# Keybind or Button-click to Minimize (but not remove) Composer
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [2015年二月8日 23:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983 "2015-02-08T23:12:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)
#### Post date: [2015年二月8日 23:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983/1 "2015-02-08T23:12:53Z")
Been noticing while I use the composer that sometimes I need to see more of the viewport to aid in making my post. I tend to browse: gather links and text. When I do that, I have to click and hold the composer’s top edge and resize it. I used to click the down arrow in the upper right but that removes the composer completely and when I click ‘make a new reply/topic’ it erases what I had in progress. I currently see no way to bring it back up with my post in progress.
My suggestion for easier posting workflow is to have an ‘inbetween’ state where there’s a small indicator at the edge that a user can click and it brings their post back in progress, thus allowing them to temporarily push it down while browsing/searching. Or have a keyboard shortcut that minimizes the composer to that resized state that I manually do by clicking and dragging at the composer’s top edge.
Right now, as I personally see it, I can’t temporarily push the composer down. If I resize, it’s clumsy and awkward at best when I am in that ‘flow’ then suddenly halting to do that. Or, I click the down arrow in the composer’s upper right and I see no way to bring it back up. There is also no visible help anywhere that may show instructions on how to bring it back up (if this feature exists).
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### Author:  [@elberet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elberet)
#### Post date: [2015年二月8日 23:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983/2 "2015-02-08T23:17:31Z")
Hmmm, no? Minimizing the composer or “closing” it with Esc should show a bar at the bottom of the page, indicating that you have a draft in progress:
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### Author:  [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)
#### Post date: [2015年二月8日 23:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983/3 "2015-02-08T23:19:28Z")
Interesting, I do not get that behavior. I figured this was already in core but when I minimize with the upper right arrow, the entire composer disappears.
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [2015年二月9日 00:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983/4 "2015-02-09T00:44:11Z")
I believe the trick is you must enter enough for it to say “saved” in the bottom bar for our to minimize properly
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### Author:  [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)
#### Post date: [2015年二月9日 00:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983/5 "2015-02-09T00:46:28Z")
That relates to another problem I have, and having temporary multiple drafts would possible fix that. It’s come to a point where I begin typing, I get a message elsewhere and would like to temp-save what I have in progress. I have to stop, copy the title, paste into Sublime Text, go back to the window, copy the text body I have so far and then put that into Sublime Text as well. It’s getting cumbersome. But I can make a new topic for that now.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2015年二月9日 03:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983/6 "2015-02-09T03:36:28Z")
You already have exactly what you are describing. However we do not bother saving a draft (on infinite topics, as long as it is a reply) until you type the minimum chars for a post.
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### Author:  [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)
#### Post date: [2015年二月9日 04:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983/7 "2015-02-09T04:00:24Z")
Thank you for the reply. I put a bunch of lorem ipsum in the box and tried it, and yes you are right. So thank you for clarifying.
If there’s a way for me [to manually save a draft without having to c/p it somewhere else](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-multiple-new-topic-drafts/7263), this, I think, would be perfect.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [2025年十二月4日 11:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keybind-or-button-click-to-minimize-but-not-remove-composer/24983/8 "2025-12-04T11:33:32Z")