# Compact messages style

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/compact-messages-style/216678>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [February 1, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compact-messages-style/216678 "2022-02-01T10:55:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![GVG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@GVG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GVG)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compact-messages-style/216678/10 "2022-02-01T21:22:10Z")

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> [@Moin](#):
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> Have you thought about how this would work for longer posts? Then you read it and have to scroll up to like it and scroll down again to read the next post.

Logically agree, it’s a good contra, but not very good, because:

- Most of all I like style v4 - when message controls appears at the right of the post, so vertically they can be placed “as lower as possible - at message end and screen bottom”. Controls panel can even dynamically vertically fly at each message vertical place most close to current mouse position! 😉 So this is not a problem.
- Most users who write and read big posts - for answers use the exact text quotes, or always can answer to topic itself - thus “Answer” button is not very necessary.
- As I say previously about “for mobile” - because of absent of right side free space and touchscreens - main controls buttons still must be displayed always and at standard places - seems it’s the best design for a vertically narrow mobile screens.
- You always can prefer v3 where main message controls stay at bottom or something similar.

So if you prefer to keep message controls at the bottom - it’s OK, but I still ask to help to minimize all free vertical space above&under them and display controls (except Likes/Edit) only on mouse rollover (for desktops).

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