# What happened to the post preview panel? (originally asked about Sam's Simple Theme, but seems to affect all of them) **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [July 23, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-preview-panel-originally-asked-about-sams-simple-theme-but-seems-to-affect-all-of-them/1031875 "2026-07-23T14:50:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-preview-panel-originally-asked-about-sams-simple-theme-but-seems-to-affect-all-of-them/1031875/21 "2026-08-01T23:23:29Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > The only difference is that I remember the downsized reply panel was still visible at the bottom. For both my PC & my phone, even with this recent revision when the input/edit post panel is minimized, it _is_ still visible, just like it was a week ago. It’s appears as full-width stripe across the bottom of the window / screen in a contrasting color containing the reply curved arrow icon and the thread title at far left, and a close X icon at far right. As noted, in my previous post, that is true on my Win11 PC with Edge, and on my Android with Chrome. I use the Discourse Classic theme. I wonder what device, browser, and theme you’re using that the minimize function disappears the whole post. I do know that historically if you open a fresh post, type nothing, then minimize it, the empty draft post is simple closed and deleted. But once it has at least one keystroke in it, it behaves as I’ve described above. For me. YMMV of course and I’d like to learn more about your setup & symptoms. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-preview-panel-originally-asked-about-sams-simple-theme-but-seems-to-affect-all-of-them/1031875/22 "2026-08-02T00:01:09Z")
I’m using Straight Dope Light with Firefox and Win 11 both on a desktop and laptop. The box goes to a blue line with no box showing. There used to be a portion of a box still visible. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-preview-panel-originally-asked-about-sams-simple-theme-but-seems-to-affect-all-of-them/1031875/23 "2026-08-02T00:10:49Z")
Oh. I failed to correctly understand you. My apologies. Under my theme, the colored line (blue in my case) was all that ever showed. There was no sliver of input box. Not before, and not now. But this is a useful wake-up call for all of us that the 9 different themes have very different appearences. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-preview-panel-originally-asked-about-sams-simple-theme-but-seems-to-affect-all-of-them/1031875/24 "2026-08-02T00:14:30Z")
That’s OK. That any questions get answered with all the possible variables is amazing. I’m still trying to figure out why I see a cookie on my laptop but not with the same setup on my desktop. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-preview-panel-originally-asked-about-sams-simple-theme-but-seems-to-affect-all-of-them/1031875/25 "2026-08-02T01:05:05Z")
That’s a different thread, but decent bet is some difference in browser or ad blocking configuration. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-preview-panel-originally-asked-about-sams-simple-theme-but-seems-to-affect-all-of-them/1031875/26 "2026-08-02T01:42:36Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > That’s a different thread > [@Why is there suddenly an image of a cookie in the bottom left of my screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-suddenly-an-image-of-a-cookie-in-the-bottom-left-of-my-screen/1031750): > > And why won’t it go away? When I click on it, I get a whole bunch of cookie policy options, and when I agree and click “Save”, the stubborn partially eaten cookie image is still there. What purpose does it now serve except to be an annoying distraction (it partially obscures the “Reply” button)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-post-preview-panel-originally-asked-about-sams-simple-theme-but-seems-to-affect-all-of-them/1031875.md?page=1)