a waste of words

wet_parachute is a plugin for Textpattern which enhances the Content > Write screen.

Have you ever lost one of your articles because you inadvertently closed your browser window or navigated away from the article edit screen without saving your changes? wet_parachute issues a warning on such occasions.

Usage

Install. Enable. Enjoy. No changes to your site required.

wet_parachute relies on the browser “unbeforeunload” event which is not supported across all browser brands. It silently pauses when it detects an uncapable browser.

Browser	Warn before close?
Firefox	Yes
Internet Explorer 10	Yes
Chrome	Yes

Requirements

wet_parachute works with Textpattern 4.5.3+.

Download

Get it here: wet_parachute.txt.

Resources and Relateds

Express your suggestions, report bugs and discuss enhancements in this thread in the Textpattern forum.

Credits

This plugin contains a UTF-8-aware JavaScript MD5 implementation by WebToolkit.

Change log

Date	Version	Notes
2007-12-13	0.3	Initial public release
2007-12-22	0.4	Get UTF8 handling right
2008-02-26	0.5	Get rid of a spurious alert for freshly posted articles
2008-11-22	0.6	Textpattern 4.0.7-compatible version
2009-01-08	0.7	Remove leftovers from JS debug code, change type to “admin-side” only
2012-12-08	1.0	Remove unneeded “restore caret position” feature as Textpattern now uses AJAX to update the write screen; compatibility with Textpattern 4.5.3