# Discourse malfunction {and how to look up your Discourse Theme}

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [May 1, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765 "2022-05-01T18:10:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765/1 "2022-05-01T18:10:54Z")

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As you post a reply, you’ll find that the “minimize the composer panel” function is on the fritz. Instead of minimizing, it now always just deletes, instead.  
Can discourse be contacted about this to rectify this?

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765/2 "2022-05-01T18:13:11Z")

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**I moved it to Site Feedback.**

**Please let them know what browser you use and what SDMB theme.**  
Operating System wouldn’t hurt either.

minimize the composer panel works fine in Chrome on a Win 11 machine and the Discourse Classic Theme.

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765/3 "2022-05-01T18:15:10Z")

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Where do I look for the SDMB theme?  
(Chrome, Win 10)

As recently as last week this wasn’t an issue.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765/4 "2022-05-01T18:18:28Z")

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> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#):
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> Where do I look for the SDMB theme?

_In the upper right hand corner of Discourse should be your Avatar, click that first. Then the last symbol (the person) will take you to your user menu._

It can be found under Preferences and then Interface.

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765/5 "2022-05-01T18:20:34Z")

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Ah, thanks.  
Straight Dope Light.  
Hopefully final dumb question - what’s “operating system”?

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765/6 "2022-05-01T18:21:54Z")

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In your case Windows 10.  
Basically Operating System is typically Windows, Apple, Linux or Chrome and the version.

_operating system_ **(OS)** is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765/7 "2022-05-01T18:23:49Z")

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🤦‍♂️ thx

Ah - works - and realising, now, that something has to be entered into the text box for that minimizing function to work.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765/8 "2022-05-01T18:28:18Z")

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Just to verify, no problem then?

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765/9 "2022-05-01T18:29:19Z")

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All good, thanks.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765/10 "2022-05-01T18:43:05Z")

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Cool, no need for the bat signal.