448460 - It would be nice if there was a RecoveredDrafts folder so new drafts aren't lost on a crash

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, enhancement)

Description

[Eric Promislow]

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Build Identifier: version 2.0.0.16 (20080708)

The power went out in the office while I was composing a draft.  When it came
back I had to rewrite it.

Most editors these days frequently save documents while they're being edited,
and are smart about detecting and restoring them when the software starts up.  There isn't much UI needed to implement this -- a top-level folder 
called "Recovered Drafts", and a preference to indicate how often to save.
Once the user opens up a recovered draft, it is pulled out of that folder,
and looks like a regular Compose window.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Start Thunderbird, and start writing a letter, preferably long, but that isn't necessary
3. Reach down and turn off your computer
4. Restart the machine, relaunch Thunderbird.
Actual Results:  
My draft is gone.

Expected Results:  
My draft is gone.  But we can do better.

Comment 1

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

We already have auto-saving of drafts, and even UI to controll how often. (They get put in the Drafts folder)
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