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tripflagyesterday at 12:42 PM1 replyview on HN

But what if you are leaving the page because you changed your mind, and don't wish to save the changes after all? This, for me, is the common case, so i would not want the browser to suddenly commit an unfinished draft.


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wat10000yesterday at 12:48 PM

If you’re worried about losing the old version, it should keep a history. If you want to erase the new version, there should be an explicit action to do that.