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Document draft edits in www/forum.wiki.

stephan 2026-06-09 22:49 UTC forum-editor-2026
Commit 341751e5698bf871244c4c60d105fdcdb1adfba9a1722496c191502f01c63a32
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notified, admin reads post, user attaches a file at that time,
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admin approves post.
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TBD is whether to accept that case or to remove automatic approval of
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attached files.
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+<h2 name="drafts">Draft Edits</h2>
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+The forum uses, if available, JavaScript's <code>localStorage</code>
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+or <code>sessionStorage</code> to store local drafts of new
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+posts, replies, and edits to existing posts. Each time an editor
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+input field loses focus, the draft is saved. When viewing a forum
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+thread, the Edit and Reply buttons get clearly marked if they
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+have an associated local draft.
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+Local drafts for replies and responses (but not new posts) are
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+automatically purged at semi-random intervals. Every Nth visit to a
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+forum page has a small chance to run the cleanup, and drafts older
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+than 10 days old are purged.
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--- www/forum.wiki
+++ www/forum.wiki
@@ -514,5 +514,19 @@
514 notified, admin reads post, user attaches a file at that time,
515 admin approves post.
516
517 TBD is whether to accept that case or to remove automatic approval of
518 attached files.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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--- www/forum.wiki
+++ www/forum.wiki
@@ -514,5 +514,19 @@
514 notified, admin reads post, user attaches a file at that time,
515 admin approves post.
516
517 TBD is whether to accept that case or to remove automatic approval of
518 attached files.
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520 <h2 name="drafts">Draft Edits</h2>
521
522 The forum uses, if available, JavaScript's <code>localStorage</code>
523 or <code>sessionStorage</code> to store local drafts of new
524 posts, replies, and edits to existing posts. Each time an editor
525 input field loses focus, the draft is saved. When viewing a forum
526 thread, the Edit and Reply buttons get clearly marked if they
527 have an associated local draft.
528
529 Local drafts for replies and responses (but not new posts) are
530 automatically purged at semi-random intervals. Every Nth visit to a
531 forum page has a small chance to run the cleanup, and drafts older
532 than 10 days old are purged.
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