Questions tagged [popups]

Popups are interactive dialogs that are shown within the current page. They are distinct from tool tips, which are short, descriptive pieces of text relating to the element under the mouse pointer.

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Title may not fit into popup width on contact page

On contact page in some cases the popup title may not fit into width because is covered by close button, e.g.:
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I keep getting the privacy pop-up windows when browsing SE on iOS

I keep getting the privacy pop-up windows when browsing SE with Chrome on my iPhone (iOS 15): I don't think that's intended, so I'm tagging that as a bug. Feel free to retag as support if I missed ...
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Popup for an active edit beneath the post contains the button that doesn’t fit into popup

When the post has an active suggested edit tapping on the link edit (1) leads to the opening a popup. That popup doesn't fit into screen width in responsive mode on phone's screen: Animation was ...
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Wrong z-index for tag popup when the question has an ignored tag

After this was fixed, I tested it a bit, and noticed this behavior: When there is an ignored tag and the question is grayed out, the tag popup is below/behind the other page contents due to wrong z-...
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When focusing the search box in a private beta, hints fail to load, causing a popup with the login page

I just followed by a link from another question here and got this funny behavior after clicking on the search bar: The entire site opened in a new popup window!
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Hovering over a tag in the "merge tags" popup leads to weird behavior around popup sizes

The merge tags popup contains tags elements. Hovering the mouse over them leads to the tag description popup appearing, but it seems that because one popup (merging) is already opened, the latter ...
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The 'Next badge' popup is appearing in the wrong place

The 'Next badge' popup in the profile page expands page width on mobile: Positioning the popup entirely in the original page area will prevent width expansion.
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Usercard expansion on hover is making the comments move down [closed]

Recently, when you hover over a profile picture to get an expanded usercard, the comments move downwards. (If there are no comments, then the "Add a comment" link is the screen element which ...
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"How to add or remove login credentials" pop-up on the Contact page has incorrect instructions

On the Contact page, after selecting "I need to add or remove login credentials", the following pop-up is shown: How to add or remove login credentials Open up your user profile page and ...
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Light gray link text in “Share” pop-up is almost illegible

The “Share” button at the bottom of a question or answer produces a pop-up, with the link being selected in a (read-only) input field: The link text is almost illegible. Would it be possible to ...
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Home page sidebar - "faq" tag popup content is aligned to the right

There is an alignment issue in the "faq" section's tag description, which is in the "Frequently Asked" section of the sidebar of the Home page in the Meta Stack Exchange and per-...
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"Your vote has been recorded" popup should close itself automatically after few seconds

Why do we need to explicitly dismiss the "Your vote has been recorded" notification after submitting or retracting a close vote? I think it should timeout automatically after a few seconds. ...
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Popup shown to authors attempting to delete answered questions is incorrectly shown to other delete voters, if there are no pending delete votes

When voting to delete this question I got the following popup message: This appears to be the popup user's get when trying to delete their own answered question. I'm not the author of this question, ...
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Can the "Add Another Answer" button have its own draggable pop-up too?

If I recall correctly, there used to be a browser pop-up after clicking/pressing the "Answer Your Question" button. Now it has been changed to an in-site draggable pop-up: Can the same be ...
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Already-approved pending edit goes <br>

Clicking the "Edit" link on a post when a pending suggested edit has already been approved results in this toast: The HTML should not be escaped. Prior art: HTML is showing up in the pop-...
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Badly escaped HTML results in plain text instead of markup in toast notifications (e.g. "You can&#39;t vote for your own post".)

There's an HTML escape bug that's reproducible network-wide. Also mentioned on Super User, this is not just "ugly", but also causes prevents the link from being clicked, which is more ...
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Please, make "Your privacy" "Accept all cookies" popup smaller, so it will not obscure half of the page [duplicate]

I read numerous questions: Do I have to use a browser plugin to stop being accosted on SE sites with the “Accept all cookies” pop-ups over and over and over? Bug? Options? How do I dismiss the new ...
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On private beta sites the "Select your next badge" popup isn't populated from the "Track the next one" button, but works fine from "Let us pick" [duplicate]

On private beta sites (you need to be a member of "Proof Assistants" to access that URL), on the user profile activity page, when you earn a new badge there are two buttons presented: Track ...
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Suggested tags are not displayed with their excerpts and other info when asking/editing a question on mobile

When asking or editing a question, one is offered tag suggestions while typing in the "Tags" section. On a desktop browser, each popup also displays the tag wiki excerpt (when available), ...
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Cannot scroll in winter bash popup

I was zooming into my profile picture to get a nice screenshot of my wearing my hat (to post here, of course), when I ran into a little problem; there is no option for me to scroll anywhere in the ...
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Reviewing a suggested edit "inline" does not dismiss the popup

Whenever I review a suggested edit "inline" (i.e., by clicking the Edit(1) button as opposed to in the review queue), the popup doesn't get closed and the review buttons are not even ...
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Unfollowing a question triggers a "you're no longer following this answer" pop-up

Seen on mobile web, Brave browser version 1.27.109, Android 10, cannot confirm on other browsers (yet). Following, then unfollowing a question triggers a pop-up reading: You're no longer following ...
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"Learn more" link in review queue page is not responding on "Stats" and "History" tabs

There is a "Learn more" link available on all the review queue pages, clicking on it opens a popup with that review queue's information. That "Learn more" link is responding in the ...
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How to see Review Queue help boxes again?

Recently new help boxes for Review Queues were displayed to users. E.g.: The box above is about a specific queue. There is also a main box for queues in general like shown here. After dismissing, ...
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Can we please remove the review queues pop-up?

