The problem I have is that as I'm writing messages to other players I forget the name of the outpost or I forget a username that I want to reference. I hit back - taking me to the main chat page - and then I can hit the chat icon to reveal the map again. After looking at the names I go back into chat, select the recipient, and have to re-type my entire message (and sometimes forget the outpost name again).
So far, my solution to this is to write most of my message, select all, and then copy. Check the place name, back to chat and paste.
I'm not sure what the solution is. Maybe always have the chat icon available to hide that window and bring it back with my text preserved without having to hit back?
Is this unique to me or do others have this name memory issue?