diff --git a/internal/web/static/editor.js b/internal/web/static/editor.js
index a93b372..d097dce 100644
--- a/internal/web/static/editor.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/editor.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ function makePopup(ta, wrap) {
     get open() { return !el.hidden; },
     show(list, pick, pos) {
       if (!list.length) return pop.hide();
+      if (el.parentNode !== wrap) wrap.append(el); // a redraw of the live view can drop it
       items = list; onPick = pick; sel = 0; draw(); el.hidden = false;
       const c = caretXY(ta, pos);
       el.style.left = Math.max(0, Math.min(ta.offsetLeft + c.x, wrap.clientWidth - 270)) + 'px';
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ function enhance(ta, wrap) {
   const pop = makePopup(ta, wrap);
 
   function check() {
-    if (ta.selectionStart !== ta.selectionEnd) return pop.hide();
+    // the page's own text box also hears the live view's edits (it holds the text); only the box in use may suggest
+    if (document.activeElement !== ta || ta.selectionStart !== ta.selectionEnd) return pop.hide();
     const pos = ta.selectionStart, ls = lineStart(ta.value, pos), before = ta.value.slice(ls, pos);
     let m;
     if ((m = /\[\[([^\[\]|\n]*)$/.exec(before))) {
@@ -93,7 +95,9 @@ function enhance(ta, wrap) {
       pop.show(SLASH.filter(c => !q || c.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) || c.keys.includes(q)), c => {
         const text = typeof c.text === 'function' ? c.text() : c.text;
         replaceRange(ta, from, pos, text);
-        if (c.caret) ta.setSelectionRange(from + c.caret, from + c.caret);
+        // in the live view a command that adds lines redraws it, and the box being typed in is a new one
+        const cur = ta.isConnected ? ta : wrap.querySelector('textarea.live-edit') || ta;
+        if (c.caret) cur.setSelectionRange(from + c.caret, from + c.caret);
         if (c.again) check();
       }, pos);
     } else pop.hide();