# Composer Screen Blocks the Sidebar

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-screen-blocks-the-sidebar/216005
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [January 25, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-screen-blocks-the-sidebar/216005 "2022-01-25T23:58:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
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### Author: ![debryc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/debryc/32/101652_2.png) [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-screen-blocks-the-sidebar/216005/1 "2022-01-25T23:58:32Z")

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When I’m composing a topic, the sidebar doesn’t scroll until the very bottom is visible over the composer screen. Instead, it is blocked.

Without composer

 ![Screenshot of Google Chrome (1-25-22, 6-54-54 PM)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/7/c7d1fb69573d05966d3e82da2c17702fa70db2f1.png)

With composer

 ![Screenshot of Google Chrome (1-25-22, 6-55-10 PM)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/5/15abedbf1dcb33ac64bbec54adaf9994ba6d65ff.png)

Can the theme be updated so that viewing the very bottom of the sidebar is possible when composing a topic?