMAIL, one gets prompted:
"This page is asking you to confirm that you want to leave --- information you've entered may not be saved"

Anyway, losing one's message can be annoying.
 
   / Need to trap refresh when editing #2  
We save the draft in the database so refresh shouldn't delete it. Are you on mobile or desktop when this happens?
 
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#3  
It happens on Windows with Firefox.

Actually, the last time, I was able to leave my current window alone, and open a new tab into the same thread and got my message back.
 
   / Need to trap refresh when editing #4  
Dangit, it did it again, I am not re-typing that long explanation!
David from jax

(just kidding!)
 

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