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Enabling "Auto Save" in posts and replies

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#1 ·
Just a thought for consideration as I just posted here:
https://www.ehmac.ca/showthread.php?p=2683368&posted=1#post2683368

Even with MacOS the same problem can happen and has done so too many times for me.

What we need is the "Auto Save" implemented that a lot of other sites using vBulletin use successfully.

Maybe I should post this for the Admin to read and ponder.


- Patrick

So here it is.

Thoughts...??? Or even possible.


- Patrick
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#4 ·
Hello there,

I doubled checked on this but it seems like this site is running on different forum software.
I tried looking for a plugin that would allow this, however, a custom plugin for this draft feature has not yet been created.
If there's any news on this, I will get back to you immediately.

Ed
 
#5 ·
I doubled checked on this but it seems like this site is running on different forum software.

Thanks for checking, I just thought and hoped that it would be the same as another forum that has the "Auto-Save" feature enabled and works quite well, and which is also using vBulletin:
https://www.mac-forums.com/forums/index.php

But then again, their auto-save doesn't always seem to work. So maybe just best to always just keep using the old select-all and copy as one types I guess.


- Patrick
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#7 · (Edited)
Yup so that forum is running vB4 while this one is running vB3
An upgrade is not on the radar since we've noticed that there are more issues with vB4 than 3.

Ed

Maybe that's the reason they have had several shutdowns recently and even another maintenance one yesterday.


EDIT:
FWIW, it looks like the vbulletin auto-save feature has been available for quite some time and in previous versions, but maybe not included in all versions???

turn off auto-save vbulletin 4.2.0 version
https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/for...oting/418011-how-to-turn-off-auto-save-option
Sep '12

Does anyone know of an autosave feature like what is found in V4 for V3?
https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=297268
16 Apr 2013, ...



- Patrick
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#13 · (Edited)
Hello there,

So I got feedback from the techs regarding this.

Thanks for checking.

But it seems to me that the vBulletin programming team seems to be rather inconsistent with their compatibilities and features especially when the future works with other similar forms using the same vBulletin software. One would think they could create a plug-in for the various versions, especially for such widely used commercial software.

Oh well, I guess they're happy.

EDIT:
Actually, reading through some of the vBulletin forums, it seems that the " auto-save" is a feature of their version 4 software. And with improvements later on...
Equipped with proverbial sledgehammers, the vBulletin development team dove deep into the code-base and emerged victorious, ripping out the old editor which prevented future extendability, customizations and the much requested functionality such as auto-save.[/QUOTE]
https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/blogs/ibxanders/3935824-

(BOLD mine...)

I just thought I would mention the fact it does seem to be available, but I don't know how various forms work or why they would be so different.



- Patrick
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#14 ·
BTW:
I came across this custom bit for vBulletin v. 3.8, but have no idea how to implement it or get it working:

An auto-save feature was recently added to vB4, so I figured it would be nice if we vB3 users could also get something similar

While this this isn't a server-side solution, I think that it's still pretty solid, as it relies on the localStorage system in your browser, which is supported by Safari, FF 3.5+, Opera, Chrome, and IE8+.


I have tested this on FF6, the latest Safari and Chrome, and IE9. I wrote it with IE8 in mind, but haven't tested IE8 as my forum skin doesn't support it (yup, it's a terrible browser).

For now, I am marking this as a beta release until we're sure it works in all browsers that support localStorage and there aren't any outstanding bugs.
https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=270236

Interesting thought I thought, at least there seemed to be a solution... IF one could get it installed and working... ;-)


- Patrick
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