The discussion revolves around the lack of a ‘Save and Continue’ button or shortcut in the Discourse composer. denvergeeks expresses concern about losing edits, especially on mobile, and asks if a manual save option (like Ctrl-Enter for save and close) could be added to save and keep the composer open. maiki suggests using drafts, which are automatically saved, but denvergeeks clarifies they are aware of drafts but distrust them due to past losses. Lilly shares similar struggles and suggests using private messages as a workaround, though Jagster finds this impractical. denvergeeks reiterates the need for a manual save function to prevent losing edits, while Jagster questions the difference between manual save and automatic drafts. The core request is for a more reliable, user-friendly save option.
I can’t seem to find any reference to a shortcut or theme component to Save a Topic Post without closing (and then having to re-open) the Composer.
Is anyone aware of any existing way to do this?
I can Tab-Enter (conveniently) to save a composition in progress.
Are you thinking of drafts?
No, thank you, I am aware of that 
. I guess I’m a bit old-school mistrusting. I have lost edits, most often when I’m composing on my iPhone in the morning still in bed.
You are not alone in your drafts edit struggles. I too lose many… I use my drafts and notes pm link for important stuff on Meta. Otherwise it’s my admin folders.
How can an ordinary user convert a pm to a topic?
copy and paste 
I just meant using the pm to save stuff like a note pad or drafts.
Exacly my point. That is far away user friendly solution.
Well, I’ve told - if I’m remembering right - more than one draft as a new topic is technically impossible on Discourse. But this kind of solutions are something else than acceptable one.
Ctrl-Enter Saves and Closes. How difficult would it be to add a Composer Shortcut for Save and Keep Open, or Save and Re-Open?
Ctrl-S
How that save is different than automatic save as a draft?
I don’t know the technical answer to that. But I think that the ability to save on command would help me to prevent losing my edits.