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Q&A Can comment input fields be vertically scalable?

The comment box is now resizable; drag the control in the lower right corner down to make the area bigger. Because comments can include newlines, wide Unicode characters, and probably other unpred...

posted 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2021-03-31T01:20:25Z (over 3 years ago)
The comment box is now resizable; drag the control in the lower right corner down to make the area bigger.

Because comments can include newlines, wide Unicode characters, and probably other unpredictable things, choosing a size to fit 500 ASCII characters in a paragraph wouldn't be a complete solution.  Instead, we're putting this in the hands of the user.