# Persistent text composition box in different instances of Discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-text-composition-box-in-different-instances-of-discourse/17119>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Julho 2, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-text-composition-box-in-different-instances-of-discourse/17119 "2014-07-02T17:50:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![d\_p](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@d\_p](https://meta.discourse.org/u/d_p)\
**Post date:** [Julho 2, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-text-composition-box-in-different-instances-of-discourse/17119/1 "2014-07-02T17:50:46Z")

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In other forums it is pretty common for me to begin a longish comment and then open a new instance of the forum in another window where I can reply to other threads or even the same thread I am composing in the first instance. In Discourse, this is apparently impossible or at least not intended to be allowed, and I think that is a significant design flaw. When I open a new instance of Discourse, the same text composition box that I have open in the first instance rears its persistent little head in my new instance. This prevents me from making a new comment without “abandoning” the comment I am in the process of composing in the other instance. This is ridiculous and highly unusual. Is this the intended design? Is there a way around this problem?

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