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epicart's avatar
epicart
Explorer | Level 3
4 months ago

Fix actions overlay covering up comments in RTL languages

When commenting on a shared file, the comments are being overlayed by the action buttons on hover, so when hovering to resolve a comment you cant see if its the right comment. this is only an is...
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Matt Ward's avatar
Matt Ward
New member | Level 2
3 months ago

When clicking on a comment, I need to copy/paste certain words from the comment. However, when hovering over the comment to copy words on the right side, the row of 3 icons pops up and covers up the text I need to click on. Clicking in the area results in one of the icons being clicked instead. There is a very thin window of maybe 2 pixels underneath the row of icons where I could click on the text area instead, but that was not ideal. Recommend rearranging icons to not block the comment text.

  • v2theg's avatar
    v2theg
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 months ago

    Agreed! The icons are blocking comments on hover, which is frustrating when you need to copy the text behind the icons.

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    3 months ago

    Hey Matt Ward and v2theg, thanks for reaching out to us.

     

    This is actually an issue that our team is aware of and currently looking into.

     

    I moved your posts to the relevant thread, so when there's an update, you'll be notified.

    • v2theg's avatar
      v2theg
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 months ago

      Thanks Hannah . I promise we tried to find an existing one before posting.

  • DBX_Pedro's avatar
    DBX_Pedro
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 months ago

    Hi everybody,

     

    Could you check if this issue has been resolved on your end?

     

    We've received word it's been fixed from our side. 

    • v2theg's avatar
      v2theg
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 months ago

      I cleared the cookies and site data for Dropbox.com before testing this and signed in again. The buttons still show up on hover for me and cover part of the comments:

       

      https://capture.dropbox.com/p0sWLBSBH7eZLqRH

       

      macOS 14.6.1

      Firefox 131.0.3 (aarch64)

      • DBX_Pedro's avatar
        DBX_Pedro
        Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
        3 months ago

        Hi v2theg ,

         

        Thanks for reaching out. 

         

        We'll check with the team now to understand the reason for the current delay.

    • tadicami's avatar
      tadicami
      Explorer | Level 3
      3 months ago

      My icons now disappear if my cursor is not in the comment box, but when it is in there, the icons do still cover text. So, for languages read from right to left, I can imagine how this would be really annoying. 

      • DBX_Pedro's avatar
        DBX_Pedro
        Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
        3 months ago

        Hi everyone,

         

        Apologies for the delay, and thank you for your patience. 

         

        I have can confirm that this issue has now been resolved.

         

        If you need any further assistance, just let us know. 

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