Writing Disappeared

1/20/26 | RetiredTexasVet

[RetiredTexasVet]

As I was typing in a contribution to Free Republic and ready to hit the Enter Key, it all disappeared. Yep all that I had typed had simply disappeared. No warning message, nothing. Has it happened to anyone else? Then it hit me,

[crusty old prospector]

It hit you?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

April Fools is 2 months off. 😀

[Steely Tom]

Something like that happened to me the other day. I accidentally hit some key, or a key combination, that wiped the “post” page out, or deleted everything I’d typed, I don’t remember exactly. I just re-typed it and posted normally.

Could be a recent release of Windows added some “hotkey” combination that wasn’t there before, or maybe it was just a fluke.

[Responsibility2nd]

I kept wondering why that ball got bigger and bigger as it came near me.

Then it hit me.

[Leaning Right]

Are you typing with a Windows keyboard? Windows has all sorts of weird multi-key “shortcuts”.

You might have accidentally hit a combination that erased the message field.

Just a guess, based on how Windows has tormented me for 30 years.

[logi_cal869]

Turn off your laptop’s touchpad.

Quite common. Blink of an eye.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

happens if you accidentally hit escape.

[yesthatjallen]

What hit you?

[Responsibility2nd]

Anytime you have your writing disappear click this magic button.

It might not restore your writing, but it will do some good.

[BarbM]

Just a guess, based on how Windows has tormented me for 30 years.
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So funny (and true) I had to repeat it.

[Tom Tetroxide]

[Jonty30]

It was obviously a virul attack.

[BipolarBob]

Used disappearing ink, didn’t you?

[JAKraig]

Just do a control “Z” and it will all come back reversing whatever you did to make it go away.

[LastDayz]

Love those kinds of shots as the deformations are amazing to watch.

[smokingfrog]

It sometimes happens to me on my iPad.
If I open another window to check something before I’m finished writing, I have to hit preview to save what I’m doing or it might be gone when I go back to finish writing my post.

[bakeneko]

Drugs are Bad, mmKay..

[AAABEST]

Are you logged in?

[moviefan8]

Finally. Someone wrote this.

This place is going downhill. Nineteen posts before the correct answer “Are you logged in?”