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For questions about the user interface elements (inputs, checkboxes, etc.) that make up this site. For questions about the design of elements, use the [design] tag.

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Why are there three ways to reach the dupe menu? [duplicate]

There are three different ways to flag/vote to close a question as a duplicate in the UI: Flag -> A duplicate Flag -> Needs improvement -> Duplicate Close -> Duplicate Admittedly, the ...
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Please make the links in "Related" and "Hot Network Questions" only touchable when clicked on the text

In the "Related" questions and "Hot Network Questions" under a question post even if you accidentally click on the white background you will go to that question page. Please change ...
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Make the "Save to" dialog draggable

The dialog that opens when you save a post then click "manage" on the notification isn't draggable unlike other dialogs like the one that opens when you are about to flag something. For ...
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Show to what site the reputation belongs when hovering over the reputation counter on the top bar

I recently had a sinking feeling in my gut: my reputation had dropped by 1/3! Serves me right for posting crappy questions. But wait, it turns out that number is referring to each individual Stack ...
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Extend asterisk next to close/delete vote to flags

We recently got an asterisk (*) next to the close and delete vote to indicate you've already voted on that question/answer: Why is there an asterisk next to the close vote total? E.g. Close (1*) Make ...
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Bug with Clicking: Typing, Clicking, and Selecting Glitching and Jumping

Is anyone else having a difficult time clicking on buttons (for example, to view questions that I posted, my profile, other people's questions) and typing? I've restarted everything and it seems like ...
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Unable to load flag dialog popup on some deleted questions

In the last ten days, I've been unable to load the flag dialog on two recently deleted questions: Question #402226 today and Question #402001 ten days ago Instead of displaying the flag popup when I ...
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"Join Site X" sign-up modal is not idempotent when opened via "Add a comment"

This is a very low priority UI bug I discovered accidentally. To reproduce: Visit a site where you are not logged in. Open any question, click "Add a comment" button below the question or ...
STerliakov's user avatar
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The "characters left" counter does not update while using speech recognition on Safari

Steps to reproduce: Open Safari on macOS. Add a comment on any Stack Exchange post. Turn on speech recognition entry on the mac (typically double-tap the fn-like key, but your system may vary). Talk ...
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How can one unselect a post that was selected with a keyboard shortcut without selecting another post or reloading/changing the page?

How can one unselect a post that has been selected with a keyboard shortcut without selecting another one or reloading/changing the page? Example of a selected a post, which is indicated by a grey ...
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Is editing a post the only way to select a post?

Is editing a post (then saving or canceling the edit) the only way to select a post? If not, how else can one select a post? (Example of a selected a post, which is indicated by a grey fade.)
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Add a way to hide site disclaimers

Issue: Site disclaimers sometimes take most of the page on mobile devices (example), and they appear on all questions, if the site has a disclaimer. Feature request: Add a way to hide site disclaimers....
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CAPTCHA dialog box is overflowing

CAPTCHA dialog box is overflowing. Example: Tested with the latest version of Chrome on Windows 10.
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Is something in the Stack Exchange UI inadvertently wrongly leading people to MSE?

I've noticed recently that among the various posts here on meta.stackexchange.com that appear clearly intended for one or another main network site (and there seem to be a handful per day) that: The ...
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Customize the appearance of Stack Exchange sites

This extremely helpful post has enabled me to customize the appearance of the up/down arrows on Stack Exchange sites. By toying around a bit and making some fortunate guesses about the names of ...
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Should footer socials be updated?

The current socials Should the footer be updated to be X instead of Twitter? The URL remains twitter.com and media usually refers to "X, formerly known as Twitter", but they've technically ...
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Browser issues workaround for the "Review Question" button not working? [duplicate]

Every so often on Safari (v16.2 - haven't tried other versions, and yes, I'm due for an update), the "Review Question" button doesn't do anything. Surprisingly, a page reload doesn't fix it ...
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Reopen votes queue guidance contains outdated and/or inaccurate information

Go to any site /review/reopen then click Learn more about the Reopen votes queue. Closed questions that have received at least one reopen vote, as well as posts whose bodies have been edited within ...
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Chat flag counter on "Main" Chat.SE appears to be stuck

There appears to be a stuck chat flag counter To replicate: As a moderator go to chat.se, and you see a chat flag counter. Click on it and there aren't any flags, and it vanishes. Refresh or go to ...
Journeyman Geek's user avatar
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Changing the sort order in the “Saves” tab does not update the view

Changing the sort order in the “Saves” tab in the user profile does not update the view anymore. Only after a browser refresh are the saves displayed according to the newly selected order. This ...
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The behavior of popup vote totals losing their +/- sign if the absolute value requires 3 or more digits triggers awkward, sudden paragraph reflows

On the vote-total popup, the leading + or - is suppressed once the total hits three digits: Demo: Demo: Demo: Demo: This happens in both the 🟢 upvotes on the top and on the 🔴 downvotes on ...
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The SE Data Explorer captcha is unnecessarily annoying

Whenever I try to run a query with the Data Explorer, my process is: Type the parameters for the query. Click "Run query". Click the "I'm not a robot" checkbox that suddenly ...
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On the stackexchange.com filters page, use a background color instead of having to load an external image

On the filters page on StackExchange.com, a static external image is loaded to force a background colour instead of applying a CSS background-color for the HTML element .filters-sidebar .filters ul li....
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