@codinghorror well this is good news that drafts are already saved per topic 
With the current implementation the user can reply or edit other posts in different topics ONLY if he first minimized the draft.
User minimize draft → user can edit or reply to other posts in different topics
User have draft active → user will be prompt to abandon active draft before he can edit/reply other posts
user can select to “no,keep” option, minimize the draft and try the action again. that will work but many steps are involved.
there are several concerns with the current approach
- A user can create a draft. Then move to other things, different topics and forget what topic he actually created the draft for.
solution for that can be:
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in the topic list there will be a visual indication of an active draft/s or less ideal having a filter for topics with drafts like we have filter for (new,unread ,etc)
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a dedicated location to reference drafts, for example notification area can have a message " You have a draft in Topix ‘X’ and ‘y’ "
I like the idea of being able to resume to my drafts from a central location.
@codinghorror it is also interesting to know How long are drafts are saved for?