# \#topic-progress Element Keeps Visibility While Loading

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-progress-element-keeps-visibility-while-loading/181179>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [February 26, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-progress-element-keeps-visibility-while-loading/181179 "2021-02-26T01:23:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-progress-element-keeps-visibility-while-loading/181179/5 "2021-03-03T01:05:36Z")

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Thanks for your response, I understand your concern about the bounce caused by hiding the full timeline, that’s why only reserving a padding space will be playable.

It’s not entirely a CSS issue, sticking or padding the topic progress down while the spinner is active is JavaScript related though.

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