# UX

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## [UI Bug GitHub Preview URL When Discourse is RTL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-bug-github-preview-url-when-discourse-is-rtl/131725)

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**Author:** [@YaserAlnajjar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/YaserAlnajjar)\
**Antwoorden:** 4\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [29 oktober 2019 om 15:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-bug-github-preview-url-when-discourse-is-rtl/131725 "2019-10-29T15:14:22Z")

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I realized that GitHlub link previews are shown malformed when Discourse is set to RTL language (like Arabic). Sample:

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## [Layout for RTL users can't be set per user, only at the whole site level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/layout-for-rtl-users-cant-be-set-per-user-only-at-the-whole-site-level/131502)

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**Author:** [@danbars](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danbars)\
**Antwoorden:** 10\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [28 oktober 2019 om 20:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/layout-for-rtl-users-cant-be-set-per-user-only-at-the-whole-site-level/131502 "2019-10-28T20:13:44Z")

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My browser is recognized as Hebrew which is RTL, and therefore the entire UI is laid out RTL, even when I access LTR forums like Vuejs. This is not the right way to build RTL UI, and it makes it really hard to use the a…

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## [Banner dismiss icon isn’t marked up as a button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-dismiss-icon-isn-t-marked-up-as-a-button/131953)

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**Author:** [@anon80167013](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon80167013)\
**Antwoorden:** 3\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [28 oktober 2019 om 20:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-dismiss-icon-isn-t-marked-up-as-a-button/131953 "2019-10-28T20:05:35Z")

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I posted over at users.rust-lang.org about this – apparently it’s a Discourse issue, so I’m reposting it here. The banners sometimes displayed at the top of the page: have a close button that isn’t marked up as a but…

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## [Access Denied while editing old email address confirmation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-denied-while-editing-old-email-address-confirmation/131782)

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**Author:** [@pablico](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pablico)\
**Antwoorden:** 8\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [24 oktober 2019 om 19:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-denied-while-editing-old-email-address-confirmation/131782 "2019-10-24T19:31:01Z")

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Hi there, I think something broke on my Discourse instance while editing text entries on the Personalization panel. Any hint on how to procced would be really appreciated, since I’m not getting really any information ab…

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## [Add 'Share' link to query page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-share-link-to-query-page/131595)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Antwoorden:** 4\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [24 oktober 2019 om 18:35 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-share-link-to-query-page/131595 "2019-10-24T18:35:07Z")

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Previously I was unable to enter a group in the box but that was fixed and the topic was closed. Now I can enter a group but the group still can’t access the query. I share the link with the mods like this: https://fo…

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## [Font awesome 4 icons show in one box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-awesome-4-icons-show-in-one-box/128602)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Antwoorden:** 3\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [21 oktober 2019 om 17:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-awesome-4-icons-show-in-one-box/128602 "2019-10-21T17:12:48Z")

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Hello, I just sent a one box as a post. I noticed that the like icon is from font awesome 4 if I am correct. Why is this? Thanks

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## [Any way to show image only in Homepage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-show-image-only-in-homepage/131360)

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**Author:** [@marcospreviato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marcospreviato)\
**Antwoorden:** 2\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [20 oktober 2019 om 22:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-show-image-only-in-homepage/131360 "2019-10-20T22:09:40Z")

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Hi, i need to show image of header content only in homepage of discourse, any way to make this?

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## [White\_listed\_spam\_host\_domains setting not being honoured for New Users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-listed-spam-host-domains-setting-not-being-honoured-for-new-users/130348)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Antwoorden:** 10\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [18 oktober 2019 om 19:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-listed-spam-host-domains-setting-not-being-honoured-for-new-users/130348 "2019-10-18T19:52:12Z")

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I’m not sure if this is a bug or if I’m missing a setting somewhere. The following four items landed in my Moderators Inbox earlier today: Clicking on the bottom one in the list, New user martincook posts blocked du…

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## [New dashboard link to commit diff is odd](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-dashboard-link-to-commit-diff-is-odd/128358)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Antwoorden:** 3\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [17 oktober 2019 om 20:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-dashboard-link-to-commit-diff-is-odd/128358 "2019-10-17T20:49:11Z")

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https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-dashboard-updates-dont-look-right/127655/13?u=dannii The dashboard was recently updated to show the commit that the forum has been updated to. But, the link it uses is to compare it to …

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## [Do we need popups for login?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-need-popups-for-login/127988)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Antwoorden:** 12\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [8 oktober 2019 om 11:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-need-popups-for-login/127988 "2019-10-08T11:11:12Z")

