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@Gargron I regularly get into this mode of the web user interface. With no way to exit, except refreshing the whole page. Maybe somebody should take a look at that from UX point of view… 🤔

Actually I don’t even know what the function is supposed to do. It happens when I’m reading messages, not trying to upload anything at all.

Eugen Rochko

@fubaroque This is drag and drop to upload. Perhaps you drag a file by accident. Escape should dismiss it.

@Gargron On a mobile device. No files being dragged at all. And no escape button either.

I’m not sure how it get’s triggered. Just the usual thick fingers on a tiny screen trying to scroll situation. ;-)

@Gargron Shouldn’t uploading be only available when writing a post? This is while reading.

@Gargron Maybe it happens when I accidentally drag one of the images that are already on the page. Which is also quite useless on a mobile device. ;-)

Just having a way to get out of the mode would already be an improvement. Perhaps end the mode when the detected drag has ended outside the target?

@Gargron I, but who Am I?, would disable the whole drag and drop uploading feature on mobile devices, to solve it. I don’t think there is a use case for that. 🥴