# Disable automatic opening right panel on click? **URL:** \ **Category:** Codex\ **Tags:** feature-request\ **Created:** [August 11, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/disable-automatic-opening-right-panel-on-click/1389965 "2026-08-11T08:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bernz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bernz](https://community.openai.com/u/bernz)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/disable-automatic-opening-right-panel-on-click/1389965/1 "2026-08-11T08:51:05Z")
Clicking an image, Markdown, text, or code should not automatically open the right panel and add the selected content to the composer. Please add a setting to disable this behavior, or distinguish clearly between “Preview” and “Add to chat”. The current behavior constantly interrupts normal reading and navigation. ---
**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/disable-automatic-opening-right-panel-on-click/1389965/2 "2026-09-08T21:31:24Z")
Thanks for flagging this! We’ll pass along the request to keep Preview separate from Add to chat, or let you turn off the automatic panel behavior. We don’t have a timeline to share. Your app version and an example of what you clicked would also help us understand it. ---
**Author:** ![Prashant\_Pardesi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Prashant\_Pardesi](https://community.openai.com/u/Prashant_Pardesi)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/disable-automatic-opening-right-panel-on-click/1389965/3 "2026-09-08T21:32:51Z")