diff --git a/.cdp/verify-fix.cjs b/.cdp/verify-fix.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60e2afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cdp/verify-fix.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+const { spawn } = require("node:child_process");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const os = require("node:os");
+const path = require("node:path");
+const http = require("node:http");
+const EDGE = "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft/Edge/Application/msedge.exe";
+const PORT = 9394;
+const BASE = "http://localhost:3210";
+const sleep = (ms) => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms));
+function httpJson(p) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const req = http.request({ host: "127.0.0.1", port: PORT, path: p }, (res) => {
+      let d = ""; res.on("data", (c) => (d += c)); res.on("end", () => { try { resolve(JSON.parse(d)); } catch { resolve(d); } });
+    });
+    req.on("error", reject); req.end();
+  });
+}
+(async () => {
+  const profile = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "edge-prof-"));
+  const proc = spawn(EDGE, ["--headless=new", "--remote-debugging-port=" + PORT, "--user-data-dir=" + profile, "--no-first-run", "--disable-gpu", "--window-size=1440,900", "about:blank"], { stdio: "ignore" });
+  let targets = null;
+  for (let i = 0; i < 60; i++) { await sleep(500); try { targets = await httpJson("/json/list"); break; } catch {} }
+  const page = targets.find((t) => t.type === "page");
+  const ws = new WebSocket(page.webSocketDebuggerUrl);
+  await new Promise((r) => (ws.onopen = r));
+  let id = 0; const pending = new Map();
+  const send = (method, params = {}) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const myId = ++id; pending.set(myId, { resolve, reject });
+    ws.send(JSON.stringify({ id: myId, method, params }));
+    setTimeout(() => { if (pending.has(myId)) { pending.delete(myId); reject(new Error("timeout " + method)); } }, 20000);
+  });
+  ws.onmessage = (m) => {
+    const msg = JSON.parse(m.data);
+    if (msg.id) { const p = pending.get(msg.id); if (p) { pending.delete(msg.id); msg.error ? p.reject(new Error(JSON.stringify(msg.error))) : p.resolve(msg.result); } return; }
+    if (msg.method === "Runtime.exceptionThrown") console.log("[EXCEPTION]", (msg.params.exceptionDetails.exception?.description ?? msg.params.exceptionDetails.text ?? "").slice(0, 200));
+  };
+  await send("Runtime.enable"); await send("Page.enable");
+  const js = (expression) => send("Runtime.evaluate", { expression, returnByValue: true, awaitPromise: true }).then((r) => (r && r.result ? r.result.value : undefined));
+  const clickAt = async (x, y) => {
+    const opts = { x, y, button: "left", clickCount: 1 };
+    await send("Input.dispatchMouseEvent", { type: "mouseMoved", ...opts });
+    await send("Input.dispatchMouseEvent", { type: "mousePressed", ...opts });
+    await sleep(80);
+    await send("Input.dispatchMouseEvent", { type: "mouseReleased", ...opts });
+    await sleep(400);
+  };
+  const state = () => js(`(() => ({
+    dialogOpen: !!document.querySelector('[data-slot="dialog-content"]'),
+    toggle: (Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('button')).find(b => b.textContent.trim() === 'Edit' || b.textContent.trim() === 'Preview') || {}).textContent,
+    noDetails: document.body.innerText.includes('No details yet'),
+    textareas: document.querySelectorAll('.w-md-editor textarea').length,
+    toolbarDisabled: document.querySelectorAll('.w-md-editor-toolbar button[disabled]').length
+  }))()`);
+
+  await send("Emulation.setDeviceMetricsOverride", { width: 1440, height: 900, deviceScaleFactor: 1, mobile: false });
+  await send("Page.navigate", { url: BASE + "/repro-notes" });
+  await sleep(5000);
+
+  // Flow A: to-do -> Edit dialog -> Edit -> click in box -> type
+  const todoBtn = await js(`(() => { const b = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('button')).find(b => b.textContent.trim() === 'Todo with no details'); const r = b.getBoundingClientRect(); return { x: r.x + r.width / 2, y: r.y + r.height / 2 }; })()`);
+  await clickAt(todoBtn.x, todoBtn.y);
+  await sleep(1000);
