The ESC undo when editing

[tonic]

I've developed a habit of using the ESC key - almost a reflex action - when I finish a typing sequence. Unfortunately in the forum editor , this means that your typed entry is entirely wiped out.
Is there a way of recovering your lost entry ie undo the undo?

[UltraSonix]

This happens to me as well - sometimes the browser would try to load a particular picture after it's brought up the page, but the picture just doesn't come up. So to stop the loading, I hit ESC. Then of course all my typing disappears. Annoys the hell outta me, but I don't think there's anything the admins can do about it.

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[Builder]

Alt+Backspace

[MarkG]

that's a not thing of our forum scripts but of ie...

[tonic]

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Builder on 11-03-2000 11:50 AM</font>
Alt+Backspace
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This does not work for me.

[Murgatroyd]

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by UltraSonix on 11-03-2000 06:15 AM</font>
So to stop the loading, I hit ESC.
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>

I dont seem to have this problem. To stop the loading, I hit command-.
Also, I just tried hitting ESC while typing this. Nothing happened.

Therefore, the obvious solution to this problem is...

Get a Mac!

Murgatroyd

[tonic]

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Murgatroyd on 11-04-2000 12:28 AM</font>
Also, I just tried hitting ESC while typing this. Nothing happened.

Therefore, the obvious solution to this problem is...

Get a Mac!

<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>

Money seems to be the ultimate solution it seems

[Mark von Wagner]

Depending on your browser and operating system, one of the following should work for you:

ctrl+z
alt+z
command+z
ctrl-u
alt-u
right-click and select "undo"
select "undo" from the "edit" menu

[tonic]

MvW: Tried them all - no luck I'm afraid. BTW I use IE5 (minimum install)

I can't effect "command+z".

[UltraSonix]

The point is, none of the undoes will ever work because the stupid browser thinks there is nothing to undo - it is simply returning the page to its default state (ie no typing).

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[Urban Ranger]

I use Netscape and this kind of screwy behavior doesn't happen.

And why on earth would you press &lt;esc&gt; unless you are using vi?

[tonic]

re why I automatically hit ESC, I've just been able to confirm it's from playing too much civ2. I hit ESC to quit the F menus! It's now too ingrained.

I tested this using Opera 3.6 - the ESC did not delete the entered text but it froze the browser. Can't win!
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by tonic (edited November 06, 2000).]</font>