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May 4, 2009
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FF add-on for saving postings if unexpected logout

  • May 4, 2009
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In another thread discussing the agonies of being unexpectedly logged out in the middle of making a (usually long)  forum posting, I mentioned a Wish List item of some sort of a script that would preserve form content (i.e. postings here) as we're entering it, so that if/when we get logged out before doing "submit", our breathless prose isn't lost forever. Dave suggested there might be something like that using a GreaseMonkey script.

Lo and behold, there is a Firefox add-on called Lazarus that does exactly this.

http://lazarus.interclue.com/index.html

Normally I'd try this out before suggesting it, but two things make testing a bit difficult:

1) the logouts don't happen often enough (to me, at least) to be able to test it very much, and

2) it turns out Lazarus is by the makers of Interclue, another FF addon that I already use

So, if there's anybody out there who would like to test this, please report back whether it works for you, and I'll do the same.

And, last but not least, I recently had the sudden logout while posting happen in a completely different website forum, one that was using vBulletin. So maybe this problem is more widespread than just being a Jive issue.

Sheila

** Interclue  http://interclue.com/   is a "link previewer" which when you hover over a URL will popup a thumbnail image of the link's content. Makes for much faster surfing. In addition, you can highlight some of the text in the preview and click one button to have the text and the URL sent to your e-mail program, all ready to send. Saves a kazillion clicks.

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    May 4, 2009

    Back to the matter in hand.


    Who needs add-ons?


    Rather than loading down the software with even more functionality to go wrong, if you intend to compose a long message, just compose it in a text editor of your choice, check it and paste it into the reply box at a moment when you are not logged out.

    May 4, 2009

    I use the Firefox with no add ons, just what is in download.  I have gotten logged off twice in the middle of responding.  In both cases a window poped up that asked something to effect - there is previous content for this message, do you wish to use it?

    By clicking on it my previous typying was restored.  A lot better than starting over.

    May 4, 2009

    That's interesting, curt -- what do you have your FF setting in Tools > options > Content, for "Block popup windows" ? I have mine blocked, so maybe that's clobbering any possible restore dialog.

    Kath-H
    Inspiring
    May 5, 2009

    Kath-H wrote:

    They put that one is specially for Phillip (Sorry PJ).

    It's:

    They put that one in specially for Phillip (Sorry PJ).

    If I get signed out in the middle of posting. That message doesn't come up.


    That's why I don't beat you up too much for typos, we all make them - not in your league of course