# Blank Text Box During an Edit

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**Created:** [August 14, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-text-box-during-an-edit/666194 "2013-08-14T05:58:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-text-box-during-an-edit/666194/1 "2013-08-14T05:58:18Z")

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[**This**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16570020&postcount=72) ended up as a double post when the type box repeatedly went blank when I tried to edit and click on Preview Post. The type inside the box would appear when I backtracked one page, but then it double posted instead of making the change in the original.

This happened yesterday as well, but I thought it a one-time glitch. However, another poster later remarked upon it that same day. It might be a developing problem.

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-text-box-during-an-edit/666194/2 "2013-08-14T12:39:33Z")

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This used to happen to me a lot too, I never knew what caused it. It seemed to happen on Google Chrome (not any other browser).

Then one day I got a new computer and it never happened again.

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-text-box-during-an-edit/666194/3 "2013-08-14T14:00:20Z")

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It’s occurred to me twice recently, and I don’t know of any significant changes to my setup. I am going to try and edit this post to see if it happens again.

…worked fine. Huh.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-text-box-during-an-edit/666194/4 "2013-08-14T14:29:14Z")

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> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#):
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> This used to happen to me a lot too, I never knew what caused it. It seemed to happen on Google Chrome (not any other browser).
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> Then one day I got a new computer and it never happened again.

I took your advice and spent $1300 on a new computer last night, and it hasn’t occurred yet. Thank you!

😃