bug-fix

src/components/NoteOptions/EditOrCloneEventDialog.tsx

@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ export default function EditOrCloneEventDialog(props: EditOrCloneEventDialogProp
     const k = isCreate ? parsedCreateKind! : sourceEvent!.kind
     const key = advancedLabDraftPersistenceKey
     const saved = key ? postEditorCache.getAdvancedLabDraft(key) : undefined
-    if (saved && saved.kind === k) {
+    const useSavedLabBody = !content.trim() && saved && saved.kind === k
+    if (useSavedLabBody) {
       setAdvancedLabInitial({
         kind: saved.kind,
         content: saved.content,

src/components/PostEditor/PostContent.tsx

@@ -1361,21 +1361,22 @@ export default function PostContent({
         const body = textareaRef.current?.getText() ?? text
         const cleanedText = rewritePlainTextHttpUrls(body)
         let d = await finalizeDraftEvent(cleanedText)
-        const labKey = advancedLabPersistenceKey
-        const saved = postEditorCache.getAdvancedLabDraft(labKey)
-        if (saved && saved.kind === d.kind) {
-          setAdvancedLabInitial({
-            kind: saved.kind,
-            content: saved.content,
-            tags: stripImwaldAttributionTags(saved.tags).map((row: string[]) => [...row])
-          })
-        } else {
-          setAdvancedLabInitial({
-            kind: d.kind,
-            content: d.content,
-            tags: stripImwaldAttributionTags(d.tags ?? []).map((row: string[]) => [...row])
-          })
-        }
+        const saved = postEditorCache.getAdvancedLabDraft(advancedLabPersistenceKey)
+        // Prefer live composer text; only restore a persisted lab body when the composer is empty.
+        const useSavedLabBody = !d.content.trim() && saved && saved.kind === d.kind
+        setAdvancedLabInitial(
+          useSavedLabBody
+            ? {
+                kind: saved.kind,
+                content: saved.content,
+                tags: stripImwaldAttributionTags(saved.tags).map((row: string[]) => [...row])
+              }
+            : {
+                kind: d.kind,
+                content: d.content,
+                tags: stripImwaldAttributionTags(d.tags ?? []).map((row: string[]) => [...row])
+              }
+        )
         setAdvancedLabOpen(true)
       } catch (e) {
         toast.error(e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e))

src/components/PostEditor/PostTextarea/index.tsx

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ExtendedKind } from '@/constants'
 import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from '@/components/ui/tabs'
 import { parseEditorJsonToText, plainTextToTipTapDoc } from '@/lib/tiptap'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
@@ -159,7 +160,11 @@ const PostTextarea = forwardRef<
     }, [setText, text])
 
     const previewSurfaceClass = cn(
-      isSmallScreen ? 'min-h-[min(36dvh,17rem)]' : 'min-h-52'
+      kind === ExtendedKind.POLL
+        ? 'min-h-20'
+        : isSmallScreen
+          ? 'min-h-[min(36dvh,17rem)]'
+          : 'min-h-52'
     )
 
     const kindDescription = useMemo(() => getKindDescription(kind), [kind])