# Such a tiny window to edit here on a cell phone

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/such-a-tiny-window-to-edit-here-on-a-cell-phone/255225>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** composer\
**Created:** [February 15, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/such-a-tiny-window-to-edit-here-on-a-cell-phone/255225 "2023-02-15T11:32:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/such-a-tiny-window-to-edit-here-on-a-cell-phone/255225/21 "2023-02-26T18:01:27Z")

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I’m really not convinced there’s any merit to this topic.

The original post includes a screenshot which appears to have been created by requesting the desktop version of the site. The mobile view when starting a topic or reply doesn’t include the top bar seen below:

> [@jidanni](#):
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> ![Screenshot_20230215_191955_Chrome Dev](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/f/2/7f24f6846945ab5ba0b7dd8eaff7bb4740f6dddd.jpeg)

50% of the above is taken up with a keyboard including number row, the android bar along the bottom, _and_ a suggestion bar. It reminds me of IE toolbar hell.

This is what the New Topic interface actually looks like:

 ![IMG_7215.PNG](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/1/2/112b3e6945fb4188079ca797881e2eee108f0f2f.jpeg)

That’s 14 rows of editor with no additional goofy UI elements. 16 if I turn off the toolbar.

Two of the screenshots omit the keyboard entirely:

> [@jidanni](#):
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> ![Screenshot_20230226-043019](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/f/9/ff96fce14a9bd16219a6092f96949950d31b7af6.jpeg)

> [@jidanni](#):
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> ![Screenshot_20230219-185628](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/2/b/72b6e4bd6c817761c11d06222c07eb552c5c1e85.jpeg)

The fourth is shot on a different device, which doesn’t include the android bar across the bottom of the screen:

> [@jidanni](#):
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> ![Screenshot_20230225-203728](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/9/8/598ac6525a4b4e94095173a71da9050694ba3a02.jpeg)

Were we inclined, we could all cherry-pick screenshots to portray any story we care to tell.

The only question is whether Discourse misbehaves when it’s used in a supportable way. Thus far I don’t believe this has been proven.

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