1030645 - Session restore does not save / restore some user-entered data

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: Session Restore, defect)

Description

[Nicolas Barbulesco]

Session restore usually saves and restore form data.

However, some user-entered data are not saved neither restored. 

Example 1 : The user has written a comment in Disqus. 

Example 2 : The user is editing Wikipedia in WYSIWYG.

In case of crash, or clean quit, the user expects to have these restored. Firefox does not restore these. This is data loss.

These use "contenteditable". 
It would be nice that Firefox save and restore "contenteditable" user-entered data. 
Firefox should save the "contenteditable" content only if it has been modified by the user - otherwise the session store would become huge.

Thank you.

Nicolas

Comment 1

[David Teller [:Yoric] - still alive but not very active]

I cannot reproduce.

Here's what I did:
* edit the following page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Sandbox&action=edit
* write a few words
* quit and restart Firefox

The few words were restored.

Comment 2

[Nicolas Barbulesco]

(In reply to David Rajchenbach Teller [:Yoric] from comment #1)

> I cannot reproduce.
> 
> Here's what I did:
> * edit the following page:
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Sandbox&action=edit
> * write a few words
> * quit and restart Firefox
> 
> The few words were restored.

Dave, that is normal, you used the (good old) wikicode editor.

I was speaking of Wikipedia's WYSIWYG editor. You may try it here : 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sandbox?veaction=edit

Comment 3

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

 Nicolas, do you still see this issue?

Comment 4

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

Haven't heard from the reporter in a long time, closing incomplete.