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? [image] Discourse New User Guide Drafts Drafts will automatically be saved as you write. If you minimise the editor or navigate to a different topic, the editor might disappear. To open a draft, return to the topic you were replying to or click the highlighted bar at …

[image] maiki: Are you thinking of drafts? No, thank you, I am aware of that :pray:. 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.

How can an ordinary user convert a pm to a topic?

copy and paste :slight_smile: 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.

Save and Continue Button and/or Shortcut in the Composer?

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Lilly October 14, 2023, 1:02pm 4

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.

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Save and Continue Button and/or Shortcut in the Composer?

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