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    Bug 
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    Resolution: Tracked Elsewhere
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    Low 
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NOTE: This bug report is for JIRA Server. Using JIRA Cloud? See the corresponding bug report.
I am vi user, like many JIRA users are.
I hit escape frequently when I'm done typing. When I'm editing a issue (story) description in JIRA and I don't explicitly click save, I lose my edits.
This seems like a bug. The expected behavior would be to either lose focus and save the content, or show some sort of popup confirming that I want to lose the content. I should not lose all the content of the edit with a single keystroke.
Workaround
Use Rich Text editor that is available since Jira 7.3.0 (and onwards). Clicking escape in the Visual edit mode does not discard the comment.
- duplicates
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                    JRASERVER-41814 Make ESC key behavior consistent across description and comment edit operations - Closed
 
- is duplicated by
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                    JRASERVER-39031 ESCAPE key destroyed my edits -         
- Closed
 
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                    JRASERVER-38352 Hitting ESC while editing issue immediately discards edits -         
- Closed
 
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                    JRASERVER-45823 Data loss when hit "esc" while editing Description -         
- Closed
 
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- is related to
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                    JRASERVER-67176 Losing Custom Field (Text) Data with (Wiki Stype Renderer) during We Changing Issue Type or Projects With Same Field Configuration/Screen. -         
- Gathering Impact
 
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                    JSWSERVER-16355 Right-click on issue on a board focuses the issue, losing any comment you're typing :( -         
- Gathering Impact
 
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- relates to
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                    JRACLOUD-36670 Hitting Escape key while editing issue description loses contents -         
- Closed
 
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                    JRASERVER-59924 Hitting Escape when editing an issue and displaying the 'save as' dialog losses content -         
- Closed
 
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                    JRASERVER-41814 Make ESC key behavior consistent across description and comment edit operations - Closed
 
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                    JRASERVER-61439 Prompt user before clearing changed values when ESC key is pressed during inline edit - Closed
 
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