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As title suggest, full screen edit happened in one of my replies. Could not exit with escape. Had to abandon the reply.

Trying to replicate now.

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Note added after the original thread (report by on Oct 22, 2018 and a follow‑up from ): practical workarounds and what to include when filing a reproducible bug report. These steps are aimed at avoiding lost text and helping devs reproduce whatever caused the fullscreen editor to ignore the Escape key.

Immediate, safe steps if the editor appears stuck

  • Copy the draft before doing anything else (Windows: Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C; Mac: Cmd+A then Cmd+C) and paste into a plain editor (Notepad/TextEdit) so nothing is lost.
  • Try simple exits: click outside the editor area or click any visible editor toolbar button (close/preview/save), then press Esc again. On some laptops the Esc key is combined with Fn — try Fn+Esc.
  • Try a different browser or an incognito/private window (this bypasses most extensions such as Vimium or Shortkeys that capture Esc). If the problem disappears there, a browser extension is likely capturing the key.
  • If you must refresh to regain control, copy the draft first; refreshing can lose unsaved content.

What to include when reporting the bug

  • Exact browser name and version, OS (including version), whether desktop or mobile, and any keyboard utilities or extensions (Vimium, custom shortcut extensions, etc.).
  • The exact steps you took to trigger fullscreen, and the time (date/time) you reproduced it.
  • A short screen recording or a copy of any console errors (open devtools with F12, reproduce, copy Console output). That information helps developers trace event handling and focus issues.

Caveat: always copy your text out first before testing fixes. These checks will save content and make a developer report much more useful.

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Replicated it. While in reply tap escape. Can't see how to get out except to bail out.

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Will be fixed soon. Stay tuned.

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Thanks for that. Is marking the thread solved gone as well?

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All good.

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