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renato · August 29, 2026, 7:16pm

I intend to merge this PR this week, it should address the reported tablet issue.

github.com/discourse/discourse

FIX: Provide working ways to close chat channels on touch devices in desktop view (#43030)

main ← chat-close-channel-touch-devices

merged 11:01PM - 01 Sep 26 UTC

renato

+148 -46

Previously, there was no reliable way to close or leave a chat channel on a tabl…et (touch + desktop view): the leave button required hover, the long-press menu only worked in mobile view, and the sidebar channel menu was hidden on all touch devices. On touch devices that can't hover (`@media (hover: none)`) in desktop view, the leave button and the sidebar channel menu button are now always visible instead of hover-revealed, and long-press opens the channel menu. Swipe stays limited to the mobile layout, and narrow mobile view is untouched. The sidebar button had been hidden on touch (#41368, earlier #36969) so rows could be tapped to navigate without the hover reveal in the way. As a plainly visible button, row taps still navigate and the menu opens only from the button. Reported in https://meta.discourse.org/t/close-a-chat/297444

Topic		Replies	Views
No "Leave this personal chat" button on desktop Bug chat	3	567	November 15, 2022
'Leave chat' close button action misaligned UX chat , completed	1	664	August 2, 2022
Add 'Leave Chat' cross to mobile view UX chat	0	541	August 2, 2022
Access common chat channel actions from the sidebar context menu Announcements chat	15	770	February 16, 2026
Suggestion: add a button to switch back from fullscreen to small chat UX chat	17	1530	May 25, 2022

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