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Q&A Preview keeps jumping up and down

In the last day or so, the preview when writing a post keeps jumping up and down. Even just typing a few characters causes this over the next few seconds. I think I see what's going on. Whenever...

0 answers · posted 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭ · edited 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Monica Cellio‭ · 2020-11-23T21:28:40Z (about 4 years ago)

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Olin Lathrop‭ · 2020-06-21T13:43:42Z (over 4 years ago)

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In the last day or so, the preview when writing a post keeps jumping up and down.  Even just typing a few characters causes this over the next few seconds.

I think I see what's going on.  Whenever you make a change, something saves the new version as a draft after a short timeout.  So far so good.  The problem seems to be that an extra line "Draft saved" is added to the page right below the edit window.  This causes everything below it, including the preview, to jump up and down as "Draft saved" is added, then removed:

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![Image alt text](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/2PwnDmym1GTxkwkChz8dG4yJ)

This is admittedly not high priority, but it is an annoyance that should eventually be fixed.

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