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From inception of Discourse social logins on desktop would always use a “popup” window for logging in. The intent was to be “less” distracting keeping you on the actual site while the “logging in” act was happening. I …

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## [Please add "drafts" to user menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-add-drafts-to-user-menu/129840)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Antwoorden:** 4\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [5 oktober 2019 om 02:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-add-drafts-to-user-menu/129840 "2019-10-05T02:05:21Z")

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I hope the picture is clear of what I mean, “drafts” tab is really missed in this menu. It’s much easier to resume drafts this way :slight\_smile:

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## [More engaging email preview for summary/digest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-engaging-email-preview-for-summary-digest/130155)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Antwoorden:** 0\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [3 oktober 2019 om 16:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-engaging-email-preview-for-summary-digest/130155 "2019-10-03T16:22:36Z")

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I think that the email preview of the summary/digest email at the moment is rather dry and repetive: I don’t need to see the forum title again, or “since your last visit on September 26”, for example. I’ve seen that …

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## [Chrome autofill dropdown triggered by title field in profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chrome-autofill-dropdown-triggered-by-title-field-in-profile/129852)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\
**Antwoorden:** 5\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [2 oktober 2019 om 23:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chrome-autofill-dropdown-triggered-by-title-field-in-profile/129852 "2019-10-02T23:02:50Z")

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After I upgraded this weekend, now the Title in a user profile triggers the Credit Card auto fill Not sure it matters , its just weird.

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## [Does anyone offer different themes to their community members?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-anyone-offer-different-themes-to-their-community-members/130048)

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**Author:** [@tkearsley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkearsley)\
**Antwoorden:** 2\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [2 oktober 2019 om 16:58 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-anyone-offer-different-themes-to-their-community-members/130048 "2019-10-02T16:58:06Z")

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I like how the Discourse forum allows you to pick themes. I am thinking of offering a light and dark version to my users. Does anyone else offer different themes to their community members? Are there any pitfalls to thi…

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## [Default value of user profile timezone picker is misleading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-value-of-user-profile-timezone-picker-is-misleading/129862)

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**Author:** [@danekhollas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danekhollas)\
**Antwoorden:** 8\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [1 oktober 2019 om 16:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-value-of-user-profile-timezone-picker-is-misleading/129862 "2019-10-01T16:54:32Z")

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This lead me to think that I have incorrectly set the timezon to “Africa”, until I noticed the small text underneath. Why isn’t the picker set to the current value?

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## [Subcategories - one per line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-one-per-line/129772)

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**Author:** [@TowerBR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TowerBR)\
**Antwoorden:** 1\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [29 september 2019 om 03:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-one-per-line/129772 "2019-09-29T03:15:37Z")

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I would like the subcategories to be presented one per line, as on this Amazon site: Is this a css?

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## [Adding a background to staff replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-background-to-staff-replies/129616)

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**Author:** [@tkearsley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkearsley)\
**Antwoorden:** 2\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [28 september 2019 om 10:48 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-background-to-staff-replies/129616 "2019-09-28T10:48:36Z")

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To help make staff replies stand out, I would like to add color to the reply area on posts that are made by the staff members. See the example from our existing site. What needs to be added to the CSS to make this ch…

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## [Notification of my own reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-of-my-own-reply/129687)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Antwoorden:** 3\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [28 september 2019 om 01:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-of-my-own-reply/129687 "2019-09-28T01:22:07Z")

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Hi, I just replied with a followup to a thread I started. When I went back to the main page, I saw this: …? Ann

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## [CTRL + F when site is under extreme load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ctrl-f-when-site-is-under-extreme-load/129517)

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**Author:** [@Heather\_Dudley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Dudley)\
**Antwoorden:** 2\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [26 september 2019 om 01:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ctrl-f-when-site-is-under-extreme-load/129517 "2019-09-26T01:56:33Z")

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Okay, so, this is less a bug and more an unanticipated side effect of a design choice. However, I wanted to log this as a potential issue. When a site is overloaded, Search may be disabled. If this happens, CTRL + F di…

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## [Navigation to Latest vs Categories \*without\* JavaScript?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigation-to-latest-vs-categories-without-javascript/129127)

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**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\
**Antwoorden:** 1\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [20 september 2019 om 16:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigation-to-latest-vs-categories-without-javascript/129127 "2019-09-20T16:20:17Z")

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We have users who visit the forum with JavaScript disabled. We all know many things won’t work, but the forum is readable and partly usable. But the main navigation links to Categories and Latest are missing. There’s no…

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## [How to add description to "categories" section on main page along with sub-categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-description-to-categories-section-on-main-page-along-with-sub-categories/128990)

