# \#2: Using the scale options cozy and compact breaks the user interface

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-using-the-scale-options-cozy-and-compact-breaks-the-user-interface/361346
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [April 11, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-using-the-scale-options-cozy-and-compact-breaks-the-user-interface/361346 "2025-04-11T00:43:55Z")
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### Author: ![twofoursixeight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/twofoursixeight/32/574822_2.png) [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-using-the-scale-options-cozy-and-compact-breaks-the-user-interface/361346/1 "2025-04-11T00:43:56Z")

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![The image displays a list of various reported issues related to a messaging feature, with a gray lock icon indicating that flagging posts has be restricted, a purple heart indicating issues with the chat feature, a yellow bug icon indicating software bugs, and a blue feature icon indicating "You sent... (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/2/4/224f01106e59e9a6367f1dbceaac5dde35a082a8.jpeg)

Please pay attention to the second half of the video.

Essentially, the Suggested and Related tabs overlap the suggested topics when changing the scale on the forum.

This happens when you set the scale of the forum to a more compact type.

Cozy:

 ![The image is a screenshot from a Slack channel discussing forum scaling issues and navigation controls, specifically highlighting the effects of setting forum scale to compact format. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/3/4/734a4a1c0201b6a5afabbd2d1577a615fede543f.png)

Compact:

 ![This image shows a forum setting where user UX has received a notification about suggested and related topics overlapping on the forum, occurring when the forum scale is set to a more compact type. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/d/b/4dbfd636a6a16a290a392a2c42606da1c85f0c78.jpeg)