And yes, it leaves me fuming.
I'm learning, but not there completely yet, that if I am going to use the same browser, different tabs, to search for details or information, or search elsewhere on my computer, to copy what I have typed and place it in Notepad temporarily. I still fail to remember to do that though.
Thankfully this doesn't happen to me often.
Mark
I had the same thing happen while trying to post in the Computer Help forum, having a new discussion box disappear while looking up other system information on my computer, and then having to open a new box to start the thread all over again. The box disappeared without my hitting Submit or Close.

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