Preview post before creating?

pgesting · July 5, 2023, 4:11pm

I am new to discourse. Is there a way to preview your posts before creating the topic? To check formatting, etc?

mercenary_sysadmin · July 5, 2023, 4:18pm

Look up at the top of the editor dialog when writing a post or reply.

pgesting · July 5, 2023, 6:30pm

Huh. I do not have that option?

mercenary_sysadmin · July 5, 2023, 6:34pm

You’re right: I see it on reply creation, but not post creation. Hmm.

ph0t0nix · July 6, 2023, 9:28am

That is weird indeed: in Firefox (desktop) I get a preview window to the right of the textbox in which I’m typing. Not just for a new topic, but also for this reply, for example. Maybe because I vertically extended the box in which the new message is typed?

pgesting · July 6, 2023, 10:41am

Oh, I see! Mine was covered up by a bunch of tool tips because I am new. I thought they were permanent. Once I closed them all, I also get the preview. Thanks!