# 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:** [Juillet 2, 2014, 5:50 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:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [Juillet 3, 2014, 2:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-text-composition-box-in-different-instances-of-discourse/17119/7 "2014-07-03T02:15:26Z")

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Just use the minimize button at the upper right of the composer to minimize it.

And @lid we already store one server side draft per topic automatically as you type, this exists and works, it is happening right now as I type in fact.

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