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**Author:** [@AnkitJain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AnkitJain)\
**Antwoorden:** 3\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [19 september 2019 om 09:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-description-to-categories-section-on-main-page-along-with-sub-categories/128990 "2019-09-19T09:57:04Z")

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This is the screenshot: I want that underline part: Thanks for the help

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## [Odd UI behaviour on Mobile Safari (13.1)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-ui-behaviour-on-mobile-safari-13-1/128917)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Antwoorden:** 3\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [19 september 2019 om 07:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-ui-behaviour-on-mobile-safari-13-1/128917 "2019-09-19T07:01:07Z")

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I don’t know if this is a Safari Issue, or a general mallaise with the current version, but on iPhone, running 13.1 PB, when I hit search I can scroll the header all the way off the screen at the top by just swiping up. …

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## [Allow TL0 to write messages to staff group, not to other members or non staff?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-tl0-to-write-messages-to-staff-group-not-to-other-members-or-non-staff/124335)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Antwoorden:** 11\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [18 september 2019 om 15:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-tl0-to-write-messages-to-staff-group-not-to-other-members-or-non-staff/124335 "2019-09-18T15:52:27Z")

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Is there any way to allow TL0 members to start messages to a specific discourse group, but not to other regular members or non staff members? I am currently not finding a way to make this work. When TL0 members write to …

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## [Add 'Edit Body' pencil at top of post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-edit-body-pencil-at-top-of-post/124733)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Antwoorden:** 1\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [2 augustus 2019 om 16:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-edit-body-pencil-at-top-of-post/124733 "2019-08-02T16:00:39Z")

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Hi, As a moderator, I end up code-formatting the posts of a lot of new (and not-so-new :roll\_eyes:) users. Generally these people have done an unformatted post of potentially hundreds of lines of server logging. I can u…

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## [Category background images do not scale good for mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-background-images-do-not-scale-good-for-mobile/95149)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Antwoorden:** 7\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [17 september 2019 om 08:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-background-images-do-not-scale-good-for-mobile/95149 "2019-09-17T08:40:00Z")

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category background image doesn’t scale correctly in mobile ux, here is the background image in desktop: the same image in a topic for mobile ux:

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## [Dismiss (new topics) button missing on categories (when new filter selected)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismiss-new-topics-button-missing-on-categories-when-new-filter-selected/43939)

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**Author:** [@MSealey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MSealey)\
**Antwoorden:** 17\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [16 september 2019 om 01:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismiss-new-topics-button-missing-on-categories-when-new-filter-selected/43939 "2019-09-16T01:51:06Z")

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Using Discourse at these two sites: Until a recent upgrade, there used to be a small, rectangular mid-grey button at bottom right of the page displaying New topics (from the ‘New’ tab at top) with the label ‘Dismiss’…

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## [Composer preview shows one more newline under images than what you see in rendered posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-preview-shows-one-more-newline-under-images-than-what-you-see-in-rendered-posts/128471)

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**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\
**Antwoorden:** 5\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [14 september 2019 om 04:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-preview-shows-one-more-newline-under-images-than-what-you-see-in-rendered-posts/128471 "2019-09-14T04:08:40Z")

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It looks like the composer preview is adding one extra newline after an image but cooked post content looks fine as you can see below: I have not added any space after this image I have added a single newline aft…

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## [Notification character bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-character-bug/128461)

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**Author:** [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)\
**Antwoorden:** 4\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [13 september 2019 om 14:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-character-bug/128461 "2019-09-13T14:18:43Z")

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Something’s weird here (bad title, please name this properly staff :blush: ):

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## [MathJax one-liner equation breaks the line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mathjax-one-liner-equation-breaks-the-line/128046)

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**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\
**Antwoorden:** 9\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [10 september 2019 om 05:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mathjax-one-liner-equation-breaks-the-line/128046 "2019-09-10T05:09:20Z")

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Hi all, It looks like MathJax has stopped working. Every equation is on a separate line: It is the same pattern for all the opened topics. Another example: I have no non-supported plugins installed: I also tr…

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## [User is typing misaligned and mixed with "reply" choices with RTL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-is-typing-misaligned-and-mixed-with-reply-choices-with-rtl/127963)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Antwoorden:** 2\
**Laatst bijgewerkt:** [9 september 2019 om 12:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-is-typing-misaligned-and-mixed-with-reply-choices-with-rtl/127963 "2019-09-09T12:50:18Z")

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In our forum, which is RTL, in the reply window, if someone else is also writing a reply, then the user's avatar will overlap with the button that determines the type of reply. This is shown in the image below: …

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