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A Firefox Extension that Saves Your Text
How many of us have written a brilliant comment or blog only to see it lost to the ether before it got posted? Firefox has an extension called AutoSaveTextToCookie that automatically saves and restores text typed in forms and text areas.
Go to netticat's page if you want to install the extension and have a test page for trying it. Or you can go to the usual addon page by Mozilla.
I checked the Do not use cookies, save text to local file box, which is available in options after installation. Warning: this is a keylogger, so don't install if you're not comfortable with that idea. I wish it didn't save the text after a successful submission, but it does so be aware of that also. However, in these times of server uncertainty here at TPM, it has saved my text and my patience three or four times already.
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Oops, forgot to say that the extension doesn't work on Macs or Linux.
February 4, 2008 8:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks. I'm on a Mac. Here are some suggestions:
What I've been doing is simply highlight and click save before posting. That way if it does not post, I can save the text elsewhere. (I usually keep a "draft" email on the desktop and just save to that.) Another easy way to "save" is to highlight everything and then just drag to the "draft" or a note. If you drag it, you have your copy in the text box on your browser but it also comes along to wherever you're going to keep it (in case of need).
Glad you posted on this, seashell.
February 4, 2008 10:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
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