UI Suggestion [✓]: Increase the initial size of the edit window for comments and edit comments

This is a very minor annoyance and should be a very minor fix. Increase the size to something more like the size of the New Top edit window.

Granted one can resize via the lower right corner resize icon, but having the default size larger, particularly with editing a comment, (for those of us who are bad a proofing before posting) , would be great.

The whole edit box needs work. 

The box is very small. Trying to get the cursor to the right place takes a lot of persistence.   Invariably, when I scroll down to the right place, trying to place the cursor results in a page jump.

The spell/grammar checker.  Mystery word explosions/rearrangements happen quite frequently.

Perhaps we can just remember what size you used last and leave it here? I am not sure if that is possible but could solve this for you. 

That's lovely, @jdcannon!

That works, either way, both would be even better. If the size is remembered in the cache, then it will be lost and default to the small size when cookies/cache are cleaned. So changing the default to be larger and remembering the use's preference/last setting would  be the ultimate.

We are checking to see what is possible here. 

jd,

The initial small message body window size is still an opportunity for improvement. Particularly when quoting a comment or editing a comment. To have the default size be bigger would seem to be a 1 line change.

Currently it is this:

It would be better like this:

Also, getting rid of the cursor jump would be great. When I try to edit, the cursor always jumps up to the top. Is it too much to ask to have the cursor go to the place we choose?

Edit: Cursor seems to go where expected here when editing. Is this forum set up differently than the main forums?

This forum should not be any different than main forums. 

This UI adjustment is a 10 minute fix. Just change the default size of 100px to something like 300px or 500px.

Viewing the source yields:

adjusted to 300 

 Just the height: 100px code:

Still hoping for increased initial size on the edit window. It is really annoying having to manually resize when editing a comment of quoting a comment.

As stated, an easy fix, change height: 100 px; to height: 300px; 

Still still hoping for increased initial size on the edit window. 

Does anyone else get tired of having to resize the edit panel when
1. posting a comment
2. editing a forum comment
3. quoting a comment
Scrolling to find and fix the typo, all too often for me, is a pain. as the edit window is too small in proportion the the scroll bar action.
Having to resize the window each time is annoying. Especially since a single html change of height: 100 px; to height: 300px; would improve the interface. 

Am I the only one on the planet that finds the edit panel too small?

Fixed ✓. Thank you.

<iframe id="mce_0_ifr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" title="Rich Text Area. Press ALT-F9 for menu. Press ALT-F10 for toolbar. Press ALT-0 for help" style="width: 100%; height: 200px; display: block;"></iframe>

Was 100px, changed to 200px. Twice as good. Maybe 300px would be 3 times as good.