Recently, there's been a pop-up about review queues: It is extremely annoying, as I believe other people can agree. It does a lot more to distract and aggravate people than it does to inform them, ...
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Dismissing the cookie popup with the "X" scrolls the page to the top

Similar to preventDefault when clicking bounty "cancel" link (which was fixed), when you click the "X" on the upper right of the cookie popup: The unnecessary href="#" ...
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It takes two clicks on the X to close a flag-submitted popup

It takes two clicks on the X to close a flag-submitted popup Tested without extensions, on Firefox. I couldn't find similar reports.
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Cookie customization popup doesn't appear on per-site Metas

I went to Meta AU (with a cleared cache and cookies) in search of a question, but the new cookie customization notice didn't come out. It appears when you visit the main site, but not on per-site ...
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"Don't show this to me again" button for the "Are you sure you want to answer this question" popups

There are some questions (e.g, this one and this one) where I have provided a lot of answers and may provide more. Each and every time, though, I get a popup saying: Or: This becomes very annoying ...
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"Suggested edit queue is full" should link to information about reason

Here: Why is it called "Suggested edits queue is full." once I'm suspended somehow? I found a description of what the reason is for the popup tip "Suggested edit queue is full"....
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Cross Validated asking ad nauseam about accepting cookies?

Recently (the last two or three days) on Cross Validated (CV) pages, each time a new page/tab is opened, it asks anew on accepting cookies. Quite molesting. First I thought it was my browser (Chrome ...
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Show election voting privilege notice next to its button

Clicking on one of the buttons in this election, I saw this notice pop up: But it showed way down here! If my scrollbar had been any farther up the page, I wouldn't have seen that. Can we make the ...
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Improve alignment of "Learn more" button in "Next privilege" popup [duplicate]

The alignment of the "Learn more" button in the "Next privilege" popup is not really well aligned with the edge of the black square: It is also too close to the text showing how ...
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Can we please clean up the new tooltips around the upvote/downvote buttons?

This question focuses on the UI of the new tooltips (not the text), and it has the following sole focus: Completely undoing the recent change. Just simply undoing this will be a single change with a ...
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Slight tweaking of grammar required in the prompt shown when adding another answer to a question where one already has multiple answers

When adding an answer to a question, which a user has already answered, the user is prompted: Are you sure you want to add another answer? You could use the edit link to refine and improve your ...
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Blurry font in first question pop-up

I just posted my first question and got this pop-up The font of the pop-up looks terrible blurry, while the rest of the page is sharp and crisp. (my browser is Opera, in case it matters)
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Tag popup doesn't show on some tags

I'm having a strange issue with the [google-analytics] tag on Web Applications Stack Exchange. When I'm using the latest Firefox on macOS 10.15.5, even with the cache cleared and all userscripts ...
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Get updates on questions and answers pop up can no longer be dismissed by clicking the X [closed]

The get updates on questions and answers pop up can no longer be dismissed by clicking the X, it was working before but seems broken now. My capture is from Philosophy and this was also reported at ...
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Long title in New Stack Overflow Feature dialog obscures close button

All Stack Overflow sites have an orange 'New' button next to the site logo in their top bar if there are new features to be discovered. If the title is too long, the close button (X) is hardly visible,...
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New Dialog-Box in Reopen Votes Review Queue Doesn't Close

I've just been doing some reviews in the "Reopen Votes" queue and, during this process, I noticed a change to a new pop-up when I select "Reopen". The new pop-up has a much nicer look: However, ...
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Not all Q&A dialogs have been made responsive yet

Almost all dialogs on the Q&A pages have been made responsive. I've found one exception (but maybe there are more) among the rarely used ones, e.g. the one you get when voting to delete a question ...
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Scrolling on Stack Overflow is slow if a question has lots of answers

Chrome Version: Google Chrome 70.0.3538.77 (Official Build) (64-bit) OS: Ubuntu Try opening one of these pages: How do I create a URL shortener? How to use a decimal range() step value? ...
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Issues with the new popup guide for searching [duplicate]

I just noticed that addition. Searching for posts by author does not need the brackets [], and can be clearer as to what "1234" is. A new user may think 1234 is a username example. Tag guideline can ...
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If I accept an answer on my question, remind me I can upvote it as well [duplicate]

If I upvote an answer on my question, I am reminded that I can accept the answer. If I accept an answer on my question, there should be a prompt to upvote the answer.
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Open close dialog at top of question when reviewing on mobile

When reviewing Close Votes on mobile, the close dialog pops up at the bottom of the question, which is an inconvenient location because you need to scroll down. For long questions, you can't even see ...
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Redesign "lots of answers" JS confirm dialog to use Stacks stylized popups instead

Currently, when attempting to answer questions with lots of answers (usually 30 but configurable per site), users are shown the following generic JS confirmation prompt (from one's browser, in this ...
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Long words in tag excerpts move outside the box

When there's an extremely long 'word', like a link, the tag excerpt popup does not hyphenate the word and break it to a new line. Instead, it extends outwards, like so: (link to that particular ...
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Profile popup window overlay doesn't fully cover screen on moblie

When I open any pop-up window (badge tracker/viewer, WB hat selection, etc) on the profile page window on an iPad (using Safari) I get to look at this ugly setup: See a not marked-up image here. The ...
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Eeeek! Can't start a bounty on any question

Trying to start a bounty, on any question, results in this: Please fix, in the dev tools I noticed a request to non existent URL. This happens in all SE sites as far as I could see.
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Tag popup for `[tag:]` markdown no longer working in posts

When hovering over a tag 'under' a question, a popup with extended information is shown. While the usefulness is under discussion, and people like me write userscripts to fill the gaps, I noticed it's ...
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