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Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but it would be much easier to get diaries online if we could write them online, save them, and then publish when they were finished.

Having to write a diary in Word (in case it gets lost) and then faff around with reformatting it is a pain...

by Sassafras on Thu Jun 5th, 2008 at 04:47:26 PM EST

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Never had a problem with this: i just write in Word or Pages, put in all the htmls etc, grab the whole thing and paste in the bottom panel, cut and paste the title, cut and paste the ingress. Preview and then post.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Thu Jun 5th, 2008 at 04:53:38 PM EST
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Why are you reformatting it? Why not write in HTML on the onset? Also, I write my drafts in Notepad, no need to open the clumsy Word when I don't need Rich Text.

As for saving drafts, I agree it would be a good thing for everyone. I may look if SCOOP allows changing settings in this. For now, only us frontpagers can save edit versions, and that only for no-auto-format FP stories.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Fri Jun 6th, 2008 at 03:52:31 AM EST
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No, not doable in current version without substantial retailoring, as far as I know.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 6th, 2008 at 03:58:14 AM EST
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After looking at it, I'm afraid the answer is no. SCOOP is hard-coded in a way that enabling normal users to set diaries in editing mode also enables them to post on the frontpage...

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Fri Jun 6th, 2008 at 01:45:45 PM EST
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