Feedback: timeout to edit post - 3min is a bit short.

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The current three-minute timeout for editing posts is considered too short, leading to clutter from multiple correction posts. Users suggest that a longer editing period, possibly hours, would be more effective. There are also concerns about navigating back to the editing interface after previewing a post, with some users experiencing issues where their text disappears. Solutions for returning to the edit mode include clicking the "X" or pressing the "ESC" key. The discussion highlights the need for adjustments to improve user experience on the platform.
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It will lead to posting corrections, additions in separate posts, leading to more clutter. I don't know what the old setting was, but surely longer (hours?).
 
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This is something I'll fix shortly. There are still some default settings floating around.
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
This is something I'll fix shortly. There are still some default settings floating around.
 
I have a more fundamental question - how do I go from the preview of a post back to editing? The preview comes up, I click on the screen and what I have written in gone. How do I get back to the post I was composing?
 
Stephen Tashi said:
I have a more fundamental question - how do I go from the preview of a post back to editing? The preview comes up, I click on the screen and what I have written in gone. How do I get back to the post I was composing?

Either click the "X" at the top right corner or just press the "ESC" key, on your keyboard.
 
Stephen Tashi said:
I have a more fundamental question - how do I go from the preview of a post back to editing? The preview comes up, I click on the screen and what I have written in gone. How do I get back to the post I was composing?

Stephen - I've previewed several messages as I entered today and all worked well. I used Opera and Browser on my droid tablet, and have been using Internet Explorer 11 on my desktop for a while. What device and browser are you using? (I just used Preview on this msg...)
 
DataGG said:
Either click the "X" at the top right corner or just press the "ESC" key, on your keyboard.
Or click anywhere off the popup and it will close
 
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