popup warning if you not posted

[blu73]

So on several occasions recently (like just now, Grrrrrr) i have been writing a reply on a thread and go to delete something i've written due to spelling or something - but having inadvertently clicked outside the text box the backspace button becomes a back button for the browser and all of a sudden that big long detailed message that i have written disappears with no way of retrieving it.

This happens cause i use a laptop and sometime i catch the track pad as i'm typing (yes i could turn the track pad off i know, and usually do - but it defaults to on everytime I reboot etc)

Anyway, i was thinking would it not be possible to make a popup appear asking if you are sure you want to navigate away from the page without posting when you have started a reply? Like what happens on facebook if you type a comment but don't post and then click a link.

 

[Eklipze3k]

Great idea, I've done this a lot recently and usually just give up on posting after that.

 

[blu73]

exactly.. just wrote a huge reply to someone and lost it and cannot be bothered to write it all again right now - so they will have to wait

 

[dave]

if you use new reply instead of quick reply its normally still there if you click forward button after

 

[Eklipze3k]

That's a great workaround, but it's not a fix.

 

[blu73]

i usually do, but... i couldn't remember what one of the smiley shortcuts were so had clicked 'go advanced' in this case. That will also depend on browser and browser settings whether that works as well.

 

[blu73]

is this even something the forum can do ben???

 

[blu73]

. . . . ?

You alive Sir ben?

 

[ben]

I have been looking for this - but I've been hitting a brick wall.

The editor we use is pretty old, and I don't think it ever got updated

I'll keep trying though

 

[blu73]

fair do's, was just checking you hadn't disappeared off face of planet, not being pushy

 

[colin79666]

Little bit of JavaScript would do the trick?

Pseudo code
if messagebox.innertext != "" {
var answer = confirm("Do you want to abandon your post and navigate back?")
if (answer) {
//continue navigation
}
else {
//block back action
}
}