Auto-Save ????

[Jo6]

I'm a little slow----, scratch that, I'm Real slow! When I start writing a post I see Auto-Save appear in the lower right hand corner in the posting box.

It goes away as fast as it comes. OK, I lost a post one day, and while I was trying to figure out how to "find" it because it was long and I was tired.

I then saw something in the lower left hand corner about the auto saying post. I clicked on that and to my delight my whole post popped right back up and I finished the post.

Now this may be common knowledge to everybody else, but I must have missed that class!! I was very happy to see this feature, but I want to know how this works so I can use it to benifit me when needed. Everybody I have asked didn't know what I was talking about.

I probably did not explain my self very well and THATS why they didn't understand me.

Could someone please explain this to me? If so I will forever be grateful.

Jo

[Mike Weins]

Hi Jo :)

Auto save is a safety net in case you lose connection or leave the page without finishing the post. I know it works using the quick reply where you just type your post in the white box at the bottom of the thread. I haven't tested it if you click the "reply to thread" button yet (will after this post).

So if you lost connection mid post and come back to the same thread you'll see a "restore saved post" blurb in the lower left corner of the gray box. Click that and you'll post will come back :)

There is no setting to determine how long the post is saved before it gets deleted by the system, and I haven't gone through the code to find out what the grace period is vbautosave.jpg

[funnylegs4]

The auto save works with "reply to thread" too. It is similar to the auto save function on my email which saves my drafts after 1 moment even if I have not clicked "save". It has saved my butt a few times,believe me. :)

[Jo6]

I typed a long post one day, the door bell rang and I was away long enougth for it to time out. I had to go back and log back onto BrainTalk. No way did I expect to find that post again. Right before I started the new post I saw the message in left hand corner. I thought, what the heck, the worse it can do is blow up.
I clicked on the "restore the saved post" and to my surprise my post, the whole thing posted, just like normal!!

I thought I just had a good dream for a change! I have used this several times and I really am pleased to find this feature.

I know several people that lose post a lot and I've told them about this. They acted like they didn't understand anything about it. It may be worth while to maybe post something about this, but you may already have. I used it on the "reply to this thread" so It also works on the longer post.!

I like the new system, but it does take me awhile to learn everything. You have been very kind and fast in answering questions here. Mike, you are 1 in a million and I do appreciate everything you do for these forums.

wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving, Jo

[joy]

well a habit is always hard for me to break but i am gonna try. i always use the reply to post or whatever the long post is called. and i must be chatty kathy because i am forever getting the must wait 1 minute to post feature. gosh I know this is for a good reason (and I THANK YOU ALL) for that. but my two fingers and mind cause me more aggrivation over are you sure you want to leave the page or whatever it says and the not letting me post even if it is to another questions.

Will I give up? No way, at least not yet. might get rabid or something but quit, never!

edited to add, aw Jo I saw where you said it did work on reply to post as well. great!

[Mike Weins]

I got called away before testing with the "reply to thread" button thank you for confirming it works that way as well funnylegs :)

Joy you get the message about leaving the page if you're typing in the quick reply box and click on a link or button that leaves the page (ie the reply to thread button).

[Mike Weins]

I did a bit more digging around behind the scenes and found that posts are saved every 60 seconds. I still don't know for how long they are saved, but hopefully will find out.

[Jo6]

Joy, you are talking to the queen of "hunt and peck" gal. That is the reason I even saw the "auto save" in right hand bottom.

You know how long winded I am so I almost always use the "reply to thread" box. I don't know how long I was gone that day. When I came back I had to log back on and when I got to the place I had typed it was all gone, but then I saw the restore saved post, I clicked on it and low and behold my whole post just popped back up there where it was supossed to be. I said goodbuy and posted it. I was happy to see all of that because I didn't know we could do it.

When you hunt and peck you glance down now and again, so that was why I knew it was there. Now, if I can do it , you can!! Between the 2 of us we have a whole brain, eh? lol

When I have more time to play I'll see how long I can use the "restore the auto save" thingy.

Julia

p.s. I was gone at least 6 min. so I guess it's longer than that.