cache the bloody text area, for chrissake!

hey you! browser! yes you! why don’t you cache the content of any text area every time i get some focus on and start typing in!

please! you know how to recognise them! (does <textarea></textarea> sounds familiar to you?) you know i’ll be typing that kick-ass, witty reply to one of those jackass know-it-all bloggers! you know i’ll be spilling my guts on my lousy-but-cherished blog! you know (and if you don’t, you should!) i might be filing that project description on my last, state-of-the-art, ajax-enabled, online killer-app, subscription project management service i just paid the buck for!

so, yes, you might say i’m an ass. and i might decide to not discuss that point. but i’m human and i err. what is your excuse?

you have the means and the knowledge, so please, smart up! is that too much to ask from you?

(note: i know half of you browsers already do that. i’m talking to the other dumbass half!)