Zack's response was almost 3 years ago, and the page design was different then. I would agree that it doesn't jump out at you, and I've accidentally kept drafts because I didn't notice it easily. I consider that the lesser crime then of losing the whole conversation vs accidentally keeping a draft you changed your mind on.
On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 2:21 PM, J@son <[email protected]> wrote: > I had the same question(s) regarding "how to delete/discard a reply > message that was created in error or no longer needed". > Although the "Discard" button does exist - the icon mirrors that of the > "Delete" button and by no means jumps out of the page at you (in response > to Zack's condescending remarks). > Hopefully the design flaw will be addressed sooner than later. > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 5:16:16 AM UTC-5, Nico75 wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> When you click on "Reply to a message", Gmail automatically creates a >> draft, and removes the conversation from the inbox. >> Than if you change your mind, and if you click on "delete", Gmail >> removes all the entire conversation, not just the draft... >> >> Do you have a solution to cancel a draft, >> or should Gmail have to develop a "cancel" button for the drafts. >> >> Moreover, I see in other post that many users have accidentally >> deleted drafts !! >> >> Thanks, >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
