Problem when closing preview

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Users are experiencing an issue where closing the preview window while editing a reply redirects them to an undefined page instead of returning to their draft. This problem occurs in Firefox 35.0.1 on Mac OS, but the back button successfully restores the editing box. The issue has been acknowledged, and a fix is anticipated within a few days. Users can temporarily close the preview by clicking outside the overlay. Overall, the discussion highlights a frustrating but manageable bug affecting the editing experience.
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I'm having some problems when closing the preview, while I am writing a reply to a post. After clicking the X to close the pop-up preview window, instead of coming back to the page with the post and the message I'm editing, I get sent to https://www.physicsforums.com/undefined

Thankfully, the back button brings me back to the page, with my reply still in the editing box. But it is annoying, especially since I must do lots of proofreading when posting (my fingers sometimes go faster than my brain o0)).

Browser: Firefox 35.0.1, under Mac OS.
 
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We are aware of this, thanks :)

You can instead click off the overlay to close.
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
We are aware of this, thanks :)
Is this a recent problem? Just curious as I noticed it yesterday.
 
dlgoff said:
Is this a recent problem? Just curious as I noticed it yesterday.
Yeah I think within the past couple weeks
 
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I've tracked down the problem and hope to fix it in the next few days
 
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