+  const editBtn = await js(`(() => { const b = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('button')).find(b => b.textContent.trim() === 'Edit'); const r = b.getBoundingClientRect(); return { x: r.x + r.width / 2, y: r.y + r.height / 2 }; })()`);
+  await clickAt(editBtn.x, editBtn.y);
+  await sleep(2500);
+  console.log("1 after Edit click:", JSON.stringify(await state()));
+  // click into the editor box and type
+  const ta = await js(`(() => { const t = document.querySelector('.w-md-editor textarea'); if (!t) return null; t.focus(); const r = t.getBoundingClientRect(); return { x: r.x + 50, y: r.y + 10, w: r.width, h: r.height }; })()`);
+  console.log("   textarea rect:", JSON.stringify(ta));
+  if (ta) {
+    await clickAt(ta.x, ta.y);
+    await send("Input.insertText", { text: "hello from the fix" });
+    await sleep(500);
+  }
+  const v1 = await state();
+  const typed = await js(`(() => { const t = document.querySelector('.w-md-editor textarea'); return t ? t.value : null; })()`);
+  console.log("2 after click+type:", JSON.stringify(v1), "textarea value:", JSON.stringify(typed));
+  // toggle to preview and back
+  const toggle = await js(`(() => { const b = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('button')).find(b => b.textContent.trim() === 'Edit' || b.textContent.trim() === 'Preview'); const r = b.getBoundingClientRect(); return { x: r.x + r.width / 2, y: r.y + r.height / 2, text: b.textContent.trim() }; })()`);
+  await clickAt(toggle.x, toggle.y);
+  await sleep(600);
+  console.log("3 after toggle (preview):", JSON.stringify(await state()));
+  const toggle2 = await js(`(() => { const b = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('button')).find(b => b.textContent.trim() === 'Edit' || b.textContent.trim() === 'Preview'); const r = b.getBoundingClientRect(); return { x: r.x + r.width / 2, y: r.y + r.height / 2, text: b.textContent.trim() }; })()`);
+  await clickAt(toggle2.x, toggle2.y);
+  await sleep(2500);
+  const v2 = await state();
+  const typed2 = await js(`(() => { const t = document.querySelector('.w-md-editor textarea'); return t ? t.value : null; })()`);
+  console.log("4 after toggle back (edit):", JSON.stringify(v2), "textarea value:", JSON.stringify(typed2));
+
+  ws.close(); proc.kill(); process.exit(0);
+})().catch((e) => { console.error("FATAL", e); process.exit(1); });
diff --git a/components/board/todo-create-dialog.tsx b/components/board/todo-create-dialog.tsx
index d5278d8..53c319e 100644
--- a/components/board/todo-create-dialog.tsx
+++ b/components/board/todo-create-dialog.tsx
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ export function TodoCreateDialog({
               value={details}
               onChange={(v) => setDetails(v ?? "")}
               height={160}
+              preview="edit"
               textareaProps={{ id: `create-todo-details-${groupId}` }}
             />
           </div>
diff --git a/components/board/todo-create-popover.tsx b/components/board/todo-create-popover.tsx
index b62bacc..4f3e5b5 100644
--- a/components/board/todo-create-popover.tsx
+++ b/components/board/todo-create-popover.tsx
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export function TodoCreatePopover({
               value={details}
               onChange={(v) => setDetails(v ?? "")}
               height={160}
+              preview="edit"
               textareaProps={{ id: `todo-details-${groupId}` }}
             />
           </div>
diff --git a/components/board/todo-edit-dialog.tsx b/components/board/todo-edit-dialog.tsx
index 83bb55b..15094ce 100644
--- a/components/board/todo-edit-dialog.tsx
+++ b/components/board/todo-edit-dialog.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export function TodoEditDialog({
                 value={details}
                 onChange={(v) => setDetails(v ?? "")}
                 height={220}
+                preview="edit"
               />
             ) : details ? (
               <div className="max-h-48 overflow-y-auto rounded-md border p-3">
diff --git a/shots/repro-preview-empty.png b/shots/repro-preview-empty.png
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index 0000000..61b2432
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