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I usually copy-paste longish things to the text editor (or at least to clipboard) to avoid data loss in case the webapp crashed / browser crashed / HTTP request
by jakub_g 11y ago
I usually copy-paste longish things to the text editor (or at least to clipboard) to avoid data loss in case the webapp crashed / browser crashed / HTTP request failed / I mistakenly pressed backspace when out of the textarea (which navigates to previous page)
It happens rarely but when it happens, it hurts.
- Myztiq 11y agoA browser extension I didn't know I wanted. Keeps history of textfields when I navigate away, and gives me an option to restore.
- jakub_g 11y agoThere are some, like [1] But I use many browsers, webapps reset the forms contents with JS etc. It's complicated. [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lazarus-form-recovery/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lazarus-form-...
- niij 11y agoTry the Lazarus extension. It keeps a history of form fields. It saved my butt more than once.